James Murrell ²

   Another name for James was James Murrill. ¹

  General Notes:

Convict permission to marry: 13 May 1851. GIBNEY Ellen (Australasia) to James Murrell (free) Con 52/3 p 314. (i.e. in 1851 Murrell is a free man).
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Possible James Murrell (looking less likely now):
Convicted 12 March 1845 at Woodbridge, Suffolk, England for breaking and entering a mill.
Sentence: 10 years. Transported to Tasmania on the Marion.
Description: Trade - Miller. Height 5/2. Age 20(i.e. born c1825). Complexion sallow. Hair dark brown. Eyes hazel. Nat Place W.Ipswich.
Conditional pardon 14 Dec 1853. (i.e. in 1851 this Murrell is not free)
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Conflict: Our James age stated at marriage:35, hence born c.1816
Our James used a mark at his marriage to Ellen.
Our James was a widow when he married Ellen.
Our James Murrell identified as "free" when Ellen applied to marry (1851).
Strangely, our James age was registered as 74 on his death in 1874 ... wife definitely Ellen Murrell of Perth (Tas).
- whereas -
Convict James Murrell age 20 at trial 1845, hence born c.1825
Convict James Murrell could both read & write according to his record.
Convict James was single. Convict James Murrell was granted conditional pardon in 1853.
.... hence take care citing James Murrell (Marion) convict records.
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Another possible James: IGI batch C040804 - James John Murrell, birth 5 Aug 1817, Christened 16 Apr 1820 St Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England. Has a brother Richard, another William Daniel, father James. These names closely match our James and Ellen's childrens names. No evidence of this James in Australia yet though.
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Since James gave his age of 35 at his marriage in 1851, we can probably assume his first marriage was 1835 onwards. Since he was a widow, his first wife would have died between 1835 and 1851. No such death found in NSW, Vic & Tas indexes so far.
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Children:
Richard (1852 - confirmed)
Charlotte (1854 - confirmed)
H (Henry, 1857/58 - marginal evidence). See Ellen's death notice from The Examiner, 1901*, marriage to Susan, Susan's TAMIOT record, witness at marriage of George Johnson to Mary Ann Murrell, 1882.
James William (1855 - unconfirmed, married Angelina Boon 1889, married Eliz Clarke 1892, will 1892, died 1894 Launceston)
John James (1857 - confirmed)
Mary Ann (probable - has a daughter Georgina Appleby 1879, father unnamed, informant was Ellen Murrells, grandmother, Perth)
Edward (1867-1869 - unconfirmed)

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Query posted by a David Murrell, regarding Richard & James Murrell (sufficient info to identify them as our Murrells) gives a possible name of James father as Henry Murrell. Using this hint:
From http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/colsec/m/F40c_mu-my-10.htm
MURRELL, Henry. Per "Fame", 1817
- 1817 Mar 14 On list of convicts disembarked from the "Fame" and forwarded to Windsor for distribution; listed as Morrell (Reel 6005; 4/3496 p.53)
- 1822 May 4 House servant. On statement of expenses of the Printing Department (Reel 6052; 4/1752 p.50)
- 1823 Aug 8-1824 Jun 4 On list of prisoners assigned; also listed as Murrall (Fiche 3290; 4/4570D pp.84, 85, 87)
From http://www.standard.net.au/~jwilliams/scons34b.htm
Persons mentioned in the Sydney Herald for the year 1834 - Murrell, Henry, Ticket of Leave holder/theft.
From http://www.hotkey.net.au/~jwilliams4/conbail3.htm
OLD BAILEY COURT.England. 1829-30.Index No 3:
Surname: MURRELL, Name: HNY, Age: 25, Sentence: 7YRS, Page:794. (Note: there is no indication of whether this person was freed, transported, died in gaol,etc).
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A James Murrell married Annastatia Davey (NSW/Vic, NSW marriage index V1843216 27C/1843 )
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A James Murrell (convict) arrived on "Recovery 3", 14 years, born 1817, tried 1835, arrived NSW 1836 (info - Shirley Connaghan), I hadn't found this.

Detail: From New South Wales, 1836. List of Male Convicts, by the Ship RECOVERY (3), Thomas Johnson, Master, Alexander Neill, Surgeon Superintendent, arrived from England, 25th February, 1836.
Standing Number of Convict: 36-772
Indent No. 152
Name: James Murrell
Age: 18
Reads and Writes: None
Religion: Protestant
Single, Married or Widowed: Single
Children:
Native Place: Norfolk
Trade or Calling: Farm Laborer
Offence: Highway robbery
Tried Where: Norfolk Assizes
Tried When: 1 August, 1835
Sentence: 14 Years
Former Conviction: None
Height Feet: 5
Height Inches: 4 1/2
Complexion: Ruddy
Color of Hair: Brown
Color of Eyes: Light grey
Particular Marks or Scars. Remarks: Large scar, right cheek, grey patch crown of head, wart back of right hand, scar back of forefinger and thumb left hand.
Ticket of Exemption/Leave: 43/1333
(Source: Archives Office of NSW, Principal Superintendent of Convicts, Printed Indents 1835 (x638) pp 1-54. Microfiche 712, Page 052/053.
... This James would have served out his sentence by 1850. He could not read or write but was not married.
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A James Murrell married Grace Richards, Vic 1848, St James Melbourne (early church records 1837-53 No 5263, info Shirley Connaghan)
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Other possibilities:
1. James was the son of a convict.
2. James father was a mariner or soldier
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Things to look for:
1. James couldn't write ("his mark" on marriage to Ellen, 1851).

  Death Notes:

Death registered at Longford, wife was informant, address Perth.
Cause "Decay of Nature"
Age stated as 74 (conflicts with recorded age 35 at marriage in 1851)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Whereabouts: 8 Jun 1852, Evandale, Tas, Australia. ⁴ Noted on birth register entry of son Richard

• Occupation: 8 Jun 1852, Evandale, Tas, Australia. ⁴ Labourer - noted on birth register entry of son Richard

• Whereabouts: 13 Mar 1857, Chudleigh, , Tasmania, Australia. ⁵ Noted on birth register entry for son John James

• Occupation: 13 Mar 1857, Chudleigh, , Tasmania, Australia. ⁵ Farmer - noted on birth register entry for son John James

James married Ellen Gibney on 23 Sep 1851 in Campbell town, Tas, Australia.¹ (Ellen Gibney was born circa 1826 ^{2 6}, died on 30 Aug 1901 in Nile, Tas, Australia ^{7 8} and was buried on 1 Sep 1901 in Perth, Tas, Australia ⁹.)

  Marriage Notes:

Convict permission to marry: GIBNEY, Ellen, ship Australasia, to MURRILL, James, free, date 13 May 1851. (Ref: Con 52/3 p314, RGD 36/03 1837/4041)
Marriage at St Lukes, Campbelltown
James noted as Widower
James age 35, Ellen age 25.
James age conflicts with recorded age 74 at death in 1874) ¹