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wiki commons244 Hills Road, Seatoller, Amboy
244 Hills Road, Seatoller
1911
Harold James Ruthven Murray, 42, Civil Service HMI of Schools, born Camberwell
Kate Maitland, 37, born Faversham
Kenneth Crossthwaite, 8, born Wolverhampton
Katharine Maud Elizabeth, 1, born trumpington
Daisy Ellen Andrews, servant, 19, cook, born Essex
Jessie Burgess, servant, 16, nurse, born Cambridge
Harold James R Murrey
Harold James R Murray (1868-1955) was an educationalist, inspector of schools and a prominent chess historian. He was the first to publish the theory that chess originated in India. His father was Sir James Murray, the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Kenneth C Murray (1903-1972) was an archaeologist and teacher.
1950
The house was bought by Denis and Biddy Marian; it included a dental surgery. They renamed the house Amboy as they had both worked as doctors at Sloan Kettering hospital in Perth Amboy in the USA. They brought up two boys in the house.
2008
House sold following death of Denis Marian.
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