The repetition of given names, especially
naming first born sons after their father or grandfather, is a tradition with
centuries of history behind it. I find it extremely confusing, especially when trying to
understand how the many different Murrays that scatter Hamilton’s history are
connected.
Murray Street, Hamilton runs parallel to
Beaumont Street to its east, neatly truncated at its northern end by Lindsay
Street and south at Denison Street. The Scots Kirk, dedicated in 1887 and
considered one of the finest pieces of church architecture in the Northern
District, occupies the corner of Tudor and Murray Streets. Inside the Kirk are
three stained glass windows – each a memorial to a man with the name David
Murray. Were there three?