Peerage Record – 2203

     Lt.-Gen. Lord George Murray was born on 4 October 1694.² He was the son of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl and Lady Catherine Hamilton.¹ He married Amelia Murray, daughter of Dr. James Murray of Glencarse and Strowan and Amelia Murray, on 3 June 1728.² He died on 11 October 1760 at age 66 at Medemblick, The Netherlands^G.²
     He gained the rank of Ensign in 1712 in the Royal Scots.² In 1715 he was a Jacobite.² He escaped overseas.² In 1719 he returned to Sotland with his brother, William, Marquess of Tullibardine.² He fought in the Battle of Glenshiel on 10 June 1719, where he was allegedly wounded.² In 1724 he again returned to Scotland and was pardoned.² He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1745 in the forces of ‘Charles Edward.¹‘ In 1746 he was attainted after Culloden, but again escaped to Rome.¹ On 7 February 1764 his attainder was held by the House of Lords not to have affected his son’s rights.²

     Amelia Murray was born circa 1710.² She was the daughter of Dr. James Murray of Glencarse and Strowan and Amelia Murray.^1,2 She married Lt.-Gen. Lord George Murray, son of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl and Lady Catherine Hamilton, on 3 June 1728.³ She died on 29 March 1766 at Invercauld, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.²

     Sir John Wroth, 2nd Bt. was born on 16 November 1653.¹ He was the son of Sir John Wroth, 1st Bt. and Anne Caulfeild.¹ He married Elizabeth Palmer, daughter of Peregrine Palmer.² He died circa 1677.¹
     He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Wroth, of Blenden Hall [E., 1660] circa 1672.

     John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl was born on 6 May 1729.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Lord George Murray and Amelia Murray.¹ He married Lady Charlotte Murray, Baroness Strange, daughter of Lt.-Col. James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl and Jane Frederick, on 23 October 1753 at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland^G.² He died on 5 November 1774 at age 45 at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland^G, drowed in the Tay, in a fit of delirium.² His will was proven (by probate) in March 1779.² He was buried at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland^G.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 54th (Highland) Regiment of Foot.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Tory) for Perthshire between 1761 and 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Murray, Gask and Balquhidder [S., 1628] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Earl of Tullibardine [S., 1628] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 5th Earl of Atholl [S., 1629] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Lord Murray of Tullibardine [S., 1604] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Lord Murray, Balvany and Gask [S., 1676] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Strathtay and Strathardle, co. Perth [S., 1703] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Viscount of Balwhidder, Glenalmond and Glenlyon, co. Perth [S., 1703] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Duke of Atholl, co. Perth [S., 1703] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Marquess of Tillibardin, co. Perth [S., 1703] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Earl of Tullibardine [S., 1676] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Viscount of Balquhidder [S., 1676] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Marquess of Athole [S., 1676] on 8 January 1764.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Murray, Balvenie and Gask, co. Perth [S., 1703] on 8 January 1764.¹ On 7 February 1764 the House of Lords found that he was the rightful heir of his uncle, James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl, notwithstanding the attiander of his father.¹ He held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 21 August 1766 and 1774.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Thistle (K.T.) on 23 December 1767.¹ He held the office of Grand Master of the Freemasons [Scotland] between 1773 and 1773.¹

     Lady Charlotte Murray, Baroness Strange was born on 13 October 1731. She was the daughter of Lt.-Col. James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl and Jane Frederick.¹ She married John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl, son of Lt.-Gen. Lord George Murray and Amelia Murray, on 23 October 1753 at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹ She died on 13 October 1805 at age 74 at Barochey House, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹ Her will was proven (by probate) in August 1806.¹ She was buried at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland^G.¹
     On 8 January 1764 she inherited the Sovereignty of the Isle of Man from her father.¹ After her marriage, Lady Charlotte Murray, Baroness Strange was styled as Duchess of Atholl on 8 January 1764. She succeeded as the 8th Baroness Strange [E., 1628] on 8 January 1764, suo jure.¹ In 1765 she sold the Sovereignty of the Isle of Man to the Government for £70,000 and an annuity of £2,000 per year.¹

     Alan Cathcart, 6th Lord Cathcart was born in 1628.¹ He was the son of Alan Cathcart, 5th Lord Cathcart and Jean Colquhoun.² He married Marion Boswell, daughter of David Boswell, 5th of Auchinleck and Isabel Wallace, before July 1643.¹ He died on 13 June 1709.¹
     He succeeded as the 6th Lord Cathcart [S., c. 1452] on 18 August 1628.¹ He was educated at University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Catherine Drummond was born in 1552.² She was the daughter of David Drummond, 2nd Lord Drummond and Lilias Ruthven.¹ She married John Murray, 1st Earl of Tullibardine, son of Sir William Murray of Tullibardine and Lady Agnes Graham, before 17 November 1576.¹
     From before 17 November 1576, her married name became Murray.¹

     David Drummond, 2nd Lord Drummond was born between 1515 and 1517.¹ He was the son of Walter Drummond, Master of Drummond and Lady Elizabeth Graham.² He married, firstly, Margaret Stewart, daughter of Alexander Stewart, in 1535.³ He married, secondly, Lilias Ruthven, daughter of William Ruthven, 2nd Lord Ruthven and Janet Halyburton, Lady Dirletoun, before 7 December 1543.³ He died in 1571.
     He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Drummond [S., 1488] in 1519.⁴

     Sir William Murray of Tullibardine was the son of Sir William Murray, 10th of Tullibardine and Katherine Campbell.² He married Lady Agnes Graham, daughter of William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose and Lady Janet Keith, on 15 April 1547.² He died on 16 March 1582/83.³
     He held the office of Governor and Keeper of Stirling Castle in 1572, jointly.² He held the office of Comptroller [Scotland].² He lived at Tullibardine, Perthshire, Scotland^G.⁴

     Lady Agnes Graham is the daughter of William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose and Lady Janet Keith.² She married Sir William Murray of Tullibardine, son of Sir William Murray, 10th of Tullibardine and Katherine Campbell, on 15 April 1547.²
     Her married name became Murray.