Murdoch (Murdo) Smith

Smith Murdoch 1847-1931

Murdoch, known as Murdo, was born in 1847 in Upper Babyle, Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland.  Murdo's father was Malcolm Smith and his mother was Christianna MacLeod.  His paternal grandparents were Donald Gobha Smith and Marion Martin; his maternal grandparents were Donald MacLeod and Margaret Ross. He had two brothers and eight sisters, named Donald, Angus, Christina, Mary, Margaret, Jessie, Catherine, Marion, Ann and Christina.  He was the fifth youngest of the eleven children.  He died at the age of 84 on June 16th, 1931 in Sheshader, Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland.  He was buried in June 1931 in Aignish Cemeter, Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland.

• Death Notes

  Burial note:
    Aignish Cemetery record, Aignish, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Ross, Scotland, p 21, F-68, Erected by the family in loving memory of Murdo Smith died 1931 aged 84 years, his wife Dolina MacLean, deid 1924 aged 63 years, Calum Smith died 1918 aged 29 years, Lt. Donald Smith died Egypt 1919 aged 27 years, Etta Smith died 1902 aged 6 years.

• General Notes

    Croft History, Isle of Lewis, by Bill Lawson (FHL 941.16/L1/R2l) volume 2, p 63, Croft #32, Pabail Uarach/ Upper Bayble, Stornoway parish, Ross, Scotland;
  
    1851 Census, Upper Bayble, Stornoway Parish, Isle of Lewis, Ross County, Scotland, disc, ED 10, p 39, #90, Christiana, wife 58 yrs, (husband not listed), Christiana, 21 yrs, Jessie 16 yrs, Donald 12 yrs, Mary 14 yrs, Margaret 8 yrs, Angus 6 yrs, Murdo 4 yrs, Catherine 1 year, Marion 1 month;
  
     1861 Census, Upper Bayble, Stornoway, Ross, Scotland (FHL #103,908 British film) p 2, #9, Malcolm Smith, 51 yrs, fisherman, Cristy, wife 49 yrs, Jessy 27 yrs, Donald 20 yrs, Angus 18 yrs, Murdo 14 yrs, Ann 10 yrs, Cristy 7 yrs;
  
    1871 census, Lower Bayble, Stornoway, Ross, Scotland (FHL #104,094 British film) ED 13, p 3, #12, Malcolm Smith, 60 yrs crofter, Christina, wife 58 yrs, Jessie 30 yrs, Angus 26 yrs, Murdoch 23 yrs, Ann 22 yrs, Christina 16 yrs;
  
    Name also: Murdo; Murdoch;
  
    Married 1) 1872, Ann Campbell, #31 Upper Bayble; lived at #32 Upper Bayble; died abt 1883;
  
    Married 2) 1884, Dolina MacLean, #8 Siabost bho Thuath/North Shawbost, Barvas parish;
  
    see son's death record:  Stornoway parish death records, Scotlandspeople.gov.uk, p 39, 88/115, John Smith, 2 yrs, d. 15 Oct 1878, Lower Bayble, Par: Murdo Smith & Anne Campbell;
  
    1891 census, Upper Bayble, Stornoway, Ross, Scotland, disc, ED 14, p 5, Geiler St., #18, #42, Murdo Smith, mar. head, 41 yrs, fisherman, gaelic, Dolina, wife, 28 yrs, gaelic, Jessie, sister, single, 60 yrs, gaelic, Mary, dau., 16 yrs, gaelic, John, son, 10 yrs, G&E, Cate, dau., 6 yrs, gaelic, Anne, dau., 3 yrs, gaelic, Malcolm, 1 year;
  
  1911 census, #32 Upper Bayble, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Ross, Scotland, Scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 88/18, p 13, line 18, #64, 2 rooms with windows, Murdo MacLeod, mar. head, 5 total people, 64 yrs, gaelic, crofter & fisherman, b. Stornoway, Dolina, (2nd) wife, 50 yrs, gaelic, married for 26 yrs, 6 children & 5 living, b. Stornoway, Malcolm, son, 21 yrs, G&E, drapery salesman, worker, Annie, dau., 23 yrs, G&E, herring worker, Effie, dau., 10 yrs, gaelic, school;
  
    Death record, Scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 88/127, p 43, Murdo Smith, fisheman, widower of 1st: Anne Campbell, 2nd: Donaldina MacLean, d. 16 June 1931, O h, 15 min am (midnight), Sheshader, Stornoway, Ross, Scotland, age: 81 years, Parents: Malcolm Smith, fisherman, (deceased), & Christina Smith ms. MacLeod, (deceased), cause: chronic myocarditis and senility, cert. by A. MacPhail, MB., inform: R.(Roderick) MacLeod, son inlaw, present, reg: 16 June 1931, Stornoway;
  
    Picture, Croft History, Bayble, p 60, #20.
  

Details of Murdo's first family with Ann Campbell

Details of Murdo's second family with Dolina MacLean