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Biography of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 1631-1703

Paternal Family Tree: Murray

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Boyd 1420-1453

On 6th June 1630 [his father] John Murray 1st Earl Atholl and [his mother] Jean Campbell Countess Atholl were married. She by marriage Countess Atholl. He the son of [his grandfather] William Murray 2nd Earl Tullibardine and [his grandmother] Dorothea Stewart Countess Tullibardine. They were second cousin once removed.

On 2nd May 1631 John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl was born to John Murray 1st Earl Atholl and Jean Campbell Countess Atholl. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.83%.

In June 1642 [his father] John Murray 1st Earl Atholl died. His son John (age 11) succeeded 2nd Earl Atholl.

On 5th May 1659 John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl (age 28) and Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl (age 26) were married. She the daughter of James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby and Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby (age 59). He the son of John Murray 1st Earl Atholl and Jean Campbell Countess Atholl.

On 24th February 1660 [his son] John Murray 1st Duke Atholl was born to John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl (age 28) and [his wife] Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl (age 27) at Knowsley Hall, Lancashire.

In 1661 [his son] Charles Murray 1st Earl Dunmore was born to John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl (age 29).

In 1666 [his brother-in-law] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 37) was appointed Mayor of Liverpool.

In January 1670 James Murray 2nd Earl Tullibardine (age 52) died. His first cousin once removed John (age 38) succeeded 3rd Earl Tullibardine.

On 21st December 1672 [his brother-in-law] Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby (age 44) died. His son William (age 17) succeeded 9th Earl Derby, 3rd Baron Strange Knockin.

On 7th February 1676 John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl (age 44) was created 1st Marquess Atholl. [his wife] Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl (age 43) by marriage Marchioness Atholl.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Before 6th May 1684 [his son] John Murray 1st Duke Atholl (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Atholl. She the daughter of William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton (age 49) and Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton (age 52). He the son of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl (age 53) and [his wife] Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl (age 51). They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.

On 27th December 1685 [his sister-in-law] Henriette Stanley Countess Strafford (age 55) died. She was buried at York Minster [Map].

On 22nd February 1702 [his wife] Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl (age 69) died.

On 6th May 1703 John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl (age 72) died. His son [his son] John (age 43) succeeded 2nd Marquess Atholl, 3rd Earl Atholl, 4th Earl Tullibardine. [his daughter-in-law] Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl (age 41) by marriage Marchioness Atholl.

Royal Ancestors of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 1631-1703

Kings Wessex: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 13 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 21 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 1631-1703

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 1631-1703

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Murray

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Earl Tullibardine

GrandFather: William Murray 2nd Earl Tullibardine

Great x 2 Grandfather: David Drummond 2nd Lord Drummond

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Drummond Countess Tullibardine

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ruthven

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ruthven 2nd Lord Ruthven

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lilias Ruthven

Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Halyburton 4th Lord Dirletoun

Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Halyburton Lady Dirletoun

Father: John Murray 1st Earl Atholl 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 3rd Earl Atholl 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Campbell Countess Atholl 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Stewart 4th Earl Atholl 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Grizzell Ratray Countess Atholl

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Stewart 5th Earl Atholl 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Fleming 2nd Lord Fleming 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Malcolm Fleming 3rd Lord Fleming 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eupheme Drummond

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Fleming Countess Atholl 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King James IV of Scotland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Stewart Lady Fleming 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isobel Stewart 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Dorothea Stewart Countess Tullibardine 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ruthven 2nd Lord Ruthven

Great x 3 Grandfather: Patrick Ruthven 3rd Lord Ruthven

Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Halyburton Lady Dirletoun

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ruthven 1st Earl Gowrie 12 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Douglas 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Ruthven Countess Atholl 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Andrew Stewart 1st Lord Avondale 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Stewart 1st Lord Methven 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Kennedy Lady Avondale 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothea Stewart Countess Gowrie 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Stewart 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Campbell Countess Atholl 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 1st of Glenorchy 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Duncan Campbell 2nd of Glenorchy 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 3rd of Glenorchy 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Colin Campbell of Glenorchy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James "Black Knight of Lorn" Stewart

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery Stewart 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sinclair 3rd Earl Orkney 1st Earl Caithness 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marjory Sutherland Countess Orkney and Caithness

GrandFather: Duncan Campbell 1st Baronet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ruthven 1st Lord Ruthven

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ruthven

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Livingstone

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ruthven 2nd Lord Ruthven

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Ruthven

Great x 3 Grandfather: Patrick Halyburton 4th Lord Dirletoun

Great x 2 Grandmother: Janet Halyburton Lady Dirletoun

Mother: Jean Campbell Countess Atholl 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sinclair 2nd Lord Sinclair 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Sinclair 3rd Lord Sinclair 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christian Leslie Lady Sinclair

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Sinclair 4th Lord Sinclair 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Adam Hepburn 1st Lord Hailes

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Hepburn

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Home Lady Hailes

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Sinclair 5th Lord Sinclair 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Sinclair 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Lindsay 4th Lord Lindsay of the Byres 7 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lindsay Master of Lindsay 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Lindsay 5th Lord Lindsay of the Byres 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Janet Lindsay 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 1st Earl Atholl 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 2nd Earl Atholl 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Sinclair Countess Atholl 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Stewart 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Campbell 2nd Earl Argyll 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Campbell Countess Atholl 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Countess Argyll 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England