Mc Bride & Murray

[kazzza]

Hi,

The information i have is Roddie was the youngest of 12 children, Donald being the eldest. Roddie was 11 when Donald took his family away to migrate to Australia to find work.

I also have a piece of paper sent to me from Stornoway, i have listed it below ( hope you don't mind ) i'm still trying to work out what it's all about.


                                                    9 Newton, Stornoway
"In loving memory of Daniel Lewis Murray died 18th February 1940, his brother Robert 1936, his daughter Catherine 1940. his wife Mary 1940" 9 Newton--- Mary would be his 2nd wife.

                                               Feu Charulary for 9 Newton
Murdo MacIver, Shipowner
No title recorded in chartulay, name of feu duty ledger since 1829. MacIver is now dead.
Eldest son John is the coastguard, England. Daughter Catherine is married to Malcolm Murray, Shoemaker, who now occupies the house and feu.
Son Murdo married in America
Daughter Jessie married in Greenock
None of the sons or daughters remained at home except Catherine and she alone took an interest in the house and feu. Catherine and her husband are dead many years and left a family, eldest of whom is a son Donald Murray

20 October 1923, feu charter in favour of Donald Murray.
28 December 1946, property now belongs to Alexander MacIver Murray as per deed excecuted by James D Scoular, Solicitor, Stornoway
2 September 1954, intimation from Anderson, Mac Arthur & Co that this property now belongs to Harold George Grayson.

Thanks
Karen

[kazzza]

Looking through more papers i have, Roddie his wife Jessie and daughter Kathleen emigrated to Canada around 1954.
oops !!my original date was way off.

Ta
Karen

[Murphyz]

In case it is of interest, Re the ship the Balranald, this is from the www.theshipslist.com

BALRANALD 1922
13,039 gross tons, length 519.9ft x beam 64.2ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw, speed 14 knots, accommodation for 491-3rd class passengers. Built by Harland & Wolff, Greenock, she was delivered to P & O. Line on 5th Apr.1922 and sailed London - Melbourne - Sydney via the Cape. Re-engined and converted to oil fuel in 1929, she resumed service to Australia via Malta and Colombo. She made her final sailing on 14th Feb.1936 and was then scrapped at Troon. [Merchant Fleets, vol.1 by Duncan Haws]

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/PO_Liners3.html#anchor163077

There is a picture postcard of it on the bottom of this page (see link above)

[kazzza]

Wonderful, thanks Murphyz..I intend to do a little more research on their trip..very hard to imagine, but i suppose it was something they needed to do.

Shipping research here i come !!!!!! :-)

Thanks
Karen

[muckypup]

Marion Lindsay McBride born 10 sept 1897 at 17 Kelly Street Greenock, Parents are Alexander ( Railway Labourer) & Marion Lindsay Miller who were married 12 feb 1897 Greenock west

This was one of my wrong turns when searching for McBride in Greenock