Person:Dennis Murray (1)

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Dennis Murray
b.Abt 1856 Burt, County Donegal, Ireland
d.13 Jan 1893 Pittsburgh, Alleghey County, Pennsylvania
Parents and Siblings
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  1. William MurrayAbt 1850 -
  2. Dennis MurrayAbt 1856 - 1893
  3. Jane MurrayAbt 1858 - Aft 1920
  4. Susan Murray1859 - 1899
  5. Mary Murray1860 - 1892
  6. Thomas Murray1862 - Aft 1930
  7. Robert Murray1866 -
  8. Rebecca Murray1868 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Dennis MurrayAbt 1856 - 1893
  • W.  Mary Kane1856 - 1922
m. 16 Feb 1882
  1. Thomas Murray1882 -
  2. John Joseph Murray1883 - 1969
  3. Mary Jean Murray1885 -
  4. Margaret Murray1887 -
  5. Cecelia Ann Murray1888 - 1972
  6. Susan Murray1891 - 1981
  7. Dennis Francis Murray1893 - 1942
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Facts and Events
Name Dennis Murray
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1856 Burt, County Donegal, Ireland
Immigration[2] 9 Jun 1874 at New York City aboard steamship India
Other? 5 Jun 1880 roll 1091, ed 85, sheet 12, line 441880 Census
Marriage 16 Feb 1882 St. James Church, Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvaniato Mary Kane
Death? 13 Jan 1893 Pittsburgh, Alleghey County, Pennsylvania
Burial? 15 Jan 1893 St. Mary's Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Reference Number? 53

Dennis Murray died of "typhoid from meningitis" on January 13, 1893 at the age of 36. He lived on California Avenue in the 11th Ward of Pittsburgh (?) at the time. He had been there two weeks.

Allegheny County Land records Direct index, M-O 1881-1895; FHL US/CAN Film 1533098

There is a John Murray listed with Dennis and his sisters on the Steamship India passenger list. This might be William or another Murray not known previously.

info on SS India from www.cimorelli.com/magellan/ The INDIA was built by W. Simons & Co, Renfrew, purchased on the stocks by Handyside & Henderson (more popularly known as the Anchor Line), and launched in July 1868. 2,290 tons; 94,97 x 11,18 meters/311.6 x 36.7 feet (length x breadth); clipper bow, 1 funnel, 2 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion (2nd North Atlantic steamer with compound engines), service speed 12 knots; accommodation for 60 passengers in 1st class and 500 in steerage. 6 February 1869, maiden voyage, Glasgow - Moville - New York. 8 July 1874, last voyage, Glasgow - Queenstown - New York. 1874, Glasgow - Mediterranean - New York - Glasgow (3 roundtrip voyages). 1875-1882, Glasgow-Liverpool-Bombay (18 roundtrip voyages); also 3 voyages Bombay-Mediterranean-New York-Glasgow. 1877, new compound engines by D & W Henderson Ltd. 1882-1893, Glasgow- Mediterranean-New York-Glasgow (30 voyages). 16 April 1893, last voyage, Leghorn-Naples-New York (arrived 15 May). August 1894, scrapped [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 1 (1975), p. 454]. Pictured in Michael J. Anuta, Ships of Our Ancestors (Menominee, MI: Ships of Our Ancestors, 1983), p. 132, courtesy of Mystic Seaport Museum, 50 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic, CT 06355-0990. -

References
  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891.
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891.
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