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Sidney Hedley Waterlow McMurray (1871 - 1938)

Sidney Hedley Waterlow (Sydney) McMurray
Born in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 67 in Prahran, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

This profile is part of the McMurray Name Study.

Sydney was born in 1869 in Closeburn, Dumfries, Scotland, the son of William McMurray and his wife, Margaret Corson.[1]

In the 1881 Census of Scotland he is living with his parents, his paternal grandmother and 4 siblings at Newton Farm at Closeburn, Dumdries.[2]

He married Margaret Heaton in York in 1893.

In the 1901 Census of England he is living with his wife, Margaret and 2 daughters in Runcorn, Cheshire. He is a coachman. One daughter was born in Dumfriesshire and the other was born in Cheshire.[3]

He and his wife and 4 children migrated to Victoria, Australia on the "Miltiades" from London, arriving at Brisbane, QLD on 22 Dec 1910. He was described as a farmer and they were assisted immigrants.[4]

By 1911 Victorian Police where enquiring as to his whereabouts as he was supposed to be farming in the Western districts of Victoria.[5]

In 1917 Sydney applied to become an Australian War Worker under a joint Australian government/ British government scheme to supply labourers and navvys for War work in the UK. He was accepted and his agreement was signed on 07 May 1917. He was residing in Shepparton, VIC at that time and was married.

He embarked on the SS "Clan MacGillivray" from Fremantle, Western Australia on 22 May 1917, arriving in Plymouth, England on 27 Jul 1917.

Sydney commenced work as a labourer at Messrs. Boots & Sons, Ramsgate on 31 Jul 1917.

He was off work for more than 16 weeks from 15 May 1918 resulting from a workplace accident which injured his foot. He was able to return to work on 10 Sep 1918.

He returned to Australia on the SS "Barambah", departing Tilbury on 23 Dec 1918.

Sydney was the thistle inspector for Kialla & Dookie Ridings in the Shepparton Shire in 1921.[6]

In 1922 and 1923 Sydney was fined in Shepparton, VIC for failing to ensure his children attended school.[7][8] A judgement was made against him in the Shepparton Court of Petty Sessions in 1923 for unpaid rent on his house and land.[9]

In 1931 his daughter Euriel died in Shepparton, VIC. He was resident at Tungera, VIC at that time.[10]

He passed away in 1938.

Sources

  1. ↑ Sidney Hedley Waterloo Mcmurray in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 - FHL Film Number: 6035516 ; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.; Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
  2. ↑ Sidney Hedley Waterton McMurray in the 1881 Scotland Census - Source Citation: Parish: Closeburn; ED: 5; Page: 6; Line: 24; Roll: cssct1881_321; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1881 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.; Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  3. ↑ Sydney McMurray in the 1901 England Census - Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 3337; Folio: 83; Page: 8; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901.
  4. ↑ S McMurray in the Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 - Source Citation: Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Series: VPRS 7666; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009.; Original data: Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports). Microfiche VPRS 7666, copy of VRPS 947. Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria.; Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (Foreign Ports). Microfiche VPRS 7667, copy of VRPS 947. Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria.; Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (New Zealand Ports). Microfiche VPRS 13439, copy of VRPS 947. Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria.; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kingdom. Microfiche VPRS 14. Public Record Office Victoria, North Melbourne, Victoria.
  5. ↑ Sydney Hedley W McMurray in the Victoria, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1855, 1864-1924 - Reference Description: AU7103-1911 Victoria Police Gazette 1911; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1855, 1864-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.; Original data: Victoria Police Gazette Indexes. CD-ROM. Ridgehaven, South Australia: Gould Genealogy and History, 2009.
  6. ↑ UNDER THE CLOCK. (1921, May 19). Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1953), p. 2. Retrieved September 13, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article174156665
  7. ↑ UNDER THE CLOCK. (1922, April 13). Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1953), p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179181633
  8. ↑ Petty Sessions (1923, September 24). Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1953), p. 2. Retrieved September 13, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179143118
  9. ↑ Under the Clock. (1923, December 13). Shepparton Advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1953), p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article179144162
  10. ↑ Family Notices (1935, January 16). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1. Retrieved September 13, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11007695
  • Birth - ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk - Statutory registers - Births - MCMURRAY SIDNEY HEDLEY W; M; 1871; 816/ 5; Closeburn
  • Marriage - FreeBMD.org.uk - Marriages Jun 1893 - Heaton Margaret; McMurray Sidney Hidley W; York; 9d; 9
  • Death - Victoria BMD Death index - Event: deaths; Registration number: 8855 / 1938; Family name: MCMURRAY; Given name(s): Sidney Hedley; Place of event: PRAHRAN, Australia; Personal detail Mother's name: Margaret; Mother's family name at birth: UNKNOWN; Father's Name: MCMURRAY John William




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