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| A glance at the sidebar of this family history reveals one of the most remarkable aspects of this line of the Murray-Priors: the tradition of naming the eldest son Thomas. It started with the Prior family, with the first known Thomas Prior living in the early 1300s, as described in [[priors_in_england|]]. Some 300 years later, another Thomas Prior moved to Ireland and, with his son Thomas, established the family there - see [[priors_in_ireland_1636-c.1803]]. The most famous in the family, another [[thomas_prior_m-p_family_founder|Thomas (Tom) Prior ]], left a will which ensured the surname became Murray Prior/Murray-Prior. After that, there was a John and an Andrew Murray-Prior, then Thomas Murray-Prior, born in 1773. Since then, there has been an unbroken line of elder sons called Thomas. Perhaps as remarkable, given the past's high infant mortality, is that all those Thomases survived to reach adulthood and become a parent. Tom and Lillian M-P's descendants continued the tradition of naming their first son Thomas. It is a tradition that has resulted in the third Thomas Lodge M-P, and nine generations of an unbroken line of Thomas Murray-Priors. \\ | |
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| ====== Thomas and Lillian's sons ====== | ====== Thomas and Lillian's sons ====== |
| Tom and Lillian had four children, of whom two survived infancy.\\ | Tom and Lillian had four children, of whom two survived infancy.\\ |
| Richard John (12 June 1945 - 8 December 2001) was remembered in his eulogy as a 'family member, friend, pilot, prawn spotter, Torres Strait Island trader, and ... Palm Island businessman.... an adventurous, kind, swashbuckling and at times crazy kind of bloke ...[who could] tell the greatest stories ... Always positive, always working hard ... People were drawn to him. He was a terrific host, loved his wine and his dinner parties and was an excellent cook'.\\ | Richard John (12 June 1945 - 8 December 2001) was remembered in his eulogy as a 'family member, friend, pilot, prawn spotter, Torres Strait Island trader, and ... Palm Island businessman.... an adventurous, kind, swashbuckling and at times crazy kind of bloke ...[who could] tell the greatest stories ... Always positive, always working hard ... People were drawn to him. He was a terrific host, loved his wine and his dinner parties and was an excellent cook'.\\ |
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| This vibrant man was born at his parents' home in Leura in the Blue Mountains.((all photos courtesy Tom or Ilma M-P)) As outlined in his parents' entry, when Richard was young the family moved first to Southport then to Bundaberg. When he was around 12 or 13 years old, the family moved to Cairns. Apart from a brief, unhappy period boarding at Brisbane Boys' College, he went to Cairns High School where he excelled at Maths and English.\\ | This vibrant man was born at his parents' home in Leura in the Blue Mountains.((all photos courtesy Tom A. M-P or Ilma M-P)) As outlined in his parents' entry, when Richard was young the family moved first to Southport then to Bundaberg. When he was around 12 or 13 years old, the family moved to Cairns. Apart from a brief, unhappy period boarding at Brisbane Boys' College, he went to Cairns High School where he excelled at Maths and English.\\ |
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| Richard as a baby{{:baby_richard.jpg?200|}} and toddler {{:toddler_rcihard.jpg?200}} When a child, he suffered from glomerulonephritis, a disease of the kidneys.\\ | Richard as a baby{{:baby_richard.jpg?200|}} and toddler {{:toddler_rcihard.jpg?200}} When a child, he suffered from glomerulonephritis, a disease of the kidneys.\\ |