• Born: 28 Dec 1868, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia ²
• Baptised: 22 Jan 1869, St Mary's, RC, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
• Marriage (1): MURRAY, Stephen James on 26 Mar 1894 in St John's Cathedral, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia ¹
• Died: 29 Jan 1953, St Joseph's Convalescent Home, Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia at age 84 ³
• Buried: 30 Jan 1953, Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sandgate, New South Wales, Australia

  Noted events in her life were:

• Occupation: Servant.

• Residence: 4 Cohen Street, 1930, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. ⁴

• Probate, 19 Jun 1953, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ⁵ Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate: Thursday 19 March 1953, p.12

THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES- PROBATE JURISDICTION.--In the Will of ELLEN MURRAY formerly of Horse Shoe Bend, West Maitland in the State of New South Wales but late of Mayfield in the State aforesaid Widow deceased APPLICATION will be made after fourteen days from the publication hereof that Probate of the last Will and Testament dated the Twentieth day of October One thousand nine hundred and forty nine of the abovenamed deceased may be granted to HARRY THOMAS NIALL and ELLEN MARY NIALL the Executors named in the said Will and all Notices may be served at the undermentioned address. All Creditors in the Estate of the said deceased are hereby required to send in particulars of their claims to the undersigned BRAYE, CRAGG, COHEN and CHAPMAN. Proctors for the Executrix, Eldon Chambers, Bolton-street. Agents: BRAYE & MALCOMSON. Solicitors, 12 Pitt-street, Sydney. 953

• Biography. Ellen put into orphanage after her parents both died. Later worked (for a doctor?) and recognised some of the items from Bective Station. How did she recognise them? Was she with her mother's sister, Maria (Naughten) STARR whose husband was overseer at Bective?
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BURIAL - 30/1/1953, aged 76 years Dw SELECT 49, 1
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BAPTISM - Sponsors were Francis HANLY and Margaret CLUTTERBUCK

Ellen married Stephen James MURRAY, son of Michael MURRAY and Harriet Marianne DENNIS, on 26 Mar 1894 in St John's Cathedral, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.¹ (Stephen James MURRAY was born on 10 Sep 1871 in West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia,⁶ died on 16 Oct 1905 in Cohen St., West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia ⁷ and was buried on 17 Oct 1905 in Roman Catholic Cemetery, Campbell's Hill, Maitland West, New South Wales, Australia.)