Lillian (Palmer) Murray (1899 - 1978)

Born 12 May 1899 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1978 at age 79 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Lillian was born in 1899. She was the daughter of George Palmer and Sarah Argyle. She lived with her parents in Northfield, Worcestershire, England in 1901^[1] She lived with her parents and siblings in Jarrow, Durham, England in 1911.^[2] They emigrated to Canada, where she lived with her mother and sisters in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1916.^[3]

Lillian married Alexander Milne Murray in 1921. They had children. By 1930, Lillian was a widow living in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. Her parents were living nearby.^[4]

Lillian passed away in 1978. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS39-2BK : 21 May 2019), Lilian Palmer in household of George Palmer, Northfield, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Kings Norton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWC6-6Q1 : 6 July 2019), Lilian Palmer in household of George Palmer, Jarrow, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMPS-TDL : 10 August 2022), Lillian Palmer in entry for Sarah Palmer, 1916.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCSW-V56 : accessed 16 April 2023), Lillian Murray, Portland (Districts 271-553), Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 455, sheet 7B, line 77, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1953; FHL microfilm 2,341,687.
5. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Pat Murray, Thursday, October 2, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154695666/lillian-murray: accessed 16 April 2023), memorial page for Lillian Murray (1899–1978), Find A Grave: Memorial #154695666, citing Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by: Find a Grave.