Several members of the Murphy family are buried under this amazing Celtic cross at Windsor Catholic Cemetery.
The earliest mentioned is John Murphy who died 5 December 1899 aged 40. His youngest son was born only 2 weeks prior.
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| Obituary of John Murphy from the Windsor & Richmond Gazette 16 Dec 1899 |
The patriarch of the family, James migrated from Ireland, following the death of his wife around 1886, with his children John, Martin, Peter and Mary, all born in County Carlow, Ireland. He settled in Kurrajong and established an orchard but following the death of his son John, he sold up and moved to Richmond, residing with his daughter Mary Davenport. James Murphy died 4 July 1913 aged 85. His obituary appears in the Windsor & Richmond Gazette 12 Jul 1913.
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| Murphy monument, Windsor Catholic Cemetery Photo: M. Nichols |
Martin Joseph Murphy, brother of John, died 11 July 1905. He was only 33 years old. Also mentioned on the headstone is Margaret Eliza Murphy, wife of John, who died 15 June 1932 aged 72. The monument was more than likely sculpted by John Charles O'Kelly 1849-1907 who worked for Windsor stonemason George Robertson.
More information on the Windsor Catholic Cemetery is available on our Hawkesbury on the Net site.
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