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Hi all,   Help :-)

I'm looking primarily for the link back to Ireland of my GtGtGranny Ellen Elizabeth Murphy.

She I think came from Galway, this is supported to some extent by the death certificate but...Murphy's law bing what it is...

She arrived in New Zealand, Lyttleton in around 1866-68 possible on the 'Bombay'

There is evidence of a family Murphy arriving earlier in New Zealand with a father and mother with the same names but...Ellen Elizabeth is not in the passenger list so...is likely/possibly another family with the same christian names for the parents.

'BOMBAY':  Sailed 4 May, 1866 from London.  Arrived Lyttelton 18 August 1866. Passage made in 105 days, or 94 land to land.  A report regarding the voyage was supplied to the Lyttelton papers by Captain Sellars. "Indeed it has been gale, calm, gale, calm, rolling continually round, flying about round the compass, for the past six weeks."  She was a full rigged ship, 937 tons, flying the Shaw, Savill flag. Reference: White Wings Vol. 1 by H. Brett.

Murphy      Ellen       22    F      Dairy Maid         Galway  

Death: NZ BDM Reg. ?: 1921/1455. Ellen Murphy, D.10 Jun 1921, Age 73, Place: Wilson Street, Hawera. Parents: John & Bridget Murphy. Religion Of Minister: Roman Catholic. Where Born: Galway, Ireland. Years In NZ: 53 Years. Spouse: George Thomas Bloor.

1921 Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand.

IN MEMORIAM:   BLOOR. —In loving memory of Ellen Bloor, dearly beloved wife of G. T, Bloor, who died June 10th, 1921. Dearest mother, thou has left us, We thy loss most deeply feel; But 'tis God who has bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal. We who love you sadly miss you, Though we know that God knew best When he eased your pain and suffering And He laid you down- to rest.

Burial 1921 Hawera Cemetery, Hawera, New Zealand.

Any ideas or help you may have will recieved with thanks. I feel close.

Ellen Elizabeth Murphy gave birth to a child in New Zealand before getting married and having several more little Bloors. This first child, before marriage to mr Bloor, was never to have the Bloor surname so...was possibly a bastard or from an earlier marriage etc...He was included as a full family member in all things, and was my Grt Grandad. I'm raised Protestant 'C of E' but...am unsure whether I may come from a Catholic ansestry. Is this something that happened in migrants? 

Best Regards

Brett (Merf) Murphy

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You say that you are C of E but your family appears to have been RC, and you wonder whether such changes happened to migrants. Personally I doubt it has anything to do with migration. It has probably come about because of a marriage where bride and groom had different denominations. Couples in mixed marriages in Ireland face the same problem, so it?s not unique to emigrants. If someone in the Church of Ireland marries someone who is RC, the couple usually have to decide what to do, especially if they have children. In many cases, one party changes to the denomination of the other. Where they are/were not comfortable with that, they might continue attending their respective churches. In that case it was not uncommon for the male children to be brought up with the father?s denomination, and the daughters with the wife?s.

I would guess that there?s a mixed marriage somewhere in your family background and that led to the change of denomination.

Ahoghill AntrimIrelandXO Volunteer

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