When Ian Shear first contacted the site he questioned the grounds for claiming daughter Christian died the same day she was born, as this family line previously showed.

After I checked my records, I was not able to locate where this information came from. I have therefor decided to replace Christian’s entry with Ian’s research results.

Ian had provided details of daughter Christian and David Murray’s possible marriage and his justification. He wrote:

My assumption - and it is only an assumption! - is because both Christian Mutch (1732) and David Murray (1733) were born/baptized in New Machar where the marriage took place (1761).

My interest in the Mutch family is because I seem to have quite a few of their descendants with DNA links to me but I can’t yet find a direct link. I do have a direct link with the Murrays of New Machar (via my great grandmother).

David Murray was baptized 29 November 1733, son of William Murray of Little Rainnieshill, New Machar, and his wife Christian Williamson. He married (probably/possibly) Christian Mutch at New Machar in 1761 and two children are recorded: Alexander (1763 - 1821) who married Christian Davidson in 1785 and had three children; and Christian, baptized in 1767. I have not located death dates for either David Murray or his wife.

I have eight DNA matches who trace their ancestry back to Alexander Mutch (b.1720) brother of Christian who may have married David Murray. Also six matches that go back to William Mutch (1744 - 99) whose family was at Peterhead and Logie Buchan.

Thank you Ian for sharing your research and supporting the website