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Murdoch's parents were John Murdoch, a teacher and session clark in Auchinleck, [4] and Margaret Robinson. The family lived in Ayr's Sandgate in a two-storey house, long demolished, but marked with a plaque. [2] [5] He was a member of the Dumfries Volunteers, serving as a first lieutenant. [6] In 1800 he was a collector of cess for Dumfrieshire ...
The house was occupied by a number of families until 1928, it then lay empty and in 1937 faced demolition by Ayr County Council, however the Burns Federation and the National Trust managed to delay this precipitous act, World War II followed and in 1951 the property was acquired for the nation. [6]
John Murdoch (bishop) (1796–1865), Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic for Western Scotland; John Murdoch (editor) (1818–1903), Scottish newspaper editor and land reformer; John Murdoch (footballer) (1901–1964), Scottish international footballer; John Murdoch (politician) (1882–1936), Australian politician for the Electoral division of Pembroke
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It is located in Alloway, a current suburb of Ayr, and a former village, located in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The cottage was built by Robert Burns' father, William Burnes in 1757 and is a four-roomed clay and thatch cottage which has been fully restored to become part of the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum .
Rupert Murdoch’s eyebrow-raising attempt to restructure the family trust that governs Fox Corp. and News Corp. was rebuked last week in probate court in Las Vegas, thwarting — at least for now ...
The facility had its origins in an establishment known as the Ayr, Newton and Wallacetown Dispensary which opened in 1817 and was replaced by a hospital in Mill Street in 1844. [1] It moved to purpose-built facilities in Holmston Road, designed by John Murdoch (1825-1907), [2] in 1882. [1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948. [1]
During Rupert’s Murdoch’s 1999 divorce from his ex-wife Anna, the couple set up an irrevocable trust to secure long-term financial stability for their four children.