Anna Browwell Murphy

Female17 May 1794–17 March 1860

Brief Life History of Anna Browwell

Anna Browwell Murphy was born on 17 May 1794, in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland as the daughter of D. Brownwell Murphy. She died on 17 March 1860, in Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 65.

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D. Brownwell Murphy
Anna Browwell Murphy
1794–1860

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    World Events (3)

    1815

    Age 21

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1823

    Age 29

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    1831 · Old London Bridge Opens

    Age 37

    "The popular childhood rhyme ""London Bridge is Falling Down"" refers to the infamous overpass above the Thames River. By the 19th century the bridge had started to fall apart."

    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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