Thomas Murray (1877 - 1935)

Born 2 Feb 1877 in Barrogstown, County Kildare, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Watterson) Murray — married 29 Apr 1911 in Malew, Isle of Man

Died 1935 at about age 57 in Malew, Isle of Man

Biography

Thomas was born in 1877. He is the son of Patrick Murray, labourer, and his wife Jane Murphy. ^[1] He was christened on 4 Feb 1877 in Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland. His godparents were William Blake and Anne Blake.^[2]

In 1911 he was working as a farm servant looking after the horses at Silverburn. He was living there the same year when his marriage was registered.^[3] Thomas Murray, son of Patrick Murray, married Catherine Watterson, daughter of Thomas Watterson, on 29 Apr 1911 in Malew, Isle of Man.^[4]

In 1921 he was a farm labourer working for Mr. Cowley, Middle Farm. He was married with two children.

He died in 1935 at the age of 59.^[5]

Census

• 1881 Isle of Man Census: Name: Thomas Murray; Sex: Male; Age: 4; Event Date: 1881; Event Place: Malew, Isle Of Man, Isle Of Man; Registration District: Isle Of Man; Birth Year (Estimated): 1877; Birthplace: Wicklow, Ireland; Marital Status: Single; Relationship to Head of Household: Son

Patrick Murray Head M 50 Wicklow, Ireland

Jane Murray Wife F 43 Wicklow, Ireland

Esther Murray Daughter F 20 Wicklow, Ireland

Jane Murray Daughter F 10 Wicklow, Ireland

Michael Murray Son M 7 Wicklow, Ireland

James Murray Son M 5 Wicklow, Ireland

Thomas Murray Son M 4 Wicklow, Ireland

Susan Murray Daughter F 2 Wicklow, Ireland^[6]

• 1891 Isle of Man: First name(s) Thomas; Last name Murray; Relationship Son; Marital status Single; Sex Male; Age 15; Birth year 1876; Birth place Ireland; Occupation Farm laborer;; Institution location White Hoe in the Parish of Braddan Isle of Man; Full address Billown, Arbory Road, Malew, Isle of Man; House name Billown; Street Arbory Road; Town Derby Haven; Parish Malew;; Registration district Isle of Man^[7]

Patrick Murray Head Married Male 62 1829 Farm laborer Ireland

Jane Murray Wife Married Female 51 1840 - Ireland

Susan Murray Granddaughter - Female 12 1879 Scholar Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Thomas Murray Son Single Male 15 1876 Farm laborer Ireland

• 1911 Isle of Man: First name(s) Thomas; Country Isle Of Man; Last name Murray; Registration district Isle of Man; Sex Male; Birth year 1878; Age 33; Relationship to head Servant; Marital status Single; Occupation Farm servant after horses; Birth place Co Wicklow; Full address Silverburn, Malew, Isle of Man; Parish Malew^[8]

James Kinvig Head Married Male 58 1853 Farmer Arbory I O M

Isabella Kinvig Wife Married Female 49 1862 - Santon I O M

Thomas Murray Servant Single Male 33 1878 Farm servant after horses Co Wicklow

• 1921 Isle of Man: First name(s) Thomas; Last name Murray; Sex Male; Birth year 1875; Census date 19 June 1921; Age as transcribed 46 y 4 m; Relationship to head Head; Marital status Married; Transcribed birth place Ireland, C Wicklow; Nationality Resident; Occupation Farm Labourer; Employer Mr Cowley Middle Farm; Number of minor dependants 2; Language spoken English; Language used to complete form English; Person making return Thomas Murray; Full address as transcribed Middle Cottages, Lewargue; Parish Braddan; Registration district Braddan; Borough, town or parish Braddan; County Isle of Man; Country Isle Of Man; ^[9]

Thomas Murray Head Male 1875 46 Wicklow, Ireland Farm Labourer Mr Cowley Middle Farm

Catherine Murray Wife Female 1876 44 Malew, Isle of Man, Isle of Man Home Duties -

Mary Murray Daughter Female 1911 9 Malew, Isle of Man, Isle of Man - -

Tom Murray Son Male 1913 7 Rushen, Isle of Man, Isle of Man -

Research Notes

Barrogstown is in the Electoral Division of Maynooth, in Civil Parish of Laraghbryan, in the Barony of North Salt, in the County of Kildare.^[10] It is West of Dublin.

Sources

1. ↑ https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1877/03024/2108147.pdf
2. ↑ Catholic Parish Registers, The National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 06615 / 09 Maynooth, Kildare and Dublin, Ireland No. 1079 image
3. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IOM%2FKILLEN%2FMAR%2F003570 Page number 287; Entry number 9; Source Isle of Man Marriages 1849-1979
4. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_574553359
5. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=IOM%2FKILLEN%2FBUR%2F088953 Volume B; Page number 297; Source Isle of Man Deaths 1877-2011; Record set Isle Of Man, Deaths And Burials 1598-2011; Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Subcategory Parish Burials
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WS-GNMZ : 12 December 2017), Thomas Murray in household of Patrick Murray, Malew, Isle Of Man, Isle Of Man; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 2, Piece/Folio 5608/14, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,527.
7. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1891%2F0031672223 Sub district I; Enumeration district 6; Ecclesiastical parish or district St Lupus; Archive reference RG12; Piece number 4690; Folio 129; Page 6; Schedule 40
8. ↑ Registration district number 635; Sub district number 1; Enumeration district 5/4; Archive series RG14; Piece number 34714; Schedule 36; Census reference RG14PN34714 RD635 SD1 ED5/4 SN36; RG 78 piece number 2006
9. ↑ Archive The National Archives; Sub-district number 4; Archive series RG 15; Piece number 28068; Schedule number 41; Schedule type code M; District reference RD IoM RS 4 ED 1, 2, 3, 4; Schedule type Isle of Man household, single page, 10 entries
10. ↑ https://www.townlands.ie/kildare/north-salt/laraghbryan/maynooth/barrogstown/

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