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John Murphy
b. about 1840, d. 7 February 1929
Family surname
For more information about the Murphy surname click here.
Birth
John Murphy was born about 1840 in Ireland.1
Parents
| Father | John Murphy (b. 1819, d. 31 July 1894) |
| Mother | Mary Shea (b. 1821, d. 22 June 1904) |
Family life
John Murphy and Johannah Foran were married on 19 August 1862 in Brisbane Valley Creek.
Children with Johannah Foran (b. 1837, d. 9 June 1916)
| Daughter | Mary Murphy (b. circa 1863, d. 25 May 1916) |
| Daughter | Catherine E Murphy (b. 1864) |
| Son | John Murphy (b. 1865) |
| Daughter | Ellen T Murphy (b. 1867) |
| Daughter | Catherine A Murphy (b. 1873) |
| Son | Daniel Murphy (b. 1877, d. 19 January 1955) |
| Daughter | Helen Murphy (b. 1879) |
| Daughter | Hannah Murphy (b. 1884) |
| Son | Henry Murphy (b. 1889) |
Residence information
On on 25 August 1853, James, Honora, Daniel, and Mary arrived at aboard. they was at age ~34 years old.1,2 John Murphy resided with John Murphy and Mary Shea in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, about 1854.2
Involvement in crime
John Murphy was was charged with conspiring with Henry Neale to defeat the ends of justice on 16 October 1866 in Bathurst. The prosecution alleged that they had tried to persuade Dennis Clifford from giving evidence against James Murphy on a charge of saddle setaling. They were supposed to have offered Clifford six pounds inducement. They pleaded not guilty and the verdict was not guilty.3
Death
Citations
- [S389] Murphy family entry, Talavera, Passenger list, 6 Sep 1853; in 4/4935 (Kingswood: Archives Office of NSW), 2465.
- [S476] Edited, "James Murphy, Esquire," in Australian Men of Mark, Vol. 2, Series 2. (Sydney: Charles F Maxwell, 1889.)
- [S1679] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1846 Prudence Whye Murphy, page 5, Empire newspaper, 19 Oct 1866, http://nla.gov.au/nla.newsarticle60601266
- [S905] "Descendants of Patrick Grady and Margaret Whalan", Athol Lamont; Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
- [S1143] Murphy x 4 Gravestone, Cemetery, Bathurst; James Fleming, 2018.
| Context | Murphy clan |
| Last Edited | 15 March 2022 |