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Amelia Mary Millie DODD (1878 - 1964)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Gilbert H MURRAY (1898 - )
Reginald James MURRAY (1903 - 1986)
Leslie A MURRAY (1904 - 1933)
Alma MURRAY (1906 - )
Gwendoline MURRAY (1909 - )
Robert V MURRAY (1911 - )
Louis MURRAY (1912 - )
Percy J MURRAY (1914 - )
Henry E MURRAY (1916 - )
Michael W MURRAY (1919 - )
 Amelia Mary Millie DODD (1878 - 1964)

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Michael MURRAY (1871 - 1940)
 Thomas DODD (1830 - 1917) William DODD (1796 - 1876)



Elizabeth LOCKYER (1806 - 1853)



Sarah MCALISTER (1850 - 1915) Thomas MCALISTER (1802 - 1875) Robert MCALISTER (1761 - 1832)
Elizabeth VOLLER (1781 - )
Caroline MIDDLETON (1810 - 1863) William Henry MIDDLETON (1774 - 1828)
Sarah GUNNER (1775 - 1836)
b. 06 Feb 1878 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
m. 29 Sep 1897 Michael MURRAY (1871 - 1940) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
d. 08 Mar 1964 at Concord, New South Wales, Australia aged 86
Near Relatives of Amelia Mary Millie DODD (1878 - 1964)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather William DODD 1796 Somerset, England 1876 Dorset, England 80
Grandmother Elizabeth LOCKYER 1806 Somerset, England 1853 Somerset, England 47
Grandfather Thomas MCALISTER 1802 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 31 Dec 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Grandmother Caroline MIDDLETON 31 Dec 1810 London, Middlesex, England 25 Apr 1863 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 52

Father in Law James MURRAY 1831 Co Clare, Ireland 12 Dec 1927 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 96
Mother in Law Catherine KELLY 1851 Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia 21 Apr 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 47

Father Thomas DODD abt 1830 Rimpton, Somerset, England 17 Aug 1917 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 87
Mother Sarah MCALISTER 19 Sep 1850 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 16 Sep 1915 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 64

Self Amelia Mary Millie DODD 06 Feb 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 08 Mar 1964 Concord, New South Wales, Australia 86

Husband Michael MURRAY 1871 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 06 Sep 1940 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69

Son Gilbert H MURRAY 1898 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Son Reginald James MURRAY 14 Jul 1903 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jun 1986 Nangus, New South Wales, Australia 82
Son Leslie A MURRAY 1904 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1933 29
Daughter Alma MURRAY 1906 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Gwendoline MURRAY 1909 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Son Robert V MURRAY 1911 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Son Louis MURRAY 1912 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Son Percy J MURRAY 1914 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Son Henry E MURRAY 1916 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Son Michael W MURRAY 1919 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

Sister Elizabeth DODD 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1921 49
Sister Martha DODD 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1947 74
Brother William John DODD 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1942 68
Brother Robert DODD 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1890 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 14
Brother Thomas Arthur DODD 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1954 75
Brother Charles Cuthbert DODD 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1960 79
Sister Ethel Caroline DODD 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1959 77
Brother Henry George DODD 1885 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1959 74
Brother Edward Lockyer DODD 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1969 82
Brother Clarence Frederick (Harry) DODD 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1974 85
Sister Emma May DODD 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia 55

Daughter in Law Ivy May SHEATHER 19 Jan 1914 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 03 Aug 1994 Nangus, New South Wales, Australia 80
Daughter in Law Hilda TAYLOR
Son in Law Edward Walter BUTLER 23 Aug 1901 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 1960 59

Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased

Uncle John DODD abt 1831 Somerset, England 27 Jun 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 60
Aunt Charlotte MCALISTER 10 Sep 1840 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 06 Oct 1890 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 50
Aunt Elizabeth MCALISTER 10 May 1830 Darbalara, New South Wales, Australia 26 Jul 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 59
Uncle John Terrence WILKINSON 30 Dec 1821 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Uncle John James MCALISTER 21 Jun 1832 Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australia 18 Sep 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 50
Aunt Anne Coyed JOYNT 1837 1918 81
Aunt Mary Henrietta Middleton MCALISTER 1835 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 06 Oct 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 54
Uncle John NORTON 1826 14 Jan 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 39
Uncle Peter Briggs BEATTIE 22 Jul 1828 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 05 Mar 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 62
Uncle William Henry MCALISTER 20 May 1838 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1840 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 2
Uncle Robert MCALISTER 10 Sep 1842 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 07 Aug 1925 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82
Aunt Sophia CLOUT 30 Jun 1848 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 23 Mar 1906 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 57
Uncle James MCALISTER 19 Nov 1844 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 24 Oct 1890 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 45
Aunt Caroline CLOUT 14 Feb 1847 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 1919 72
Aunt Jemima MCALISTER 02 Sep 1846 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 14 Jun 1907 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 60
Uncle William ODDY 1843 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 45
Uncle John ROBINSON
Uncle Thomas George MCALISTER 24 Jan 1849 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1930 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 81
Aunt Sarah Elizabeth CROWTHER 1846 1926 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 80
Aunt Rebecca MCALISTER 27 Jun 1852 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 23 Sep 1927 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 75
Uncle William John SMILES 14 Jun 1846 01 Mar 1904 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 57
Uncle George MCALISTER 12 Nov 1854 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 26 Jan 1928 Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia 73
Aunt Lily Dinah FIELD 1861 Young, New South Wales, Australia 10 Jul 1908 47
Aunt Eliza Middleton MCALISTER 30 May 1826 Appin, New South Wales, Australia 26 Dec 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 47
Uncle William EGGLETON 25 Jul 1815 Airds, New South Wales, Australia 10 Apr 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 60

