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Record #23788
Name :
: Abraham George MURPHY (1898 - 1917)
  aka : Private Murphy


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 Sep 1898

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 23 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, Gateshead
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Lens
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 May 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Victorian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Children?s Aid Society of London

Agency
: Childrens Aid Society
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Abraham Murphy.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Abraham George Murphy
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1898
Registration District: Gateshead
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 913

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Abraham George Murphy
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 26 Oct 1898
Baptism Place: St. Aidan, Gateshead, Durham, England
Father: Mark Murphy
Mother: Annie
FHL Film Number: 1514579
Reference ID: item 4 p 32

1901 English Census records place the family of Annie T and Mark S Murphy in Gateshead, Durham, England. In residence are their children John (7), James (5), Abraham (2) and William (3 months).

1911 English Census records place Abraham Murphy as an Inmate in Gateshead Union Workhouse at High Team, Gateshead, Durham, England. Abraham is listed as 12 years of age born about 1899 in Gateshead, Durham, England.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: MURPHY
Given Name: Abraham
Age: 16
Sex: M
Ship: Victorian
Year of Arrival: 1914
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1914-04-29
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1914-05-09
Party: Children?s Aid Society of London
Destination: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Comments: See also T-5562
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4807
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 29 May 1916 in Brandon, Manitoba. Abraham Murphy was born 13 Sep 1898 in Gateshead, England. He was a Farmer by trade in Virden, Manitoba. His Next of Kin was his Brother, Henry (Original name of his Father was scratched out, the name Henry is very hard to make out), Murphy of Merton House, Irewit Road, Whittley Bay, Northumberland, England. 5'6" in height with blue eyes and light brown hair. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he had previously been reported Missing, and then Killed in Action at an attack on Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin was Mr. James Murphy of 3 Trewitt Road, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England. His body was not recovered for burial. His name is written on the Vimy Memorial, Vimy, Nord Pas de Calais, France.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56681711 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-27 08:35:52 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-27 08:36:17 /

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