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Record #23788

Name :: : Abraham George MURPHY (1898 - 1917)
aka : Private Murphy
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 13 Sep 1898
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
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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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3096	ABRAHAMS, Nathan	1895	ENG,	Aug 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Unknown
3100	ABRAMS, Mary Ann	1898	SCT, , Dumfries	May 1913 : Victorian	CAN	Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester
13137	ADAMSON, Arthur	1893	ENG, LAN, Bury	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
8819	ADAMSON, John	1891	ENG, LAN, Oldham	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
9868	ADAMSON, John	1897	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jun 1906 : Victorian	CAN	Louisa Birt
2977	ADDERLEY, Fanny Hannah	1896	ENG, STS, Gnosall	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
9143	ADDY, Albert William H.	1893	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Feb 1907 : Victorian	CAN	Louisa Birt
17052	ALDRED, Eric Woodman	1894	ENG, LAN, Manchester	Apr 1910 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
2979	ALLANSON, Lily	1899	ENG, CHS, Warrington	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
5652	ANDERSON, Rose Ellen	1892	ENG, LAN, Bolton	Jul 1907 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
27648	ANDREWS, William	1902	ENG, SRY, Wandsworth	Jul 1914 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson's
2976	ANNANDALE, Nellie Cordingley	1897	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
6542	ARBON, Frederick	1891	ENG,	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
9809	ARBON, George	1889	ENG, , Bury St Edmonds	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
9127	ARBUTHNOT, George	1897	ENG, LAN, Chorlton	Jun 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
13244	ARMSTRONG, Sarah	1900	ENG,	Jul 1914 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19173	BAKER, Francis	1903	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19176	BAKER, Fred	1898	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
2974	BAKER, Miriam	1897	ENG,	May 1911 : Victorian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
5467	BAMBER, John William	1899	ENG,	Apr 1912 : Victorian	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
19178	BARBER, Fredrick	1900	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
4232	BARKER, Ada	1903	ENG,	May 1913 : Victorian	CAN	Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester
19811	BARNES, Agnes	1897	ENG,	Apr 1908 : Victorian	CAN	Hurst House Training Home
18736	BARNES, Mary	1901	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
18758	BARNES, Sarah	1894	ENG,	1912 : Victorian	CAN	Unknown
22904	BARRETT, Daisy	1906	ENG,	Sep 1921 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19157	BARRY, Caroline	1902	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19166	BARRY, Edward	1905	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
19184	BARRY, James	1899	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
18406	BEALE, Alfred	1895	ENG,	Apr 1910 : Victorian	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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