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Murphy

Origin of the Murphy surname

Murphy may be a modern form of the ancient Irish name "O'Murchada", first found in county Wexford. They were descended from the younger son of Enna Cincealagh, King of Leinster and formerly possessed a large territory in county Carlaw known as the High Feliny. Spelling variations include: Murphy, Morchoe, O'Murphy, Murfie, Murfree, Morfie and many more.

Murphy migration to Australia

John Murphy was born at Glanbagh, County Kerry, about 1819, son of Darby Murphy and Johannah. After childhood, John found employment as a farm labourer. At the age of 20 he married Mary Shea and the first of their five children was born the following year. Two more sons and two daughters followed during the next 13 years. The family emigrated to Australia aboard Talavera and arrived in Sydney on 25 August 1853. The family went to the Bathurst district and settled down.

Murphy pedigree

Our Murphy ancestors include the following people. Click on any name to access a computer-generated page of information about that person and a list of the information sources.

George Charles Reed Murphy (b. 24 Dec 1880, d. 11 Dec 1949)
- James Murphy (b. Nov 1843, d. Nov 1919)
  - John Murphy (b. 1819, d. 31 Jul 1894)
    - Jeremiah ("Darby") Murphy (b. ca. 1790, d. bef 1853)
    - Johannah (b. ca. 1795, d. aft 1853)
  - Mary Shea (b. 1821, d. 22 Jun 1904)
    - Denis Shea (b. abt 1797, d. 27 Mar 1858)
      - Daniel Shea (b. ca. 1770)
      - Honora Barrett (b. ca. 1771)
    - Mary Horgan (b. ca. 1795, d. Aug 1855)
      - Daniel Horgan (b. ca. 1760, d. bef 1849)
      - Grace (b. ca. 1765, d. bef 1849)
- Prudence Reed (b. 3 Jul 1846, d. 29 Oct 1940)
  - Private James Reed, 80th Regiment of Foot (b. 14 Dec 1808, d. 30 Jan 1898)
    - Thomas Reed (b. Aug 1765, d. 17 Feb 1853)
      - William Reed (b. ca. 1745, d. 7 Jan 1786)
      - Sarah Martin (b. ca. 1745, d. 16 Aug 1802)
    - Elizabeth Sutton (b. ca. 1767, d. 1 Apr 1809)
  - Frances Heazle (b. 1812, d. 5 Apr 1895)
    - Sergeant Benjamin Heazle (b. ca. 1792, d. 28 Dec 1850)
    - Elizabeth Wilson

Notable Murphy ancestors

Click on the name of any of the notable ancestors listed below to read a short biography that I have written about them.

Murphy family memorials

For centuries families have created memorials to honour their forebears, including headstones, church monuments, memorial cards, obituaries and much more. This website is, in a way, just another innovation in this regard. Each of the links below takes you to a memorial page that is dedicated to that particular deceased ancestor.