Singer Ruby Murray

[bagpuss]

Hello Everyone,

I expect most of you will have heard the phrase, "going for a Ruby Murray", ie Curry.  The 50's Northern Irish singer who had many hit records was born Ruby Florence Murray in Belfast in 1935. There is a family rumour she is related to the family via the McIlroy name but I have no proof of this.

Her father may have been Dan Murray and mother Winnie Connolly, but again no proof of this.

Does anybody know where to start researching as I can find nothing online.

Many thanks in anticipation
Sue   

[ShaunJ]

Public tree on Ancestry: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/13035176/person/282300020551/facts

[CaroleW]

Reply removed in view of info above

[bagpuss]

Ooh, thank-you Shaun (and Carole), I'd missed that one.

I will read and absorb.

Many thanks
Sue

[bagpuss]

Well, this is interesting, the tree gives Ruby's paternal grandmother as Mary Jane McKinley (1870-1954), my own Great-grandmother was called Sarah Jane McKinley (1858-1918) both born in Belfast.  Is there any way of linking these two ladies? I haven't been able to get back any further for Sarah by the way.

Sue   

[CaroleW]

Does the tree show Mary Jane McKinley’s parentage & her siblings?

Presume you have Sarah’s father from her marriage cert so how does it compare?

[bagpuss]

No sorry, I don't have a marriage certificate and wouldn't know where to find one. She married Samuel Walker McIlroy in Belfast around 1888 (taken from 1901 census). I only know her maiden name from family.

And the tree doesn't show any family for Mary Jane McKinley either.

Sue

[Gadget]

In my Google searches, I found a piece that said her father was Scottish and her mother was Irish. This doesn't fit with the tree. 

I can't find the reference though.

Google and obituaries give information about her marriages and children.

[CaroleW]

She married Bernard Burgess in Blackpool in 1957 - 2 children still living.  (You can find them via Google)