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MURRAY, William of Tullibardine, Comptroller of Scotland, Sir
(About 1524-1582)
GRAHAM, Agnes
(About 1524-1562)
DRUMMOND, David 2nd Lord Drummond
(About 1515-1571)
RUTHVEN, Lilias
(About 1521-1579)
MURRAY, John Earl of Tullibardine, Sir
(About 1550-1613)
DRUMMOND, Catherine
(About 1555-)
MURRAY, William 2nd Earl of Tullibardine, Sir
(About 1575-1627)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. WEMYSS, Cecilia
2. STEWART, Dorothy

MURRAY, William 2nd Earl of Tullibardine, Sir 1

  • Born: About 1575
  • Marriage (1): WEMYSS, Cecilia 30 October 1599(contract) 1
  • Marriage (2): STEWART, Dorothy September 1604(contract) 1
  • Died: 1627 2
  • Buried: 30 July 1627, St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England 2

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Resigned: as Earl of Tullibardine, and Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder, 1 April 1626. 3


William married Cecilia WEMYSS, daughter of Sir John WEMYSS of that Ilk, Admiral of the Forth and Mary STEWART, 30 October 1599(contract).1 (Cecilia WEMYSS was born about 1584.)


  Marriage Notes:

"On 1 April 1626 he resigned his earldom of Tullibardine in favour of his brother, Sir Patrick Murray, having, it is said, obtained a promise from the King that the earldom of Atholl should be allowed to his issue by his wife Lady Dorothy Stewart. Lord Tullibardine, however, died before 30 January 1628 in London, and was buried in the chapel of Tullibardine, and it was not until the following year that the whole plan was carried into effect. He married, first (contract dated 30 October 1599), Cecilia, eldest daughter of Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss, but had no isssue by her"

from Scots Peerage (vol 1) 1

William next married Dorothy STEWART, daughter of John STEWART 5th Earl of Atholl and Mary RUTHVEN, September 1604(contract).1 (Dorothy STEWART was born about 1581.)


  Marriage Notes:

"He (William Murray) married .... secondly, in September 1604 (contract dated 24, 26, 27, and 28 September 1604, by William Couper, minister of Perth, afterwards Bishop of Galloway), Dorothy, eldest daughter and heir of John Stewart, Earl of Atholl, and niece of the above-mentioned Earl of Gowrie, by whom he had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 8) 1

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 1 (1904).

2 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 8 (1911).

3 Internet Site, https://www.thepeerage.com/p2215.htm#i22145 William Murray, 2nd Earl of Tullibardine.

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