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William James Murphy (1899 - 1962)

William James Murphy
Born in Walhalla, Victoriamap
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Husband of — married 16 Feb 1921 in 11 Victoria Parade, Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoriamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , [private son (1920s - 2000s)], [private son (1920s - 2010s)] and
Died at age 62 in Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoriamap
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Biography

William James, son of John Harrison Murphy and Sarah Cook, was born in 1899 in the gold-mining town of Walhalla, Victoria, Australia[1].

He married Caroline Alice Tupper in 1921 at Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria[2]. William's usual place of residence was 32 Crawley Street, Reservoir, Victoria. Their marriage certificate shows that as of 16 February 1921 both William James MURPHY and Caroline Alice TUPPER lived at 31 Errol Street, North Melbourne, Victoria. William was employed at the time in the railways and Caroline worked in the boot trade.

William and Caroline had 4 children.

According to his death certificate, William's occupation in 1962 was barman.

William James died in 1962 at Heidelberg, Victoria, aged 63[3]. He was buried in the Protestant Section, Compartment B, Grave 2779, of Fawkner Memorial Park (Register No 271046) on 24 Feb 1962 along with Caroline Alice (TUPPER) MURPHY, aged 83, buried 10 Jun 1983.


Sources

  1. Birth: Registry of BDM Victoria reg no 30507/1899 at https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au
  2. Marriage: Registry of BDM Victoria reg no 2374/1921 at at https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au
  3. Death: Victorian Registry of BDM Victoria no 3827/1962 at https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au




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