James Murphy (abt. 1810 - 1891)

Born about 1810 in Glenbrien, Wexford, Ireland

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Bateman) Murphy — married 21 Apr 1844 in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1891 at about age 81 in MacDonaldtown, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

James Murphy was born in Ireland.

James Murphy migrated from Ireland to Australia in 1842.

James MURPHY ^[1]was believed to have been born in Glenbrien, Wexford, Ireland. James' DOB has not been confirmed but abt 1816 is most likely given he provided that information himself on the birth certificate of his son Charles. He gave 27 as his age when boarding the Hope in 1841/1842 = 1815/6. If he had been in Australia as suggested for 50 years when he died, that would make him about 25 when he arrived in about 1841.^[2] James gives his place of birth as Glenbryan Wexford when registering the birth of his son Charles in 1856. Enniscorthy Co Wexford is indicated in the shipping record for the Hope.

In the Oylegate baptism register there is a baptism registered for a James MURPHY in Feb/Mar1810, to parents Morris MURPHY and Margaret SINNOTT, sponsors Peter WHITTY and Bridget DORAN, who also may be relations of some kind.^[3] It is considered that this record is the most likely.

James Murphy arrived in Australia at age 27 in 1842 on the ship 'Hope' being a native of Enniscorthy Wexford, Ireland. Stating he was a carpenter by trade, son of 'Morris' and Margaret Murphy. Single. He was to be engaged by Robert Fitzgerald on his estate at Windsor for 18 pounds per year, with rations, destination Windsor (same place as Eizabeth Kennedy in 1841). James could read and write and was of the Roman Catholic faith.^[4]

His character was certified as good by Edward HAY Ballynastgan (?) and Pat k RICKAFORD (?) Ballymacdonfin. His state of bodily health strength and probable usefulness was also described as very good and certified by Pat k O'Domker??? of Enniscorthy.

The ship left Liverpool on 10th October 1841 and arrived in Australia on 28 January 1842. The 1841 census was taken on 7th June 1841, given this he should appear as most emigrants lived in England for some time whilst waiting to gain passage on a ship, but to date I have been unable to identify him.

He married Elizabeth Jane KENNEDY on 21 April 1844, at Windsor, New South Wales. Both signed their names which was unusual for the time.^{[5] [6]} Shortly afterwards they moved to the Shoalhaven district. They had six children together.

On the same ship were Margaret and Michael Murphy (son of John and Margaret Murphy (possibly relations), Margaret and Mary Kennedy (possibly relations of Elizabeth), William, Catherine and George Ryan from County Clare (Maria Ryan witness at James' and Elizabeth marriage in 1844 at Windsor).

After leaving Windsor some time after 1844, by 1846 James was residing at Terara in the Shoalhaven District. It is understood that shipbuilding was being undertaken in the area. As he was a carpenter by trade he may have been employed there in the industry. By 1875 he was living nearby in Back Forest.

In 1875 James was arrested and charged with the murder of his neighbour Mary Boland and later his wife. At the trial , James is described as tall and thin and a decent, quiet, kind, industrious and inoffensive man. He was kind to his family and occasionally took a little grog. Whilst sober he was on good terms with his wife. He was believed to have never ill treated his wife, but they did not live well together and were known to quarrel, occasionally getting into drunken rows. They had 4 or 5 children who were married and living in the district in about 1875, they had been brought up well and were considered respectable. He was charged with the willful murder of his wife Elizabeth and also of her friend Mary Boland, but acquitted on both charges.

The admission register to goal indicates in 1875 at age 62 he has white hair and is bald, has grey eyes, was 5'10 1/4" tall and weighed 144 pounds. It also indicates that the forefinger of his right hand had been injured, the tops of the fingers of the left hand displaying wear, consistent with having the trade of a carpenter.

He died on 10 October 1891 of senile decay. At the time, he was living with his son Charles at 38 Rochford Street MacDonaldtown, NSW.^[7][8] He is buried in the Catholic cemetery at Rookwood NSW. There is no headstone.^[9]

James' death certificate in 1891 indicates his parents names were James Murphy, hotel keeper, and Mary Ann. Informant was son Charles. No parents names were listed on their marriage certificate. The information provided on the HOPE states his parents names were Morris and Margaret which is probably more accurate given he gave those names himself. The references to James and Mary Ann are most likely to have been confused by relatives in Australia and probably relate to his sister Mary Ann and her husband James Cosgrave, still living in Ireland.

Evening News (Sydney, NSW) 10 Oct 1894

MURPHY - In fond and loving memory of our dear father, James Murphy, who departed this life October 10 1891 aged 84. Inserted by his loving daughter and son in law, Margaret and John Foley.

Notes

For more information on my ongoing research, please refer to the Murphy Research page for Glenbrien, Wexford.

