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Stella Maud Murphy 1893 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Feb 1893

Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 04 Jan 1948

Death Location: Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

Father: James Murphy

Mother: Mary Davis

Spouse(s): William Johnson

Children(s): Marie Johnson, William Johnson, Benjamin Johnson, Leyland Johnson, Zelda Johnson, Colleen Johnson

The story of Stella Maud Murphy began in 1893 in Wanganui, New Zealand. Stella Maud Murphy married William Benjamin Johnson, and had children including Marie Doreen Johnson, William Elsdon Johnson, Benjamin Joseph Johnson, Leyland Patrick Johnson, Zelda Theresa Johnson, Colleen Patricia Johnson. Stella Maud Murphy passed away in 1948 in Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Stella Maud Murphy began in 1893 in Wanganui, New Zealand.
  • Stella Maud Murphy married William Benjamin Johnson, and had children including Marie Doreen Johnson, William Elsdon Johnson, Benjamin Joseph Johnson, Leyland Patrick Johnson, Zelda Theresa Johnson, Colleen Patricia Johnson.
  • Stella Maud Murphy passed away in 1948 in Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Murphy
1846 – 1903
Birth Location: Co Cork, Ireland
JM
Mary Davis
1849 –
Birth Location: Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand
MD

Spouses(s)

William Johnson
1892 – 1945
Birth Location: Waihekeke, Wairarapa, New Zealand
WJ

Children(s)

Marie Johnson
1915 – 2000
Birth Location: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
MJ
William Johnson
1916 – 2004
Birth Location: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
WJ
Benjamin Johnson
1921 –
Birth Location: Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
BJ
Leyland Johnson
1923 – 1944
Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
LJ
Zelda Johnson
1924 – 1924
Birth Location: Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
ZJ
Colleen Johnson
1926 –
Birth Location: Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
CJ

Stella Murphy's Ancestors

Self
Stella Murphy
1893 – 1948
Birth Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
James Joseph Murphy
1846 – 1903
Co Cork, Ireland
Mary (Ann) Davis
1849 –
Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Grandparents
Michael Murphy
1802 – 1876
Ardagh, Ireland
Margaret Murphy
1807 – 1853
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
(86) MURPHY
1780 – 1864
Eliza Mead
1780 – 1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stella Murphy's Descendants

