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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Wexford => Topic started by: joan young on Monday 16 August 10 22:03 BST (UK)
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hi ,i was wondering if you could help me,im trying to find my fathers family,he was born in wexford,on 10 august 1939/40 ,died in nottingham 1975 his name was john joseph murphy,his fathers name was nicholas murphy who died in wexford in 9 october 1967 aged 52 he lived at 34 wolfe tone,villas wexford not sure of his mums name could be lily or rita he also had a brother michael murphy my father passed away when i was young ,he married my mother margaret jennings(rita) who was from dublin,they married in hampstead london 1960 ,i believe my father john was brought up by an aunt anna-mary, other family members include sarah murphy who lived at 22 croke avenue wexford died november 6 1950 aged 63 years also james murphy who lived at 7 hill street wexford who died march 4th 1967 dont know there relationship to me im sorry if ive done this wrong,but its the first time ive been on here,i would like to find out about my father and his family, my mother margaret murphy(jennings)has also passed away 22 dec 1989 so i have no one to ask thank you joan
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Hi Joan
Do you have any idea of your grandmothers maiden name ? There are a number of John Murphys on the LDS pilot search for births during 1940 stating mothers maiden names, if you knew this you could at least have an area of Wexford to start looking.
Carol
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no sorry we think her name is r murphy but thats all we know an initial,my dads name was john joseph murphy born 10th aug 1939/40 his father nicholas murphy who lived at 34 wolfe tone villes wexford on nicholas murphy death card it says always remembered wife lily sons john, michael is this any help
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hi carol,ive got maudlinstown,wexford,thank you
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Hi Joan
It just so happens that the Obituary for Sarah Murphy (d1950) is right below the Obituary for one of my ancestors. I have attached it here for you.
(Source: The People (Wexford) 11/11/1950)
I guess from the content that Sarah Murphy was your father’s Grandmother and if so the article should provide useful information regarding your father’s Uncles and Aunties etc.
There is also an ‘In Memoriam’ article that appeared the following week which I’ll post as well.
I was in the library this week and had a quick look at the papers to see if there were any articles in connection with the two deaths you mention in 1967. I’ll post what I found in further posts.
Steve
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Further to above here is the 'In Memoriam' article. I guess 'Master John Murphy, Grandson' could well be your Father.
(Source: The People (Wexford) November 1950)
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Here is the obituary notice for James Murphy of 7 Hill Street, Wexford town. I guess he was your Father's Uncle, brother of your Grandfather Nicholas.
What is not mentioned in this article but appears in a smaller snippet is that he appears to have been known as James (Maxie) Murphy and his wife was called Nancy.
Source: The People (Wexford) March 1967
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Hi Joan
Finally here is a notice that appeared regarding the death of your Grandfather Nicholas. I couldn't see a full obituary in 'The People' but it's possible there's one in one of the other Wexford newspapers.
Source: The People (Wexford) October 1967
Interestingly your G.Grandfather William Murphy was still alive at this point.
Hope this helps you piece together some more of your FH.
Regards
Steve
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Hi Joan
Finally here is a notice that appeared regarding the death of your Grandfather Nicholas. I couldn't see a full obituary in 'The People' but it's possible there's one in one of the other Wexford newspapers.
Source: The People (Wexford) October 1967
Interestingly your G.Grandfather William Murphy was still alive at this point.
Hope this helps you piece together some more of your FH.
Regards
Steve
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hi steve,i want to say thank you very much for all your help,im going to sit down now and make some notes,my brother john is going to look into it all,as he is better on the computer than me,but you have been a god send ,im really excited now,finally we can find out about my dad,thank you again,x
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Hello Joan
When visiting my Grandparents grave in Crosstown cemetery Wexford Town over the w/e I came across the grave of Sarah Murphy which was nearby - headstone attached.
Also not far away was the grave of James Murphy which I'll attach in a separate post.
Steve
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James Murphy's headstone
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Have now learnt how to re-size photos - hopefully fuller images now attached
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Hi Joan, I am not sure if you are aware , but the Murphy family of Croke avenue are still residing there, well the grandaughter of Sarah is still there, Its not the original house tho as Croke Avenue was thorn down and re-built. Hope this helps you in some way
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This is so spooky! I used to stay at 34 Wolfe Tone Villas when I was a child visiting Ireland. My 'Auntie' Lily lived there with her son Michael - this would be in the mid 60s. I remember there was no electricity upstairs and we had to take a candle to bed. Michael was a bit older than me so I didn't know him too well but Auntie Lily was a lovely lady. I think she was, or had been, great friends with my mother who had moved to England but always took me back to visit. I also remember a John Murphy who lived at 22 Croke Avenue (his nickname was Ogie). Again, I think he and my mother were good friends and I remember him giving me a little prayer book for my confirmation. I'm sorry I can't help with the actual genealogy, I'm trying to find out more about my antecedents and its very difficult. I know that someone connected to my Gran's family lived in Wolfe Tone Villas because I remember visiting them but its such a trawl! Hope you have better luck than I'm having at the moment.
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hi my cousin lived 35 wolf tone she said her name was lily barlow she remembers michael murphy she is going to ask an elder cousin about them he is 85 and lived in wolf tone all his life i will let you no when they get back
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hi joan my cousin got back he said lily barlow was nicholas second wife he said he can not remember first wife name but her surname was miller and they had one son which could be your father ?? maybe thats why he was brought up by an aunty also he said nicholas was in england a lot working hope this helps in your research , alan