DNA

Relationships have now been confirmed back to this ancestral couple from 8 descendants, Sandra Lehn, Joan Coates, John Roberts, Private Roberts , Michael Stevens, John Walton, the great grandson of Hilda Jacobsen Hebblewhite, the granddaughter of James Charles Foley and the great granddaughter of Mary Elizabeth Aylward nee Foley.

However the shared segments matches on chromosomes 1,^[10][11] 2,^[12] 3,^[13][14],^[15], 4,^[16][17]6, ^[18] 7,^[19]8,^[20]9,^[21][22][23]10, ^[24][25][26]14,^[27][28]15, ^[29]16, ^[30]19,^[31]20,^{[32] [33]}23,^[34] cannot yet be assigned as belonging to either James MURPHY or Elizabeth BATEMAN, without further matches.

If you think you are related to James or his family back in Ireland and are interested in DNA testing, please contact Veronica Williams.

To view the current segment map of this ancestral couple at DNA Painter, please click here.

Sources

1. ↑ Veronica Williams created WikiTree profile Murphy-4176 through the import of MURPHY_2013-08-13_2013-08-25.ged on Aug 24, 2013.
2. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, NSW State Records, Database online. Bounty immigrant.
3. ↑ BDM - Ireland, Roman Catholic Baptisms 1804-1820, Oylegate, Wexford Ireland. WHGS. Accessed 16 Nov 2014. Record for James Murphy 1810.
4. ↑ Shipping Records, NSW State Records, Bounty Immigrants 1828-1842; HOPE - Reel 1344. Arrived 29 Jan 1842.
5. ↑ BDM - Certificates, MURPHY to Kennedy marriage - NSW BDM Index - V18442541 93/1844.
6. ↑ Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
7. ↑ BDM - Certificates, MURPHY James - Death NSW 11034, 558 - 1891.
8. ↑ Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
9. ↑ Cemetery visit, Veronica Williams, Rookwood Catholic Cemetery. MURPHY James, 19th September 2008. Photos taken by Veronica Williams.
10. ↑ Chromosome 1 shared between Joan Coates, John Roberts,, Michael Stevens, John Walton and the great grandson of Hilda Jacobsen Hebblewhite. Combined segment range 210.8-233.8, triangulated segments 215.5-232.2, 16.9cMs.
11. ↑ Chromosome 1 shared between Joan Coates, John Roberts, and the the granddaughter of James Charles Foley. Segment range 190-201.2, 7.5cMs. Needs triangulation with more distant cousins.
12. ↑ Chromosome 2 shared between Sandra Lehn and Private Roberts. Shared segments 68.1-86.9, 19.4cMs.
13. ↑ Chromosome 3 shared between John Walton, Sandra Lehn, the granddaughter of James Charles Foley and the great granddaughter of Mary Elizabeth Aylward nee Foley. Combined segment range 171-191, triangulated segments 171.7-179.6, 12.6cMs and 138.7-191, 16.8 cMs.
14. ↑ Chromosome 3 shared between John Walton and the granddaughter of James Charles Foley. Segment range 153-178.7, 24cMs. Not yet triangulated.
15. ↑ Chromosome 3 shared between Michael Stevens and the granddaughter of James Charles Foley. Segment range 98.2-141, 40.5cMs. Not yet triangulated.
16. ↑ * Chromosome 4 shared between Private Roberts and Sandra Lehn. Shared segment range 30.7-38, 7.3cMs and 59.5-76.1, 12.2. Needs triangulation with more distant cousins.
17. ↑ Chromosome 4 shared between Joan Coates, John Roberts, Private Roberts, Michael Stevens, the granddaughter of James Charles Foley and the great granddaughter of Mary Elizabeth Aylward nee Foley. Combined segment range 138.5-146.8 and 151.1-191, triangulated segments 163.4-191, 50.1 cMs.
18. ↑ Chromosome 6 shared between Michael Stevens and the great granddaughter of Mary Elizabeth Aylward nee Foley. Shared segment range 161.9-166.9, 9.9cMs. Not yet triangulated.
19. ↑ Chromosome 7 shared between Sandra Lehn, John Roberts and Michael Stevens. Triangulated segment 105.7-131.7, 21.5cMs
20. ↑ Chromosome 8 shared between Sandra Lehn and Joan Coates. Shared segment range 135-142.8 approx 16cMs. Not yet triangulated. NOTE:This segment includes a possible small IBP area 137-139.
21. ↑ Chromosome 9 shared between Private Roberts, John Roberts and the granddaughter of James Charles Foley. Shared segment range 1.7-5.2 approx 10.4cMs. Needs triangulation with more distant cousins.
22. ↑ Chromosome 9 shared between Sandra Lehn and Joan Coates. Shared segment range 31-76 approx 11.4cMs. Not yet triangulated. Includes large IBP area.
23. ↑ Chromosome 9 shared between John Walton, Private Roberts, Michael Stevens and the granddaughter of James Charles Foley. Combined segment range 92.9-126. Triangulated segments 106-124.8, 25.4cMs.
24. ↑ Chromosome 10 shared between Joan Coates, John Roberts, Private Roberts, Michael Stevens and the great grandson of Hilda Jacobsen Hebblewhite. Triangulated segment range 89.2-101.3, 12.5cMs.
25. ↑ Chromosome 11 shared between John Walton, Sandra Lehn, Michael Stevens and the granddaughter of James Charles Foley. Combined segment range 0-7.8. Triangulated segments 1.8-5.9, 9.1cMs.
26. ↑ Chromosome 12 shared between John Roberts, Private Roberts and the granddaughter of James Charles Foley. Shared segment range 57-89, 24cMs. Needs triangulation with more distant cousins.
27. ↑ Chromosome 14 shared between Sandra Lehn and 3 Roberts family cousins Joan Coates, Private Roberts and John Walton. Shared segment range 18.3-25.4, approx 16.4cMs. Needs triangulation with more distant cousins. NOTE: This segment includes a possible small IBP area 18.3-21.
28. ↑ Chromosome 14 shared between Joan Coates, John Roberts, Private Roberts and the great grandson of Hilda Jacobsen Hebblewhite. Shared segment range 89.2-101.3, 12.5cMs. Needs triangulation with more distant cousins.
29. ↑ Chromosome 15 shared between John Roberts, Private Roberts and the granddaughter of James Charles Foley. Shared segment ranges 49.3-68.1, 21cMs and 57-86.9, 28cMs. Needs triangulation with more distant cousins.
30. ↑ Chromosome 16 shared between John Roberts, Joan Coates, Private Roberts and the granddaughter of James Charles Foley. Shared segment ranges 53.7-85, 48.3cMs. Needs triangulation with more distant cousins.
31. ↑ Chromosome 19 shared between Sandra Lehn and 3 Roberts family siblings Joan Coates, Private Roberts and John Roberts and the granddaughter of James Charles Foley. Combined segment range 2.8-52 approx 70cMs, triangulated segments 2.5-17.7, 35.2cMs.
32. ↑ Chromosome 20 shared between Sandra Lehn and 3 Roberts family cousins Joan Coates, Private Roberts and John Walton and and the granddaughter of James Charles Foley. Combined segment ranges 4.7-40 approx 47cMs, not yet triangulated. Also, 56.2-61.7, approx 18.7cMs, needs triangulation with more distant cousins. Adjacent segment of 1.9-4.9 is triangulated by only at 6.7cMs.
33. ↑ Chromosome 20 shared between Joan Coates, Private Roberts, John Roberts and the great grandson of Hilda Jacobsen Hebblewhite. Combined segment ranges 1.9-4.9 approx 6.7cMs. However adjacent segment ranges 4.7-40 approx 47cMs, not yet triangulated.
34. ↑ Chromosome 23/X shared between Sandra Lehn, the granddaughter of James Charles Foley and the great granddaughter of Mary Elizabeth Aylward nee Foley. Combined segment ranges 45.6-72.1 approx 16.2cMs. Triangulated segment area 48.8-68, 6.9cMs.

