Hello Marina, According to the Inquest CD this Catherine MURPHY died as a result of a ruptured blood vessel in Prahran. Digger - Inquest Index. Victoria 1840 - 1985 Surname: MURPHY Given Names: Catherine Place: Prahran Year: 1863 Reference: 279 Cause: Rupture Blood Vessel There may or may not be more information contained in the inquest notes, however I have always found them well worth looking at. Although this is a relatively early period in Victoria's history it would at least contain the doctor's deposition, possibly a deposition from the person who may have been nursing her or the person who reported her illness. There were hospitals in this area (and still are) so she may have been admitted to a hospital and if so there could be an admission report and a deposition from an attending nurse. At best she may be at her own residence and there could be a deposition from a family member. It would also be advisable to check for a will, which many times contain much information. Inquests and wills are ordered online from the PRO in North Melbourne and pages of the report can be ordered for 65 cents per page and postage is $2.75. I am quite happy to get these for you but am not going to North Melbourne this week, however they may be someone else on the list who is?? Hope this helps, ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ Regards, Mary of Melbourne FOSTER, Coventry - PRITCHARD,Coventry - GEOFFREY, Middlesex - ORCHARD, Warminster, Wiltshire STUART,Glasgow, - EDWARDS,England, GREATZ,NSW - PFITZNER, Prussia WILLIAMS,CUNNINGHAM, HUMPHREYS,MULVIHILL - All to Victoria Australia --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marina & Bruce Borland" <matilda@snap.net.nz> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 11:34 AM Subject: [HC] Josephus Murphy and Catherine Arnold > Hello Everyone, > > Thank you to Joan, Wendy and Zola and Ronda for their responses to my init ial message. > The enigma of Catherine Murphy continues. > Having purchased a death certificate from Prov for a Catherine Murphy, am, "none the wiser". The cited Catherine died in Prahran, (a suburb of Melbourne!), in a hotel, in 1863, aged 28. All other data unknown to the informant, thus of no use. > > So, it's back to the elusive Josephus Murphy for information on, in the Beechworth region. He is not cited in the Ovens and Murray Biographical Dictionary so I have been informed via an inquiry. > > As yet no one has been able to inform me about mining registers held at the Burke Museum. This is of much interest to me. Does anyone have access to these please, who could do a look up for me. > > Most grateful for anything on this person. > > Regards, > Marina in New Zealand

I have two inquest briefs from the 1850's and both include several statements from witnesses etc. Definitely worth getting from the PROV for the cost of photocopying and postage. It seems they took inquests quite seriously even back then. Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "MM" <elthamlax@techinfo.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [HC] Josephus Murphy and Catherine Arnold > Hello Marina, > According to the Inquest CD this Catherine MURPHY died as a result of a > ruptured blood vessel in Prahran. > Digger - Inquest Index. Victoria 1840 - 1985 > > Surname: MURPHY > Given Names: Catherine > Place: Prahran > Year: 1863 > Reference: 279 > Cause: Rupture Blood Vessel > There may or may not be more information contained in the inquest notes, > however I have always found them well worth looking at. Although this is a > relatively early period in Victoria's history it would at least contain the > doctor's deposition, possibly a deposition from the person who may have been > nursing her or the person who reported her illness. There were hospitals in > this area (and still are) so she may have been admitted to a hospital and if > so there could be an admission report and a deposition from an attending > nurse. > At best she may be at her own residence and there could be a deposition from > a family member. > It would also be advisable to check for a will, which many times contain > much information. > Inquests and wills are ordered online from the PRO in North Melbourne and > pages of the report can be ordered for 65 cents per page and postage is > $2.75. I am quite happy to get these for you but am not going to North > Melbourne this week, however they may be someone else on the list who is?? > Hope this helps, > ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ > Regards, > Mary of Melbourne > FOSTER, Coventry - PRITCHARD,Coventry - GEOFFREY, Middlesex - ORCHARD, > Warminster, > Wiltshire STUART,Glasgow, - EDWARDS,England, GREATZ,NSW - PFITZNER, Prussia > WILLIAMS,CUNNINGHAM, HUMPHREYS,MULVIHILL - All to Victoria Australia > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marina & Bruce Borland" <matilda@snap.net.nz> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 11:34 AM > Subject: [HC] Josephus Murphy and Catherine Arnold > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > Thank you to Joan, Wendy and Zola and Ronda for their responses to my init > ial message. > > The enigma of Catherine Murphy continues. > > Having purchased a death certificate from Prov for a Catherine Murphy, am, > "none the wiser". The cited Catherine died in Prahran, (a suburb of > Melbourne!), in a hotel, in 1863, aged 28. All other data unknown to the > informant, thus of no use. > > > > So, it's back to the elusive Josephus Murphy for information on, in the > Beechworth region. He is not cited in the Ovens and Murray Biographical > Dictionary so I have been informed via an inquiry. > > > > As yet no one has been able to inform me about mining registers held at > the Burke Museum. This is of much interest to me. Does anyone have access to > these please, who could do a look up for me. > > > > Most grateful for anything on this person. > > > > Regards, > > Marina in New Zealand >