 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Murray akapinda paYunivhesiti yeEdinburgh kubva muna 1732 kusvika muna 1735, asati anyoresa paYunivhesiti yeLeiden muNetherlands. Muna 1737, akatanga rwendo rwetsika rwezana remakore rechi18 rwaizivikanwa seGrand Tour; rwendo urwu rwaisanganisira Roma, imwe yenzvimbo dzayo dzainakidza yaiva James Stuart akanga aendeswa kune imwe nyika. Chinangwa chevaJacobite chakanga chakarara zvikuru kubvira pakumuka kwa1719uye apo Murray akasangana naye, James akanga achirarama chinyararire muRoma arasa tariro yose yokudzorerwa. 