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Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

These are my Scottish ancestors who lived around Coldstream, Berwickshire in the 19th Century. TURNER, MURRAY, MUNRO, THORBURN (and others). It has been a very difficult area to research, as many people are missing from parish records, including my own great-grandmother. I would be particuarly interested in tracing the descendants of Matthew Gilroy mentioned below. That is William GILROY, born abt 1868, Barbara GILROY, born abt 1869, Martha GILROY, born abt 1871, and John GILROY, born abt 1875. I would also be particularly interested in hearing from any descendants of William MURRAY and Mary GREY (see below).

FREDERICK TURNER

Son of Ann

Born around 1820 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Occupation in 1851 : Master Coach Painter

Married Barbara MURRAY, February, 1843 in Coldstream, Berwickshire

Died before 1881

Children see Barbara Murray

BARBARA MURRAY

Daughter of William MURRAY and Barbara THORBURN.

Born April 18th, 1823 in Coldstream, Berwick

Barbara, as a widow, and her daughter, Elizabeth, were living in Newcastle upon Tyne at the time of the 1881 Census..

• Mary Ann, born in September 1844, in Coldstream married Matthew GILROY (born in 1837 in Carham, Northumberland, England). Moved to Fenwick Stead, near Holy Island, Northumberland by 1881.
• • William, born 1868 in Doddington, Northumberland
  • Barbara, born 1869 in Chatton, Northumberland
  • Martha, born 1871 in Chatton, Northumberland
  • Frederick, born 1873 in Chatton, Northumberland, later emigrated to Canada. His descendants are still living in Alberta. He married Alice Harrison, born January 1885 in Westmoreland. He died July 1910 in Blairmore, Alberta Canada. Alice died in 1973 in Calgary, Canada. Information supplied by Heather Ferguson.
  • John, born 1875 in Chatton, Northumberland
• Barbara Turner, born about 1847 in Coldstream,
• Elizabeth Turner, born about 1848 in Coldstream, died before 1855?
• Elizabeth, about 1855 in Scotland, married Matthew Robinson WALKER, 1884, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Frederick, born 1857, died 1858 in Coldstream

WILLIAM MURRAY

Parents - Unknown

Living in Cornhill at the time of his marriage.

Married Barbara THORBURN December, 1801 in Coldstream, Berwickshire.

Children see Barbara THORBURN

BARBARA THORBURN

Birth around 1777, died October 1837 in Coldstream.

Father possibly George THORBURN

Possible twins siblings

Agnes THORBURN and William THORBURN, b. February 1787. (Names used by Barbara for her own children.)

I have discovered that although there are very few mentions of Thorburn in the Scottish Origins database for the Coldstrrean area, according to the 1851 Census returns Thorburn was a very common name in the surrounding area. The link to George, Agnes and William Thorburn mentioned above, is not proven, as yet and is looking increasingly tenuous.

Children of Barbara Thorburn and William Murray

• George MURRAY, died 1811 in Coldstream
• Margaret MURRAY, born April 1808 in Coldstream, died 1880 in Coldstream.
• James MURRAY, born February 1812 in Coldstream, I believe died before 1881. Married in December, 1840 in Coldstream, Christian RICHARDSON (born in Coldstream around 1815).
  • Barbara Murray, born around 1849, married William Taylor. In 1881 Barbara was a farmer's wife and living in Cavers, Roxburghshire.
• William MURRAY, born July, 1814 in Coldstream, died April 1870 in Coldstream. Blacksmith by trade. Married Mary GREY, (1814-1886) July 1837 in Coldstream.
• • William, born June 1838, Coldstream, married Mary UNKNOWN (died May 1898), died July, 1887, Coldstream Blacksmith.
  • James, born September, 1841, Coldstream, died before 1843
  • James Murray, born about 1843, Coldstream
  • Mary, born October, 1843, Coldstream.
  • Barbara, born September 1845, married Archibold STENHOUSE (died bef. 1934) died September, 1934 in Coldstream
  • Alexander, born November, 1847
  • John, born about 1850, died April 1925 in Coldstream
  • Robert, born November 1851, died February 1931, in Coldstream
  • Peter, born 1857 Coldstream, died August 1881, Coldstream
  • George, born 1857, married in 1872 (wife unknown) in Coldstream, died July, 1926 in Coldstream
• Agnes MURRAY, born February 1817. Married Arthur MUNRO July 1839 in Coldstream. They were not living in Coldstream in 1851.
• • John MUNRO, born July 1848 in Coldstream
  • Barbara MUNRO, born March, 1851 in Coldstream
  • Jane MUNRO, born December 1856
• John MURRAY, born 1819, died 1820
• Barbara Murray, see above.

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