Basil Evelyn MURRAY-ALSTON [4621]
- Born: 22 Jun 1901, Wheathampsted, HRT
- Baptised: 30 Jun 1901, Wheathampsted, HRT
- Marriage (1): Barbara Benedicta HARVEY [434] on 8 Mar 1930 in Holy Trinity, Folkstone, Kent. UK
- Died: 29 Nov 1962, Kilkenny, Ireland aged 61
- Buried: Dec 1962, Roselawn Cemetery, Belfast, NIR
 Cause of his death was was pulmonery congestion, respiratory paralysis, bulbar palsy.
General Notes:
Basil attended pre-school, Prep School at Westgate-on-Sea, then Durham School from 1914-1919 where he was a School House Prefect, Head of School and Captain of Cricket.
He entered London University in 1919/23 and studied Electrical Engineering for a B.E., then to Newcastle Electric Supply Co. under his uncle Evelyn Fawssett in 1923. In 1927 when he went to live in Folkstone, Kent. going into partnership in a garage business.
In 1930 he moved to Birmingham while he worked for the General Electric Company, then to Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland as Engineer for GEC.
Basil lived in Gosforth until the War (1939) when he joined the Royal Artillary. After he was de-mobbed in 1945 he moved to Thackwood, Raughton Head, Cumberland and in 1949 to Ireland - Caheroyan Park, Athenry, Co. Galway.
In the late 1950's he retired to the Gate House, Kilkenny. In 1961 he came out to Australia, returning in Aug 1962 to Ireland where he died on 29th November 1962 from Amylotrophic disease (lateral sclerosis),which he had suffered from for 2 years.
He was cremated in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and his ashes were scattered in the crematorium Garden of Rememberance, Crossnacreavy, Belfast, in Roselawn Cemetary.
He took the name MURRAY in addition to ALSTON, by deed poll dated 3rd August 1929, after his step-father died in 1927.
2 images on file under Murray-Alston
Murray Alston Basil Evelyn of Gate House Castle Blunden Kilkenny died 29 November 1962. Probate London 30 April to Barbara Benedict Murray Alston widow and Henrietta Westwood Gabbert married woman.
Effects L2002 12s 1d in England.
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Basil married Barbara Benedicta HARVEY [434] [MRIN: 1586], daughter of Lt. Col Gardiner Hasell HARVEY [292] and Winifred Benedicta MARTEN [289], on 8 Mar 1930 in Holy Trinity, Folkstone, Kent. UK. (Barbara Benedicta HARVEY [434] was born on 28 Sep 1910 in Shalmsford Manor, Canterbury, Kent, baptised in 1910 in Chartam Church, KEN, died on 16 Apr 2004 in Brisbane Queensland Aust. and was buried on 19 Jun 2004 in St. Kierans Cemetery, Kilkenny. Ireland.). The cause of her death was respiratory arrest, cardiac heart failure.
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