Person Page 3,221
Mary Shea
b. 1821, d. 22 June 1904
Birth
Mary Shea was born in 1821 in Ireland.1,2 She witnessed the birth of James Murphy on 3 June 1865 in Campbells River, NSW, Australia.3,4,5,6
Parents
| Father | Denis Shea (b. about 1797, d. 27 March 1858) |
| Mother | Mary Horgan (b. circa 1795, d. August 1855) |
Family life
Children with John Murphy (b. 1819, d. 31 July 1894)
| Son | Daniel Murphy (b. 1 January 1837, d. before April 1850) |
| Son | John Murphy+ (b. about 1840, d. 7 February 1929) |
| Son | James Murphy+ (b. November 1843, d. 5 November 1919) |
| Daughter | Honora Murphy (b. 29 January 1847) |
| Son | Daniel Francis ("Donald") Murphy (b. April 1850, d. 9 February 1935) |
| Daughter | Mary Gertrude Murphy (b. April 1853) |
| Daughter | Abigail Murphy (b. 2 June 1856, d. 26 December 1897) |
| Daughter | Johanna Murphy (b. 25 November 1858, d. 19 July 1900) |
Residence information
Mary Shea immigrated on 25 August 1853 to Sydney, NSW, Australia, at Sydney Quarantine Station. The family traveled aboard SS Talavera which left Southampton on 31 May 1853.1,8 John Murphy and she lived in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, about 1854.8
Death
Mary Shea witnessed the death of Mary Murphy on 12 December 1867 in Campbells River, NSW, Australia.9,6 He witnessed 's burial on 13 December 1867 in Campbells River, NSW, Australia.9,6 He witnessed 's burial on 20 December 1867 in Campbells River, NSW, Australia.10,6 Mary Shea died from senile decay on 22 June 1904 at age ~83 in Bathurst. She was survived by 3 sons and 2 daughters, plus 70 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.11,12 
She was buried on 24 June 1904 at Bathurst Cemetery in Bathurst.12
She was buried on 24 June 1904 at Bathurst Cemetery in Bathurst.12 Memorial
There is a memorial to Mary Shea at Bathurst Cemetery in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. Follow this link for information and images of her memorial.
Citations
- [S389] Murphy family entry, Talavera, Passenger list, 6 Sep 1853; in 4/4935 (Kingswood: Archives Office of NSW), 2465.
- [S1148] Death Certificate, Denis Shea, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, 2596/1858.
- [S434] Birth Certificate Vol 1868 No 06313, parents James and Ann, Bathurst, Mary Murphy, (21 Dec 1868), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
- [S431] Birth Certificate, James Murphy, Vol 1865 No 5526, parents James and Ann, Bathurst, (30 Jun 1865), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Sydney.
- [S1762] Divorce file, 83/1878. State Archives, Kingswood, NSW, Australia. NRS 13495, 1873-1967, 1969-1976, James Murphy v Ann Murphy and Henry Herring, Affidavit of Petitioner, James Murphy, dated 29 July 1878, filed 9 Aug 1878, clause 4.
- [S1766] Template Error
- [S1086] Marriage Certificate, John Murphy and Mary Shea, 1 Feb 1836, General Register Office, Ireland. Glenbeigh marriages.
- [S476] Edited, "James Murphy, Esquire," in Australian Men of Mark, Vol. 2, Series 2. (Sydney: Charles F Maxwell, 1889.)
- [S432] Death Certificate, Mary Murphy, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1867 No 4129.
- [S433] Death Certificate, Abbey Elizabeth Murphy, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1867 No 4130.
- [S1144] Murphy Shea Gravestone, Cemetery, Bathurst; James Fleming, 2018.
- [S1767] Obituary: Mary Murphy (nee Shea) 1821-1904, The Orange Leader, 24 Jun 1904, p2.
| Context | Ch forebears Ch Kessey forebears Pedigree Murphy |
| Last Edited | 17 April 2023 |