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Edward Kennedy Murray

#237, (21 May 1840-before September 1933)

Father

Kennedy Murray (4 Aug 1799-30 Nov 1860)

Mother

Hannah Goodall (28 Feb 1815-27 Nov 1904)

Last Edited

11 Sep 2022

Edward Kennedy Murray

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Edward Kennedy Murray may have been born on 21 May 1840 at the small Tasmanian town of South Esk.¹ He was the son of Kennedy Murray and Hannah Goodall.

He married Clarissa Littler, daughter of Charles Littler and Annie Summers, at her father's house in John Street on Thursday, 27 June 1867 at Launceston, Tasmania. He was 27 and his wife Clarissa was 26..²

He owned part of the old Trafalgar estate near White Hills.

He may have attended the wedding of his sister in the marriage of Arthur Alfred Littler and Marianne Goodall Murray in a Presbyterian ceremony conducted by Rev R. S. Duff at Trafalger on Monday, 5 November 1877 at the small Tasmanian town of Evandale. Arthur and Marianne went on to have six known children together.^3,4,5,6

Edward died on 14 January 1904 at Launceston, Tasmania, at age 63.^1,7

Timeline

Date	Event	Place
	Family
1840	Birth-Candidate	the small Tasmanian town of South Esk¹

1867	Marriage	her father's house in John Street, in Launceston, Tasmania²
1875	Note memo only CR CR	White Hills, Tasmania
1904	Death	Launceston, Tasmania^1,7

Date

Event

Place

Family

1840

Birth-Candidate

the small Tasmanian town of South Esk¹

1867

Marriage

her father's house in John Street, in Launceston, Tasmania²

1875

Note memo only CR CR

White Hills, Tasmania

1904

Death

Launceston, Tasmania^1,7

Family

Clarissa Littler (9 Jun 1841-21 Sep 1933)

Children

Albert Edward Murray (2 Sep 1868-)
(?) Murray (2 Sep 1868-)
Charles Francis Murray (29 May 1870-12 Nov 1943)
(?) Murray (1870-)
Annie Clarissa Littler Murray+ (19 Feb 1872-1 Dec 1966)
Marion Annie Murray+ (6 Oct 1873-a 1932)
Nellie Frances Murray (7 Apr 1875-15 Sep 1937)
Jennie Gertrude Murray (28 Mar 1877-a 1932)
Hannah Goodall Murray+ (14 Mar 1879-a 1932)
Henry William Murray+ (1 Dec 1880-7 Jan 1966)
Annie Summers Murray (31 Dec 1882-a 1932)

Citations

[S1048] E-mails from Ian McAnish to Tim Hill, 2018- 'Littler Descendants' - 16 Aug 2018, 22:02.
[S273] Tasmania, Marriage Certificate, 1867 #488.
[S809] Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950, Births, Deaths & Marriages Registration Place: Morven, Tasmania; Registration Year: 1877; Registration Number: 656.
[S810] The Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston, Tasmania, 26 Nov 1877 p.2.
[S914] E-mails from Julie Weizenegger to Tim Hill, 2016- 'Charles Littler Ann Summers' - 12 August 2016 at 10:29.
[S810] The Cornwall Chronicle, Launceston, Tasmania, 1877 'Family Notices', The Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas. : 1835 - 1880), 12 November, p. 2. , viewed 07 Jan 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66068323
[S1122] Diana Kupke Writes (https://www.dianakupke.com.au/page6g.php) Kennedy Murray - Convict from Scotland to Norfolk Island - https://www.dianakupke.com.au/page6g.php