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Dr. Robert Stanley Murray

Male 1888 - 1954  (66 years)


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  • Name Robert Stanley Murray 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 17 Jun 1888  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Presbyterian 
    Christened 27 Mar 1893  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178627080 
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    Military WW2 medical officer 
    Name Stanley Murray 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-67207 
    Died 28 Aug 1954  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I67207  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father James Murray,   b. 22 Jun 1845, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Janet King,   b. 29 Apr 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 24 May 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Family ID F17560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Dr. R. S. Murray

      By Record Correspondent

      STRATFORD Dr. Robert Stanley Murray who retired from medical practice in November 1953, died Saturday at Stratford General Hospital.

      Native of Galt he was a son of the late James of, Murray and Janet King. After graduation from University of Western Ontario he served as a medical officer in the First World War, then practised in Mitchell from 1919 until 1925 when he moved to Stratford. During the Second World War he was a medical officer, serving in several Ontario centres. He was a former member of the Stratford board of education and at the time of his retirement from the profession was district representative of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. He was Canadian National Railways medical doctor here for several years.

      Surviving are his wife, the former Anne McGugan; two sons, Donald of Price George, B.C., and Malcolm of Oxford, Ohio. A son Kenneth was killed on active service overseas with the RCAF during the Second World War. The body is at the family residence, 107 Queen St. for service at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow with burial in Avondale Cemetery, Stratford.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Mon, Aug 30, 1954 Page 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-11 Page 14.

    2. [S512] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - Central Presbyterian.
      Robert Stanley Murray Born 17 Jun 1888 Galt Parents James Murray & Margaret King baptized 27 Mar 1893 Occupation: Grocer

    3. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 35933 (1888), Robert Stanly Murray.
      Robert Stanly Murray b. 17 Jun 1888 Galt, s/o James Murray (store keeper) & Janet King

    4. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 100.

    5. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate (1871), Murray-King.
      James Murray, 25, res. Galt, blacksmith, b. Scotland, s/o William Murray & Elizabeth Coldugh married Janet King, 22, res. Galt, b. Canada, d/o Matthew King & Janet Brough, married 24 May 1871 Galt

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jun 1888 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 27 Mar 1893 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Aug 1954 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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