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Edith Caroline Murphy 1851 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 FEB 1851

Birth Location: Connaught, Co Galway, Ireland

Death Date: 24 JUL 1923

Death Location: Christchurch, NZ

Father: John Murphy

Mother: Bridget Smith

Spouse(s): Nicholas Columbus

Children(s): Alice Columbus, William Columbus, Edward Columbus

The story of Edith Caroline Murphy began in 1851 in Connaught, Co Galway, Ireland. Edith Caroline Murphy married Nicholas Columbus, and had children including Alice Marian Columbus, William Nicholas Columbus, Edward Ernest Columbus. Edith Caroline Murphy passed away in 1923 in Christchurch, NZ.

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Biography

  • The story of Edith Caroline Murphy began in 1851 in Connaught, Co Galway, Ireland.
  • Edith Caroline Murphy married Nicholas Columbus, and had children including Alice Marian Columbus, William Nicholas Columbus, Edward Ernest Columbus.
  • Edith Caroline Murphy passed away in 1923 in Christchurch, NZ.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Murphy
1816 – 1871
Birth Location: Galway, Ireland
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Bridget Smith
1813 – 1892
Birth Location: Galway, Connacht, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Nicholas Columbus
1848 – 1904
Birth Location: Chíos, Khios, Northern Aegean, Greece
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Children(s)

Alice Columbus
1878 – 1963
Birth Location: Christchurch, NZ
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William Columbus
1879 – 1953
Birth Location: Christchurch, NZ
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Edward Columbus
1886 – 1931
Birth Location: Christchurch, NZ
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Edith Murphy's Ancestors

Self
Edith Murphy
1851 – 1923
Birth Place: Connaught, Co Galway, Ireland
Parents
John Richard Murphy
1816 – 1871
Galway, Ireland
Bridget Smith
1813 – 1892
Galway, Connacht, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Murphy's Descendants

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Edith (Caroline) Murphy (13 FEB 1851 – 24 JUL 1923) m. Nicholas Columbus (31 DEC 1848 – 4 NOV 1904)
  1. 1. Alice (Marian) Columbus (13 JAN 1878 – 1 JUL 1963) m. Albert Spicer (12 DEC 1880 – 18 SEP 1974)
    1. 1. Esma (Lillian) Spicer (14 NOV 1909 – 6 JUN 1998) m. James (Thomas) Bradshaw (3 JUN 1906 – 22 AUG 1987)
      1. 1. James (Thomas Albert) Bradshaw (Abt 1935 – )
      2. 2. Lorraine (Alice) Bradshaw (5 APR 1941 – 3 AUG 1994) m. Barry (John) Odering (20 FEB 1938 – 20 MAR 1992)
        1. 1. Susan Odering (Abt 1980 – )
      3. 3. Denis Bradshaw (19 JUN 1942 – 20 APR 1943)
  2. 2. William (Nicholas) Columbus (1 NOV 1879 – 8 AUG 1953) m. Helen McGregor (5 MAR 1879 – 11 JAN 1962)
  3. 3. Edward (Ernest) Columbus (31 OCT 1886 – 5 JUN 1931) m. Mary Vance (7 JUN 1887 – 1 NOV 1955)

Edith Murphy's Timeline

3 Records

1851
13 FEB 1851
Birth of Edith Caroline Murphy in Connaught, Co Galway, Ireland
Connaught, Co Galway, Ireland
1923
24 JUL 1923
Age 72
Death of Edith Caroline Murphy in Christchurch, NZ
Christchurch, NZ
1923
25 JUL 1923
Age 72
Burial of Edith Caroline Murphy in Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, NZ
Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, NZ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1851
    Event Place: Connaught, Co Galway, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUL 1923
    Event Place: Christchurch, NZ

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 JUL 1923
    Event Place: Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, NZ
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