Cousin Helena Lockyer DODD 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1924 52
Cousin John Thomas Roland DODD 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 29 Jul 1958 Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia 83
Cousin George Marden Metcalfe DODD 1877 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 31 May 1934 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 57
Cousin Samuel Phillip DODD 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 12 Sep 1940 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 59
Cousin Elizabeth Caroline WILKINSON 30 Jun 1858 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 05 Feb 1943 Brungle, Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 84
Cousin Edward WILKINSON 05 Sep 1859 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 15 Aug 1942 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82
Cousin Eliza Amelia WILKINSON 07 Dec 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 14 Nov 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 6
Cousin Mary Catherine WILKINSON 10 Nov 1863 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Dec 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 6
Cousin Henry William WILKINSON 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Margaret Elizabeth WILKINSON 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 02 Feb 1925 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 63
Cousin Caroline Sarah "Carrie" WILKINSON 28 Apr 1864 Yellowin, New South Wales, Australia 15 Sep 1939 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Charlotte Ellen WILKINSON 30 Sep 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1915 Springfield, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 49
Cousin Eliza Ann WILKINSON 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1935 68
Cousin John Thomas WILKINSON 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 18 Mar 1947 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 78
Cousin Thomas Edward E WILKINSON 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1956 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 83
Cousin Bridget MCALISTER 1858 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1899 41
Cousin Mary MCALISTER 1860 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1936 76
Cousin James MCALISTER 24 Aug 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1947 86
Cousin Patrick MCALISTER 1866 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1884 18
Cousin Elizabeth Catherine Kate MCALISTER 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1965 95
Cousin Francis J MCALISTER 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1917 45
Cousin Thomas Phillip NORTON 23 Sep 1857 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1908 51
Cousin Caroline NORTON 03 Aug 1859 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1942 83
Cousin Elizabteh Ellen NORTON 27 Jun 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1919 58
Cousin Elisa Ann NORTON 14 Jun 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 25 Jun 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 6
Cousin James William NORTON 18 May 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 17 Jun 1940 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin George Tosach BEATTIE 06 May 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1955 88
Cousin John James BEATTIE 16 Oct 1868 Blowering, New South Wales, Australia 21 Feb 1945 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 76
Cousin David Alexander Patrick BEATTIE 27 Aug 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1940 70
Cousin Mary Jane BEATTIE 30 Mar 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1953 79
Cousin James Peter BEATTIE 14 Jan 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Charlotte Ellen BEATTIE 08 Feb 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1951 73
Cousin Robert BEATTIE 07 Mar 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1963 83
Cousin Caroline Amelia MCALISTER 07 Feb 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1968 98
Cousin William Henry MCALISTER 1871 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1945 74
Cousin Alfred Edward Ernest MCALISTER 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia Apr 1963 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 90
Cousin Thomas David MCALISTER 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Ethel Sophia MCALISTER 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Aug 1966 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 90
Cousin Charles Frederick MCALISTER 02 Feb 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 23 Nov 1960 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82
Cousin Elizabeth Ellen (Sis) MCALISTER 27 Jul 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 02 Jul 1963 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 83
Cousin Robert Roland MCALISTER 12 Nov 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 06 Aug 1959 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 78
Cousin Florence Sarah MCALISTER 20 May 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 06 Jul 1953 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 71
Cousin Mary Ann MCALISTER 1884 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1961 77
Cousin Emily Francis MCALISTER 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 25 Dec 1904 17
Cousin Essie J MCALISTER 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Herbert John MCALISTER 1890 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1965 75
Cousin Alice May MCALISTER 1894 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 18 Oct 1975 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 81
Cousin Sarah MCALISTER 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin William MCALISTER 09 Sep 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 27 Sep 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Arthur MCALISTER 15 Jan 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jan 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin Emily Jane MCALISTER 08 Feb 1871 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 23 Oct 1931 60
Cousin Charles Albert (Bert) Augustus MCALISTER 07 Dec 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 26 Sep 1953 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 80
Cousin Thomas Arthur MCALISTER 10 Jul 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28 Feb 1953 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 78
Cousin Edward George MCALISTER 31 Aug 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1958 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 81
Cousin Edith Caroline MCALISTER 18 Jul 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Nov 1945 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 66
Cousin Harriet Helena MCALISTER 27 May 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 04 Dec 1958 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 78
Cousin John James MCALISTER 19 Sep 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 06 Oct 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Margaret Elizabeth MCALISTER 21 Aug 1884 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1962 78
Cousin George Middleton MCALISTER 14 Jan 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 07 Oct 1976 Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia 89
Cousin Percy Edgar MCALISTER 29 Mar 1890 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 27 Nov 1961 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 71
Cousin Phoebe ODDY 21 Feb 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 07 Jan 1908 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 40
Cousin Emma ODDY 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Feb 1937 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 68
Cousin Caroline Alice ODDY 1873 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1954 Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia 81
Cousin Elizabeth V ODDY 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin John L ODDY 1885 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1886 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Ethel Amelia MCALISTER 26 Apr 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1953 78
Cousin Ernest Middleton SMILES 30 Oct 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1933 59
Cousin Selina Victoria SMILES 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1940 65
Cousin Amelia Caroline SMILES 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1963 84
Cousin Wallace Edgar SMILES 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1956 75
Cousin Harry Ivor SMILES 1887 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1925 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 38
Cousin George Clyde MCALISTER 1883 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1929 46
Cousin Sylvia Lillian MCALISTER 1884 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1956 72
Cousin Guy Harold MCALISTER 13 Aug 1886 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1928 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 42
Cousin Olive Constance MCALISTER 1888 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia Feb 1924 Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia 36
Cousin Annie V MCALISTER 1890 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Lillie Elizabeth MCALISTER 1892 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1971 79
Cousin Hubert T MCALISTER 1894 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1906 West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia 12
Cousin Cecil R MCALISTER 1896 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1900 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 4
Cousin William James MCALISTER 1896 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1984 88
Cousin Sidney Vivian MCALISTER 1898 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1935 37
Cousin Minnie Caroline MCALISTER 1901 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1950 49
Cousin Albert Edward MCALISTER 1904 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1944 40
Cousin Thomas EGGLETON 08 Nov 1842 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 11 Sep 1897 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 54
Cousin William EGGLETON 1845 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 16 May 1921 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76
Cousin John EGGLETON abt 1847 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 07 Feb 1858 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 11
Cousin Sarah EGGLETON 1850 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 07 Mar 1851 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1
Cousin Robert EGGLETON 1853 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1892 39

Nephew Bevan Stanley WALSH
Niece Margaret "Peggy" WALSH
Nephew Harold Thomas WALSH 31 Oct 1912 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 2003 91
Nephew John James WALSH 26 Sep 1914 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Bede Francis WALSH 21 Apr 1922 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 2006 84
Nephew Thomas Edward WALSH 25 Feb 1929 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 2005 76

