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William the Elder Purnell 1520–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: bef 26 May 1578

Death Location: Gloucestershire, England

Father: Purnell, Purnell

Mother: Edith Hollowaye

Spouse(s): Margaret Dackle

Children(s): Elizabeth *

William the Elder Purnell was born in 1520 in North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Purnell John Esq Purnell And Edith Edeth Hollowaye. William the Elder Purnell married Margaret Margery Neill Dackle, and had children including Elizabeth Purnell Mothers Maiden Name Priest. William the Elder Purnell passed away in 1578 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • William the Elder Purnell was born in 1520 in North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Purnell John Esq Purnell And Edith Edeth Hollowaye.
  • William the Elder Purnell married Margaret Margery Neill Dackle, and had children including Elizabeth Purnell Mothers Maiden Name Priest.
  • William the Elder Purnell passed away in 1578 in Gloucestershire, England.

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William Purnell's Ancestors

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William Purnell
1520–1578
Birth Place: North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Purnell, John, esq. Purnell
1500–1560
Nibley Green, Gloucestershire, England
Edith (Edeth) Hollowaye
1505–1580
Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John Purnell
1480–1530
Acton Burnell, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Angela ((???)) Purnell
1480–1535
Nibley Green, Gloucestershire, England
Richarde Holloway
1480–1530
Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Purnell's Descendants

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William (the Elder) Purnell (1520–bef 26 May 1578) m. Margaret (Margery Neill) Dackle (1520–9 Oct 1580)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Purnell (mothers maiden name Priest)) * 1560–1623 m. Robert (George) Cole 1552–1621
    1. 1. Edward (Coale\ Cole(s)) * 1590–1665 m. Eleanor (Atkins) * 1596–1632
      1. 1. Eleanor ((Elionore) Coale\Cole(s)) * 1628– m. Edmund (Collier) * 1625–
        1. 1. Margaret (Collier) * 1655–1707 m. Richard Bennett 1653–1679
      2. 2. Grace Coale\Cole(s) 1629–1667
      3. 3. William Coale\Cole(s) 1620–
      4. 4. Robert Coale\Cole(s) 1624–1677

William Purnell's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William the Elder Purnell in North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England
North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England
1578
bef 26 May 1578
Age 58
Death of William the Elder Purnell in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1581
Mar 1581
Age 61
Death of William the Elder Purnell in North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England
North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1581
    Event Place: North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 26 May 1578
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

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