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Mrs Murray's Cat and Dog Home

Dedicated to: 
Location:
Mrs Murray's Home for Stray Dogs and Cats
Brickfield , East Seaton
Aberdeen , AB24 1XL
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Susan Murray

Other names: 
Her maiden name was Torrie
Dates: 
approx 1840 -1919

Susan Torrie was born in Tarves in 1837, the daughter of James Torrie and his wife Isobel Gray. She was the second wife of Andrew Murray, Advocate in Aberdeen, whom she married in 1879. Mrs Murray founded the cat and dog home which still bears her name in 1889. She was helped by her step-daughter Elizabeth (Lizzie) Murray.

Mrs Murray died in 1919 and is buried in Allenvale Cemetery, Aberdeen.

The Val McDermid Mortuary

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The Val McDermid Mortuary

Erected by: 
Dundee University
Date: 
2014
Location:
The Val McDermid Mortuary
Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification , Dow Street
Dundee, DD1 5EH

Val McDermid

Dates: 
born 4 June 1955

Val McDermid was born on 4 June 1955 and grew up in Kirkcaldy, Fife. She went to Oxford University, and then worked as a journalist. Since her first book, Report for Murder, in 1984, she has sold over 10 million copies of 26 crime novels. The ITV series Wire in the Blood was based on her books.

Sources
Val McDermid homepage

Somerville Place

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Somerville Place

Location:
Somerville Place
Dundee, DD3 6JJ

Margaret Somerville

Other names: 
Her married surname was Carmichael
Dates: 
c1786 - 1871

Margaret Somerville was born around 1786 in Lasswade, Midlothian. She married Charles Carmichael, one of two brothers who founded the engineering firm of James Carmichael & Co. The couple had nine children. She was widowed in 1843; the family lived at 1 Somerville Place at the time. She died in 1871.

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Grave of Elizabeth Mure

Dedicated to: 
Date: 
c.1354
Location:
Paisley Abbey

Elizabeth Mure

Title: 
Countess
Other names: 
More, Muir, Mohr, de la Mohr, Countess of Atholl
Dates: 
c.1320-c.1354

Elizabeth Mure is said to have been born at Rowallan Castle, in north Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.

Elizabeth married Robert Stewart, grandson of Robert the Bruce. It is believed that she had been his mistress before they married and it is suggested that she was pregnant on the occasion.
This being the case undoubtedly there was speculation over the legitimacy of their son, John Stewart. This can be supported by Robert seeking religious dispensation and remarrying his wife.

Sources
Elizabeth Mure Stewart
A short extract written by someone who is distantly related to Elizabeth Mure.
The Two Wives of Robert II, King of Scots - Elizabeth Mure and Euphemia Ross
A Short interpretation of Elizabeth Mure's life.

Jute mill women

Tens of thousands of people were employed in the jute industry in Dundee during the 19th and 20th centuries, with women representing up to 75% of the workforce.

The preponderance of female workers led to Dundee being dubbed "She town" with its jute workers known for their stubborn independence.

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Statue of jute mill woman

Dedicated to: 
Erected by: 
Dundee City Council
Designed by: 
Malcolm Robertson
Date: 
2014
Material: 
Bronze
Location:
Lochee
Bank Street
Dundee, DD2 3DB