Brother in Law John MURRAY 01 Jan 1871 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 03 Sep 1934 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 63
Sister in Law Mary Anne MURRAY 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 16 May 1914 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 39
Brother in Law James MURRAY 1878 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 04 Apr 1923 45
Sister in Law Margaret Helena "Lena" MURRAY 1880 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 06 Sep 1938 Croydon, New South Wales, Australia 58
Brother in Law Peter MURRAY 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 04 Jul 1933 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 52
Sister in Law Catherine Ada MURRAY 1884 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 26 Aug 1967 83
Sister in Law Bridget MURRAY 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 04 Apr 1950 62
Sister in Law Clara Ellen MURRAY 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 08 Jul 1939 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 51
Brother in Law Thomas Joseph MURRAY 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1969 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 81
Brother in Law William Augustus MURRAY 1891 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1951 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 60
Brother in Law Stanley Walter MURRAY 1894 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 18 Aug 1916 France 22
Brother in Law Israel Henry HARGREAVES 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 19 Jul 1964 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 85
Sister in Law Ada Elizabeth WITTS 1878 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 68
Brother in Law Herbrt J JAMES
Brother in Law George James MASTERS 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1956 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Events in Amelia Mary Millie DODD (1878 - 1964)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
06 Feb 1878 Amelia Mary Millie DODD was born Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
29 Sep 1897 19 Married Michael MURRAY (aged 26) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
1898 20 Birth of son Gilbert H MURRAY Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
14 Jul 1903 25 Birth of son Reginald James MURRAY Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 76
1904 26 Birth of son Leslie A MURRAY Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
1906 28 Birth of daughter Alma MURRAY Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
1909 31 Birth of daughter Gwendoline MURRAY Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1911 33 Birth of son Robert V MURRAY Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
1912 34 Birth of son Louis MURRAY Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
1914 36 Birth of son Percy J MURRAY Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
16 Sep 1915 37 Death of mother Sarah MCALISTER (aged 64) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1916 38 Birth of son Henry E MURRAY Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
17 Aug 1917 39 Death of father Thomas DODD (aged 87) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1919 41 Birth of son Michael W MURRAY Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
1933 55 Death of son Leslie A MURRAY (aged 29) 69
06 Sep 1940 62 Death of husband Michael MURRAY (aged 69) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
08 Mar 1964 86 Amelia Mary Millie DODD died Concord, New South Wales, Australia 73
Burial Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 69
Personal Notes:
From ‘Relict of’ Book
AMELIA MARY MILLIE MURRAY nee Dodd
by Helen Hibbens
Amelia Murray was the third daughter and fifth child of the family of twelve children of Sarah (nee McAlister) and Thomas Dodd. She was born at Brungle on 6 February, 1878. The family resided at Brungle where Thomas was a grazier. However, when Millie was 5 or 6 years of age, the family moved to McFarlane's Creek, Tumut, where Thomas followed his former occupation as a butcher. Millie attended Tumut School in Richmond Street for a few years. After leaving school she stayed at home to help her mother with her younger brothers and sisters until her marriage in 1897.

She married Michael Murray, the eldest son of James and Catherine Murray on 29 September 1897 in the Manse at Tumut, according to the rites of the Church of England. Witnesses were Thomas Dodd (Millie's father and Edward Connors.

I have always had the impression Sarah and Thomas did not approve the marriage. This may have been because Michael was Roman Catholic , was 'over fond of the bottle' and also because of Michael's somewhat itinerant life-style.

Although my memories of Millie are of a small, plump, happy woman, she had many tradgedies in her life. The first of these would probably be the death of her brother Robert at the age of fourteen in 1890. Robert was killed when the butcher's cart he was driving ran into a tree on the bush common and he was crushed between the cart and the tree. Millie gave birth to 14 children, four of these dying in infancy. Dorothy died aged 5 weeks, an unnamed boy lived only one day, Minnie was aged four years and Kathleen three years at the time of their deaths.

Millie and Michael lived in various parts of the Tumut district during their 43 years of marriage. Michael worked on the land at Gocup, Brungle, Tumut Plains, Upper Gilmore, Bombowlee and Gadara (where he worked for Robert Downie or Downing). The house they lived in at Gadara is still partially standing and is believed to be the oldest house in the Gilmore Valley. The property where it stands now belongs to the Visy Mill.

Millie's life would have been a very hard one, living in various houses without electricity or laid on water. At times Michael would go droving and she would have to cart water, chop wood and various other chores as well as tend to the needs of her large family. Millie's ten- children who survived to adulthood were Gilbert, Reg, Leslie, Alma, Gwendoline, Robert, Louis, Percy, Henry and Michael. Millie's mother died in 1915 and her father in 1917. The war years would have been an anxious time for Millie with two of her brothers fighting in France, as were two of Michael's brothers. Both Harry and Ted returned home, however, Millie's brother-in-law, Stan was killed in action at Ypres in France.

