MURRAY and MURPHY connections
Thanking Vanessa for getting in touch with Helen. Her mum and Helen [author] are DNA Hits and verifies the connected Irish lines, Murray, Murphy and beyond. This family belongs to Helen’s Maternal grandmother’s line Helen Denholm Crawford. Her lines are Crawford/Murphy/Murray/McGee/Brady who were mostly from Monaghan in Ireland and who found themselves in Edinburgh during the Potato Famine of 1846
Vanessa’s words. “My mum came over to Australia when she was 6 years old, however my nan ( who is Alice Ruby Murray) had quite a lot of brothers and sisters. My nanna’s brother Bert remained and had daughters, and one of them Frieda is still living in Edinburgh to this day. I will let Frieda know as I’m sure she will be excited to hear of the connection.“
There are more than one branch of the Murray’s connected two our own. This branch is connected through Helen Denholm Crawford Morrison who was my maternal grandmother. The other main branch of the Murray’s is connected through my paternal line. My great grand father’s sister Valentina Quilietti married Alex. Murray. Both sides of the family have Irish origins.
Vanessa Emerston – AUSTRALIAN Branch
Vanessa’s line.
William Crawford and Annie Murphy the link
VANESSA’S direct line
Henry Murray 1770 and Jane Griffin 1776-1839
Daniel Murray. 1799-1870 and ROSEANN O’NEILL 1808-1872
St. Mary’s RC Broughton Place in Edinburgh was where the marriage took place between Daniel Murray and Roseann O’Neill 4th March 1839.
Daniel’s father Henry Murray 1770-1839 and his mother Jane Griffin 1776-1839 had moved from Ireland and were employed in the Linen Mills where work was ample at this time the surrounding areas of Fife and also in Lanark. Henry may have been. born in County Antrim.
Daniel however became a Master shoe-maker by profession.
They produced 8 children between 1837 and 1851 and most them died in infancy or as young adults. Their eldest daughter Jane was born before their marriage in 1837 but baptised in St. Mary’s.
The 1841 Scottish Census finds Daniel with his family living at 36 West Port and working as a Shoe Maker.
With him his wife, and also James Murray age 19 working as an apprentice shoemaker
[who may have been a brother] and his youngest baby Agnes.
[their two eldest children had by now died].
By 1851 and continuing to 1861 Daniel had moved into the profession of Old Clothes Broker at 165 Cowgate with his wife Roseann and their growing family
- children
- JANE MURRAY 1837-1840
- CHARLES MURRAY 1839-1840
- SARAH MURRAY 1843-1929 married James Hughes, Blacksmith. 5 children. They resided in the Grange area of Edinburgh.
- Henry Murray 1845-1899 see below
- Daniel Murray 1846-1861
- Elizabeth Murray 1850- unknown
- Roseann Murray 1851-1855
HENRY MURRAY 1845-1899
When Henry Murray was born on July 26, 1845, in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, his father, Daniel, was 46 and his mother, Rose Ann was 36. He married Catherine McKenna on February 20, 1865, in Edinburgh In St. Patrick’s RC Chapel in little Ireland which was the Cowgate. Sadly she died shortly thereafter, possibly due to a difficult birth. The couple both lived in the Cowgate which was and still is known as Little Ireland. The Chapel was St. Patrick’s Chapel where so many of our ancestors were baptised and married. The Irish names depict their heritage as does their residences. In fact many of our family were in the rag and bone business where the old clothes were recycled.
First marriage
Henry Murray, Tailor, son of
Daniel Murray, Hawker of Old Clothes
and Rose Anna O’Neill
married Catherine McKenna,
daughter of James McKenna, Mason and
Margaret McGinn.
Henry then married Mary Murphy and they had at least two children together, Daniel Murray 1872-1949 and Mary Ann Murray 1874-1940.
Mary Murphy 1850-1883
Mary’s dad was
Hugh Murphy 1821-1876
and her mother
Annie McGee. 1831-1904
They had seven children, and sisters Mary and Annie are our joint DNA Hits
After Mary’s death Henry married for the third time in 1885 to Ellen Daily. Henry died on March 7, 1899, in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland, at the age of 53.
Third marriage
DANIEL MURRAY’S 1872-1949 – children
Daniel Murray 1872-1949 married Elizabeth Brady Fielding 1875-1934.
He joined the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Scots in WW1
Elizabeth Brady Fielding at the left married Daniel in 1903 [second marriage]
Elizabeth Brady Fielding married
John William McGUIRE
1866–1902
BIRTH 18 JUL 1866 • Edinburgh, Scotland
DEATH 6 FEB 1902 • Edinburgh, Scotland.
