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Hugh Murray archive
HMU · Fonds · 1867-2013

This archive includes the research notes, photographs, card indexes, negatives and 35mm slides collected by Hugh Murray, a local historian in York. The collection was listed by volunteers from York Civic Trust between 2015 and 2017.

During the course of this listing work, the paper files have been re-arranged into thematic series, however the original order of all other categories of material has been maintained. The remaining items are arranged by format and have been item-level listed in the order they were originally stored.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Genealogical files
HMU/1 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes pedigrees and handwritten notes for many families in York. See individual file descriptions for which surnames are included in each file. The files have been arranged alphabetically.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/10 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Camidge; Coningsby; Clayon; Cave; Calvert; Crichton; Cartwright; Clayton; Chelery; Cotsworth; Copperthwaite and Carter.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/12 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Craven; Cooper (including Lord Mayor T P Cooper and Robson and Cooper Saddlers); Chapman; De Burgh; Clifford (Clifford's Tower); Conning and Crombie.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/16 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Daniel; Dacre; Dixon; Driffield; Ditmas; Dove; Duke; Dillon; Daley; Dean; Dibb and Dealtry.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/17 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Duke; de Lom; Dobbie; Dodsworth; Davies; Downe (Viscountess, obituary); and Dealtry of York, Judges Lodgings.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/22 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Gibbs; Gaines; Gibson; Guy; Gilyot; Green and John Goodricke (article in Sky & Telescope November 1978). Also includes William Garforth of Askham Bryan and Wigginthorpe.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/23 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Edward Nathanial Green (1847 copy); Galamoor; Giles; Goodson; Gowland; Gray; Goldie; Gutch; Hewley; Graham; Greenwood and Galloway.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/24 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Hesketh; Halliday; Horsley; Hardman; Hebblethwaite; Hey; Hunt; Hearon and Hutchenson (intermarried).

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/25 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Harton; Hurworth; Heselwood; Howard/Hornsey; Hartley; Geo. Hudson; Hemmens; Hutchinson; Hick; Hebden; Hibbert; Hayes; Husband; Hansom; Harrowell; Hassard; Halfpenny; House; Heaton; Hollow; Harker; Hawt

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/26 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Hemmens; Heppell, Hungerford and Hick. Includes an audio cassette and photo of Miss Hick (Annie) who died in 1991 aged 92.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/27 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Harwood; Harton (Arton & Hayrton); Hanson; Hill; Horsman; Hargrave; Hargrove; Hardcastle and Hodgson.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/28 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Inglis; Ireland; Iddison; Jackson; Johnson including correspondence with Mona Christian); Jalland; Jones; Kinipe; King including birth certificate of Ken King and Kilvington.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/29 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Kilby (including Page); Kaye; Kay family and correspondence with Willian Kaye Sessions); Key and Kirk.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/3 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Family pedigrees for Anderson (including Yorkshire Herald cutting from 28 August 1913 reporting the death of Dr. Tempest Anderson); Angel. Also includes secondary source material and articles on the history of Tempest Anderson.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/31 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Leeman, including correspondence with Reg and Andrea Leeman, photocopies of wills, indenture, conveyance, several birth marriage and death certificates, letters fromPhilip and Walter Leeman, press cutt

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/35 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Leeman - grouped seperately from HMU/1/32 by Hugh Murray. Includes photocopies regarding Leeman memorial including Murray's papers, notes on George Leeman, notes and photocopies regarding a proposed st

