Private 10880 James Murphy

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 8th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 04/12/1914

Age at death: 42
Date of death: 15th of July 1916 (Saturday)
Born: Widnes, Lancashire
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.

BMD details:
Marriage: 02/05/1914 Jacobum Murphy to Brigidam McManus at Sacred Heart RC. Witnessed by Charles and Julia Potter.

Family details:
Next of kin from service papers: Mrs B Murphy (wife), 12, St. Thomas St. St Helens.

Census details:
1881 - 7 years old schoolboy James is living at 55 Appleton Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens with parents James?? (34), Julia (36) and five siblings: John (12), Julia A. (10), Maurice (5), Mary (2), Thomas (5 mths). 1891 - 16 years old 'General Labourer' James is living at 6 Appleton Street, Peasley Cross, St Helens with parents Michael (43), Julia (44) and five siblings: John (22), Maurice (14), Mary (13), Thomas (10), Lawrence (8). 1901 - Not found. 1911 - Sees 37 years old 'Coal Miner Dataller' James boarding at 49 Russell Street, St Helens with the Lawton family. The household consists of James Lawton (28), his wife Rose Lawton (29) and their daughter Nellie Lawton (1).

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/MurphyJms.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/J_Murphy_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private James Murphy on the Thiepval Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]