Christopher Murray (1848 - abt. 1913)

Born Jul 1848 in Baltrasna, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland

Son of James Murray and Anne (Brennan) Murray

Husband of Ellen (Glynn) Murray — married 5 May 1873 in Mullingar, Ireland

Descendants

Died about 24 Feb 1913 at about age 64 in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland [uncertain]

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Biography

Christy Murray was born in Ireland.

Christopher Murray was born in early July 1848 in Baltrasna, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. He is the son of James Murray (a farm labourer) and Anne Brennan. He was baptised in Mullingar parish on 13th July. His sponsors were Christopher Brennan (possibly an uncle) and a woman called Ann (surname illegible).^[1] He is known to have an older brother called Thomas and a younger sister called Elizabeth. No other siblings have been found.

Christopher married Ellen Glynn in Mullingar Cathedral on 5th May 1873. His employment at the time was listed as a "servant". The witnesses were named as Laurence Bradley and Biddy Cormack.^[2][3][4]They had eleven children (six girls and five boys) but one of the boys, Thomas, died as an infant. Their other ten children reached adulthood. On many of the birth records, Christopher's occupation is given as a "Labourer", most likely a farm labourer as they lived in a rural area.

In 1901, Christy was a 53 year old labourer living at Patrick St, Mullingar with his wife and two youngest sons Christy (age 11) and Charles (age 5). ^[5][6][7]Ellen, his wife, died in 1903 at the age of just 48 years from "asthenia" (general weakness and exhaustion). In 1911 Christy was 64 years old and living at Hibernian Ave, North Dock, Dublin with his daughter Annie and her family. He was described as an unemployed labourer.^[8][9][10] In both census years it is recorded that Christy cannot read.

Christopher may have died in the District Hospital, Mullingar on 24th February 1913. The death record is likely but unconfirmed (see research notes). ^[11][12] His burial location is unknown.

Research Notes

Discrepancy of marriage date:
The church register states that Christopher and Ellen married on 5th May but the civil marriage record states the marriage was on 18th May. Names of the sponsors are the same on both records. The church register has several marriages listed for 5th May and then several more immediately below dated 18th May. The incorrect date for Christopher and Ellen's marriage may have been transferred to the civil record by a clerical error.

Uncertainty of Christopher's date of death:
There is nothing that specifically identifies this Christopher on the death record at Mullingar in 1913. However, the approximate age, the occupation of labourer and marital status of widower are correct. The only way to verify if this is the correct death record would be if a burial record is identified with the same date of death.

Burial record:
It is not known where Christopher and his wife Ellen are buried. It is probably in the main Mullingar town cemetery but further research is needed.

Sources

1. ↑ Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Mullingar, Meath, Westmeath, Ireland First name(s) Christopher Last name Murray Baptism year 1848 Baptism date ? Jul 1848 Parish Mullingar Alternative parish names Gaynstown, Mullingar, Walshestown and Gaynstown, Walshestown Diocese Meath County Westmeath Country Ireland Father's first name(s) James Father's last name Murray Mother's first name(s) Ann Mother's last name Brennan Archive National Library of Ireland Register type Baptism National Library of Ireland register http://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000639818#page/1/mode/1up Record set Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from Ireland
2. ↑ "Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1740-1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6PSD-79SW : 16 September 2023), Christopher Murray, 1873.
3. ↑ Civil marriage record: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1873/11273/8134721.pdf Accessed 29th October 2023
4. ↑ Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages Mullingar, Meath, Westmeath, Ireland First name(s) Christopher Last name Murray Marriage year 1873 Marriage date 05 May 1873 Parish Mullingar Alternative parish names Gaynstown, Mullingar, Walshestown and Gaynstown, Walshestown County Westmeath Diocese Meath Country Ireland Spouse's first name(s) Ellen Spouse's last name Glynn Archive National Library of Ireland Register type Marriage National Library of Ireland register http://registers.nli.ie//registers/vtls000635197#page/1/mode/1up Record set Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Marriages Collections from Ireland
5. ↑ Ireland Census 1901 Mullingar Urban, Westmeath, Ireland First name(s) Christy Last name Murray Relationship to head Head of family Marital status Married Sex Male Age 53 Birth year 1848 Birth place Meath Occupation Labourer Townland/Street Patricks St. South Side District electoral division Mullingar Urban County Westmeath Country Ireland Religion R Catholic Literacy Cannot read Image link http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Westmeath/Mullingar_Urban/Patricks_St__South_Side/1783702/ Family member first name(s) Ellen, Christy, Charles Family member last name Murray Record set Ireland Census 1901 Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Ireland
6. ↑ "Ireland Census, 1901," , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPBR-M3V7 : 11 April 2022), Christy Murray, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland; citing Census, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland, 0000789662, Public Record Office of Ireland, Belfast.
7. ↑ 1901 census transcript: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001265033/ Accessed 29th October 2023
8. ↑ Ireland Census 1911 Hibernian Avenue, Dublin, Ireland First name(s) Christopher Last name Murray Sex Male Birth year 1847 Census date 2 April 1911 Age 64 Relationship to head Father in law Marital status Widowed Marital status as transcribed Widower Birth place as transcribed Co Westmeath Birth place Westmeath, Ireland Birth town - Birth county Westmeath Birth country Ireland Occupation Labourer umemployed Religion Roman Catholic Literacy Cannot read House number 6 Townland/street Hibernian Avenue District electoral division North Dock County Dublin Country Ireland Image link http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Dublin/North_Dock/Hibernian_Avenue/13870 Family member first name(s) Michael, Annie, Thomasena, Christopher, Eillen Family member last name Nolan Record set Ireland Census 1911 Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Ireland
9. ↑ "Ireland Census, 1911," , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QYDS-DRN2 : 23 March 2023), Christopher Murray in entry for Michael Nolan, 1911; citing Ireland, Census, National Archives of Ireland, Dublin.
10. ↑ 1911 census transcript: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000048590/ Accessed 29th October 2023
11. ↑ Possible civil death record image for Christopher Murray: https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1913/05342/4487656.pdf Accessed 29th October 2023
12. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRV7-557 : 10 March 2018), DEATHS entry for Christopher Murray; citing Mullingar, Jan - Mar 1913, vol. 3, p. 200, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,605.

DNA confirmation

Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal Family Tree DNA test match between David Browne and Olivia Murray, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are James Murray and Anne Brennan, the great great grandparents of both David Browne and Olivia Murray. Predicted relationship from Family Tree DNA: 3rd Cousin - 5th Cousin, based on sharing 20 cM across 2 segments.