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Stella (Maud) Murphy (08 Feb 1893 – 04 Jan 1948) m. William (Benjamin) Johnson (14 Feb 1892 – 15 Aug 1945)
  1. 1. Marie (Doreen) Johnson (23 May 1915 – 10 Oct 2000) m. John (Elliott) Walden (14 Oct 1911 – 16 Sep 1990) m. Graham (Robert) Glass (26 Dec 1918 – 30 Sep 1996)
    1. 1. John (Elliot) Walden (31 Jan 1933 – 15 Mar 1993) m. Irene (Susan Margaret) McIntyre
      1. 1. Lynette (Marie) Walden (19 Jul 1956 – )
      2. 2. Diane (Shirley) Walden (18 Mar 1959 – )
      3. 3. Christopher (John) Walden (27 Aug 1970 – )
    2. 2. William Walden (31 Jan 1933 – 01 Feb 1934)
    3. 3. Zelda (Doreen) Walden (14 Aug 1934 – 17 Aug 1987) m. Stanley (Henry) Foster (19 Mar 1929 – 30 Aug 1993)
      1. 1. Patrick (Anthony) Foster (24 Jun 1954 – Oct 1954)
      2. 2. Kathleen (Zelda) Foster (23 Aug 1955 – ) m. Leslie Grattan
        1. 1. Patricia (Doreen) Grattan (28 Apr 1978 – )
        2. 2. Leslie Grattan (17 May 1980 – )
      3. 3. Michael (Anthony) Foster (23 Jul 1956 – ) m. Desiree Weaver (28 Jul 1956 – )
        1. 1. Shaneka (Kathleen) Foster (19 Feb 1980 – )
        2. 2. Nicole Foster (19 Sep 1981 – )
        3. 3. Anthony Foster (02 Jul 1984 – )
        4. 4. Marcus Foster (08 Aug 1986 – )
      4. 4. Susan Foster (28 May 1958 – )
      5. 5. Christine Foster (07 Feb 1962 – )
    4. 4. Bruce (Vaughan) Glass (16 Mar 1943 – ) m. Marion (Patricia) Armstrong (09 May 1947 – ) m. Elma (Annette) Lee
      1. 1. Stephanie-Marie Glass (04 Apr 1968 – ) m. Grant (Stephen) Old (26 Apr 1955 – ) m. Todd Pickett
        1. 1. Stacey (Nicola) Old (16 Nov 1991 – )
        2. 2. Amy (Jessica) Old (20 Jul 1993 – )
      2. 2. Robert (Vaughan) Glass (23 Feb 1971 – ) m. Sharon (Maria) Klaus (18 Nov 1966 – )
        1. 1. Jacob (Andrew) Klaus (20 May 1996 – )
        2. 2. Jessica (Emilie) Klaus (16 Sep 1997 – )
    5. 5. Yvonne (Frances) Glass (20 Nov 1944 – ) m. John (Henry) Ashworth (09 Dec 1941 – ) m. Gary (Willard) Harvey (10 Aug 1943 – )
      1. 1. Denise (Marie) Ashworth (26 Dec 1967 – ) m. Norman (Jack) Keoghan m. Darren (Phillip) Bartlam (17 Jul 1968 – )
        1. 1. Casey (Yvonne) Bartlam (28 Jun 1998 – )
        2. 2. Georgia (Louise) Bartlam (01 Mar 2000 – )
      2. 2. Hayley (Michelle) Ashworth (11 Sep 1970 – ) m. Wayne (Peter) Smith (12 Sep 1970 – )
  2. 2. William (Elsdon) Johnson (29 Aug 1916 – 2004) m. Mary Neale (15 May 1917 – 02 Oct 1980) m. Daphne Cox (1917 – ) m. Jeane (Lorraine) Carmicheal (28 Dec 1916 – )
    1. 1. Rita (Mary Noeline) Johnson (03 Nov 1938 – ) m. Bernard (John) Singleton (22 Nov 1932 – )
      1. 1. Shaun (William) Singleton (11 Jan 1962 – ) m. Judith-Anne Strugnell (20 Sep 1961 – )
        1. 1. Fraser (Douglas) Singleton (22 Aug 1991 – )
        2. 2. Blair (Alexander) Singleton (29 Jan 1994 – )
        3. 3. Alexandra (Emily) Singleton (25 Jul 1995 – )
      2. 2. Shannon (Mary) Singleton (13 May 1964 – ) m. Peter (John) Williams (14 Apr 1951 – )
        1. 1. Jamie-Lee Williams (22 May 1993 – )
        2. 2. Jackson (Peter) Williams (14 May 1998 – )
      3. 3. Peter (Allan) Singleton (29 Oct 1965 – ) m. Anne McLelland (01 Feb 1961 – )
        1. 1. Brooke (Shirley) Singleton (16 May 1990 – )
        2. 2. Shannon (Louise) Singleton (17 Apr 1996 – )
    2. 2. Pamela (Maureen) Johnson (09 Oct 1942 – 02 Oct 1996) m. Roger (Edward) Waters (23 Aug 1936 – 14 Jan 1999)
      1. 1. Robyn (Michelle) Waters (23 Mar 1969 – ) m. Aaron Peihopa
        1. 1. Carl Peihopa (10 Mar 1989 – )
        2. 2. Shaun Peihopa (26 Mar 1991 – )
      2. 2. Paul (James) Waters (20 Jun 1971 – )
    3. 3. Neil (Raymond) Johnson (11 Mar 1944 – ) m. Gail Brennan (22 Dec 1946 – ) m. Kathryn Pelham m. Lynette Unknown m. Delicia (Mary) Earle (11 Feb 1949 – )
      1. 1. Martin (Roy) Johnson (20 Dec 1964 – ) m. Jenny Jones (27 May 1965 – )
