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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => London & Middlesex Lookup Requests => London and Middlesex => England => London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Annieh on Saturday 25 November 06 16:47 GMT (UK)
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Hi all
Is anyone researching the above name please? They are from the Edmonton, Tottenham area but from Essex too. I think they may have gone as far as Devon and am working on it.
Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo, the architect, is the most famous person of the family.
They link to Blisset, Butler, Cobbett, Heygate, Hacon, Stark, Sweet, Weston.
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Anne
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Hi Anne,
We are connected with Agnes Helen Mackmurdo, born 1850 Edmonton, brother of Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo, she married John Hopkins Pugh. We have done some research on there fathers side Edward Mackmurdo who married Anne Jones in 1840.
Grahame
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Hi
Please do contact me as I would love to know more about the MackMurdo family.
I am not sure I have all the families correctly linked.
Anne
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Hi,
I've also been looking into the Mackmurdo family tree as I'm decended from Agnes Helen Mackmurdo and John Hopkins Pugh.
It would be good to see any trees that people may have researched.
Thanks
Helena
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Hi Helena, I have various branches and I believe the family came from Scotland originally as there is a connection with Closborn in Dumfries but its now spelt Closeburn. I got it from the will of Stephen Mackmurdo.
How far back have you gone?
I descend from the grandparents of Agnes Helen Mackmurdo who are Elizabeth Blisset and Edward Longden Mackmurdo born 1756. They had a daughter Anna b. 1792 who married James Heygate. Her brother Edward born 1802 was the father of Agnes Helen born 1850.
Best wishes Anne
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Hi Annie,
My great x3 grandfather is John Hopkins Pugh who married Agnes Helen Mackmurdo.
I've found some family trees online that mention Agnes Helen Mackmurdo and her siblings/ ancestors however I haven't seen any Closborn trees or the Scottish links.
It would be great to see the links you have found.
Best Wishes
Helena
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As I said its just mentioned in the will of Stephen Mackmurdo.
There is no other link and it says as long as the world endures the sum of fforty pounds of money of Scotland to be paid yearly to the poor inhabitants of Closburn. [words to that effect]
I will be looking more after Christmas and maybe can come up with some answers in 2011.
Anne
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Just to let you know that Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow, London holds three oil paintings of members of the Mackmurdo family:
Edward Mackmurdo (1802-1872), painted in 1840 at the time of his marriage.
Anne Mackmurdo, painted in 1840
Edward Longdon Mackmurdo (1756-1817)
The paintings are available to view by appointment, please contact Vestry House Museum: vhm.enquiries@walthamforest.gov.uk
If anyone can supply further information on the paintings we would like to hear from you.
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Thanks for the information of the paintings, which I hope to view some time.
Edward Mackmurdo 1802-1872 married Anne Jones and they had 12 children.
I believe Anne Mackmurdo is his wife.
Edward Longden Mackmurdo 1756-1817 father of the above, married Elizabeth Blisset and they had 16 children.
I am descended from him through Anna Mackmurdo 1792-1867 their 2nd daughter who married James Heygate.
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Hi Anne,
I am descended from John Hopkins Pugh and Agnes Helen Mackmurdo.
They had a daughter Catherine Thorrowgood Pugh (that's on the birth certificate but her name was actually Katharine Thorowgood Pugh) DOB 10 feb 1888.
Somehow she moved to Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). She married Sidney Prescott Light (DOB 26/9/1868). He was born in Poona India and lived there till he was 6 (son of Richard evelyn Hough Light born in England 1834.) Sidney then moved on his own to New zealand and bought a farm there. Then he moved to south Africa where he owned a farm. In 1916 he bought a farm in Umvuukwes in Zimbabwe and named it Lucknow after the place in India.
Sidney married Katharine on May 1st 1926 and they had two children - Richard Evelyn John Light 1928 ( I guess the John named after Katharine's dad) and my mother Cynthia Winifred Light (1929). Sydney died and Katharine moved to the Cape with two small children to catch a boat to England. However war broke out and they were trapped in Cape Town. They went to school in the cape and Katharine never sold the farm. Richard light eventually took over the farm. He had three boys Anthony (living in UK), Andrew (living in Australia) and Phillip (living in Zimbabawe). Phillip took over the farm which was expropriated in 2000 by Mugabe. My mother married Walter John Weeden (son of Walter Horace Frederick Weeden). WHFW was the son of Walter Frederick Weeden who came from England to run Eastman Kodak in Africa. And I am Walter Graeme Weeden!! My mother still lives in Cape Town as do I. My eldest son is Walter Thomas Weeden (all 1st born sons take the name Walter)
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Hi Walter
I'm really glad you posted on this forum because I've heard about your branch of the family- although I didn't know your name, I knew of Katherine, Sydney, Cynthia and Richard.
I am also descended from John Hopkins Pugh and Agnes Helen Mackmurdo through his son Baldwyn.
The information you posted is really interesting especially since Baldwyn's sons Edward and Martin (first name was really Cuthbert!) Pugh were both POWs in the second world war and I've been told they tried to get to safety in South Africa and stay with the Lights. Unfortunately they were captured and died as POWs in Thailand.
Maybe you have some more information, or other stories you know of. I'd love to see a picture of Katherine and Sydney too. Feel free to send me a message.
Regards
Helena
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Hi Walter,
I am sorry but just found I have not replied to you.
I am about to pick up the research on Mackmurdo again.
I knew of Katherine Thorowgood Pugh but nothing after her.
My info is prior to that and they did have so many children!
I also did not reply to HelenaP so hopefully we can pool some information.
Again many apologies for the very late reply.
Anne
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A Galloway name McMurdo from MacMurdoch.
Skoosh.