Captain John McMurdo, was the father of Dr. John Richard McMurdo, a ship's captain who went to sea at age fourteen, and whose voyages over a twenty year period took him to five contintents. The link below is to information about Captain John McMurdo of Liverpool, England, Master Mariner.
Captain John McMurdo (1825-1862), Master Mariner
John Richard McMurdo was the son of Captain John McMurdo. Born in Liverpool, he rose from a childhood and youth of financial uncertainty to become a prominent physician in San Francisco, California.
John Richard McMurdo (1854-1919)
Updated September 28, 2012