MURRAY OF GEANIES
L253 GEORGE MURRAY (C153) of Pitcalzean, Co. Ross; b. 1754; died 1830 and left a sum of money to purchase additional lands in Ross-shire to be entailed to his only child Janet ( who died unmarried, 1845) and after his death without issue, on his nephew:
L254 WILLIAM MURRAY ; of Pitcalzean; born 1766, married 1, the daughter of Rose of Niggeria and had with other issue:
1. William L255
William married 2nd. Ester daughter of Capt. Kenneth MacKay; died 1836 leaving issue:
2. Fitzgerald Lockhart Ross, of Pitcalzean, JP and DL, b. 1839, died 1882 was succeeded by his great nephew ( L258).
L255 WILLIAM MURRAY: heir entail to Geanies, though he did not live to succeed his cousin Janet; b. 1800 married 1822 Jane daughter of Capt. Kenneth MacKay; d. 1837; had five sons and two daughters, the eldest son:
L256 WILLIAM HUHG MURRAY: of Geanies; an Advocate in Edenburgh, Sheriff Substitute of eastern district of Ross-shire; b. 1823; succeeded his cousin Janet of Geanies, 1845; died unmarried 1867; suceeded by his brother;
L257 KENNETH MURRAY; of Geanies, Co. Ross. JP and DL, b. 1825; married Anne, daughter of Thomas Middleton; died 1876:
1. William Hugh Eric; late of Geanies (L258)
2. Thomas Middleton of Geanies; married Caroline, daughter of Walter Ross MacDonald of Hamilton, Canada
A. Thomas ( L259)
B. Kenneth
3. Kenneth Sutherland;
4. George Sutherland
5. Alice Alladyce
6. Elizabeth Mary; m. 1896, Col. Regionald Harvey Henderson Boys, d. 1908.
L258 Brig. Gen. William Hugh Eric Murray; of Geanies, Co. Ross, CB; JP; Brig. Gen in command Petaria District So. Africa from 1911; late Lieut. Col and Brevt-col in Royal Scots; late Loyal No. Lancastershire Regt.; born 1858; married 1895 Jessie Catherine daughter of Hansbury; and died 1915.
1. William Kenneth Reay Murray b. 1904
2. Violet Nancy b. 1908
L259 THOMAS MIDDLETON MURRAY and KENNETH SUTHERLAND MURRAY of Geanies, Co. Ross, purchased estate from Trustees of their brother William Hugh Eric.
