Murphy

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NameMurphyDescriptionRoger Murphy was born in Tipperary, Ireland c.1808. He reputedly arrived in Australia with his wife, Johanna and six sons c.1852 though no shipping records have been located.

John b.1834 (married Margaret Young 1875, died 1907, Kiama)
Roger b.1840 (married Margaret Fields 1880, died 1923, Kiama)
Michael Joseph b.1841 (married Bridget Sweeney, died 1897, Kiama)
Patrick b.1847 (died 1911, Kiama)
Thomas b.1848
James b.1852 (reputedly born at sea, died 1914, Sydney)

The family settled at Jamberoo and they had another son;

Daniel b.1855 Kiama (married Margaret Bourke in 1883, died 1930, Hurstville). Daniel and Margaret farmed at Yellow Rock before moving to Dunmore.

Daniel and Margaret’s son Thomas b.1875, married Margaret Egan (daughter of John and Ellen of Gerringong) in 1908.

Thomas and Margaret farmed at Dunmore until Tom purchased the mail run between Shellharbour Railway Station and the township. Tom and Margaret had seven children;

Brian b.1908,
Bernard b.1909,
Kevin b.1913 (married Grace O’Dwyer)
John P b.1915.
Thomas D b.1918
Eileen Mary b.1921 (married Kevin Keys, died 1994, Albion Park)
Monica

Johanna Murphy died in 1890 and Roger Snr in 1893. They are buried at the Jamberoo Catholic Cemetery, with their son Michael who died 1897, and their grandson, John, who died in 1891, aged 1 year.

Grandson Tom Murphy returned to farming at Dunmore in 1924, and remained there until he retired in 1947.

His wife Margaret died in 1948, and Tom in 1950. They are both buried at Shellharbour General Cemetery.

Information - 'A Jewel in the Illawarra Stella Maris Catholic Church', 1986.

External LinkHay Burned 1863Insolvency Court 1873Death Johanna Murphy 1891Death Roger Murphy Snr 1893Death Mr Roger Murphy Snr 1893Trespass Roger Murphy 1897A Tribute to an Irish Colonist Michael Murphy 1897Kiama Police Court 1898Deaths Mr John Murphy 1907To the Editor 1908Sad Accident Jack Salmon 1913Obituary Mr James Murphy 1914Roger Murphy Jnr Retiring 1917Obituary Roger Murphy Jnr 1923Obituary Roger Murphy Jnr 1923Obituary Mr Daniel Murphy 1930Obituary Mrs Margaret Murphy of Dunmore Illawarra 1939The Late Mrs Margaret Murphy An Appreciation by Mrs K Blanchfield 1939Mrs Margaret Murphy Senior 1939Obituary Mrs M Murphy 1948Death of Prominent Catholic Woman Alice McKillop 1949Weddings Murphy-O'Dwyer 1948Mr Thomas Murphy 65 Years 1950

Family

O'Dwyer

Shellharbour Public School pupils 1932.

Back row l-r: Ron Brown, Charlie Johnson, Doug Graham, ---Wallace, Linus Costello, Noel Rogan, Tom Martin

3rd row l-r: Joan Hockey, Eileen Murphy, Val Rogan, Edna Brown, Irma Walker, Doreen Yabsley, Kath? Warrington, Joyce Costello, Evelyn Brewster

2nd row: l-r: Clyde Hockey, Una Whitfield, ? Parrish, Madge Brown, ? Croft, Jean Shepherd, Daphne Graham, Helen Walsh, Mary Rochford, Margaret Brewster

Front row
l-r: G Wallace, John Fraser, Tom Murphy (Jnr), Tom Croft, Jack Hamilton, Keith Hockey, Walter Towers, Holly (Harold) Hamilton.

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CollectionFamiliesFamilyO'DwyerLocalityDunmore

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