        1. 1. Mathew (Don) Johnson (02 Oct 1991 – )
      2. 2. Brian (William) Johnson (03 Feb 1967 – ) m. Lia (Wendy) Tanga (21 Jan 1966 – )
        1. 1. Carrie (Eve) Johnson (04 Sep 1985 – )
      3. 3. Richard (Ian) Johnson (13 Mar 1969 – )
      4. 4. Vincent (Elsdon) Johnson (30 Mar 1972 – ) m. Julie (Wendy) Rowe
        1. 1. Tara (Lee) Johnson (31 May 1995 – )
      5. 5. Melaynee (Katheryn) Johnson (12 Dec 1974 – ) m. Shane (Raymond) Roughton (16 Feb 1971 – )
        1. 1. Brandon (Allan) Johnson-Roughton (08 Feb 1994 – )
    4. 4. Veris (Elaine) Johnson (04 Dec 1945 – ) m. Andrew (Wayne) Wilson (17 Oct 1943 – ) m. David Appleyard (17 Feb 1948 – )
      1. 1. Jason (Andrew) Wilson (23 Jun 1972 – )
    5. 5. Patrick (George Carmichael) Johnson (20 Dec 1940 – ) m. Hariata Leach (29 Dec 1941 – ) m. Winifred Tumuataroa (26 Jun 1950 – )
      1. 1. Debbie (Jeane) Johnson (13 Dec 1965 – ) m. Kevin (Derek) McKissock (29 Sep 1963 – ) m. Mark (Anthony) Logie (31 May 1959 – )
        1. 1. Lana Johnson (20 Dec 1981 – )
        2. 2. Zoe (Marie) Johnson (10 Dec 1986 – )
        3. 3. Taylor Logie (12 Dec 1995 – )
      2. 2. Naomi (Tui) Johnson (03 Dec 1966 – )
      3. 3. Karla Johnson (17 Sep 1974 – ) m. Joseph (Olympus Te) Aonui
        1. 1. Zadok (Te) Aonui (18 Jul 1994 – )
        2. 2. Harlem (Kahutiate Rangi Te) Aonui (17 Jun 1998 – )
      4. 4. Arna Johnson (17 Feb 1980 – )
    6. 6. Lorraine (Rita) Johnson (22 Jul 1956 – ) m. Kenith Edwards (09 Jun 1945 – ) m. Hilton Dalgety (28 Apr 1956 – )
      1. 1. Steven (Elsdon) Dalgety (02 May 1976 – )
      2. 2. Kelly (Jeane) Dalgety (08 Jun 1979 – )
      3. 3. Christine (Lorraine) Dalgety (02 Mar 1983 – )
      4. 4. Kieran (Hilton) Dalgety (23 Jan 1986 – )
  3. 3. Benjamin (Joseph) Johnson (17 Jun 1921 – ) m. Joan (Emily) Healey (29 May 1921 – )
    1. 1. Carolyn (Anne) Johnson (09 Jul 1943 – ) m. Micheal (Edward Campbell) Ward (28 Jun 1942 – )
      1. 1. Jason (Paul) Ward (22 Sep 1969 – )
      2. 2. Leaha (Christine) Ward (08 Mar 1971 – )
      3. 3. Ashley (James Kahu) Ward (11 Oct 1973 – ) m. Tina (Marie) Ardley
    2. 2. Adrienne (Mary) Johnson (04 Jan 1949 – ) m. John (Stewart) Barnes (03 May – ) m. Unknown
      1. 1. Craig (Anthony) Barnes (20 Sep 1972 – )
      2. 2. Scott Barnes (17 Aug 1974 – )
      3. 3. Joanne Barnes (20 Feb 1977 – )
    3. 3. Cecile (Ruby) Johnson (03 Feb 1953 – ) m. Wayne (Stephen) Wickenden
      1. 1. Shaun (David) Wickenden (10 Aug 1970 – ) m. Caroline Cameron
        1. 1. Caitlin (Skye) Wickenden (11 Mar 1996 – )
        2. 2. Talen (Jason) Wickenden (02 Dec 1998 – )
      2. 2. Cindy (Anne) Wickenden (26 Aug 1972 – )
      3. 3. Amelia (Suzanne) Wickenden (15 Sep 1975 – ) m. Unknown
        1. 1. Edan (Llennod) Wickenden (19 Feb 1995 – )
        2. 2. Brynne (Penny) Wickenden (11 Mar 1998 – )
  4. 4. Leyland (Patrick) Johnson (15 Jul 1923 – 04 Jun 1944)
  5. 5. Zelda (Theresa) Johnson (01 Jun 1924 – 02 Jun 1924)
  6. 6. Colleen (Patricia) Johnson (13 Oct 1926 – )

Stella Murphy's Timeline

3 Records

1893
08 Feb 1893
Birth of Stella Maud Murphy in Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand
1948
04 Jan 1948
Age 55
Death of Stella Maud Murphy in Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
1948
Abt. 07 Jan 1948
Age 55
Burial of Stella Maud Murphy in Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1893
    Event Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Royal New Zealand Navy website entry for Denis Glover

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Jan 1948
    Event Place: Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Abt. 07 Jan 1948
    Event Place: Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand
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