Biography of James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl 1690-1764
Paternal Family Tree: Murray
Maternal Family Tree: Anne Armstrong 1544
Before 06 May 1684 [his father] John Murray 1st Duke Atholl (age 24) and [his mother] Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Atholl. She the daughter of William Hamilton Duke Hamilton (age 49) and Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton (age 52). He the son of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl (age 53) and 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 28 Sep 1690 James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl was born to John Murray 1st Duke Atholl (age 30) and Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl (age 28).
In 1703 [his father] John Murray 1st Duke Atholl (age 42) was created 1st Duke Atholl.
On 06 May 1703 [his grandfather] John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl (age 72) died. His son [his father] John Murray 1st Duke Atholl (age 43) succeeded 2nd Marquess Atholl, 3rd Earl Atholl, 4th Earl Tullibardine. [his mother] Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl (age 41) by marriage Marchioness Atholl.
In 1707 [his mother] Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl (age 45) died.
Around 26 Jun 1710 [his father] John Murray 1st Duke Atholl (age 50) and Mary Ross Duchess Atholl (age 22) were married. She by marriage Duchess Atholl. The difference in their ages was 27 years. He the son of John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl and Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland.
On 10 Jun 1723 [his future brother-in-law] John Frederick 1st Baronet (age 45) was created 1st Baronet Frederick of Burwood House in Surrey.
On 14 Nov 1724 [his father] John Murray 1st Duke Atholl (age 64) died. His son James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 34) succeeded 2nd Duke Atholl, 3rd Marquess Atholl, 4th Earl Atholl, 5th Earl Tullibardine.
On 28 Apr 1726 James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 35) and Jane Frederick Duchess Atholl were married. She by marriage Duchess Atholl. He the son of John Murray 1st Duke Atholl and Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl.
In 1728 [his son] John Murray was born to James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 37) and [his wife] Jane Frederick Duchess Atholl.
In 1729 [his son] John Murray (age 1) died.
In 1730 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Frederick (age 50) died.
Around 1730 [his daughter] Jane Murray was born to James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 39) and [his wife] Jane Frederick Duchess Atholl.
On 13 Oct 1731 [his daughter] Charlotte Murray Duchess Atholl was born to James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 41) and [his wife] Jane Frederick Duchess Atholl.
In 1735 [his son] James Murray was born to James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 44) and [his wife] Jane Frederick Duchess Atholl.
In 1736 [his son] James Murray (age 1) died.
On 01 Feb 1736 James Stanley 10th Earl of Derby (age 71) died. His sixth cousin Edward Stanley 11th Earl of Derby (age 46) succeeded 11th Earl Derby. A rare succession; they shared a great great great great grand-parent. His first cousin once removed James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 45) succeeded 7th Baron Strange Knockin.
In 1747 [his daughter] Jane Murray (age 17) died.
Before 1750. Jeremiah Davison (age 54). Portrait of James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 59).
On 23 Oct 1753 [his son-in-law] John Murray 3rd Duke Atholl (age 24) and [his daughter] Charlotte Murray Duchess Atholl (age 22) were married. She the daughter of James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 63) and Jane Frederick Duchess Atholl. They were first cousins.
In 1755 [his brother-in-law] John Frederick 1st Baronet (age 77) died. His son John Frederick 2nd Baronet (age 27) succeeded 2nd Baronet Frederick of Burwood House in Surrey.
On 08 Jan 1764 James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl (age 73) died. His nephew [his son-in-law] John Murray 3rd Duke Atholl (age 34) succeeded 3rd Duke Atholl, 4th Marquess Atholl, 5th Earl Atholl, 6th Earl Tullibardine. [his daughter] Charlotte Murray Duchess Atholl (age 32) by marriage Duchess Atholl. His daughter Charlotte Murray Duchess Atholl (age 32) succeeded 8th Baroness Strange Knockin.
Kings Wessex: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 11 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Murray
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Earl Tullibardine
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Murray 2nd Earl Tullibardine
Great x 4 Grandfather: David Drummond 2nd Lord Drummond
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Drummond Countess Tullibardine
Great x 4 Grandmother: Lilias Ruthven
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Earl Atholl 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart 4th Earl Atholl 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Stewart 5th Earl Atholl 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fleming Countess Atholl 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothea Stewart Countess Tullibardine 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ruthven 1st Earl Gowrie 12 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Ruthven Countess Atholl 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothea Stewart Countess Gowrie 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Colin Campbell 3rd of Glenorchy 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Colin Campbell of Glenorchy 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Stewart 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Duncan Campbell 1st Baronet 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ruthven 2nd Lord Ruthven
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Ruthven
Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Halyburton Lady Dirletoun
Great x 1 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Countess Atholl 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Sinclair 4th Lord Sinclair 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Sinclair 5th Lord Sinclair 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sinclair 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Lindsay 5th Lord Lindsay of the Byres 9 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Janet Lindsay 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen Stewart 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: John Murray 1st Duke Atholl 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Stanley 3rd Earl of Derby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Howard Countess Derby 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Stanley 6th Earl of Derby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Clifford 2nd Earl of Cumberland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Clifford Countess Derby Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Brandon Countess Cumberland Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere 16th Earl of Oxford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Golding Countess of Oxford
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Vere Countess Derby 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess of Oxford 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mildred Cooke Baroness Burghley 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
GrandMother: Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: François II de La Tremoille
Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis III de La Tremoille 1st Duke Thouars
Great x 2 Grandfather: Claude de La Tremoille 2nd Duke Thouars 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anne I Duke of Montmorency
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Montmorency 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Madeleine of Savoy 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "The Rich" I Count of Nassau Dillenburg
Great x 3 Grandfather: William "The Silent" Orange Nassau I Prince Orange
Great x 2 Grandmother: Charlotte Flandrina Orange Nassau 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Duke of Montpensier 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Charlotte Bourbon Princess Orange 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacqueline de Longwy 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
James Murray 2nd Duke Atholl 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Archibald Douglas 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Douglas 9th Earl Angus 11 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Keith
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Douglas 10th Earl Angus 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Graham Master of Montrose 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Egidia Graham Countess of Angus 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fleming Countess Atholl 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Laurence Oliphant 3rd Lord Oliphant 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Laurence Oliphant 4th Lord Oliphant 11 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Sandilands Lady Oliphant
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Oliphant Countess Angus 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Hay 7th Earl Erroll 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Hay Lady Oliphant 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Robertson Countess Erroll
GrandFather: William Hamilton Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 4th Earl Huntley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Gordon 5th Earl Huntley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Marquess Huntly 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton Countess Huntley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stewart Duke Orkney 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Esme Stewart 1st Duke Lennox 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Queuille Lady Aubigny
Great x 2 Grandmother: Henrietta Stewart Marchioness Huntly 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Balsac Duchess Lennox
Mother: Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hamilton 1st Marquess Hamilton 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Douglas Duchess Châtellerault 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Hamilton 2nd Marquess Hamilton 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John 7th Lord Glamis Lyon 10 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Lyon Marchioness Hamilton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Janet Keith 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cunningham 6th Earl Glencairn
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Cunningham 7th Earl Glencairn
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ann Cunningham Marchioness Hamilton
GrandMother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding of Newnham Paddock
Great x 3 Grandfather: Basil Feilding of Newnham Paddock in Monk's Kirby in Warwickshire
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Aston of Tixall in Staffordshire
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Aston
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Feilding Duchess Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Villiers of Brooksby Leicestershire
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Villiers of Brokesby
Great x 4 Grandmother: Collette Clarke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Susan Villiers Countess Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Beaumont 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Beaumont 1st Countess Buckingham 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Armstrong