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Hon. Jane Murray (Cathcart)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: London, England (United Kingdom)
Death: December 26, 1790 (36)
Hanover Square, Mayfair, London, England (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: Perthshire, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart and Jane Hamilton, Countess Cathcart
Wife of John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
Mother of Lady Charlotte Murray; John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl; Lady Amelia Sophia Murray; James Murray, 1st Baron Glenlyon and Elizabeth Murray
Sister of William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart; Lady Mary Graham; Louisa murray( (2nd Countess of Mansfield); Archibald Hamilton Cathcart and George Cathcart

Occupation: Duchess of Atholl
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About Hon. Jane Murray

Hon. Jane Cathcart was born on 20 May 1754 at London, England. She died on 5 December 1790 at age 36 at Hanover Square, Mayfair, London, England.1 She was buried on 30 December 1790 at Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.[1] As a result of her marriage, Hon. Jane Cathcart was styled as Duchess of Atholl on 26 December 1774. From 26 December 1774, her married name became Murray.

Parents: daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart and Jane Hamilton.1

Married:

  1. on 26 December 1774 at Grosvenor Place, St. George Hanover Square, London, England to Sir John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, son of Sir John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl and Lady Charlotte Murray, Baroness Strange, 1

Children of Hon. Jane Cathcart and Sir John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl

  1. Lady Amelia Sophia Murray+2 d. 19 Jun 1849
  2. Lady Elizabeth Murray
  3. John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl1 b. 26 Jun 1778, d. 14 Sep 1846
  4. Lt.-Gen. Sir James Murray, 1st Baron Glenlyon+1 b. 29 May 1782, d. 12 Oct 1837

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 321. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 718. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Hon. Jane Cathcart, Duchess of Atholl, was born on 20 May 1754 at London, England. She died on 5 December 1790 at age 36 at Hanover Square, Mayfair, London, England.(1) She was buried on 30 December 1790 at Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

Parents: daughter of Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart and Jane Hamilton.

Married:

  1. on 26 December 1774 at Grosvenor Place, St. George Hanover Square, London, England to Sir John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, son of Sir John Murray, 3rd Duke of Atholl and Lady Charlotte Murray, Baroness Strange.

Children of Hon. Jane Cathcart and Sir John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl include:

  1. Lady Amelia Sophia Murray+(2) d. 19 Jun 1849
  2. Lady Elizabeth Murray
  3. John Murray, 5th Duke of Atholl1 b. 26 Jun 1778, d. 14 Sep 1846
  4. Lt.-Gen. Sir James Murray, 1st Baron Glenlyon+1 b. 29 May 1782, d. 12 Oct 1837

Citations

  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 321. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  2. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 718. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
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Hon. Jane Murray's Timeline

1754
May 24, 1754
London, England (United Kingdom)
1775
October 23, 1775
1778
June 26, 1778
1780
July 5, 1780
1782
May 29, 1782
Dunkeld, Perth-shire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1787
April 14, 1787
1790
December 26, 1790
Age 36
Hanover Square, Mayfair, London, England (United Kingdom)
December 30, 1790
Age 36
Dunkeld Cathedral, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)