The Murrells of Wivenhoe – a family of Master Mariners

From the mid-1700s into the 1900s

Written and researched by John Murrell

The Murrell family bible in which are recorded the family events from 1830 to 1918

John Murrell

A Painting of the rescue in mid-Atlantic of 735 passengers & crew of the SS Danmark in 1889 by Frederick Hamilton Murrell

Painting in 1889 ‘Every Soul Was Saved' by M M Hemy

Researching my family history has given me interesting insight into my forebears, their story and place in social history.

Whilst members of the Murrell(s) family can be found in the vicinity of Wivenhoe much earlier, I can trace a direct lineage from William Murrells (1730 – 1793), the spelling of the name changed with the dropping
of the ‘s’ at the end during 1830’s and Frederick Murrell.

Their story can be found in the attaching pdf files below.

I have put the full extended family on my Ancestry.co.uk page under Murrell Family Tree. To find it, simply click on this link and go to:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/35282751/person/432073534930/hints?usePUBJs=true

This link will take you to: William Murrells 1730 – 1793 and you will find the Murrell’s family tree from there.

John Murrell
August 2021

Downloads

Chapter 1 - The Murrells of Wivenhoe – a family of Master Mariners (262 KB Adobe Acrobat document, opens in a new window)

Chapter 2 - Mary Ann Murrells (2 MB Adobe Acrobat document, opens in a new window)

Chapter 3 - Frederick Murrell (2 MB Adobe Acrobat document, opens in a new window)

Chapter 4 - John Henry Murrell (33 KB Adobe Acrobat document, opens in a new window)

Chapter 5 - Joseph Edward Murrell (830 KB Adobe Acrobat document, opens in a new window)

Chapter 6 - Benjamin Bray Murrell (52 KB Adobe Acrobat document, opens in a new window)