In 1921 Millie's eldest sister, Elizabeth, died age 49. The years passed and Millie's older children married and she became a grandmother. In 1933 tragedy struck once again. Her second son, Leslie, was killed when he fell from a horse. He was 28 and survived by his young wife Hilda and Jean aged two and Tom aged six months. In 1934 Gilbert's son, Jimmy, was drowned while swimming in Adelong Creek.

Millie and Michael, in 1939, moved from Springfield, Blowering, where Michael was share dairying, to an old house in Herbert Street, Tumut. Michael was forced to retire due to ill health. This was the first home they had owned in their 42 years of marriage. Michael passed away on 6 September 1940.

The Second World War was once again an anxious and sad time for Millie, with four of her sons in the army, three being sent overseas. In January, 1942 Millie received word Mick (her youngest son) was missing, believed killed-in-action in Malaya. One can only imagine Millie's heartache and despair at this time. It was only 15 months since the death of her husband and she now had lost her youngest child.

Although Millie was not a regular church goer she had a strong faith, attending church whenever possible. She remained a staunch Anglican throughout her life, despite having married a Roman Catholic and all her children being baptized in the Roman Catholic Church. Millie lived in the old house in Herbert Street until after the war. She had various grandchildren and a daughter-in-law live with her during the
war years. She did her bit for the war effort knitting socks and scarves for the troops and also sending parcels to her sons overseas and to their friends as well. Millie was a kind, caring person with a great sense of humour. She was also a very generous person. Reading some of Mick's letters sent from Malaya, this comes through, as he had the most and the biggest parcels from home. He told his mother not to spend all her allotment on him, to keep some for herself and not to go short because of him (Millie received an allotment because she was a widow and Mick was unmarried). In 1945 Millie's nephew Robert (Bob) Masters was reported missing, believed killed-inaction, when his plane was shot down over Germany. After the war it was decided that George Masters, Millie's brother-in-law, would build her a new house. This was completed and she moved in to what must have seemed like a mansion after most of
the houses she had lived in. This house had an inside bathroom with a chip-heater, running water over a sink in the kitchen and a laundry on the end of the back verandah (no more heating water for washing and bathing in an outside copper).

Some of my fondest memories of Millie are in this house in the years after the war. I remember staying with her on a Saturday night and going to the 'pictures' on the bus. I don't remember what 'pictures' I saw but I do remember having a warm drink and some of Millie's home made biscuits and talking with her before going to bed, also I can remember Millie cooking in her brand new 'Canberra' stove and making cakes and dozens of biscuits. Also times when my cousins from Gundagai and my Aunt Ivy would come to stay in school holidays and we would visit Millie and play with our cousins.

In December 1946 Millie's youngest sister, Emma May Masters, who was my maternal grandmother as my mother and father were first cousins, passed away at age 55. She had sustained horrific injuries in a fall from a train in October 1946. On hearing this news I can remember it was one of the few times I saw Millie cry.

In the late 1940's one of Millie's sons asked if he and his wife could reside with her. She agreed and for a time everyone was happy. Millie then made a decision to sign the deeds of her house to her son. Millie remained in the home, however, difficulties arose over this arrangement and in 1956 she left to live with her sister Ethel (Ett) James.

In the years following the war Millie was an ardent worker for 2WG Women's Club and the CWA. She also enjoyed knitting, sewing and crocheting until she was in her early eighties, when her eyesight began to fail due to cataracts. In 1959 her sister Ethel passed away, and Millie once again needed a home. She resided with her sons Reg at Gundagai, Lou at Gilmore and Percy at Richmond. In 1963 her health deteriorated and she spent some time in Concord Hospital. She returned to Richmond but became ill again and passed away in Concord Hospital at the age of 86 on 8 March 1964. She is buried in the Church of England portion of the Tumut cemetery alongside her son, Harry, who died of cancer in 1962. Her husband, Michael, is buried in the Catholic portion of the Tumut Cemetery.
Source References:
69. Type: Book, Abbr: Relict of, Title: Relict of … Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District, Auth: Tumut Family History Group, Publ: Tumut Family History Group, Date: 2001
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- Reference = 49 (Name, Notes)
73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004
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