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MURRAY, James Daniel aka Dan

Hi from Adelaide, South Australia. Seeking any info relating to g-g-grandfather James Daniel MURRAY, aka Daniel MURRAY. Can't find any accurateAustralian shipping/immigration records to confirm his arrival anywhere in Aust.

Have no idea who parents/siblings were or county/parish he was from in Ireland only approx birth c1830 +/- 1 year. Newspaper obituary states he was a colonist of 36 years (Sth Aust) when he died1 May 1877 aged 47 years at Blinman (outback Sth Aust) meaning he came to Sth Aust approx 1841-42 aged 11-12 years old.

Everything leads to him being Roman Catholic.

Wife? (no marriage records) is Ann Brady we think came to Adelaideon the Inconstant ship from Ireland in June 1849.Have a reasonably goodhistory since 1850 baptism of 1st child Emily, but nothing before then.No records of any family for her either.

Been searching for 25 years and now think someone from Ireland can do betterresearch than we are able to. Banging our heads against a brick wall - help....

More than willing to pass on our info to anyone who can help or may be related. Someone from Ireland must be wondering where he went????

Thanks, Lynette

murraybrady

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Lynette:

Hello again!

Same situation for James Daniel Murray. Roots Ireland has 71 James Murray baptismal records from 1829-1831 and 13 Daniel Murray records for the same period. The surname Murray is found all over Ireland. (I have Murray great-great gramdparents from Co.Down). Again, your James may have been baptized in a parish which no longer has records back to 1830.

I have the same suggestions that I mentioned on the response to your Ann Brady message. You can post James' story to our XO Chronicles site and I would recommend DNA testing.

Let me know what questions you have.

Roger McDonnell

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Hi Lynette....i am Daniel and Ann Murray's ggg grandaughter. Their daughter Emily married Joshua Boyd and had Eliza (and nine other children) who was my grandmother's mother. Sally Holmes

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