MURDOCH, Robert

  General Notes:

Robert Murdoch's baptism record is elusive, but there is an authority that supports the view that he belongs in this family:

"The above-mentioned Robert Murdoch and his wife, Jane M'Kenzie, had the following children: Margaret, who married Harry Reid; John in Belnaboth, who married Christian, daughter of Angus Macbean; Robert in Craigielea, who married Isabella, daughter of William Brodie; William, who died young; and Alexander in Dalfrankie, house carpenter and violin maker, who married Isabella Ingram, and had one son and eight daughters.
William Murdoch, brother of the first-mentioned Robert Murdoch, married Jean Milne, and had, with three daughters, a son. William, who married Jessie M'Donald, who, with others had a son, John, who is married to Mary Beattie. Margaret, sister of the first-mentioned Robert Murdoch, married John Glennie, who died at Leochry, Glenkindie, survived by numerous descendants."

from Aberdeenshire Epitaphs, with thanks to Suzanne Walker who pointed this out ²

Robert married Jean McKENZIE. (Jean McKENZIE was baptised on 8 February 1784 in Glenbucket Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, died on 8 April 1822 in Belnaboth, Glenbucket Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ¹ and was buried in Glenbuchat Churchyard, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.)