Murray, Virginius

Virginius Murray, 1817-1861

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Explanations:
Columns:R [Role]; S [Sources].
Roles: = Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.
Abbreviations: BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.
Appointments: = Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.
Sources (S, S1, S2): = Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.
Other Symbols: = External link.
Dates:Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.
Unconfirmed:All text in magenta is unconfirmed.
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Life Events

Born:20 September 1817Marylebone, London, England.
Baptised:14 January 1818St Marylebone, Marylebone, London, England.
Married:23 October 1844Dublin, Ireland, to Elizabeth Alicia Poitier [1819-1877].
Arrived:Before January 1853TBD [01]
Died:25 December 18619 Park Terrace, St Kilda, Colony of Victoria [residence], aged 44 years [02] [03].
Buried:27 December 1861St Kilda Cemetery, East St Kilda, Colony of Victoria [Grave: Church of England, Compartment B, No 0049].

Golden Colony Roles

Victoria:Police Magistrate:18511852185318541855185618571858185918601861
Gold Commissioner:18511852185318541855
Gold Warden:18511852185318541855185618571858185918601861
Chinese Protector:18511852185318541855185618571858185918601861

Career

OriginalGazettedFromToAgeRTitleStateDepartmentDistrictSCommentsFN
1835-05-221836-11-0317Ensign, 2nd West India RegimentBritish Army Ensign. Lieutenant.
1836-11-041839-10-2119Lieutenant, 2nd West India RegimentBritish Army 94th Regiment.
1839-10-221845-08-0722Lieutenant, 94th Regiment of FootBritish Army Captain. 3rd West India Regiment.
1845-08-081847-07-0127Captain, 3rd West India RegimentBritish Army 86th Regiment. Placed on reserve list.
1847-07-021849-05-3129Captain, 86th Regiment of FootBritish Army Reserve 30th Regiment.
1849-06-011849-06-0131Captain, 30th Regiment of FootBritish Army Retired.
1849185331TBD

References

Notes

Notes
01⇑His death certificate says that he was 8 years in Victoria. His first Government appointment was on 13 January 1853.
02⇑Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Certificate D1861-008801.
03⇑Deaths - Murray; The Argus (Melbourne), 26 December 1861, p 4 [Trove; 18 April 2023]

Further Reading

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2023-01-02Life Events updated.