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Isabella’s Brother and Sisters
Isabella’s eldest brother, William Charles Murrell, married Mary Handley (both
were minors at the time), on September 17, 1846 in the Maldon St. Mary’s
Registration District. Witnesses were Charles Murrell Handley & Harriet Murrell
and the groom’s father was listed as William Charles Murrell, mariner.
The groom was also a mariner, and continued the family shipping business through
“Murrell’s Wharf” in Bermondsey. We find a Mary Murrell, age 3, living with
Charles Murrell Handley & his family as a visitor in 1851. This is the daughter
of William Charles Murrell and Mary Handley, but they are not at this address or
on the Maldon census at all.
Mary Handley Murrell died in the first quarter of 1875 at age 48 in the Lambeth
registration district. In the 1881 census, in Lambeth, William Charles Murrell
appears as a coal merchant & widower, aged 52 who was born in Hullbridge, which
is about 10 miles from Southend on Sea. He had a daughter Isabella aged 23, born
in Bermondsey and other children Edith (22), Robert (20), Samuel (19), Grace
(18), and Clara (16), all born in Bermondsey.
William Charles married again in the third quarter of 1886 to an Elizabeth, who
was the executrix of his will. William Charles became financially overextended
in 1889 by guaranteeing his son Robert’s debts and declared bankruptcy. He died
in St. Saviours registration district in Southwark in the 4th quarter of 1892
aged 63 and was listed as a coal merchant.
Samuel Murrell was a mariner and married Mary Raven in the first quarter of 1860
in Maldon, St. Mary’s. He died in Salcott in the second quarter of 1892, aged 48
and was listed as a hay and straw merchant.
Robert Murrell was a master mariner and married Esther Rawlinson, a widow and
sister of Mary Raven in the 3rd quarter of 1866 in Bermondsey. He was the
licensee of the “White Hart” in Virley, from 1874 to at least 1882. He died in
the 3rd quarter of 1889 in Virley and was listed as an innkeeper. His wife died
there in the first quarter of 1893 aged 54.
Henry Murrell was also a mariner and he married Sarah Sutton from Heybridge
about 1867. Henry and his wife and six children were aboard the vessel "Denton"
at Halling on Medway, Kent at the time of the 1881 census.
We know of Charles Murrell from the 1841 census but have no other information
about him.
There is a Harriet Murrell on the 1851 census living in Maldon, who was born in
Hockley and aged 21. She was working as a domestic with no other family at this
address. This is probably Isabella’s sister Harriet. Harriet later appears on
the 1881 census as Harriet Allan, aged 51, married to Andrew Allan of Fife,
Scotland, a cooper, age 50 living in Bermondsey, Surrey with 3 daughters.
Harriett was still alive in September 1902 as she is mentioned as staying with
her sister Isabella in Maldon in a letter (dated Sept 1st) written by Isabella
to her son Robert just before he left for America.
Ann Murrell appears in the 1881 census as Ann M. Worth, aged 36, wife of Moses
Worth, age 39. They were farmers in Denver, Colorado, owning 160 acres of land,
but appear as visitors in the home of Moses’ brother Peter in Siddington,
Cheshire at the time of the census.
Ann died in England of cancer on 17 June 1881 in her 37th year and is buried in
Maldon St Mary's churchyard next to the grave of her parents. Moses returned to
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