See also:

• BDM - NSW, www.bdm.nsw.gov.au, MURPHY Margaret - Birth V1846601 63/1846.

• BDM - Certificates, MURPHY John - Baptism - NSW Wollongong, No 2319, Vol 68, 1851.
• BDM - Certificates, MURPHY Charles - Birth - NSW 7663/31/1856.

• BDM - Certificates, MURPHY James - Death NSW 7827/1867.

• BDM - Certificates, MURPHY Charles - Death - NSW Shoalhaven, No 7633, Vol 31.

• BDM - Certificates, MURPHY John Charles - Death NSW 10693/1909.

• BDM - Certificates, MURPHY Charles - Death - NSW Shoalhaven, No 7633, Vol 31, 1919.

• BDM - Certificates, FOLEY Margaret - Death - NSW 9575/1928.

• MURPHY MARGARET601/1846 V1846601 63JAMESELIZABETH
• MURPHY ELIZABETH1966/1847 V18471966 65JAMESELIZABETH
• MURPHY JAMES1995/1848 V18481995 65JAMES ELIZABETH
• MURPHY JOHN 2319/1851 V18512319 68 to JAMES ELIZABETH
• MURPHY CHARLES7663/1856 JAMESELIZABETH @SHOALHAVEN
• MURPHY EDWARD16146/1866 JAMESELIZABETH @WELLINGTON
• MURPHY MICHAEL J12196/1868 JAMES ELIZABETH @FORBES

• Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #197340492 (accessed 19 April 2023)
  Memorial page for James Murphy (unknown-11 Oct 1891), citing Rookwood Catholic Cemeteries and Crematoria, Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia (plot: M1 sect 11 grave 93); Maintained by Kaz Bee (contributor 49124188).