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Note: Michael Murphy (cir 1837-1893) ==========================
See Wikipedia article - Michael Murphy (VC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Murphy_%28VC%29
Name: Michael Murphy
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 1833
Baptism Date: 21 Jul 1833
Baptism Place: Gortnahoe, Tipperary, Ireland
Parish Variants: Glengoole, Gurtnahoe and Glengoole
Diocese: Cashel and Emly
Father: Michael Murphy
Mother: Mary Egan
Name: Michael Murphy
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 1833
Baptism Date: 6 Oct 1833
Baptism Place: Terryglass, Tipperary, Ireland
Parish Variants: Kilbarron, Kilbarron and Terryglass, Terryglass and Kilbarron
Diocese: Killaloe
Father: Michael Murphy
Mother: Bridget Kennedy
Possible baptisms:
Name: Michael Murphy
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 1836
Baptism Date: 11 Jan 1836
Baptism Place: Loughmore and Castleiny, Tipperary, Ireland
Parish Variants: Castleiny, Castleleiny, Loughmoe, Loughmore
Diocese: Cashel and Emly
Father: Michl Murphy
Mother: Mary Hogan
Name: Michael Murphy
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 1836
Baptism Date: 17 Feb 1836
Baptism Place: Loughmore and Castleiny, Tipperary, Ireland
Parish Variants: Castleiny, Castleleiny, Loughmoe, Loughmore
Diocese: Cashel and Emly
Father: Michl Murphy
Mother: Anna Banen
Name: Michael Murphy
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 1838
Baptism Date: 12 May 1838
Baptism Place: Emly, Limerick and Tipperary, Ireland
Residence Place: Emly
Diocese: Cashel and Emly
Father: Michael Murphy
Mother: McAuliff
1855/08/27 Enlisted into 17th Lancers at Cork, Ireland
1855/08/31 Commenced training with 16th Lancers at Portobello Barracks, Dublin
1855/12/?? Ten days leave
1856/05/22 Joined 17th Lancers on their return from Ismid
1856/10/18 Joined the 2nd Battalion Military Train (later the RASC)
1857/03/?? Left Curragh camp, boarded steamer Calypso at Dublin for Woolwich.
1857/04/28 Embarked for Hong Kong
1857/??/?? Reached Indonesia and was diverted to India
1857/08/27 Arrived at Calcutta
1857/??/?? Quartered at Fort William, moved to Dum Dum and then onto Allahabad
1857/??/?? Relief of Lucknow
1857/11/25 Moved to Alum Bagh - a fort outside Lucknow
1858/03/02 Operations around Lucknow until March 16
1858/03/29 Subsumed into Azimghur Field Force
1858/04/15 With Samuel Morley at Nathupur, he won the Victoria Cross during the Azimghur Indian Mutiny, receiving five wounds in jointly saving the life of Lieutenant Hamilton, Adjutant of the 3rd Sikh Cavalry.
1858/??/?? Invalided to Calcutta
1859/??/?? Returned to Invalid Depot, Great Yarmouth
1859/05/14 Resumed his duties at Aldershot Camp
1859/05/27 VC announced in the London Gazette
1859/05/28 Announced in The Times:
"The Victoria Cross (from the London Gazette of Friday, May 27)
War Office, May 27
The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her
intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on
the undermentioned non-commissioned officers and privates
of Her Majesty's armiy. whose claims to the same have been
submitted for Her Majesty's approval, on account of acts of
bravery performed by them in India, as recorded against
their several names: viz.-
Private Michael Murphy, Farrier 2d Battalion, Military
Train. - Date of Act of Bravery, April 15 1858 - For daring
gallantry on the15th of April, 1858, when engaged in the
pursuit of Kooer Singh's army from Azimghur, in having
rescued Lieutenant Hamilton, Adjutant of the 3d Sikh
Cavalry, who was wounded, dismounted, and surrounded
by the enemy. Farrier Murphy cut down several men,
and, although himself severely wounded, he never left
Lieutenant Hamilton's side until support arrived."
1859/09/01 Transfer to Depot
1859/10/01 Returned to the 2nd Battalion
1859/10/10 Two units amalgamated
1860/01/04 (Wednesday) Queen Victoria presented the VC to Murphy at the Quadrangle, Windsor Castle
1860/04/07 Farrier, 2nd Battalion, Military Train, aged 23, of Aldershot South Camp (marriage certificate).
His new wife Mary was brought onto Establishment at Aldershot the same day with children 1yr and 5yrs
1860/??/?? Moved from South Camp to Woolwich
1860/05/?? Samuel Morley complained about not receiving his VC
1860/08/07 Morley's VC announced in the London Gazette
1861/??/?? ?, aged (24?), of ( Woolwich?) - RG9/?? f.?? p.??
possibly:
- Soldier, aged 28 (24?), serving with 1st Battalion 11th Infantry Regiment, at Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich - Dockyard, Kent - RG9/405 f.162 p.5 - born Ireland
- Soldier, aged 31 (24?), of Colchester - RG9/1097 f.117 p.28
1862/01/?? Attached to 1st Battaltion, and served in Canada
1862/06/14 Returned from Canada to Woolwich and onto Aldershot
1865/03/21 Transferred to 6th Battalion and moved to RMA Sandhurst
1866/09/06 Reattached to the Military Train at Curragh, Ireland
1867/03/21 Re-engaged
1868/??/?? Wife and two children appear on Married Establishment
1868/07/?? Back at Woolwich
1871/04/02 Staff sergeant, Army Service Corps, aged 40 (34?), of Aldershot camp - RG10/819 f.118 p.5
1871/07/01 Of 7th Hussars - transferred from Army Service Corps
1872/01/26 Arrested for stealing 6 bushels of oats and 12lbs of hay and sentenced to 9 months hard labour
1872/02/13 Moved from civil prison to confinement
1872/03/02 Demoted to Private awaiting trial at Winchester Assizes
1872/03/02 Imprisoned at House of Correction for the County of Hampshire, Winchester
1872/03/05 VC forfeited
1872/??/?? Mary Murphy and child disappear from Married Establishment during second quarter
1872/11/30 Released from prison
1872/12/?? Returned to regiment in Hounslow
1873/04/?? Marched to Wimbledon
1873/09/?? Marched to Maidstone
1873/12/?? Mary and child aged 9yrs 11m (i.e. Edward John Murphy) on Married Establishment
1874/06/?? In hospital instead of 'Summer drills' in Aldershot
1874/??/?? Marched to Norwich. E troop. Spent most of his time in hospital
1874/12/07 Attached to 9th Lancers
1875/01/?? Sent to Bombay with 9th Lancers, but re-attached to 5th Lancers returning from India
1875/02/01 Discharged from Army at Colchester to reside at Bellingham, Northumberland; wife unknown one child
1875/12/15 Blacksmith of Bellingham, Northumberland
1876/??/?? Of Scotswood, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
1878/05/15 Blacksmith, of Murton Colliery, County Durham
1881/04/03 Horsekeeper, aged 40 (44?), of 8 Double Row West, Heworth, County Durham - RG11/5030 f.47 p.33
1889/08/24 Of Wilton Lodge, (Nunnery Lane?), Darlington, County Durham (wife's committal record)
1891/??/?? Blacksmith, aged 51 (54?), of Blackwell, nr Darlington, County Durham - RG12/2043 f.61 p.14
It is known that Michael Murphy lived in Blackwell a few years before his death in Darlington in 1893. This entry fits well with that.
1892/11/16 Will
1893/04/04 Died aged 53 (56?) at 22 Vulcan Street, Darlington, County Durham
1893/04/05 Death registered by Bridget Dobson (aged 24->born 1869), niece present at the death.
1893/04/?? Buried in North Road Municipal Cemetery, Darlington, County Darlington
"
Sacred to the memory of
Michael Murphy
Formerly Sergt in the 2nd Battalion
Military Train & the 7th Hussars
who for conspicuous gallantry
during the Indian Mutiny where
he received five wounds in saving
the life of a wounded officer
obtained the Victoria Cross
Born in Tipperary 1832
Died at Darlington 4th April 1893
RIP
Three of his sons died or were
killed on her Majesty's service
This stone is erected to his memory
by his old comrades
Sir Henry Havelock Allan
"
1893/05/04 Will proved
"This is the last Will and Testament of me Michael
Murphy of Darlington in the County of Durham
made this sixteenth day of November in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.
I hereby revoke all wills by me at any time herfore
made. I appoint Bridget Mary Anne Dobson of Darlington
my sole Executrix and I declare her to be my Executrix
and I direct that all my just debts and funeral and
testamentary expenses shall be paid as soon as possible
after my decease. I hereby give and bequeath unto
Bridget Mary Anne Dobson all my worldly effects
that I may die possessed of including the Policy
No 4481416 held by me from the Pearl Life Assurance
Company Limited.
Signed, published and declared by the
said testator as and for his last Will
and Testament in presence of us who
at his request in his presence and
in presence of each other have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses
Michael Murphy VC
Frank Ward
William Shaun
Proved at Durham on the 4th day of May 1893
by the Oath of Bridget Mary Anne Dobson
(Wife of Thomas Dobson) the sole Executrix
to whom Administration was granted.
The Testator Michael Murphy was late of Darlington
in the County of Durham Army Pensioner VC and died
on the 4th day of April 1893 at Darlington aforesaid.
Cross Effects £21
Extracted by T. M. Barron Smith
The VC can be viewed by prior arrangement with the RLC Museum, Deepcut Barracks, Camberley, Surrey
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