Elizabeth Mary (Murphy) Kingston (1894-1963)

Elizabeth Mary (Lizzie) Kingston formerly Murphy

Born 22 Sep 1894 in Shannon, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland

Ancestors

Daughter of Moses Murphy and Margaret (Fortune) Murphy

Sister of Anne (Murphy) Redmond and Hannah (Murphy) Byrne

Wife of Martin Joseph Kingston — married 25 Oct 1916 in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Mother of Margaret LaVerne (Kingston) Goehring, Richard Aiden Kingston, Martha Elizabeth Kingston, Josephine Rita Kingston and Francis Eugene Kingston

Died 4 Aug 1963 at age 68 in Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA

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2 Records
3 Census
4 Sources

Biography

Father is Moses Murphy

Mother is Margaret Fortun/Fortune

Married Martin Joseph Kingston

Children:

Margaret Laverne 1918-1984
Richard Aidan 1920-
Josephine Rita 1920-
Martha Elizabeth 1922-
Francis Eugene 1926-

Records

Birth of ELIZABETH MURPHY on 22 September 1894:

Name ELIZABETH MURPHY
Date of Birth 22 September 1894
Location of Birth Shannon
Group Registration ID 11477442
SR District/Reg Area Enniscorthy
Sex Female
Father's Name Moses Murphy, of Shannon
Father's Occupation Blacksmith
Mother's Name Margaret Fortuns (sp?)
Image from https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/

Record of marriage:

Name Martin Joseph Kingston
Event Type Marriage Registration
Event Date 25 Oct 1916
Event Place Lake, Indiana, United States
Gender Male
Marriage License Date 14 Oct 1916
Marriage Place Lake, Indiana
Spouse's Name Lizzie Murphy
Spouse's Gender Female
Officiator's Name Edw F Barrett
Page 500
Number of Images 1

Record of marriage:

Name Martin Joseph Kingston
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 25 Oct 1916
Event Place Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Father's Name Richard
Mother's Name Martha Hickey
Spouse's Name Lizzie Murphy
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Father's Name Moses
Spouse's Mother's Name Mary

United States Social Security Death:

Age 83
Given Name Elizabeth
Surname Murphy
Birth Date 04 Sep 1895
State Indiana
Last Place of Residence Lake, Indiana
Previous Residence Postal Code 46324
Event Date Nov 1978

Census

1901 Irish Census (Residents of a house 7.2 in The Shannon (Enniscorthy Urban, Wexford):
Name	Age	Birth year	Sex	Relation to head	Religion	Birthplace	Occupation	Literacy	Irish Language	Marital Status	Specified Illnesses
Moses Murphy	50	1851	Male	Head of Family	Roman Catholic	Co Wexford	Blacksmith	Read and write	-	Married	-
Margaret Murphy	33	1868	Female	Wife	Roman Catholic	Co Wexford	-	Cannot read nor write	-	Married	-
Mary Bridget Murphy	8	1893	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic	Co Wexford	-	Read and write	-	Not Married	-
Lizzie Murphy	6	1895	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic	Co Wexford	-	Read and write	-	Not Married	-
Felis Murphy	4	1897	Male	Son	Roman Catholic	Co Wexford	-	Cannot read nor write	-	Not Married	-
Annie Murphy	3	1898	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic	Co Wexford	-	Cannot read nor write	-	Not Married	-
Hannah Murphy	1	1900	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic	Co Wexford	-	Cannot read and write	-	Not Married	-

1911 Irish Census (Residents of a house 116 in The Shannon (Enniscorthy Urban, Wexford):
Name	Age	Birth year	Sex	Relation to head	Religion	Birthplace	Occupation	Literacy	Irish Language	Marital Status	Specified Illnesses	Years Married	Children Born	Children Living
John Armstrong	33	1878	Male	Head of Family	Church of Ireland	Co Wexford	Flour and Corn Merchant	Read and write	English	Married	-	7	4	4
Louisa Armstrong	33	1878	Female	Wife	Church of Ireland	-	-	Read and write	-	Married	-	7	4	4
John Armstrong	6	1905	Male	Son	Church of Ireland	-	Scholar	Read and write	-	Single	-	-	-	-
Eleanor Armstrong	4	1907	Female	Daughter	Church of Ireland	-	Scholar	Read and write	-	Single	-	-	-	-
Clement Armstrong	3	1908	Male	Son	Church of Ireland	-	-	Neither	-	Single	-	-	-	-
Leslie Armstrong	1	1910	Male	Son	Church of Ireland	-	-	Neither	-	Single	-	-	-	-
Bridget Tyrrell	23	1888	Female	Servant	Roman Catholic	Co Wexford	Cook Domestic Servt	Read and write	English	Single	-	-	-	-
Lizzie Murphy	17	1894	Female	Servant	Roman Catholic	Co Wexford	Nurse Domestic Servt	Read and write	English	Single	-	-	-	-

