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Title: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Mike Mahon on Wednesday 24 April 19 13:25 BST (UK)
Hello,  I'm just posting to see if there are any descendants of the Murphy family around.  Descendants of James C Murphy (1848-1909) or his brother Thomas Murphy (1849-1910). 
My grandfather was Francis Xavier Murphy (son of James C Murphy) and I have been learning a bit about the family tree and how a lot of them worked for the railways in the Wexford and Wicklow areas.

James C Murphy would have been my great grandfather, and he married Bridget Winifred Byrne.
Thomas Murphy would have been my great grand uncle and he married Mary Lally Cosgrave (1851-1938) on 20/11/1870.  [her parents were Elizabeth Loughlin and William Cosgrave}

As far as I know James C Murphy was the station master of New Ross Train Station and he is buried in St Stephen's Cemetery.  (I am hoping to come down to visit this later this summer to try and locate his grave).

My grandfather was Francis Xavier Murphy 26/4/1891 - 9/5/1933 and he married my grandmother Elizabeth Enright on 3/3/1919.  He worked as an accountant with the railways and as far as I know a lot of the other family members worked for the railways.

One of my grandfather's sisters Sarah Murphy was born on 30/8/1877 in an area called Macmine in Co.Wexford and she married a Daniel Moran of Rosbercon New Ross on 29 November 1901, and they had a shop on Quay Street.  She died on 16/2/1912.

The rest of the Murphy family I know of are as follows :
Bridget Winifred  11/4/1872 - 13/9/1913  Married a Hugh Johnson Shearman in Westminster England in 1904
Mary  Born 22/3/1874
Ellen  Born 10/10/1875
Joseph 24/5/1879 - 11/10/1931
Thomas
James 11/12/1880 - 26/1/1958 Married a Bridget Mary Monahan
Stephen 13/9/1882 - September 1967 Married a Loreto Warren,   emigrated to the USA
Norah 7/5/1885 - 27/3/1978 Married a John Murphy on 5/9/17
Paul 1/12/1886 - 18/3/1913
Ambrose 5/10/1888 - 11/2/1971 married a Marie Bridget Curran.  At one stage he was the Principal of Poulfor National School   emigrated to the USA.

Of the children of Thomas Murphy and Mary Lally Cosgrave I know of
Joseph A Murphy  (died 1930, married a Sarah Mary Kehoe
Joseph F Murphy
William Murphy 1873 - 1931.  Married a May Hatton
James Murphy 1875 - 1896
Thomas P Murphy born around 1877
Thomas Murphy born around 1879 (I am not sure if perhaps these are the same person)
Elizabeth Murphy 1880 - 1849
Laurence Murphy 1882 - 1960 married a Mary F Ryan
Francis Murphy 1886 - 1946 Married an Annie Nolan
Edmund T Murphy 1889 - 1899

I'd be interested to see if anyone recognises any of them as their ancestors. 

Thanks

Mike
 
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Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Maggsie on Sunday 09 June 19 16:33 BST (UK)
Hi,
This is the Marriage.
Elizabeth was from Ennis.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1919/09675/5508788.pdf
As you have names, places and years, you may find this site easy to use.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/
Births up 1916 last time I looked, Deaths from 1864 and marriage various.
then.......if you would like to look at this site
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/
it's the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland.
Easy to use and free.
lways gere to help, ok
Maggsie
Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Sunday 09 June 19 16:46 BST (UK)


https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/
Births up 1916 last time I looked.....


https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/news/154-update-to-the-civil-records-3

KG
Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Maggsie on Sunday 09 June 19 18:29 BST (UK)
Oh Goody!
 Thanks
Maggsie
Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Hillsguy on Wednesday 20 May 20 16:13 BST (UK)
 Hi Mike, I'm John O'Connor from Australia, My mothers name was Mary Christina Murphy. Thomas Murphy (b1850) was my Great Grandfather, Pierce Murphy was my Grandfather, He also was a Station Master on the railway.
 I'm not sure how old this thread is I came across it through Google.
John O'Connor
Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Hillsguy on Thursday 14 October 21 07:08 BST (UK)
Hi Mike, As a add on to the previous post. I am related to about half the Murphy's that you talk about.
Mary Elizabeth "Lally" Murphy (born Cosgrave) was my Great Grandmother.
What was your parents names?
John O'Connor
Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: spuddy on Friday 08 July 22 22:18 BST (UK)
Oh Goody!
 Thanks
Maggsie
I just found a link that my ancestor, Thomas Murphy may have also been from Wexford.  Until lately, we thought he was from Callen, Killkenny, Ireland.   See:  When Thomas Murphy was born in 1815 in Coolroe, Wexford, Ireland, his father, Thomas, was 20 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 35. He married Mary Ann Reilly and they had ten children together. He also had one daughter with Mary Murphy. He also had one daughter from another relationship. He died in 1900 having lived a long life of 85 years.

