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Urquhart was born in Bridport, Dorset, England, the son of the artist Murray McNeel Caird Urquhart (1880–1972) and the teacher Bertha Rendall (1883–1984). [3] [2] His father abandoned the family in 1925 when Brian was six years old.
Murray McNeel Caird Urquhart (24 April 1880 – 12 April 1972), commonly known as Murray Urquhart, was a Scottish painter and book illustrator. [1] [2] He was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists. [1] His son, Brian Urquhart, played a significant role in the founding of the United Nations. [3]
William Muir Urquhart (December 22, 1855 – April 14, 1933) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, and public servant. For many years he was treasurer of Lewis County, Washington . [ 1 ] He also served as mayor, councilman, and postmaster of Chehalis, Washington , where he lived and worked for more than fifty years.
Urquhart was born in Patagonia, Chile. [3] Urquhart's parents, Alexander and Betsy Urquhart, were originally farmers in Milton of Culloden, Scotland, who ran a beef business in Chile. [1] [3] Her early education was carried out by her mother on the ranch. [2] When she was 11 years old the family moved back to Milton of Culloden, Inverness. [2]
Elspeth Mary Urquhart was born on 5 January 1940 in New Delhi, British India, one of four children of Major (later Major-General) Roy Urquhart, who was portrayed by Sean Connery in the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far, and his wife Pamela. [1]
The wedding was in London, but the couple went then to Kyshtym, where their first son Kenneth was born the following year. [38] At the end of 1911 Urquhart bought Brasted Place, in Brasted, Kent, England, as a family home, from Henry Avray Tipping. [39] [40] The children of the marriage were: Kenneth Leslie, born 1910 in Kyshtym, died 1974.
Thomas Urquhart's son, Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty became the 12th Chief of Clan Urquhart. [1] He was a student at King's College, Aberdeen at the age of eleven. [1] He was knighted by Charles I of England in 1641. [1] After the Civil War he traveled to Europe and studied work by the French poet François Rabelais. [1]
Roy Urquhart was born in Shepperton, Middlesex, England, on 28 November 1901, and was the son of a Scottish doctor. [2] He was educated at St Paul's School, London, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Urquhart was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry on 24 December 1920. [3] [4] [5] [6]