My MURPHY ancestors went to Australia from the townland of Bog West near Mayglass in County Wexford, Ireland. Dennis MURPHY, son of Phillip MURPHY (c1793-1867) and Mary LAMPORT (c1780 -?), emigrated from Ireland with his spouse, Jane Elizabeth MURPHY (nee WHEELOCK), and children on the clipper ship 'Shalimar' arriving in Victoria, Australia, on 9 February 1855. Dennis was about 43 years of age when he arrived. Dennis MURPHY had been a farmer in Ireland and he became a cab proprietor in Melbourne, Victoria.
Dennis and Jane MURPHY are buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery, Victoria. Their children were William James (13 years), Mary (10 years), Philip Charles (7 years), James (4 years) and Jane Elizabeth (infant). Only William James MURPHY and his brother James MURPHY had children in Australia. Philip Charles MURPHY died in Greymouth, New Zealand.
I am a great grandson of William James MURPHY (c1841-1909), grandson of George Davidson MURPHY (1880-1933) and son of George 'Lionel' MURPHY (1914-1976).
The last MURPHY to have lived at house 2 in Bog West, County Wexford, was Mary MURPHY who, at the time of the 1911 Census of Ireland (according to the National Archives of Ireland), was aged 69 years. In 1911, Mary - who never married - lived with her brother-in-law, James KING, a widower aged 55 years, and his son, James KING aged 20 years. James KING had married Bridget MURPHY (daughter of John MURPHY, farmer) on1 Feb 1883. Bridget KING (nee MURPHY) died some time between 1890 and 1901.
There are entries in the Baptismal Register of the Mayglass Catholic Church for the (combined) Mayglass and Ballymore Parish in the Diocese of Ferns, County Wexford, for some of my MURPHY ancestors.
I believe the siblings of Phillip MURPHY include John MURPHY (c1814-?), Walter MURPHY (c1822-?) and James MURPHY (1823-?).
I also believe Mary LAMBERT was christened 29 Aug 1780 in the Parish of Old Ross, Carnagh, Ballyanne and Cushintown, County Wexford.
Important surnames in Daryl's family tree (in alphabetical order) are ADAMS, DONOHUE, DOYLE, GLADMAN, HARRISON, KING, LAMPORT or LAMBERT, MARONEY, MURPHY, POWELL and WHEELOCK.
As to specific information I'm looking for, I'd be delighted to learn:
(1) what happened to Dennis MURPHY's (c1812-1895) parents, namely, Phillip MURPHY (c1793-1867) and Mary LAMPORT/LAMBERT (c1780-?) ? Did they die in County Wexford or did they too emigrate and, if so, where to?
(2) BDM information about siblings of Dennis MURPHY.
(3) ancestral information about Phillip MURPHY and his spouse (including their siblings).
At a more general level, I'm keen to (1) connect with my MURPHY Irish relatives, (2) confirmation of my researching so far or corrections that I need to make and (3) connect with other genealogists with an interest in my particular MURPHY ancestors.
Daryl MURPHY
Brisbane Queensland Australia
dasmurphy
Sunday 6th May 2012, 11:09PMMessage Board Replies
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Hello Daryl,
I don’t know if you have tried to find a civil record of the death of Philip or his wife in the Wexford area, if you were to find such records the person relationship between the person registering the death and the deceased would have been recorded. Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
Best regards Michael.
Michael Browne
Thursday 18th Apr 2013, 12:25PM -
Belated thanks Michael.
My exploration of the civil registrations has revealed more than one possible death for Phillip/Philip Murphy, as follows:
Phillip Murphy
in the Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958
Name: Phillip Murphy
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1793
Date of Registration: 1867
Death Age: 74
Registration District: Wexford
Volume: 14
Page: 539
FHL Film Number: 101583
Philip Murphy
Ireland Civil Registration Indexes
Name Philip Murphy
Event Type Death
Event Date 1871
Event Place Wexford, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year 1871
Registration District Wexford
Age 87
Birth Year (Estimated) 1784
Volume Number 19
Citing this Record
"Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRTD-BYD : 10 March 2018), DEATHS entry for Philip Murphy; citing Wexford, 1871, vol. 19, p. 588, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,585.
SR District/Reg Area - Wexford
Death of PHILIP MURPHY in 1871
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Name PHILIP MURPHY
Date of Death 1871
Group Registration ID N/R
SR District/Reg Area Wexford
Deceased Age at Death 87
Returns Year 1871
Returns Quarter 4
Returns Volume No 19
Returns Page No 588
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Philip Murphy
Ireland Civil Registration Indexes
Name Philip Murphy
Event Type Death
Event Date 1869
Event Place Wexford, Ireland
Registration Quarter and Year 1869
Registration District Wexford
Age 72
Birth Year (Estimated) 1797
Volume Number 9
Citing this Record
"Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRRC-RM7 : 10 March 2018), DEATHS entry for Philip Murphy; citing Wexford, 1869, vol. 9, p. 666, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,584.
SR District/Reg Area - Wexford
Death of PHILIP MURPHY in 1869
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Name PHILIP MURPHY
Date of Death 1869
Group Registration ID N/R
SR District/Reg Area Wexford
Deceased Age at Death 72
Returns Year 1869
Returns Quarter 2
Returns Volume No 9
Returns Page No 666
Rather than pay for multiple entries, may I please ask whether there is any way that - with your assistance - I might be able to filter/refine the possible deaths?
Thanks in advance
Daryl Francis Murphy
dasmurphy
Saturday 17th Oct 2020, 05:58AM