Bishop Bernard J. Murphy: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Bishop Bernard J. Murphy was born 1918 (son of Arthur J. Murphy and Florence May Clawsey); died 22 May 1974, Hamilton, , Hamilton, Bermuda; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-357162

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MURPHY, Most Rev. Bernard J. CR DD Bishop of Hamilton, Bermuda

On Wednesday, May 22, 1974, suddenly, at his residence in Bermuda; son of the late Arthur Murphy and Florence Clawsey; brother of William of Cambridge (Preston), Mrs. John (Eileen) Seifred of Guelph, Mrs. William (Rita O'Neil) of St. Catharines; predeceased by four brothers. Funeral mass at St. Theresa's Cathedral, Bermuda, Monday, May 27. Body will lie in state, in St. Clements Church, Cambridge (Preston), from 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 29. Wake service 9 p.m. Wednesday. Pontifical concelebrated mass, Thursday, 11 a.m. Burial in St. Clements cemetery, Preston.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 28 May 1974 pg 29

Generation: 2

Arthur J. Murphy was born 1883, , South Wales; died 1968; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-357160

Arthur married Florence May Clawsey 23 May 1905, , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada. Florence (daughter of James Clawsey and Sarah Corcoran) was born 4 Mar 1885, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Florence May Clawsey was born 4 Mar 1885, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of James Clawsey and Sarah Corcoran); died 3 Aug 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Florence May Murphy
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-357161

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Mrs. Arthur Murphy

GUELPH, Mrs. Florence Mary Murphy, 37 Home St., mother of Roman Catholic Bishop Bernard J. Murphy of Hamilton, Bermuda, died Tuesday, in Kitchener. She was 86. The former Florence Clawsey, Mrs. Murphy was born March 3, 1885, in Brantford. She lived in the Preston-Kitchener area, most of her life. She was married in 1905 to Arthur Murphy, who died in 1968. She was a member of the Catholic Women's League and St. Clements RC Church, Preston. Surviving besides Bishop Murphy is another son William of Preston; two daughters, Mrs. William (Rita) O'Neill of St. Catharines and Mrs. John (Eileen) Seifried of Guelph; a brother, William and a sister, Rita, both of Brantford; 22 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by four sons, Norman, Melvin, Clarence and Clifford and several brothers and sisters The body will be at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, Preston, from Thursday night, until Saturday, when requiem mass will be solemnized at St. Clement's cemetery.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record 4 Aug 1971 pg 29

Children:

Melbourne Franklin "Melvin J." Murphy was born 20 Apr 1906, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Arthur Clarence "Clarence" Murphy was born 1 Mar 1908, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1965, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
William A. Murphy was born 1912; died 1957; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Clifford Gregory Murphy was born 9 May 1913, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1967; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
1. Bishop Bernard J. Murphy was born 1918; died 22 May 1974, Hamilton, , Hamilton, Bermuda; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 3

6.	James Clawsey was born 1858; died 10 Apr 1918, , Brant Co., Ontario, Canada. Other Events: Eby ID Number: Waterloo-194719 James — Sarah Corcoran. Sarah was born 1859; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Corcoran was born 1859; died Yes, date unknown.

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Name: Sarah Clawsey
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-194721

Children:

John Arthur Clawsey was born 16 Sep 1881, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1960, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Florence May Clawsey was born 4 Mar 1885, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1971, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Clements Roman Catholic Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.