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/37 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Mangy; Morine; Meadley; Moody; Moore; Mills; Matthews; Morris; Mouncer; Meyer; Morritt and Milling.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/4 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Notes, photocopies and pedigrees for Berry; Burton; Barclay; Blackburn; Bathurst; Brearley; Benson; Broxup; Birch; Baines (see Graham); Barber; Bwye; and Balmford.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/42 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Pepperdine; Palphramand; Percival and Spence; Prest; Poad; Peckitt; Pier(re)point (two letters to Hugh); Potter; Pritchett and Plows.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/43 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Procter; Penty; Philipson; Pulleyn; Patterson; Purnell; Pumphrey; Piercy; Peacock and Pedlar.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/47 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Shannon (family of John Shannon); Shaw; Skelton; Simcoe; Smith (bellfounder); Smales; Shepherd (builders); Sampson (printer); Scobey; Summers and Fraser; Stockdale (of Old Malton); Stephenson (plumbing

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/48 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Smallwood (death of Marion, wife of Councillor Derek); Slater; Spurr (chemist and druggist); Saunders; Scruton; Sherwood; Smallpage; Sessions (printers); Saunderson/Sanderson; and Scawin/Tonge.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/5 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Notes, photocopies and pedigrees for: Bacon; Barstow; Bartram; Bourchier; Britton; Bass; Barton; Brunskill; Braund; Bosworth; Booth; Brett; Bloom; Bridge; Birks; Bowes; Barrington and Bootland.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/53 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Vyner; Waite; Ward; Wintringham; Wormald; Wood; Waller; Wilberforce; Wright; Willsdon; Walker; Warren; Wyman; Wellbeloved; Woodhouse and Wragge.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/54 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Wolstenholme; Worthington; Weatherly; Waudby; Williams; Wormeley; Warrill; Wharton/Walton; Wood; Wilkinson; Whytehead; Waddington and Whittington.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/55 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Working papers, documents, letters and pedigrees for: Walker; Wightman; Wilde; Waddington; Wentworth; Wilson H.A. (St. Olave's School); Wilkinson; Wright; Ware; Wood; Whitworth; Watson; Whip(p); Weadley and Wilson (Harold Wilson, Prime Minister).

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/57 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Alphabetical list of 158 pedigrees. Also includes notes on Caultey, Dinsdale, Ramsey, Sessions, Dove, Marsh, Burdekin, Hearon, Cobb, Taylor, Beckett, Czech Graves in York Cemetery, Keswick (Builder) and other York stonemasons: Had, Thompson, Hebden Todd, Jakeman, Bellerby, Kilvington, Bowman, Hepp, Heppell, Whipp, Booth, Heppell, Barnes, Leeman, Birch, Simpson, Charlton, Chepplow, Horsley, Husband, Thallon, Bentley, Barly, Knipe, Benson, Rowntree, Wheadley, Heppell and Bell. Also includes a copy of the Hungate Area 1881 census.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/58 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes pedigrees for Tancred, Fairfax, Constable of Wasand, Constable of Flamborough, Clare, Wilberforce, Hamilton, Manners, Lords of Tanfield, Mulgrave, Parker, de Portington, de Rythre, Scrope, Shireburn, Vavasour, Rokeby, Danby, Kilton and Skelton, Strickland and Lascelles.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/6 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Notes, photocopies and pedigrees for: Burkill; Boulton; Bushell; Busby; Balmford; Barstow; Boddy; Barlow; Burke; Border; Butterworth; Benson; Backhouse; Brown and Brook.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
York genealogies
HMU/1/61 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes family trees and associated papers of Dudley; Brown; Haughton; Treasurer's House and Gray's Court families and on reverse Questa; Wilson.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Wallace Horn
HMU/1/62 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes papers relating to the descent of the Mauleys of Mulgrave Castle, as well as seven black and white photographs from the Wallace Collection of the gilt bronze band around the top of the horn; letters to and from the Master of the Armouries and Dr. Gee relating to the horn; and various coats of arms and notes on the Cap of Maintenance.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
History of Tanner Row Area
HMU/1/63 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes a map of the area; chronology of Backhouse family and nurseries in Toft Green; and handwritten notes about Tanner Row and Toft Green.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/65 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes pedigrees for Vavasour and Hazelwood; Washington; Talbot; Skelbrooke; the descent of Fountains Abbey; Grey; Upsall; Osgodby; and various notes on less well known families.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Murray geneology
HMU/1/66 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes various handwritten notes and census sheets.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
John Murray
HMU/1/67 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Original records of John Murray, including correspondence, railway service record, and a speech to the tutorial class at Llangorse, 18 March 1944 on 'The development of Railways in Wales in the 19th century.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Murray geneology
HMU/1/68 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Handwritten correspondence, family trees and pedigree charts. Also includes two identity cards in an envelope.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/1/7 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Notes, photocopies and pedigrees for: Brown (including York Department Store Brown's); Brownbridge; Bellerby; Bearbark; Blanshard; Hewley and Baines (sic); Britton and Browne.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Cosser Pedigree
HMU/1/70 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Various Pedigree charts for Cosser family with handwritten notes.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Various genealogies
HMU/1/73 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes genealogies, information relating to record offices, details relating to the Borthwick Institute for Archives and correspondence.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Hugh Murray pedigrees
HMU/1/74 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Published pedigrees of many York families.The items in this box have been arranged chronologically by Hugh Murray.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Hugh Murray pedigrees
HMU/1/76 · Sub-series · 2009-2016
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Pedigrees of various families, including some in the Yorkshire area. Please see item level descriptions for more detailed information about the contents of this sub-series. Copies available from archive staff (subject to Data Protection requirements).

