William's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1877 in the Saint Olave Southwark district.[1]
1881 Census: Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom[2]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Ebenezer Murch
Head
M
32
Pattern Maker
Samuel Murch
Son
M
5
Ayrshire
William Murch
Son
M
3
Sarah Murch
Wife
Married
F
27
Wife
Argyllshire
Agnes Murch
Daughter
Unmarried
F
7
Scholar
Ayrshire
Sarah Murch
Daughter
Unmarried
F
0
Ayrshire
1891 Census: Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom[3]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Ebenezer Murch
Head
M
42
Engineers Patternmaker
Agnes Murch
Daughter
F
17
Boot & Shoe Shop Woman
Ayrshire
Samuel Murch
Son
M
15
Nailmaker
Ayrshire
William Murch
Son
M
13
Scholar
Ebenezer Murch
Son
M
7
Scholar
Lanarkshire
Sarah Murch
Wife
Married
F
36
Argyllshire
Archibald Murch
Son
M
4
Lanarkshire
1901 Census: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom[4]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Ebenezer Murch
Head
Married
M
51
Corporation Batha Supt
ENGLAND
Sara Murch
Wife
Married
F
46
TARBERT, ARGYLLSHIRE
William Murch
Son
Single
M
23
Fireman
ENGLAND
Ebenezer Murch
Son
Single
M
17
Apprentice Engineer
GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND
Archie Murch
Son
Single
M
14
Message Boy
GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND
Angus Murch
Son
M
7
Scholar
GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND
Livenston Murch
Son
M
4
GLASGOW, LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND
William was in a military record on 17 December 1917. His service number was 112527.[5]
William's death (age 84) was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1961 in the Gosport district.[6]
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 7 November 2022)
Murch, William (Mother's maiden name: Smith). GRO Reference: 1877 Oct-Nov-Dec in Saint Olave Southwark Volume 01D Page 345.
↑1881 Census:
"Scotland Census, 1881"
citing p. 10, PRO T 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 203,673.
FamilySearch Record: KMJ8-TFF (accessed 7 November 2022)
William Murch (3) son in household of Ebenezer Murch (32) in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
↑1891 Census:
"Scotland Census, 1891"
citing p. 3, GRO6/275, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 220,276.
FamilySearch Record: KS66-7HV (accessed 7 November 2022)
William Murch (13) son, Scholar, in household of Ebenezer Murch (42) in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
↑1901 Census:
"Scotland Census, 1901"
FamilySearch Record: 7Y6M-D63Z (accessed 7 November 2022) FindMyPast Image
William Murch (23), single son, Fireman, in household of Ebenezer Murch (51) in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Born in ENGLAND.
↑Military:
"UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940"
The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Kew, Surrey, England; Air Ministry: Air Member for Personnel and Predecessors: Airmen's Records; Series Number: AIR 79 Ancestry uk Record 61400 #5078 (accessed 7 November 2022)
Name: William Murch; Gender: Male; Age: 40; Birth Date: 1877; Service Date: 17 Dec 1917; Service Number: 112527; Spouse: Jessie Murch; Next of Kin: Jessie Murch; Relation to Airman: Wife.
↑Death Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007"
General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 6b; Page: 319 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7579 #41343026 (accessed 7 November 2022)
William Murch death registered Apr-May-Jun 1961 in Gosport (age 84).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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