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John Purcell 1698–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1698

Birth Location: St Mary Magdalen Church, Woolwich, Kent, England

Death Date: 10 Sep 1747

Death Location: Greenwhich, St. Nicholas, Deptford, England

Father: Edward Purcell\Persel

Mother: Elizabeth Hazelrow

Spouse(s): Sarah Batt

Children(s): Edward Purcell

John Purcell was born in 1698 in St Mary Magdalen Church, Woolwich, Kent, England, the child of Edward Purcell Persel And Elizabeth Hazelrow. In 1735, John Purcell resided in Deptford, England. John Purcell married Sarah Batt, and had children including Edward Purcell. John Purcell passed away in 1747 in Greenwhich, St. Nicholas, Deptford, England.

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Biography

  • John Purcell was born in 1698 in St Mary Magdalen Church, Woolwich, Kent, England, the child of Edward Purcell Persel And Elizabeth Hazelrow.
  • In 1735, John Purcell resided in Deptford, England.
  • John Purcell married Sarah Batt, and had children including Edward Purcell.
  • John Purcell passed away in 1747 in Greenwhich, St. Nicholas, Deptford, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Purcell's Ancestors

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John Purcell
1698–1747
Birth Place: St Mary Magdalen Church, Woolwich, Kent, England
Parents
Edward Purcell\Persel
1664–1729
Woolwich, Kent, England
Elizabeth Hazelrow
1669–1719
Woolwich, London, England
Grandparents
Thomas (( May have known Samuel Pepy’s Purcell -nephew was Henry Purcell Gentleman of his Majesty's) Chapel
1630–1682
St Chad, Shrewbury, Shropshire, England
KATHERINE WICHE
1632–1691
Phebe Flood
1640–1700
Woolwich
Great-Grandparents
Eleanor Breton
1594–1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Berwick
1556–1614
Mary Harries
1564–1602

John Purcell's Descendants

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John Purcell (10 Jul 1698–10 Sep 1747) m. Sarah Batt (5 Oct 1698–Jan 1746)
  1. 1. Edward Purcell 1731–1779
    1. 1. Edward (Minty) Purcell 1759–1850 m. Abigail Williams\Purcell 1760–1850
      1. 1. Nancy (K) Purcell 1780–1860 m. Thomas (Martin) Holder 1775–1823 m. Thomas (Martin) Holder 1778–1823
        1. 1. George (Winston) Holder 1824–1900 m. Margret Holder 1840– m. Elizabeth (Jackson) Spencer 1825–
        2. 2. Bennett (J.) Holder 1805–1886 m. Pernicia (J) Holden 1828–1900 m. Sarah (Eunice) Going 1804–1860
        3. 3. Joshua Holder 1804–1878
        4. 4. Elias (Gabriel) Holder 1824–1904
        5. 5. Bennett (J.) Holder 1805–1886
        6. 6. Joshua Holder 1804–1878
        7. 7. Elias (Gabriel) Holder 1824–1904

John Purcell's Timeline

3 Records

1698
10 Jul 1698
Birth of John Purcell in St Mary Magdalen Church, Woolwich, Kent, England
St Mary Magdalen Church, Woolwich, Kent, England
1735
16 Jan 1735
Age 37
John Purcell resided here in Deptford, England
Deptford, England
1747
10 Sep 1747
Age 49
Death of John Purcell in Greenwhich, St. Nicholas, Deptford, England
Greenwhich, St. Nicholas, Deptford, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1698
    Event Place: St Mary Magdalen Church, Woolwich, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1735
    Event Place: Deptford, England
    Record Source: UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Board of Stamps: Apprenticeship Books: Series IR 1; Class: IR 1; Piece: 14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1747
    Event Place: Greenwhich, St. Nicholas, Deptford, England

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