John MURRAY, b. 1812, Dumbarney, Scotland son of Alexander MURRAY & Magdelene HYND married in 1844, Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland to Christian HUTCHESON, b. 1822 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland, daughter of David HUTCHESON & Isabella TAYLOR.

John MURRAY & family arrived in the Casterton district ca 1849 and he paid £128 rates on a property at Carapook in 1875.

John MURRAY & Christian HUTCHESON had the following known family:

1. Alexander MURRAY b. 1845, Perthshire, Scotland, Vic, m. 1877, Lillias TEMPLETON and they had the following family....
   1. Alice Maud MURRAY, b. ca 1878
   2. Mary MURRAY, b. ca 1881, d. 1881, Chetwynd, Victoria
   3. Jean Hutcheson MURRAY, b. 1882, Chetwynd, Victoria, d. 1972. Wrote some notes on the 'Early Days at Carapook'.
   4. Isabella 'Bella' MURRAY, b. 1885, Casterton, Victoria, m. William John 'Bill' HODGETTS
   5. Alick MURRAY, b. 1889, Casterton, Vic, m. ____?

2. David Hutcheson Francis MURRAY b. 1849, 'at sea' or Glenelg River, Victoria, m. 1877, Janet TEMPLETON and they had the following family....
   1. James Hutcheson MURRAY, b. ca 1878
   2. Norman MURRAY, b. ca 1878
   3. John MURRAY, b. 1881, Chetwynd, Victoria
   4. William Alexander MURRAY, b. 1883, Chetwynd, Victoria
   5. George Francis MURRAY, b. 1886, Casterton, Victoria
   6. David Taylor MURRAY, b. 1889, Chetwynd, Victoria
   7. Grace Ellen MURRAY, b. 1891, Edenhope, Victoria
   8. Janet May MURRAY, b. 1893, edenhope, Victoria

3. George Hutcheson MURRAY b. 1858, Hamilton, Vic, d. 1893, Casterton, Vic.

4. Ellen Barclay MURRAY b. 1863, Hamilton, Vic, m. William Daley DAVIS.