James Murphy (abt. 1833 - 1916)

Born about May 1833 in Ireland

Husband of Mariah (Finn) Murphy — married before 1865 in Canada

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1916 at about age 83 in Tamworth, Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada

Biography

James Murphy was born in Ireland and immigrated to Canada in 1843. Census records vary on his date of birth:

• 1836 (age 45) / 1881 Census
• 1832 (age 59) / 1891 Census
• 1833 (age 68) / 1901 Census
• May 1844 (age 67) 1911 Census

Married to Mariah Finn and lived in Sheffield, Addington, Ontario, Canada. Together, they had at least 9 children:

• Maria Murphy (1866-????) + John Townsend (1864-????)
• Dalia Murphy (1867-????)
• Thomas Murphy (1869-????)
• Richard Murphy (1871-????)
• James/Jim Murphy (1874-????)
• Dominic/Donald Murphy (1877-????)
• John Murphy (1879-????)
• Maggie/Margaret Murphy (1883-????)
• Hugh Murphy (1889-1935)

• Fact: Immigration (1843)
• Fact: Residence (1891) Sheffield, Addington, Ontario, Canada
• Fact: Residence (31 Mar 1901) O, Addington, Ontario, Canada
• Fact: Residence (1911) Lennox and Addington Sub-Districts 1-35, Ontario, Canada
• Fact: Burial (1916) Erinsville, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
• Fact: Residence Sheffield, Addington, Ontario, Canada

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 August 2018, 08:30), entry for James Murphy(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6WM-LD9); contributed by various users.
• 1911 Census of Canada: Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada [FamilySearch, AG]
• 1901 Census of Canada: Addington, Ontario, Canada [FamilySearch]
• 1891 Census of Canada: Addington, Ontario, Canada [FamilySearch]
• 1881 Census of Canada: Sheffield, Addington, Ontario, Canada [FamilySearch]
• James Murphy (1830-1916) in Assumption Catholic Cemetery at Erinsville, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. FindAGrave memorial 153726780.