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 ====== Why a Murray-Prior history? ======
-In December 1838, TLM-P travelled to [[wp>Gravesend|Gravesend]], at the mouth of the Thames River, and boarded the //Roxburgh Castle// to sail from England to Australia. He had just turned 20 years old and, not unusually, the trip involved a lethal outbreak of disease and a near shipwreck. It took five months to arrive in New South Wales, a penal colony where the land was being brutally wrested from its Aboriginal inhabitants. TLM-P had limited money; no family in the colony; and knew no-one other than an 'old friend', Dr Charles Scott, his cabin-mate on board ship.((TLM-P, Draft memoirs of a voyage from London to Sydney on the 'Roxburgh Castle' [c.1879], MLMSS6576 (copied from Praed papers, Oxley Library.)) What motivated him to take such a dangerous journey? Why would any parents risk their son in a venture that meant they may never see him again? How did he survive, and thrive, largely on his own at such a young age?\\
+In December 1838, TLM-P travelled to [[wp>Gravesend|Gravesend]], at the mouth of the Thames River, and boarded the //Roxburgh Castle// to sail from England to Australia. He had turned 19 only a month previously and, not unusually, the trip involved a lethal outbreak of disease and a near shipwreck. It took five months to arrive in New South Wales, a penal colony where the land was being brutally wrested from its Aboriginal inhabitants. TLM-P had limited money; no family in the colony; and knew no-one other than an 'old friend', Dr Charles Scott, his cabin-mate on board ship.((TLM-P, Draft memoirs of a voyage from London to Sydney on the 'Roxburgh Castle' [c.1879], MLMSS6576 (copied from Praed papers, Oxley Library.)) What motivated him to take such a dangerous journey? Why would any parents risk their son in a venture that meant they may never see him again? How did he survive, and thrive, largely on his own at such a young age?\\
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 {{ :tlmp.jpg?250}} Photo: Thomas Lodge Murray-Prior 1819-92 (referred to as **TLM-P** in this history) in a photo designed to project confidence and prosperity. ((Provenance: J. Godden.))\\
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-This family history helps answer the above questions. In doing so, it records fascinating characters and great stories, and provides an intriguing window on the past. We try to give as much context as is needed to understand the family history, but equally hope that the individual lives help us understand the past. TLM-P is its focus point as he was the founder of the largest (but not the only) branch of the Murray-Prior family in Australia. There is considerable information about him and the family, but it is scattered and some of it is misleading. So, on the initiative of Tom A. and M. Therese M-P,((Tom is a descendant of TLM-P and his first wife. When we list T.A & M.T. M-P under provenances of an item, it has come down the family line to succeeding Thomas M-Ps, or been acquired by Tom A. and M. Therese M-P.)) we are integrating this information, matching it up and verifying it when we can. It is written by [[http://Judithgodden.com.au|Judith Godden]]((Judith is a descendant of TLM-P and his second wife Nora. When Judith is listed under an item's provenance, it has generally come down the line from Nora M-P to her children Robert and/or Ruth, then to E. Sterling M-P, then Judith.)) with web know-how supplied by John Cameron. It first looks at the family in England and Ireland, then in Australia. It aims to be comprehensive, but does //not// need to be read linearly - you can pick your own starting point and click on as many links as you want for further information - or none at all.\\
+This family history helps answer the above questions. In doing so, it records fascinating characters and great stories, and provides an intriguing window on the past. We try to give as much context as is needed to understand the family history, but equally hope that the individual lives help us understand the past. TLM-P is its focus point as he was the founder of the largest (but not the only) branch of the Murray-Prior family in Australia. There is considerable information about him and the family, but it is scattered and some of it is misleading. So, on the initiative of Tom A. and M. Therese M-P,((Tom is a descendant of TLM-P and his first wife. When we list T.A & M.T. M-P under provenances of an item, it has come down the family line to succeeding Thomas M-Ps, or been acquired by Tom A. and M. Therese M-P.)) we are integrating this information, matching it up and verifying it when we can. It is written by [[http://Judithgodden.com.au|Judith Godden]]((Judith is a descendant of TLM-P and his second wife Nora. When Judith is listed under an item's provenance, it has generally come down the line from Nora M-P to her children Robert and/or Ruth, then from her father to Judith.)) with web know-how supplied by John Cameron. It first looks at the family in England and Ireland, then in Australia. It aims to be comprehensive, but does //not// need to be read linearly - you can pick your own starting point and click on as many links as you want for further information - or none at all.\\
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 For TLM-P and at least one son and two grandsons, a core of their family identity was the belief that they were descended from powerful kings. We can't understand TLM-P without knowing about this belief, and its flaws. The first part of the section on [[edward_i_butler_morres_and_lodge_families|"Air castles"]] examines the belief but, sorry, we provide no basis for a claim on Buckingham Palace!\\
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 The quality of the photographs vary, largely depending on the original. Don't forget that you can click on any of them to enlarge. And if you have other photographs that help illustrate the family story, please send them to us.\\
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-We are lucky to have so much information about the Prior/Murray-Prior family, so let’s see what results when it’s gathered together.\\
+We are lucky to have so much information about the Murray-Prior family, so let’s see what results when it’s gathered together.\\
-==== I'm a member of the family: why aren't I named? ====
+==== I'm a member of the family: why aren't I or my parents named? ====
-It's because you are alive, so that's the good news! Currently, we haven't given details of living people due to the possibility of identity thief. BUT, we are planning to have a closed section with these details, so watch this space!
+It's because you are alive, so that's the good news! We haven't given details of living people or their parents due to the possibility of identity thief. We have written a considerable amount about the parents of the oldest M-P generation, but this is only available to the immediate family.