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1873 28 February 1888 31 July 1 August 1892 30 September 3 October 1893 7 August 1895 27 February 23 February 12 May 1896 29 July 28 September 1897 3 April 1899 2 May undated 1900 undated 1901 undated 1903 June 1904 undated August 1905 January 1906 February April May 1907 May 2 September 1911 May xxx 1912 24 March 9 April 14 April 15 April 1941 21 April |
William McMaster Murdoch born in Dalbeattie (Scotland)
Signs indentures for an apprenticeship in sail Joins the barque Charles Cotesworth x Apprenticeship terminates Passes examination for the Certificate of Competency as 2nd Mate xxx Signs on as 2nd Mate aboard full-rigger Iquique. Master of this vessel is his father, Captain Samuel Murdoch.
Discharged from Iquique Passes the examination for the Certificate of Competency as 1st Mate Signs on as 1st Mate aboard the barque St. Cuthbert
Discharged from St. Cuthbert Passes the examination for the Certificate of Competency as Extra Master xx Signs on as 1st mate aboard the 4-masted barque Lydgate
Discharged from Lydgate Joins White Star Line and serves as 4th officer aboard Medic
Promoted to Medic's 3rd officer xx Transferred to Runic, serves as 2nd officer
Transferred to Arabic, takes part in the maiden voyage and continues to serve as 2nd officer xxxx Transferred to Celtic, is listed as her 1st officer for the voyages terminating in July and August Transferred to Germanic, continues to serve as 1st officer
Joins Oceanic as 2nd officer
Transferred to Celtic for two voyages, serves as 1st officer Transferred to Oceanic, again 2nd officer Promoted to Oceanic's 1st officer
Transferred to Adriatic, continues to serve as 1st officer, takes part in Adriatic's maiden voyage Marries Ada Florence Banks, a New Zealander teacher. They settle in Southampton
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Signs on as 1st officer aboard Titanic for her maiden voyage Titanic strikes iceberg during his watch Titanic sinks after collision with an iceberg; Murdoch was one of the 1,496 people who perish in the disaster. His body was never recovered.
Ada Florence Murdoch dies in Christchurch, New Zealand. The marriage remained childless. © Susanne Störmer, July 2006 |