MURPHY Family Website

My name is Daryl Francis MURPHY and I am the Site manager of this site.This family tree includes my family (that is, my ancestors, relatives and descendants) and that of my spouse, Maureen Therese MURPHY (nee KELLY).  Our MURPHY ancestors came to Australia from the townland of Bog West near Mayglass in County Wexford, Ireland.  Dennis MURPHY, son of Philip MURPHY and Mary LAMPORT/LAMBERT, emigrated from Ireland with his spouse, Jane Elizabeth MURPHY (nee WHEELOCK), and children on the clipper ship 'Shalimar' arriving in Victoria, Australia, on 9 February 1855.  Dennis was about 43 years of age when he arrived.  Dennis MURPHY had been a farmer in Ireland and he became a cab proprietor in Melbourne, Victoria. Dennis and Jane MURPHY are buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery, Victoria. Their children were William James (13 years), Mary (10 years), Philip Charles (7 years), James (4 years) and Jane Elizabeth (infant).  Only William James MURPHY and his brother James MURPHY had children in Australia.  Philip Charles MURPHY died unmarried and childless in Greymouth, New Zealand. I am a great grandson of William James MURPHY (c1841-1909), grandson of George Davidson MURPHY (1880-1933) and son of George 'Lionel' MURPHY (1914-1976).The last MURPHY to have lived at house 2 in Bog West, County Wexford, was Mary MURPHY who, at the time of the 1911 Census of Ireland (according to the National Archives of Ireland), was aged 69 years.  In 1911, Mary - who never married - lived with her brother-in-law, James KING, a widower aged 55 years, and his son, James KING aged 20 years. James KING had married Bridget MURPHY (daughter of John MURPHY, farmer) on 1 Feb 1883.  Bridget KING (nee MURPHY) died some time between 1890 and 1901.The Welcome photograph above (which was taken 12 May 2008) depicts the ruins which are all that remain of the site where - in the townland of Bog West, County Wexford - our MURPHY ancestors had resided.  The small farmstead was probably a mud-walled home with a thatched roof and no modern amenities (no bathroom, running water or electricity). Important surnames in Daryl's family tree (in alphabetical order) are ADAMS, DONOHUE, DOYLE, GLADMAN, HARRISON, KING, LAMPORT or LAMBERT, MARONEY, MURPHY, POWELL and WHEELOCK.  My DNA has been tested and analysed by FamilyTreeDNA to help in my MURPHY family research (kit no 267584 and gedmatch kit no T086737).  R-BY39727 is my Y-DNA Haplogroup and H80 is my mtDNA Haplogroup. Our KELLY ancestors came to Australia from near Ennis in County Clare, Ireland.  We believe (without being certain of this) that they begin with Colonel John Patrick O'KELLY (1690-1746) of Aughrim, County Galway. His family later moved to County Clare.   We believe there is a reasonable basis to claim (based partly on historical facts, partly on family stories, partly on other people's research, partly on Irish naming patterns and partly on educated guesswork) that his son, Thomas O'KELLY (c1744-c1780), was the father of our Jeremiah KELLY (born c 1768) and who married Sarah mn unknown) who, in turn, was the father of Thomas KELLY (c 1796-29 Dec 1864). We stand to be corrected on this descendancy line, but in the meantime, we maintain its accuracy. So, from Thomas O'KELLY (who migrated to County Clare and dropped the 'O' from the name), we think Maureen's KELLY line goes to Jeremiah KELLY (born c 1768), to Thomas KELLY (c 1796-29 Dec 1864), to Daniel KELLY (c 1846-1920), to James Andrew KELLY(1878-1935) and to Maureen's father, James Andrew KELLY(1908-2000).Thomas KELLY, son of Jeremiah and Sarah KELLY, and his spouse Ellen KELLY (nee CURTAIN) migrated to Victoria, Australia, about 1853 with their children. Thomas was about 57 years of age at the time. The shipping records for their arrival have not yet been located. Thomas KELLY was a farmer.  According to an obituary appearing in the Ballarat Star newspaper (The Ballarat Star (Vic:1865-1924) on Wednesday, 14 July 1920, at page 6 ), 'landing in Geelong, the family lived for a short time at Batesford, when Mr Kelly was stolen by the blacks, who were fairly numerous at that time, but was rescued before they had gone far. Later on he came to Ballarat with his parents'.  Thomas and Ellen Kelly joined the rush to the Ballarat gold diggings, later on Daniel Kelly engaged in farm pursuits at Wattle Flat near Ballarat, and was the owner of a large threshing and chaffcutting business.  Some 27 years ago he took up land in the Mallee and was one of the district's earliest pioneers. He was universally respected throughout the Ballarat district and the North.  Thomas and Ellen are buried in the Old Ballarat Cemetery, Victoria. Their children were Patrick (c1832-1903), Thomas (c1840-bef 1864), Ellen (c1842-1928), Jeremiah (c1843-1872), Daniel (1844-1920) and Sarah (c1846-bef 1864). Thomas and Sarah may have died in Ireland. Maureen MURPHY (nee KELLY) is the great grand-daughter of Daniel KELLY.Important surnames in Maureen's family tree (in alphabetical order) are BARRY, CLANCY, CURTAIN or CURTIN, DONNELLY, DORAN, FOLEY, KELLY, KIRBY, QUIRK and SCOTT.  The DNA of William Richard KELLY, Maureen's brother, has been tested and analysed by FamilyTreeDNA to help in our KELLY family research.  It is Kit No 313502. If I have made any errors (no matter how large or small), would you please let me know.  If you would like to help me to keep the family tree updated, please don't hesitate to provide me with additional family information and your family photographs. [I am sorry but I  have had to delete marriage anniversaries.  I hope you will understand but I can't keep abreast of all marital changes of family tree members and I don't want to offend anyone].  The site was last updated on June 16 2020, and it currently has 133 registered member(s).   Enjoy!