John Richard McMurdo was the son of Captain John McMurdo, mariner, and the father of sixteen children, including Theresa (Tessie), Vincent, Lavinia, Gertrude, Jack, George, Genevieve, Snooze, Dick, and Burke (FB) McMurdo.
John R. McMurdo was the son of
John McMurdo, mariner, the son of
Dalrymple McMurdo, mariner
John R. McMurdo was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, in 1854 and died in San Francisco, California in 1919. In his lifetime he held many jobs from butcher, and ships rigger to surgeon. He seems to have had experiences enough for two men. There is a great deal of information about John McMurdo's life. I have not added this information as of December 8, 2012.