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Kiaora Scott, my name is Mita Mare (Murray) from Pukepoto a small settlement approx 10 k's west of Kaitaia where a memorial stone stands in our cemetery or what we call our Urupa for our common ancestor Alfred John Borrowdale-Murray and Kataraina Te Koni. I too am a descendant of John Borrowdale-Murray as well. In response to you being unsure as to why he changed his name from Borrowdale to Murray was according to our understanding was that he was selling bullets and Whiskey on the black market to the local northern Maori. We understand the local constabulary were trying to capture him hence the name change from Borrowdale to Murray.