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William McMurrich (1838–1917)

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William McMurrich (1838-1917) baker and trade union official

Birth: 29 April 1838 at Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland son of Samuel McMurrich (1803-1880), joiner, and Catherine, née Orr (1812-1885). Marriage: 26 May 1860 at the Scots Church, Sydney, by Rev Dr Lang, MP, to Ann Hurley (1837-1891), a laundress, born at Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland, who arrived in Sydney in March 1857 aboard the Mary Ann as an assisted immigrant. They had no children. Death: 10 March 1917 at Liverpool Asylum, NSW. Religion: Presbyterian. 

  • Arrived in New South Wales about 1858.
  • Secretary of the New South Wales Operative Bakers’ Association from 1867 to 1881. Sometime delegate of Bakers’ Society to Eight Hour Conference.
  • President of the Sydney Operative Bakers’ Friendly Society in 1865, 1890 and 1891. Trustee, Bakers’ Union, 1906.
  • Active in union until 1906. Suffered a long illness before his death. Was an old age pensioner.
  • Cause of death: chronic myocarditis (had been in hospital since September 1916).

Sources
Baking Trades’ Gazette, 24 March 1917, p 12

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'McMurrich, William (1838–1917)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/mcmurrich-william-34426/text43211, accessed 13 October 2024.

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  • McMurrick, William
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29 April, 1838
Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death

10 March, 1917 (aged 78)
Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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