1894–1946

William James Fraser "Bill" Murdoch

Parents

William Murdoch 1856–1918 tree · direct line Catherine Jane Matson 1862–1914 tree · direct line

William James Fraser "Bill" Murdoch 1894–1946 direct line

married Barbara (nickname 'Goldie') Atwell 1897–1989 tree · direct line

4 children

James "Fraser" Murdoch 1923–2003 tree Keith William Murdoch 1925–1996 tree Marion "Jean" Murdoch 1927–2010 tree Audrey "Dell" Murdoch 1929–2022 tree · direct line

4 brothers and sisters

Francis Claudius "Frank" Murdoch 1892–1958 Marion Janet Murdoch 1893–1972 Allan George Murdoch 1896–1907 Annie Kathleen Murdoch 1898–1964

written in a record this archive has read from the family tree, untested

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The record

Born	25 OCT 1894	Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Died	26 MAY 1946	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Cause	Heart attack During Tennis Game

direct line

Counted here with the Murdoch family · that family →

Family

Parents

William Murdoch · Catherine Jane Matson

Married

Barbara (nickname 'Goldie') Atwell · 11 APR 1922 at Brisbane Qld Australia

Brothers and sisters

Francis Claudius "Frank" Murdoch (1892–1958) · Marion Janet Murdoch (1893–1972) · Allan George Murdoch (1896–1907) · Annie Kathleen Murdoch (1898–1964)

Children

James "Fraser" Murdoch (1923–2003) · Keith William Murdoch (1925–1996) · Marion "Jean" Murdoch (1927–2010) · Audrey "Dell" Murdoch (1929–2022)

Where this comes from

No relationship on this page has been checked against a record. Everything here is what the family tree says, which is a claim and not a source. How claims are labelled →

Every entry naming William James Fraser "Bill" Murdoch in the register →

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Everywhere William appears in this archive

Every page of this site that writes about William James Fraser "Bill" Murdoch, gathered automatically — 1 in total. This is the same evidence as the rest of the archive, brought together in one place.

The Murdochs

…heart attack at Maloney Street, Toowoomba, 22 April 1918; buried Toowoomba Cemetery. 1894 William James Fraser "Bill" Murdoch · 1894–1946 Born Gympie, Queensland. Married Barbara "Goldie" Atwell at Brisbane, 11 April 1922. Died 26 May 1946 of a heart atta…

What is written about William

Carried across from the family tree, with its markup stripped. Family testimony, not an independent record — valuable, and labelled.

Gayle D'Arcy mentioned he was part of communist party

Sources attached in the tree

FamilySearch Family Tree — https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1055071764/william-james-frazer-murdoch-in-familysearch-family-tree

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