Source: 
https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/60751809/person/48183433916/story

So now, I am not sure whether I have the right Thomas or not.  Apparently his father, also named Thomas was married to an Elizabeth Nyhan, Myhan, Meehan????   I also have Barry and Cosgrove ancestors with roots in Wexford, Ireland.  I live in Prince Edward Island (PEI) Canada.  My other Irish surnames are Barry, Collins, Costin, Cosgrove, Lane, Larkin, Mansfield, Meehan?, Murphy, Power. Quinn, Reilly, Sullivan and McCausland   Thank you, Spuddy.
Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Nick J on Sunday 14 January 24 17:05 GMT (UK)
Hi
I am a descendent of Thomas Patrick Murphy born 1877. He was my great great grandfather and a very elusive mysterious character. I would love find out more about him. Can you shed any light on him?
Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Monday 15 January 24 20:43 GMT (UK)

Welcome to RootsChat, Nick  :)

We need more information to be able to help you.

Where was your gt gt grandfather born?

Did you find him on the 1901 Irish census and where?

Was he married before 1901?


Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Nick J on Monday 15 January 24 20:56 GMT (UK)
Hi
Thank you😊. He was born in Enniscorthy wexford I believe, 2nd December 1877. His father was Thomas and mother was Mary aka Lally. He attended st Peters seminary in wexford and failed ordination. He arrived in London in around 1900 with the name Thomas Esmonde. He is on London records until he disappeared in 1905 probably to the USA. He married once to Maud Beatrice Bodfish (my gt gt grandmother) in London in 1902 ish.
Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Monday 15 January 24 21:10 GMT (UK)

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One of my grandfather's sisters Sarah Murphy was born on 30/8/1877 in an area called Macmine in Co.Wexford and she married a Daniel Moran of Rosbercon New Ross on 29 November 1901....

Sarah Murphy's birth record. Born at Macmine townland [sic].
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1877/02995/2097706.pdf

Mackmine townland
https://www.townlands.ie/wexford/shelmaliere-west/clonmore/ballyhoge/mackmine/

Marriage record 1901
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1902/10276/5740303.pdf

Sarah Murphy living at Rosbercon townland.  Her father James Murphy a Station Master.
https://www.townlands.ie/wexford/ida/rosbercon/rosbercon/rosbercon/


Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 16 January 24 00:04 GMT (UK)
I know this is an old thread, but I’m wondering if any of you Murphy descendants have taken DNA tests.

I have Murphy ancestors from Wexford. Mary Murphy (presumably) married Denis Connor some time before 1864, as their daughter, my ancestor, Mary Jane Connor was born “about” 1864.

Apart from the names and her place of birth as “Wexford, Wexford” I know nothing about the Murphys. Other family were born in New Ross.

Investigating DNA might be interesting.  :)
Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Wexflyer on Tuesday 16 January 24 01:53 GMT (UK)

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One of my grandfather's sisters Sarah Murphy was born on 30/8/1877 in an area called Macmine in Co.Wexford and she married a Daniel Moran of Rosbercon New Ross on 29 November 1901....

Sarah Murphy's birth record. Born at Macmine townland [sic].
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1877/02995/2097706.pdf

Mackmine townland
https://www.townlands.ie/wexford/shelmaliere-west/clonmore/ballyhoge/mackmine/

Marriage record 1901
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1902/10276/5740303.pdf

Sarah Murphy living at Rosbercon townland.  Her father James Murphy a Station Master.
https://www.townlands.ie/wexford/ida/rosbercon/rosbercon/rosbercon/

No need for the [sic]. Macmine was and is the standard spelling for the name, whatever the townlands site may say. A very well known name, as it was the site of a railway station and junction - the name of which was Macmine Junction, on the DSER route from Dublin to Waterford.  I have never seen the spelling "Mackmine" before.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/be216cd1/albums/72157633054727416/with/8578211172 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/be216cd1/albums/72157633054727416/with/8578211172)

https://www.wexfordmodelrailwayclub.ie/layouts/Macmine (https://www.wexfordmodelrailwayclub.ie/layouts/Macmine)
Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Tuesday 16 January 24 07:33 GMT (UK)

https://www.logainm.ie/en/52164


Title: Re: Murphys : Railway family from Wexford
Post by: Wexflyer on Tuesday 16 January 24 09:11 GMT (UK)

https://www.logainm.ie/en/52164

There are many examples where the local, Post Office and railway spelling diverge from the O.S.  version. And this is one.