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Alexander Murray | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Johnston Murray 13 December 1854 |
| Died | 29 January 1916 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Alexander Murray (13 December 1854 - 29 January 1916) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life
[edit]1861 census - Nethermill, Cruden[3]
1871 census - Nethermill, Cruden[4]
1891 census - 49 Springbank Terrace, Aberdeen - architect[5]
1901 census - 182 Mid Stocket Road, Aberdeen - architect and land surveyor[6]
His father was Alexander Murray [Snr] (19 January 1813 - 10 September 1901), a farmer at Cruden.[7][8]
His mother was Janet Innes Anderson (18 May 1829 - 12 May 1910), the daughter of Provost Anderson of Peterhead.[9][10] Alexander [Snr] and Janet married on 10 August 1852 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire.
Alexander Johnston Murray was born on 13 December 1854 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire; he became an architect and surveyor.[11][12] He served his apprenticeship with James Souttar.[13]
For a time in the 1880s he moved to Adelaide in Australia.[14] He was awarded a medal for his design of a new City Hall there in 1887.[15]
In later life, he became an evangelist. He took charge of a church at Kyle of Lochalsh, and designed the church hall.[16] He then became an assistant to the Minister at Fraserburgh, the Rev. M. P. Johnstone. He also took charge of the Broadsea and Techmuiry Missions.[17]
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]He died on 29 January 1916 in Aberdeen. He died of heart failure aged 61.
The funeral was on 2 February 1916 at East Parish Church and from there to Allenvale cemetery.[18]
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/2231519:1080
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/2825597:1104
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/930517:1108
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/855522:1101
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19010911/030/0004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/855520:1101
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19010911/030/0004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/855521:1101
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/855522:1101
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/24585550/person/240080232137/facts
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001956/19160208/025/0003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19160203/012/0002
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19160201/028/0003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19160201/028/0003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19160203/012/0002
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000576/19160201/163/0004
Category:1854 births
Category:1916 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters