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His Grace
The Duke of Atholl
Coat of arms of the Duke of Atholl
Preceded byJohn Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl
Personal details
Born
Bruce George Ronald Murray

(1960-04-06) 6 April 1960 (age 64)
South Africa
Spouse(s)
Lynne Elizabeth Andrew
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(m. 1984; div. 2003)​

Charmaine Myrna du Toit
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(m. 2009)​
ChildrenMichael Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine
Lord David Murray
Lady Nicole Murray
Parent(s)John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl
Margaret Yvonne Leach
ResidenceLouis Trichardt
Websitewww.blair-castle.co.uk
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Bruce George Ronald Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl (born 6 April 1960) is a South African-born[1] hereditary peer in the Peerage of Scotland and Chief of Clan Murray. As Duke of Atholl, he has the right to raise Europe's only legal private army, named the Atholl Highlanders (a unique privilege granted to his family by Queen Victoria after visiting Blair Atholl in 1844).[2]

Early life and career

The elder son of John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl and Margaret Yvonne née Leach (now styled the Dowager Duchess of Atholl),[3][4] matriculated at Jeppe High School for Boys Johannesburg in 1979. He was educated at Saasveld Forestry College before serving his two years' National Service with the South African Infantry Corps.[1] He is currently a volunteer member of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, holding the rank of Lieutenant.[4] Previously he managed a tea plantation, but then ran a signage business producing signs for commercial buildings.[5][6] He was commissioned into the Atholl Highlanders in 2000,[1][7] being appointed as Lieutenant Colonel.[8] Upon the death of his father on 15 May 2012, he succeeded to all his father's titles, becoming the 12th Duke of Atholl.[2][9]

Marriage and children

The Duke first married on 4 February 1984 at Johannesburg Lynne Elizabeth Andrew (born Johannesburg, 7 June 1963)[n 1] and they divorced in 2003.

Together they had three children, two sons and one daughter:[3][4][10][11][12][13][14]

He married Charmaine Myrna (née du Toit) in 2009.

Titles and styles

  • 6 April 1960 - 27 February 1996: Mr Bruce Murray
  • 27 February 1996 - 15 May 2012: Marquess of Tullibardine
  • 15 May 2012 – present: His Grace The Duke of Atholl

Ancestry

Family of Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl
16. George Edward Murray
8. Douglas Stuart Murray
17. Penelope Frances Austin
4. George Murray
18. George Thomas Orlando Bridgeman
9. Harriet Georgina Isabel Bridgeman
19. Emily Mary Bagot
2. John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl
20. John William Eastwood
10. William Edward Eastwood
5. Joan Eastwood
22. Henry William Bidwell
11. Edith Caroline Bidwell
23. Mary Elizabeth White
1. Bruce Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl
24. Charles William Leach
12. Charles Ronald Leach
25. Agnes Mary Bell
6. Ronald Leonard Leach
26. Hans Jacobus Zeederman
13. Louise Adelaide Zeederberg
27. Jessie Gray
3. Margaret Yvonne Leach
28. Bauke Theunis Kleineman
14. Johannes Petrus Stephanus Kleinenberg
29. Maria Magdalena Coetzee
7. Faith Kleinenberg
30. John Skinner Cooksley
15. Letitia Pittendrigh Cooksley
31. Mary Pittindrigh

Notes

  1. ^ Daughter of Nicholas George Andrew of Bedfordview, South Africa, (born in Brighton, June 1939) and Evelyn Donne de Villiers. Nicholas Andrew's parents were Stanley R. Andrew (born 1915 in Wellington, Somerset and Irene M. St John Sherwin (married 1938 in Taunton GRO vol 5c 593)[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Three Generations of the Atholl family to be on parade at Blair Castle - website VisitScotland Perthshire
  2. ^ a b "The Duke of Atholl". The Daily Telegraph. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Information on Murray, Bruce George Ronald - website Royal Genealogy Page of the Department of Computer Science, University of Hull
  4. ^ a b c Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 133.
  5. ^ KAOXA'S SHELTER, THE DIGGING STICK, Volume 17, No 1 ISSN 1013-7521 April 2000, Acknowledgements - website of the South African Archaeological Society
  6. ^ Local Marquess presents colours to Her Majesty - www.zoutnet.co.za
  7. ^ Clan & Septs - website of the Clan Murray Society
  8. ^ Highlander’s Visit (5/29 – 6/7) - website of the Atholl 250th Anniversary Committee
  9. ^ John Murray, the 11th Duke of Atholl, dies in South Africa - website of The Courier
  10. ^ Dukes of Atholl - website of Cracroft's Peerage
  11. ^ Burke's Peerage and Baronetage
  12. ^ http://www.van-gool.info/Leach.htm
  13. ^ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/u/p/Amanda-M-Du-plessis/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0011.html
  14. ^ http://www.southafricansettlers.com/
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Preceded by Duke of Atholl
2012–present 		Succeeded by
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