MURRAY, STEPHEN - Grave Search

[CaroleW]

Both marriages show him as Stephen - no middle name.  Also - there is no 1925 birth reg which includes a middle name

There were 4 children born between 1949 & 1957 to his first marriage to Vera  - if they are still alive - are they not able to provide any info? 

[Kloumann]

No guarantee the tree on Ancestry is correct. There was a Stephen Murray married a Mary E Rice in the Manchester area in 1924.

[CaroleW]

Yes Kloumann - my thoughts exactly.  Some parts made sense but others were more than a bit suspect. The 1924 marriage makes a lot more sense.

Clare - to clear up some doubts - does your mother have her birth certificate?  What were her parents names shown as and in particular - what was her mothers maiden name?

[ClareB76]

Hi, sorry for the delay in coming back to you.

The Ancestry tree is incorrect with regard to Stephen's parents (Clifford & Hilda) - my sister created that but the dates don't add up and afawk there are no connections to America.

Stephen had 2 brothers - Frank and Peter.

He was married to Vera Jablonsky (my mum's mum who has died) but they divorced and he subsequently married Elsie Davies in 1973.

@kloumann - I think you may have the correct Stephen/Mary E Rice as last night we found a photo of a gravestone. I can't upload for some reason, but it says

Mary Ellen Murray
The beloved wife of Stephen
Died 23rd March 1968(?)
Aged 83(?) years.

[Kloumann]

I think this is her death record, 1904-1968, born Prestwich, MMN, Carter. Married Stephen Murray, Prestwich, 1924.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCP-WXYH

Unfortunately, the grave is not on Billion Graves or Findagrave