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The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West, Volume 14, Western District 1786-1856, Compiled by Dan Walker & Fawne Stratford-Devai, Global Heritage Press, Milton:
Baptisms by Rev'd Edward Sallows, Wesleyan Methodist Minister [return only not in register]:
22 Aug. 1847, Howard, child, born 16 Jan. 1847, Howard, child of James and Jane Murry, of Howard.

Wesleyan Methodist Baptism Registers of Kent County, Ontario 1842 to 1896, transcribed and indexed by Linda Corupe, April 1999.
Vol. 4, p. 453, Howard Twp:
Murray Robert, s/o James & Jane, lives Howard, born Howard 16 January 1847, baptized 22 August 1847 in Howard by E. Sallows.

Kent County Marriages 1857 - 1869 Volume One, Published by Kent Branch of the OGS, Feb 1993; Folio 73, 12:
Robert Murray age 21 of Howard born Howard s/o James Murray & Jane Baker (?) married 21 Nov 1866 Vinna Lois Hubbell age 19 of Howard born Ireland d/o Wheeler Hubbell & Anna Doherty. Witnesses: James Fullerton of Chatham; Margaret Fullerton of Chatham.

1871 personal census, Howard Twp, Kent Co.(Bothwell), ON; A1-61:
Murry Robert, M, 24, born Ontario, C Presb, origin: Scotch, HotelKeeper, Married;
Virena Lois, F, 24, born Ontario, C Presb, Married;
George, M, 3, born Ontario, C Presb;
Charles, M, 6/12, born Sept, born Ontario, C Presb.

Headstone Everitt Cemetery, Howard Twp, ON, transcribed by the Kent Branch of the OGS:
Murray, Charles C. H, son of Robert and Virena, d. Oct 29, 1873 ae 3 y, 1 m, 1 day.

1880 federal census, Arcata, Humbolt Co., CA; LDS 1880 U.S. Census Household Record:
Murray Robert, Married, M, 33, born Can, Lumberman, father born Scot, mother born Can;
Virena L., wife, Married, F, 33, born Can, Keeping House, f.b. Can, m.b. Can;
George W., son, Single, M, 12, born Can, Going to School, f.b. Can, m.b. Can;
Myrtleline, daughter, Single, F, 2, born California, At Home, f.b. Can, m.b. Can.

1900 federal census - Humbolt Co., CA; Index complided by Marilyn Keach Milota for Humbolt County Genealogical Society, Feb. 1997:
MURRAY
George W., Oct 1867, Canada; Louisa, July 1870, Calif Arcata 284A;
Myrtle, June 1878, Calif (Dau) Arcata 282B;
Robert, Dec 1846, Canada; Virena, Jan 1847, Canada Arcata 282A.

Thamesville Herald, Thursday 10 February 1927
Was the Last Member of Kent Pioneer Family. Details have been received by local relatives of the recent death of Mrs. Robert Murray, last member of the older generation of the Hubbell family, Kent County pioneers.
     Mrs. Murray died Christmas eve, in Oakland, Calif., at the age of 80 years. Before her marriage she was Lois Hubbell, who were early pioneers of the county and cleared cultivated a picturesque farm near Thamesville.
     The property, known as "the Hubbell farm" for over a century, passed into the hands of A. Gillespie a few years ago.
     Mrs. Murray was born and brought up on the old place, and it was from there that she was married to Robert Murray, then of Palmyra. Shortly after the wedding the young couple went to pioneer in California, going first to Humbolt county. Later they went to Arcata where for nearly 40 years they were prominent in the affairs of the county. For the last 12 years they lived in East Bay.
     November 19, last year Mr. and Mrs. Murray celebrated their diamond jubilee and received 350 guests at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Murray.
     Until her illness, which lasted only a few hours, Mrs. Murray kept house for her husband. She was a well read woman, and took a great interest in public affairs and the news of the day.
     Although 80 years old, Mr. Murray has not retired from business, and is employed at the Hinks store, where his son, George W., is superintendent.
     Besides his son, George W., Mr. Murray has a daughter, Mrs. G. E. Taylor. There are two grandchildren and four great grandchildren, all in California.
     The late Mrs. Murray is mourned by a large number of relatives in the Border Cities, Detroit, and Thamesville.

Commemorative Biographical Record of Kent, pg. 429:
JAMES MURRAY, veterinary surgeon and farmer of Howard township, and one of the enterprising and progressive residents of that locality, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Aug. 28, 1825, a son of James and Elizabeth Murray, natives of Scotland, where they married and located....
     On March 18, 1846, Mr. Murray married Miss Jane Parker, daughter of John and Mary Parker, who came from Ireland, and settled near Morpeth, in County Kent, and there died. Mrs. Murray was born in 1824, in Howard township, where she grew to young womanhood and married. The following family was born to Mr. and Mrs. Murray: (1) Robert, born Dec. 16, 1846, is engaged in farming in Humbolt County, California; he married Miss Lois Hubble, of Howard, and has two children, George and Myrtle....

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James Murray †ca 1830   Elizabeth ?? †1850   John Parker   Harriet Dilts
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James Murray 1825-   Jane Parker 1824-
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Robert Murray 1846-