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Michael Purcell 1843–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1843

Birth Location: Ennis, County Clare, Ireland

Death Date: 17 Aug 1907

Death Location: Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

Father: Patrick Purcell

Mother: Honora Walsh

Spouse(s): Bridget (Purcell)

Children(s): Hanorah Purcell, Mary Purcell, Daniel Purcell, Bridget Purcell, Margaret Purcell, Robert Purcell, John Purcell, Thomas Purcell, Michael Purcell, Theresa Purcell

In 1843, Michael Purcell entered the world in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, born to Patrick Purcell And Honora Mary Walsh. Michael Purcell married Bridget O Neill Purcell, and had children including Bridget Maude Purcell, Daniel Purcell, Hanorah Purcell, John Patrick Purcell, Margaret Purcell, Mary Elizabeth Purcell, Michael John Purcell, Robert Bruce Purcell, Theresa Purcell, Thomas Edmund Purcell. Michael Purcell passed away in 1907 in Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1843, Michael Purcell entered the world in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, born to Patrick Purcell And Honora Mary Walsh.
  • Michael Purcell married Bridget O Neill Purcell, and had children including Bridget Maude Purcell, Daniel Purcell, Hanorah Purcell, John Patrick Purcell, Margaret Purcell, Mary Elizabeth Purcell, Michael John Purcell, Robert Bruce Purcell, Theresa Purcell, Thomas Edmund Purcell.
  • Michael Purcell passed away in 1907 in Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Purcell
1825–1922
Birth Location: Drumcliff, Ennis, Clare, Ireland
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Honora Walsh
1825–1889
Birth Location: Kilkee, Clare, Ireland
HW

Spouses(s)

Bridget (Purcell)
1855–1937
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland
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Children(s)

Hanorah Purcell
1877–1951
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
HP
Mary Purcell
1879–1951
Birth Location: Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
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Daniel Purcell
1889–1948
Birth Location: QLD Australia
DP
Bridget Purcell
1891–1953
Birth Location: QLD Australia
BP
Margaret Purcell
1875–1964
Birth Location: QLD Australia
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Robert Purcell
1894–1936
Birth Location: QLD Australia
RP
John Purcell
1885–1964
Birth Location: QLD Australia
JP
Thomas Purcell
1881–1883
Birth Location: QLD Australia
TP
Michael Purcell
1883–1941
Birth Location: QLD Australia
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Theresa Purcell
1896–1993
Birth Location: QLD Australia
TP

Michael Purcell's Ancestors

Self
Michael Purcell
1843–1907
Birth Place: Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Parents
Patrick Purcell
1825–1922
Drumcliff, Ennis, Clare, Ireland
Honora (Mary) Walsh
1825–1889
Kilkee, Clare, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas (PURCELL.) \
1789–1890
Co Clare, Ireland
Mariam Haraghty
1798–1897
Ahamlish, Sligo, Ireland (County Clare?)
Patrick Walsh
1793–1883
Cullen & Latten Parish, Co Tipperary, Ireland
Alice Walsh
1792–1869
County Tipperary, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Purcell
1778–1844
Bridgett Flannery
1778–
Michael WALSH
1770–1841
Ellen Quirk
1770–1869
Catherine Power
–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Purcell
1754–

Michael Purcell's Descendants

1.
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Michael Purcell (1843–17 Aug 1907) m. Bridget (O'Neill) (Purcell) (31 May 1855–18 May 1937)
  1. 1. Hanorah Purcell 1877–1951 m. Henry (Lye) \ 1869–1937
    1. 1. William (Purcell) Lye 1915–1998 m. Winifred ("Wyn" Constance) Petersen 1923–2012
    2. 2. Henry (Hamilton Lye) Jr 1906–1979 m. Eleanor (Louisa WILKS.) \ 1902–1971
    3. 3. John (William) Lye 1907–1988 m. Doris (Elfreda) Pengelly 1908–1999
    4. 4. Norman (Ernest George) Lye 1909–1995 m. Ivy (May) Lye 1918–1984
      1. 1. Rodney (Stewart) LYE 1943–2018
    5. 5. Thomas (Arthur) Lye 1912–1988 m. Gwendoline (Adelaide) Ninness 1918–1976
    6. 6. Eric (Stanley) Lye 1917–1998 m. Catherine (Rich) (Lye) 1920–
      1. 1. Diane (Catherine Lye) \ 1949–1980
    7. 7. Norah (Irene Joyce) Lye 1919–2017 m. Ronald (Joseph) Chubb 1916–1966
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Purcell 1879–1951
    1. 1. Henry (Robert McLACHLAN.) \ 1913–1979
  3. 3. Daniel Purcell 1889–1948
  4. 4. Bridget (Maude) Purcell 1891–1953 m. Stanley (Mervyn) Pollard 1896–1987
  5. 5. Margaret Purcell 1875–1964
    1. 1. Thomas (Michael) Casey 1900–1989
    2. 2. William (Dennis) Casey 1904–1966
      1. 1. Beryl (Ann) Reynolds –2023
    3. 3. Robert (James) Casey 1906–
  6. 6. Robert (Bruce) Purcell 1894–1936
  7. 7. John (Patrick) Purcell 1885–1964
  8. 8. Thomas (Edmund) Purcell 1881–1883
  9. 9. Michael (John) Purcell 1883–1941
    1. 1. Richard (George PURCELL.) \ 1906–1988
  10. 10. Theresa Purcell 1896–1993

Michael Purcell's Timeline

7 Records

1843
1843
Birth of Michael Purcell in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
1843
1843
Birth of Michael Purcell in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
1843
1843
Birth of Michael Purcell in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
1843
1843
Birth of Michael Purcell in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
1844
7 Feb 1844
Age 1
Birth of Michael Purcell in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
1905
1905
Age 62
Michael Purcell resided here in Charters Towers, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
Charters Towers, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
1907
17 Aug 1907
Age 64
Death of Michael Purcell in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1844
    Event Place: Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912
    [2] Maryborough, Queensland Australia Immigrants from the British Isles & Germany 1861-91
    [3] Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Ennis, County Clare, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Ennis, County Clare, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1862
    Event Place: Brisbane
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Maryborough, Queensland Australia Immigrants from the British Isles & Germany 1861-91
    [2] Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Charters Towers, Kennedy, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Maryborough, Queensland Australia Immigrants from the British Isles & Germany 1861-91

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1907
    Event Place: Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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