James MURRAY, tenant in Flemington Mill and many of his descendants are buried in the railed enclosure in the Newlands Cemetery in Peeblesshire.  The photograph at left shows that railed enclosure and appears here courtesy of Irene THOROGOOD a descendant John MURRAY.  Her John MURRAY was the brother of this James MURRAY, tenant in Flemington Mill.

Children of James MURRAY and Elizabeth GIBSON:

i. Elizabeth MURRAY was born 24 September 1779 at Whiteside in the Newlands Parish in Peeblesshire.  Elizabeth apparently never married and lived on the North Side of the High Street in Peebles.  She died in Edinburgh, at 46 South Clerk Street, on 10 December 1859.

ii. James MURRAY was born about 03 Jan 1781 at Whiteside.

iii. Barbara MURRAY was born about 24 August 1782 at Flemington Mill in the Newlands Parish.  She apparently was never married and lived most of her life in Edinburgh.  She died on 08 December 1860 at Cumin Place in the Grange District of Edinburgh

iv. Thomas MURRAY was born about 29 March 1784 at Flemington Mill.  Thomas married Grace WHITE on 06 February 1829 in the St. Cuthbert's Parish of Midlothian, Scotland.  Grace was born around 1787 and was a daughter of William WHITE and Margaret DENHOLM, who farmed at Hamildean in the Lyne Parish of Peeblesshire.  Thomas MURRAY died on 04 April 1852 at Flemington Mill and Grace died on 20 September 1873 at 14 West Preston Street in Edinburgh.

v. William MURRAY was born about 19 February 1786 at Flemington Mill. James Walter Buchan says in the HISTORY OF PEEBLESSHIRE, Vol. III, pg 83, that "William MURRAY according to his will, in 1842 resided at Drochil Castle, (shown at right) which suggest that it was then still habitable."  William MURRAY, also known as William MURRAY, Esquire of Fairliehope and Tenant in Whiteside, died on 24 February 1842.

vi. John MURRAY was born about 21 March 1788 and died 18 August 1803 at Flemington Mill.  His name appears on the MURRAY Headstone in the Newlands Cemetery (see photo at right) Photo by Irene THOROGOOD.

vii. Margaret MURRAY was born about 20 August 1790 and died 03 March 1805 at Flemington Mill.  Margaret's name also appears on the Murray Headstone in the Newlands Cemetery.  (see photo above right)

viii. Alexander MURRAY was born about 11 June 1792 at Flemington Mill.

James MURRAY of Flemington Mill also had the following natural son (mother unknown):

Robert MURRAY was born 07 November 1806 and baptized on 04 February 1807 in the Stobo Parish of Peeblesshire.

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