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Personal data Samuel MURFETT 

  • He was born on September 13, 1870 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia.
  • He died on June 10, 1944 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia, he was 73 years old.
  • He is buried in Methodist Church, Longford, Tasmania, Australia.
  • A child of Robert MURFETT and Sophia SIZER
  • This information was last updated on April 5, 2015.

Household of Samuel MURFETT

Waarschuwing Attention: Partner (Evelyn Rachel ATKINSON) is 33 years younger.

(1) He is married to Edith Fanny GREIG.

They got married on November 1, 1893 at Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, he was 23 years old.

Tamar Street Church

Child(ren):

  1. Herbert George MURFETT  1894-1974 
  2. Essie Marion MURFETT  1896-1990 
  3. George Stanley MURFETT  1900-1959 


(2) He is married to Evelyn Rachel ATKINSON.

They got married on May 30, 1928 at Mole Creek, Tasmania, Australia, he was 57 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Samuel MURFETT

Robert MURFET
1810-1890
Sarah MARTIN
± 1813-1890
Robert SIZER
1814-1869
Alice PALMER
± 1814-1893
Sophia SIZER
1840-1890

Samuel MURFETT
1870-1944

(1) 1893

Edith Fanny GREIG
1866-1907

Herbert George MURFETT
1894-1974
Essie Marion MURFETT
1896-1990
George Stanley MURFETT
1900-1959
(2) 1928

Evelyn Rachel ATKINSON
1903-1991


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Historical events

Birthday September 13, 1870

  • The temperature on September 13, 1870 was about 13.3 °C. There was 9 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 15 » A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).
    • January 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
    • March 30 » Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
    • August 8 » The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
    • August 16 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
    • August 18 » Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Gravelotte is fought.

Day of marriage May 30, 1928

  • The temperature on May 30, 1928 was between 11.9 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (13%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
    • April 12 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
    • May 15 » Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, "Plane Crazy".
    • July 7 » Sliced bread is sold for the first time (on the inventor's 48th birthday) by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri.
    • September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
    • November 15 » The RNLI lifeboat Mary Stanford capsized in Rye Harbour with the loss of the entire 17-man crew.
    • December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.

Day of death June 10, 1944

  • The temperature on June 10, 1944 was between 11.2 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • February 20 » World War II: The United States takes Eniwetok Island.
    • April 14 » Bombay explosion: A massive explosion in Bombay harbor kills 300 and causes economic damage valued then at 20million pounds.
    • April 17 » Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered.
    • June 10 » In baseball, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game.
    • June 15 » In the Saskatchewan general election, the CCF, led by Tommy Douglas, is elected and forms the first socialist government in North America.
    • September 6 » World War II: The city of Ypres, Belgium is liberated by Allied forces.


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