Details Page

Participant Info

First Name
Catherine
Last Name
Murphy
Date of Birth
c.1830
Native Place
Kilkenny
Parents
Religion
RC
Ship Name
Esmeralda (October 1854)
Family
She arrived with her sister Margaret. On the 30/7/1855, she married William Hunt at Toodyay RC. They had 5 children: Hannah, James Patrick, Maria, Mary Ann, and Margaret Adelaide.
Other Details
Catherine is believed to have worked as a domestic servant at the 'Glentromie' property, where she met her future husband, William. He became a farmer near New Norcia, owning the farm 'Norfolk'.
Death