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John Murray

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1830

Biography

Almost certainly Dr John Murray, son and heir of John Murray MP (q.v.). The Jamaica Almanac for 1828 (published in 1829) showed him as deceased, but in accounts of court proceedings in Britain he was shown as dying in early 1830. He had succeeded to Hopewell after his father's death.

  1. Will of Dr John Murray formerly of Phillip Hall [sic, but referring to Philiphaugh] and now residing at Weymouth and Melcombe Regis proved 12/07/1830.

Sources

Scottish Jurist Vol. 6 (1830) p. 179.

  1. PROB 11/1774/43. He had apparently sold the enslaved people on Hopewell prior to his death.

Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish

Associated Estates (2)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1810 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Owner
Hopewell [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey ]
1828 [EA] - 1832 [LA] → Previous owner
Hopewell [ Jamaica | St Thomas-in-the-East, Surrey ]

Relationships (1)

John Murray
Son → Father
John Murray MP
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Addresses (2)

Weymouth, Dorset, Wessex, England
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Philiphaugh, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Southern Scotland, Scotland
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