1879 - 1957 (78 years)
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Name |
Alexander Edward Tatham Murray [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |
Birth |
26 Mar 1879 |
Ceylon
[1, 3, 5] |
Residence |
Apr 1891 |
13 Lunham Rd, Norwood
[1] |
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Occupation |
1904 |
Orange Grove Rd, Singapore
; Assistant, Boustead & Co [2] |
- Founded in 1828 by Edward Boustead, an English businessman, as a trading company. Expanded into finance, tin, rubber, palm oil and petroleum. Split into Malaysian and Singapore companies in 1971, both still trading very successfully in 2015.
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Marriage |
21 Dec 1914 |
Penang, Malaya?
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Ada Margaret May Findlay, b. 13 Dec 1881, China? , d. 21 Jul 1961, Chetwode, London Rd, Wokingham |
Residence |
- Jun 1919 |
39 Northam Rd, George Town, Penang, Malaya
[6] |
Event |
21 Jun 1919 |
Burglary [6] |
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Alexander Edward Tatham Murray and family Newspaper report of burglary at their home in Penang, 21 Jun 1919 |
Residence |
Jul 1919 - |
Spring Grove, Sepoy Lines, Penang, Malaya
[6] |
Residence |
abt 1933 - 1934 |
45 Ebrington Rd, Kenton
[7] |
- resid: Alexander Edward Tatham Murray; Ada Margaret Murray; George Leslie Findlay Hilton; Ivy Edna Murray Hilton.
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Residence |
1953 |
Merton Lodge, Wokingham
[8] |
Residence |
abt 1954 - 1957 |
Chetwode, London Rd, Wokingham
[4, 8] |
Death |
20 Jul 1957 |
Chetwode, London Rd, Wokingham
[3, 4] |
Probate |
16 Sep 1957 |
Oxford
; £7,015 5s. 7d. [4] |
- Murray Alexander Edward Tatham of Chetwode London-road Wokingham Berkshire died 20 July 1957 Probate Oxford 16 September to Ailsa Lola Murray spinster. Effects £7015 5s. 7d. [NPC]
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Notes |
- Speaking at the annual meeting of the Penang Chamber of Commerce, Mr. A.E. T. Murray said if the Government wished to get the best out of the place, and if the place was to be run in a proper manner and give security, Government must run their services properly. He gave two cases that had recently come to his notice of Government servants being underpaid. One was the Harbour Master, a man of over 50 years and considerable experience, who was sent to Penang on just under $400 a month. He called that scandalous. A certain Police Inspector in Relau with a good number of years' experience and who had been to the war was drawing under $200 a month.Another scandalous case. There were many others. These matters were very much the concern of the public, for the public had a right to expect the best of service from Government servants, and this was not being brought about by present Government methods. [The Straits Times, 27 Mar 1920]
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Person ID |
I1510 |
Tatham | Bloxham branch | Descendant |
Last Modified |
19 Mar 2015 |
Family |
Ada Margaret May Findlay, b. 13 Dec 1881, China? , d. 21 Jul 1961, Chetwode, London Rd, Wokingham (Age 79 years) |
Marriage |
21 Dec 1914 |
Penang, Malaya?
[5] |
Children |
| 1. Douchska Sonia Murray, b. 20 Mar 1915, Penang, Malaya? , d. 07 Nov 2004, Truro (Age 89 years) |
| 2. Ailsa Lola Irene Murray, b. 30 Jul 1918, 39 Northam Rd, George Town, Penang, Malaya , d. 09 Dec 2009, Cornwall (Age 91 years) |
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Photos |
 | Alexander Edward Tatham Murray & family England, early 1950s |
Last Modified |
18 Mar 2015 |
Family ID |
F0068 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S01] Census, UK, 1891.
age 12
- [S40] Official Journal, Straits Settlements Government Gazette, 1904.
List of Qualified Jurors, Singapore
- [S02] BMD Index, death reg Wokingham, 3Q1957.
Alexander E T Murray age 78
- [S14] National Probate Calendar.
- [S04] H Curtis: Notes for a Pedigree of the Tathams of Co. Durham.
- [S11] Newspaper, Straits Times, 25 Jun 1919.
News article
- [S25] Electoral Registers.
- [S17] Telephone Directories.
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