Ellen Ruby Bowen
b. 16 September 1882, d. 14 April 1912
Person Exhibits
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Ellen Ruby Murphy (nee Bowen), circa 1912
Detailed biography
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Family surname
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Birth
Ellen Ruby Bowen was born on 16 September 1882 in Timbrebongie. Her father was a 29 year old hawker from Bathurst and her mother was 22 years old from Sydney. They lived at Timbrebongie near Dubbo. She had a living brother and sister and a deceased brother
1,2,3,4
Parents
Family life
Working life
- On 14 April 1912 Ellen Ruby Bowen was occupied with housework while living at in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.2
Death
Ellen Ruby Bowen died on 14 April 1912 at age 29 at Bourke District Hospital in Bourke.
2 She was buried on 15 April 1912 at Roman Catholic Cemetery in Bourke.
2 ![Gravestone of Ellen Ruby Murphy nee Bowen in Bourke Cemetery](../st/picicon.png)
Memorial
There is a memorial to Ellen Ruby Bowen at Bourke Historical Cemetery in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.
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Citations
- [S358] Birth Certificate 345/1882, Ellen Ruby Bowen, (23 October 1882), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
![Birth Certificate for Ellen Ruby Bowen, 23 Oct 1882](../st/picicon.png)
- [S456] Death Certificate, Ellen Ruby Murphy, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1912 No 4939.
- [S474] Interview with Ena Ruby Murphy (Bourke), by Halvene Therese Kessey, 1983. Fleming Family History Archive (Sydney.)
- [S602] Marriage Certificate, George Charles Reed Murphy and Ellen Ruby Bowen, 18 October 1905, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW. 1905/9105.
![Murphy-Bowen Marriage Certificate, 18 Oct 1905](../st/picicon.png)
- [S598] Death Certificate, George Charles Reed Murphy, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Queensland, Vol 1949 No 4538 6165.
![Death Certificate for Ceorge Charles Reed Murphy, 11 Dec 1949](../st/picicon.png)
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