Susannah Murphy

Brief Life History of Susannah

Susannah Murphy was born in 1836, in Ireland as the daughter of Henry Murphy. She married Seth Melling on 19 September 1864, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 16 June 1867, in Scholes, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 31, and was buried in Lower Ince Cemetery and Wigan Crematorium, Ince-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Seth Melling
1840–1911
Susannah Murphy
1836–1867
Marriage: 19 September 1864
Abel Melling
1864–1932
John William Melling
1867–1935

Sources (9)

  • 1861 England Census
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sussanah Murphy - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Sussanah Murphy
  • Susannah Mellor, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (6)

1839

The Night of the BIG WIND. In Killarney and its neighborhood there was a terrible hurricane. The town sustained much damage and many houses were shattered.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1845

The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Aileen, Kieran, Brigid, Donal, Siobhan, Eamon, Aidan, Dermot, John Patrick, Declan.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murchadha ‘descendant of Murchadh’, a personal name composed of the elements muir ‘sea’ + cath ‘battle’, i.e. ‘sea warrior’. This was an important family in Tyrone. For the surname with mac, see also McMurrough (Leinster).

English: variant of Morphey (see Morphew ).

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

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