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
John Cossins research
HMU/10 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes maps, a booklet with sketches, correspondence, notes relating to York, Beverley and Scarborough, and drafts of Hugh Murrays book on town plans.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Cossins research notes
HMU/10/1 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes John Cossius maps: nooklet with sketches of buildings and lists of subscribers. Also includes correspondence relating to Hugh Murray's book on Cossius' Town Plans.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Cossins research notes
HMU/10/2 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Notes on maps for York, Beverley, Scarborough, as well as lists of subscribers to the maps.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Cossins research notes
HMU/10/3 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Three drafts of Hugh Murray's book on Cossius' Town Plans, as well as a batch with individual Cossius' drawings of Leeds buildings. Also includes an extract from Defoe's Tour through Great Britain with descriptions of York and Yorkshire, and a picture of St John's Place, Leeds showing Kempley's Academy.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
William Peckitt research
HMU/11 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes typescript pages, list of Peckitt works, notes relating to the genealogy of Peckitt and Fenton, papers by Brighton and photocopied articles.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
HMU/13 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Includes newspaper cuttings, secondary source material and handwritten notes regarding the supply of electricity to York and the history of street furniture.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Newspaper cuttings
HMU/14 · Series · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Files of press cuttings relating to various aspects of York history, and the history of further afield. See file level descriptions for more detailed information. Also includes additional papers where these were originally stored with the newspaper cuttings files.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Newspaper cuttings file
HMU/14/1 · File · 1980s-2000s
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Articles relating to people and characters, including obituaries, from local and national newspapers.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Newspaper cuttings file
HMU/14/102 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Exhibition Square - development of the Exhibition Hall, notes from Hugh Murray regarding the opening of the Exhibition Hall.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Newspaper cuttings file
HMU/14/104 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Fishergate - gasworks explosion, military activity and Redfearn chimney demolition.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Newspaper cuttings file
HMU/14/107 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Fossgate - images of property development, bridge renovations and the Merchant Adventurers Hall.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Newspaper cuttings file
HMU/14/108 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Fulford - tree demolition, birthplace of William Etty, military establishments and details of some historic buildings.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Newspaper cuttings file
HMU/14/110 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Gillygate - Salvation Army, historic buildings and development and traffic issues.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)
Newspaper cuttings file
HMU/14/111 · File · 20th century
Part of Hugh Murray archive

Goodramgate - Guild of Freemen parade, history of the street, handwritten notes of Hugh Murray and the development of Deansgate.

Murray; Hugh (1923-2013)