1911 Irish Census (Residents of a house 6 in The Shannon (Enniscorthy Urban, Wexford):
Name	Age	Birth year	Sex	Relation to head	Religion	Birthplace	Occupation	Literacy	Irish Language	Marital Status	Specified Illnesses	Years Married	Children Born	Children Living
Moses Murphy	60	1851	Male	Head of Family	Roman Catholic	Wexford	Black Smith	Read and write	-	Married	-	20	6	5
Margaret Murphy	44	1867	Female	Wife	Roman Catholic	Wexford	-	Cannot read	-	Married	-	20	6	5
Mary Brigid Murphy	19	1892	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic	Wexford	Dressmaker	Read and write	-	Single	-	-	-	-
Felix Murphy	15	1896	Male	Son	Roman Catholic	Wexford	Scholar	Read and write	-	Single	-	-	-	-
Annie Murphy	13	1898	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic	Wexford	Scholar	Read and write	Irish and English	Single	-	-	-	-
Hannah Murphy	11	1900	Female	Daughter	Roman Catholic	Wexford	Scholar	Read and write	-	Single	-	-	-	-
Nora Kenny	75	1836	Female	Boarder	Roman Catholic	Queen County	-	Read and write	-	Widow	-	40	2	-
Joseph Kingston	21	1890	Male	Boarder	Roman Catholic	Waterford	Black Smith	Read and write	-	Single	-	-	-	-

1920 US Census (living at 198 Hamilton Court, Hammond Ward 7, Lake, Indiana, USA):
Name	Relation to head	Marital Status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Birthplace	Year of Immigration	Year of Naturalization	Occupation
Joseph Kingston	Self	Married	Male	30	1890	Ireland	1914		Pipe Man City Fire Dept
Elizabeth Kingston	Wife	Married	Female	25	1895	Ireland	1916
Margaret Laverne Kingston	Daughter	Single	Female	1 yr 11 mos	1918	Indiana
John Kingston	Brother	Single	Male	27	1893	Ireland	1916	1919	Millwright Standard Steel Co.

1930 US Census (living at 303 Carroll Street, Hammond, Lake, Indiana, USA):
Name	Relation to head	Marital Status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Birthplace	Age at marriage	Year of Immigration	Naturalization	Occupation
Joseph Kingston	Head	Married	Male	38	1892	Ireland	25	1915	Yes	Fireman with Fire Dept
Elizabeth Kingston	Wife	Married	Female	35	1895	Ireland	22	1917	Yes
Laverne Kingston	Daughter	Single	Female	12	1918	Indiana
Richard Kingston	Son	Single	Male	9	1921	Indiana
Josephine Kingston	Daughter	Single	Female	5	1925	Indiana
Eugene Kingston	Son	Single	Male	3	1927	Indiana

1940 US Census (living at 5654 Claude Avenue, Area A, Hammond, North Township, Lake, Indiana, USA):
Name	Relation to head	Marital Status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Birthplace	Occupation
Joseph Kingston	Head	Married	Male	48	1892	Irish Free State	Fireman with the City
Elizabeth Kingston	Wife	Married	Female	44	1896	Irish Free State
M La Verne Kingston	Daughter	Single	Female	22	1918	Indiana	Saleswoman at Retail Dept Store
Richard A Kingston	Son	Single	Male	19	1921	Indiana	Bus Cleaner at Bus Garage
Josephine R Kingston	Daughter	Single	Female	15	1925	Indiana
Joseph Byrne	Nephew	Single	Male	14	1926	Indiana
Frances G Kingston	Son	Single	Male	13	1927	Indiana
Margaret Byrne	Niece	Single	Female	13	1927	Indiana

Sources

Record of Birth from https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/

Irish Census 1901 from www.census.nationalarchives.ie

Irish Census 1901 actual document from www.census.nationalarchives.ie

Irish Census 1911 for the Armstrongs from www.census.nationalarchives.ie

Irish Census 1911 for the Armstrongs actual document from www.census.nationalarchives.ie

Irish Census 1911 from www.census.nationalarchives.ie

Irish Census 1911 actual document from www.census.nationalarchives.ie

US Census 1920 from findmypast.co.uk

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFW7-5ZN : accessed 23 December 2016), Elizabeth Kingston in household of Joseph Kingston, Hammond Ward 7, Lake, Indiana, United States; citing ED 71, sheet 4B, line 68, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 445; FHL microfilm 1,820,445.

US Census 1930 from findmypast.co.uk

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH9F-B5W : accessed 23 December 2016), Elizabeth Kingston in household of Joseph Kingston, Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 133, sheet 2A, line 30, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 601; FHL microfilm 2,340,336.

US Census 1940 from findmypast.co.uk

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1TT-RLL : accessed 23 December 2016), Elizabeth Kingston in household of Joseph Kingston, Area A, Hammond, North Township, Lake, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 45-95, sheet 18B, line 70, family 476, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1067.

"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V97H-D3G : 20 May 2014), Elizabeth Murphy, Nov 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

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