J.K. Rowling married physician Neil Murray in 2001.
The couple married in a private ceremony at Killiechassie House in Scotland on 26 December 2001. Killiechassie is a historic estate in Perthshire, and the discreet setting reflected the family’s wish to keep the event away from intense public attention.
Rowling had previously been married to Portuguese television journalist Jorge Arantes. Their daughter, Jessica, was born in 1993. Rowling and Murray later had two children, a son named David and a daughter named Mackenzie.
The 2001 wedding took place while the Harry Potter series was still being published. The fourth novel, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, had appeared in 2000, and the fifth book followed in 2003. This timeline helps distinguish the marriage from major milestones such as Rowling’s first publication in 1997 and the completion of the series in 2007.