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Susan Young visits Georgefield, Eskdale: 2006

When Lt/Col Matthew Murray returned to Scotland from India after the death of his Indian born wife, Contiby, he settled at "Haregills". He remarried and he, his wife, Sarah Esplin, moved to Langholm in Eskdale. Here he died. One of his sons of Contiby, James, later lived at "Georgefield" upstream of Bentpath and it was from here that James Murray, together with his wife and family, emigrated to New South Wales. Generally, the Australian descendants today claim "Georgefield" as their ancestral home. Through her excellently composed photos, descendant Susan Young reveals Georgefield's unpretentious, simple and appealing architecture, and takes us to nearby Bentpath with its square-towered church, then into Langholm to the Crown Hotel at which James and Wilhelmine Murray and family were finally farewelled in 1843. [LINEAGE: Susan Young nee Baker d/o Philippa Baylis d/o Trevor Murray Baylis s/o Henry G Baylis s/o Sybella Murray d/o James Murray of "Warrawang" & formerly of "Georgefield".]

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