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Edward (Edmond) PURCELL 1827–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1827

Birth Location: Parish of Drumbahan (near Thurles), Tipperary, Ireland

Death Date: 31 August 1891

Death Location: Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Edmund PURCELL

Mother: Mary RYAN

Spouse(s): Mary Scanlon

Children(s): Catherine PURCELL

The story of Edward (Edmond) PURCELL began in 1827 in Parish of Drumbahan (near Thurles), Tipperary, Ireland. Edward (Edmond) PURCELL married Mary May Bridget Scanlon, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Purcell. Edward (Edmond) PURCELL passed away in 1891 in Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward (Edmond) PURCELL began in 1827 in Parish of Drumbahan (near Thurles), Tipperary, Ireland.
  • Edward (Edmond) PURCELL married Mary May Bridget Scanlon, and had children including Catherine Elizabeth Purcell.
  • Edward (Edmond) PURCELL passed away in 1891 in Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund PURCELL
1787–1861
Birth Location: Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland
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Mary RYAN
1803–1852
Birth Location: Ballingary, Tipperary, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Scanlon
1829–1911
Birth Location: Killoe, Longford, Leinster, Ireland
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Children(s)

Catherine PURCELL
1865–1939
Birth Location: Miller’s Forest, New South Wales, Australia
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Edward PURCELL's Ancestors

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Edward PURCELL
1827–1891
Birth Place: Parish of Drumbahan (near Thurles), Tipperary, Ireland
Parents
Edmund PURCELL
1787–1861
Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland
Mary RYAN
1803–1852
Ballingary, Tipperary, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward PURCELL's Descendants

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Edward ((Edmond)) PURCELL (18 Mar 1827–31 August 1891) m. Mary ((May) Bridget) Scanlon (1829–7 Jan 1911)
  1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) PURCELL 1865–1939 m. James (Charles) O'CONNOR 1855–1929
    1. 1. Honora (Chesher \) O'Connor 1881–1964 m. Edgar (Leonard) Chesher 1881–1936
      1. 1. Nona (May) Chesher 1908–1989 m. William (Henry) Hughes 1896–1972
        1. 1. William (Joseph) Hughes 1932–2019

Edward PURCELL's Timeline

2 Records

1827
18 Mar 1827
Birth of Edward (Edmond) PURCELL in Parish of Drumbahan (near Thurles), Tipperary, Ireland
Parish of Drumbahan (near Thurles), Tipperary, Ireland
1891
31 August 1891
Age 64
Death of Edward (Edmond) PURCELL in Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia
Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1827
    Event Place: Parish of Drumbahan (near Thurles), Tipperary, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1891
    Event Place: Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia
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