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Alan Purnell 1944–2022 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1944

Birth Location: Widnes, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 4 Mar 2022

Death Location: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Father: William Purnell

Mother: Margaret Basnett

Spouse(s): Susan Ridgwell

Children(s):

Alan Purnell was born in 1944 in Widnes, Lancashire, England, the child of William Samuel Purnell And Margaret Revington Basnett. Alan Purnell married Susan Lesley Ridgwell. Alan Purnell passed away in 2022 in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Alan Purnell was born in 1944 in Widnes, Lancashire, England, the child of William Samuel Purnell And Margaret Revington Basnett.
  • Alan Purnell married Susan Lesley Ridgwell.
  • Alan Purnell passed away in 2022 in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Children(s)

Alan Purnell's Ancestors

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Alan Purnell
1944–2022
Birth Place: Widnes, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Samuel Purnell
1911–1995
Prescot, Lancashire, England
Margaret (Revington) Basnett
1913–1962
Widnes, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sydney (Harold) Basnett
1889–1952
Widnes, Lancashire, England
Marion Moore
1890–1958
Widnes, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Basnett
1859–1928
Matilda Boardman
1860–1960
Robert Moore
1864–1934
Mary Wright
1862–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wright
1827–1891
Alice Smith
1840–1905

Alan Purnell's Timeline

2 Records

1944
26 Sep 1944
Birth of Alan Purnell in Widnes, Lancashire, England
Widnes, Lancashire, England
2022
4 Mar 2022
Age 78
Death of Alan Purnell in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1944
    Event Place: Widnes, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 2022
    Event Place: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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