Sarah Ann McMurray (née Silcock, 26 August 1848 – 14 September 1943)[1] was a New Zealand woodcarver and craftswoman.

[3] Her mother arrived in New Zealand on the Sir Charles Forbes in 1842, having immigrated from England with her parents and sister.

[6] McMurray's maternal aunt, Rhoda Flower, was married to Alfred Saunders, a prominent politician and advocate for women's suffrage.

[11] Later they lived for some time in dense forest in the Inangahua Valley on the West Coast of the South Island.

[13] McMurray died at her home on Ada Street in Palmerston North on 14 September 1943, aged 95.