James Kilmurray was born in 1830 in Kildare, Ireland as the first child of Patrick Kilmurray. He died on 1 June 1883 in Dongara, Western Australia, Australia. When he was 38, he married Bridgett Murphy,daughter of William Murphy and Ellen Pender, on 21 February 1868 in Greenough, Western Australia, Australia.

Convict Number: 1852 (#2135) Immigration: Arr.: 19 August 1852 (Per "Robert Small" to Western Australia, Australia) He was buried in 1883 in Cemetery, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia.

James Kilmurray and Bridgett Murphy had the following children:

1. Mary Ann Kilmurray was born on 25 May 1869 in Irwin River, Western Australia, Australia. She died in 1905 in Dongara, Western Australia, Australia. She married John Frank Payne on 25 June 1890 in Dongara, Western Australia, Australia.
2. Agnus Anne Kilmurray was born on 17 March 1871. She died on 22 May 1898. She married Charles Vinneir on 26 August 1892.
3. Henry Kilmurray was born on 17 July 1873. He died on 1 May 1948 in Midland Junction, Western Australia, Australia. He married Mena Cook on 12 June 1906 in Irwin, Western Australia, Australia.
4. James Kilmurray was born on 24 June 1875. He died on 1 September 1953 in Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia. He married Elizabeth Jane Collins on 23 March 1895 in Dongara, Western Australia, Australia.
5. William Kilmurray was born on 24 September 1877 in Dongara, Western Australia, Australia. He died on 22 July 1955 in Three Springs, Western Australia, Australia. He married Ethel Maud Cousins on 7 August 1896 in Midland, Western Australia, Australia. He married Emma Bertha Looke on 2 October 1906 in Dongara, Western Australia, Australia (Roman Catholic Church).
6. Patrick Paddy Kilmurray was born on 27 March 1880 in Dongara, Western Australia, Australia. He died on 5 February 1933 in Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia. He married Dolly "Ruby" Unknown date Unknown.
7. Catherine Kilmurray was born on 24 February 1882 in Dongara, Western Australia, Australia. She died on 2 July 1963. She married Donald McLean in 1907 in Murchison, Western Australia, Australia.
8. Eleanor Kilmurray was born about 1883. She died on 30 January 1965. She married William Cowison Findlay on 25 July 1906 in Murchison, Western Australia, Australia.