They had four children
Francis, Winifred, Elizabeth and Sarah McGuire
In 1902 John died and Elizabeth re-married in 1903 to Daniel Murray.1872-1949
They in turn had the children listed underneath and a couple more who died as infants. They however separated in the year 1925 but never divorced.
MARY or Mae Murray 1904-1985
Daughter Mary or Mae Murray 1904-1985 NSW.
She was born in Middle Arthur Place in Edinburgh. She married in New South Wales in 1923 to Eric Martin Bergstrom Henningsen
1901–1980
BIRTH 31 JUL 1901 • Horsens, Nordjylland, Denmark
DEATH 31.3.1980 • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Henry Murray 1906-1950
Next surviving son was Daniel George or Danny Murray 1910-1950. Photographed here with his dad who died in 1949.
Daniel George MURRAY 1910-1940
James Hughes Murray 1912-1940
Albert George Murray 1914-1992
Albert George Murray 1914-1992
with his wife Isabella Knight Baillie Wilson “Isa”
1918–1992
BIRTH 26 OCT 1918 • Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
DEATH 2 MAR 1992 • Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
George and Isa in later life
AGNES Mary Murray 1918-1997
Agnes Murray 1918-1997
she married
Reginald Clifford Robinson
1907–1990
BIRTH 02.10.1907 • Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
DEATH 11.06.1990 • Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Agnes arriving in Australia
Reginald or Bob and Agnes with their twins and a little daughter – names unknown NSW
ALICE RUBY MURRAY – Vanessa’s Gran 1919-1986
Alice Ruby Murray was born on 30 October 1919 at 23 St. Mary’s Street in Edinburgh which had been the family flat for many years. You can see below that her step-aunt recorded the birth
Henry Brooks (Harry)
1920–1984
BIRTH 18 JANUARY 1920 • Edinburgh, Scotland
DEATH 18 DECEMBER 1984 • North Ryde, Bennelong, New South Wales, Australia
His father was a Music Hall Artist.
In later life Harry Brooks
Alice and Henry in later life Wedding day in Edinburgh
Mary Ann Murray [Daniel’s sister] 1874-1940
An unusual step for such a Catholic family.
They had four children,
JANET MILLAR 1895,
GEORGE MILLAR 1896,
HENRY MILLAR 1899 and
MARY MILLAR 1901-1990
Mary married George Glaister Strathie 1901-1961
in St. Mary’s RC Cathedral in Broughton
They had one known child a daughter Patricia Strathie 1941-1966.
When Mary died in 1940 they were living at 2 Grange Court in Edinburgh, a step upwards in a nice area of the City.
Grange Court 2021 – all newly renovated and upmarket
THE MURPHY connections – Monaghan, Ireland
Hugh Murphy
Our joint 3rd Great Grandfather, Hugh Murphy was born on July 24 1819 in County Monaghan, Ireland, the son of Hugh Murphy, Agricultural Labourer and Catherine McDonald. He married Ann McGee on August 16, 1848, in Ireland. They had eight children in 29 years of whom only 4 survived and of these only Annie and Catherine to over 50.
Moving to Edinburgh during the great famine we find the family at first in Carruber’s Close, off the High Street, with Hugh working as a Costermonger, or seller of small goods in the streets of Edinburgh.
He progressed on and became a Plasterer’s labourer and worked at this for many years. The family moved down to Stevenlaw’s Close, the West Side, just further up the High Street.
Hugh senior died on October 13 1876, in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, at the age of 57.
Ann died in the Poorhouse, Craiglockhart in February 1904 with her second husband in attendance.
CHILDREN of Hugh Murphy and Annie McGee
Mary Murphy 1850-1983
Hugh Murphy Junior 1857-1890
One of their sons became an Artists Model [also called Hugh 1857-1890]. On his death certificate alcoholism attributed greatly to his death.
Annie Murphy 1853-1907
Catherine Murphy. 1855-1926
Catherine Murphy daughter, [third down]
3 Bell’s Wynd, High Street, Edinburgh born 8th May 1855
parents Hugh Murphy age 32 years, county Monaghan, Ireland. Married 1847 County Monaghan Ireland, 2 girls living, one deceased
and Annie Murphy, maiden name McGee her 4th child. Age 26 years, County Monaghan, Ireland. Catherine married in the year 1877 to James Conboy, also of Irish descent. They had a large family and whose descendants are still in Edinburgh today.
THE MURPHY CHILDREN who died in infancy
- Rosie Murphy 1859
- Francis Murphy 1862
- Margaret Murphy 1864
- Sarah Murphy 1866-1867