Julia Ellen Murfin

Brief Life History of Julia Ellen

When Julia Ellen Murfin was born in 1855, in Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Henry Murfin, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Horrell, was 39. She married Edmund Frederick Powers on 19 March 1877, in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881.

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Family Time Line

Edmund Frederick Powers
1840–
Julia Ellen Murfin
1855–
Marriage: 19 March 1877
Henry Noel Walter Powers
1885–

Sources (6)

  • Julia E Powers in household of Edmund H Powers, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Julia Ellen Funfin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Julia Ellen Powers, "England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983"

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World Events (8)

1855 · London's First Pillar Box

The pillar box is a form of mailbox. Until 1855, people would have to walk the distance to go to the post office in order to send mail.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1888 · The Whitehall Mystery

The Whitehall Mystery has some ties to Jack the Ripper, the victim was female and had been dismembered. The arms were found first; the headless torso to which they belonged was found a month later. The rest of the body was never discovered and the mystery was never solved.

Name Meaning

English (Derbyshire): probably from the Middle English personal name Mer(e)fin; see Marvin .

History: The first Murfins in North America were Nottinghamshire Quakers. Robert and Ann Murfin and their daughter Mary sailed from Hull, England, in 1678 on the ship Shield of Stockton and settled at Chesterfield, near Burlington, NJ.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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