Helen Murray

1815 - 1892  (77 years)

• Name	Helen Murray
  Birth	19 Apr 1815	Abbey Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  _UID	A40B62FDC8124DD6B7431001AB40559EF46E
  Death	17 Jul 1892	Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	The Lanark Era Newspaper - Wednesday July 26th, 1899 Death - Mrs. Robert Somerville, of Middleville, died on Monday afternoon, July 17th. Her maiden name was Ellen Murray and she was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1815. When she was four years old, she came to this country settling in Lanark Twp, on the farm at present owned by George Peacock of the 7th line. Later her family moved to New Harford, NY, USA, where they resided many  years, when they returned to their home, wher the deceased spent the remainder of her days. In 1841, she married Robert Somerville, a native of Glasgow,Scotland, who preceded her to the grave some years ago. They had three sons and two daughters, on daughter, Mrs A.R. McIntyre died seventeen years ago at Middleville. The living are John on the homestead, James in Toronto, Robert in Middleville and JW Purdy, Chicago. The only surviving sister is Mrs. Walker of Perth, mother of Messrs Walker of the Perth Courier. She was an aunt of Mrs. D. McDiarmid of Carleton Place and Mrs A.G. Dobbie of Brockville. One of her last requests was that she be permitted to die in the house where her father, mother, brother and husband had died, and this was accorded her. She was buried in Middleville on Wednesday morning. Pallbearers were John and Robert Somerville, Messrs Walker of Perth, Mr A.R. McIntyre and Mr Mitchell of Middleville.
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I13171	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	James Charles Murray, IV,   b. Abt Nov 1778, Abbey Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 17 May 1858, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Davidson,   b. Abt 1777, Scotland d. 28 Feb 1852, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1798
  Family ID	F4014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Somerville,   b. 4 Jun 1815, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 4 May 1890 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	17 Dec 1841	Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	+ 1. John T. Somerville,   b. Abt 1842, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1915 (Age ~ 73 years)   2. James Murray Somerville, of Toronto,   b. Abt 1843, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Mary Somerville,   b. Abt 1846, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 May 1888, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 42 years) + 4. Somerville,   b. Abt 1850   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Robert Charles Somerville, of Middleville,   b. Abt 1852, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1931 (Age ~ 79 years)   6. Living
  Family ID	F4026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 19 Apr 1815 - Abbey Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Marriage - 17 Dec 1841 - Lanark Highlands (Lanark), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 17 Jul 1892 - Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth