Peter Charles Murphy 1810-1858 was born and raised in Drogheda. Son of Surgeon George Murphy, Peter could read and write, was a warehouseman (special), until he tried his hand at forgery attempting to collect a raffle prize won by an absent seaman. Tried and convicted 25 Feb 1833 in Drogheda, he was transported to NSW for 7 years penal servitude, and along with 196 fellow prisoners sailed from Cobh on the barque James Laing 16 Feb 1834. Indent of Prisoners declares Peter was 24 with a ruddy complexion, black hair and hazel eyes and 5'6" tall. He had several scars on the left side of his forehead, and some scars on the fingers of both hands. He arrived in Sydney June 1834, his convict number was 34/1037 and ship's list number was 27. Peter became Chief Constable of Port Macquarie, was known as "Irish Peter" and was very sociably accepted by the time he died in 1858 at Yarrows. He left a wife Elizabeth Fry (an English woman from Somerset b1811) and two daughters: Rosina Sarah Murphy Dalton b1839 and Emmeline Sidney Murphy Cockburn b1842. His legacy to the colony was to be countless descendants. I am happy to share his Australian details, and would love to know more of his Irish life.
Julie Appleton
Thursday 26th Mar 2015, 08:51PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Pat, I cannot thank you enough. I find this site to be difficult to work, and gave up. Am visiting Ireland July 28 - Aug 21 - going to Summer School in Colaiste na Rinne after 3 years of trying to teach myself Irish - much fun and little progress. Will now folloow up your links with glee. Sorry to have taken so long to get back into it. Will have time to go to Drogheda to walk those streets. Ominous history though. Thanks again,
Julie
Julie Appleton
Wednesday 29th Jun 2016, 10:48PM -
Hi Julie
enjoy your stay, if you want any info on travel or hotels let me know. Be sure to visit the museum at Millmount and if you are not going to here http://www.newgrange.com/visitor.htm you will have to come back. I think the miltia were based in Collon about 10 miles away, it is a small village. Also if you want to visit here it is really peaceful http://www.megalithicireland.com/High%20Cross%20Monasterboice.htm it is about 6 miles out of town in remote spot and should take about an hour, no entry fee but donations accepted, it is still in use as a graveyard for locals.
Good luck with the Gaelige, you will be putting the rest of us to shame.
Regards
PatSt Peters Louth, IrelandXO Volunteer
Tuesday 19th Jul 2016, 11:21PM -
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Julie
if you would likke to mail me on my site email at stpeters@irelandxo.com I have been informed about an article on Surgeon Murphy which I will try to obtain from a gentleman I met on a history walk last night. Also had a look at St Peters baptisms online but while comprehensive they are missing the years of Peters birth.
A Murphy born in Drogheda in 1803 see attached article made a name for himself in America too but Murphy is a common enough name. I will attempt to attach newspaper cutting.
Pat
St Peters Louth, IrelandXO Volunteer
Thursday 21st Jul 2016, 10:58AM