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William Henry Purcell 1856–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Mar 1856

Birth Location: South Arm,Clarence Tas

Death Date: 14 Aug 1913

Death Location: New Norfolk, Derwent Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia

Father: James Pursell

Mother: Eliza Williams

Spouse(s): Mary *

Children(s): Ethel Pursell, Ross Pursell, Baden Pursell, Kenneth Purcell, Pheobe Britten, George Purcell, Hannah Tubb, Daniel Pursell, Ross Pursell, Oscar Pursell, William Pursell, James PURSELL

The story of William Henry Purcell began in 1856 in South Arm,Clarence Tas. In 1877, William Henry Purcell resided in Buckinghamshire, England. William Henry Purcell married Mary Elizabeth Reason, and had children including Baden Pursell, Daniel Pursell, Ethel Ada Edith Pursell, George William Thomas Purcell, Hannah Selina Tubb, James Pursell, Kenneth Vincent Purcell, Oscar Pursell, Pheobe Caroline Britten, Ross Pursell, William Henry Pursell. William Henry Purcell passed away in 1913 in New Norfolk, Derwent Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Purcell began in 1856 in South Arm,Clarence Tas.
  • In 1877, William Henry Purcell resided in Buckinghamshire, England.
  • William Henry Purcell married Mary Elizabeth Reason, and had children including Baden Pursell, Daniel Pursell, Ethel Ada Edith Pursell, George William Thomas Purcell, Hannah Selina Tubb, James Pursell, Kenneth Vincent Purcell, Oscar Pursell, Pheobe Caroline Britten, Ross Pursell, William Henry Pursell.
  • William Henry Purcell passed away in 1913 in New Norfolk, Derwent Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia.

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William Purcell's Ancestors

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William Purcell
1856–1913
Birth Place: South Arm,Clarence Tas
Parents
James Pursell
–1898
Buckinghamshire England // woughton on the green, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Eliza Williams
1833–1886
Limerick, Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Purcell's Descendants

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William (Henry) Purcell (04 Mar 1856–14 Aug 1913) m. Mary (Elizabeth Reason) * (8 Jul 1856–10 February 1933)
  1. 1. Ethel (Ada Edith) Pursell 1879–1950 m. Thomas (William) Wilton 1857–1921 m. Albert (Rowland) MILLHOUSE 1891–1976
    1. 1. Waverley (William) Wilton 1913–1989 m. Maisie (Jean) Alexander 1922–1980
      1. 1. Kenneth (William) Wilton 1942–1998
    2. 2. Anthony Wilton 1911–1912
    3. 3. Eileen (Britie) Wilton 1918–1995
    4. 4. Evelyn (Mary) Wilton 1904–1921
    5. 5. James (Bertrad) Wilton 1905–1978 m. Gertrude (Margaret Grace Dare) Wilton 1905–1971
    6. 6. Oscar (Clarence) Wilton 1907–1981 m. Eileen (Gladys) Coleman 1915–1998
      1. 1. Dulcie (Gladys) Wilton 1939–1951
      2. 2. Dorothy (Ellen) Wilton 1937–2019
      3. 3. Keith (Henry) Wilton –1994
      4. 4. Clarence (David) Wilton 1934–1983
      5. 5. Mildred (Lillian) Wilton 1936–1937
      6. 6. Evelyn (Joan) Wilton 1944–1945
      7. 7. Mary (Jane) Wilton 1946–1961
      8. 8. Vonnie (Caroline) Wilton 1950–2016
    7. 7. Ross (Albert Horace) Wilton 1917–1989 m. Kathleen (Clare) Pearce 1924–1997
      1. 1. Gloria (Texas) Wilton 1942–2017
      2. 2. Ross (Sydney) Wilton 1946–2015
    8. 8. Ruby (Elizabeth) Wilton 1909–
    9. 9. Victor (Edward) Wilton 1903–1967
    10. 10. Dorothy (Christina) Wilton 1893–1962 m. Oscar Pursell 1894–1970
      1. 1. Linda (Kathleen) Pursell 1918–1979
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Pursell 1920–1999
      3. 3. William (Douglas) Pursell 1928–1928
      4. 4. Margaret (Dawn) Pursell 1934–1977
      5. 5. Hilda (May) Pursell 1938–2021
      6. 6. Elaine Pursell 1936–2009
      7. 7. David (Ronald) Pursell 1929–2000
  2. 2. Ross Pursell 1897–1971
  3. 3. Baden Pursell 1903–1969
  4. 4. Kenneth (Vincent) Purcell 1892–1944
  5. 5. Pheobe (Caroline) Britten 1887–1941
  6. 6. George (William Thomas) Purcell 1881–1942
  7. 7. Hannah (Selina) Tubb 1877–1948
  8. 8. Daniel Pursell 1891–1938
  9. 9. Ross Pursell 1897–1971
  10. 10. Oscar Pursell 1891–1970
  11. 11. William (Henry) Pursell 1883–1964
  12. 12. James PURSELL 1885–1957

William Purcell's Timeline

3 Records

1856
04 Mar 1856
Birth of William Henry Purcell in South Arm,Clarence Tas
South Arm,Clarence Tas
1877
1877
Age 21
William Henry Purcell resided here in Buckinghamshire, England
Buckinghamshire, England
1913
14 Aug 1913
Age 57
Death of William Henry Purcell in Molesworth, , Tasmania, Australia
Molesworth, , Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1856
    Event Place: South Arm,Clarence Tas
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Molesworth, , Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Norfolk, Derwent Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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