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| Name | PURCELL – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 47th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 829 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th January 1831 / 20 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Painter |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fair / Grey / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 6 years 5 months West Indies and British Guyana – 2 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 51 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private 22nd May 1852 / Templemore Tipperary Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1852 1st Dublin 1854-1864 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1811 St. Peter’s Dublin Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | PURCELL William |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BYRNE or BARNS Johanna Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Marriage of William Purcell (father William) and Johanna Barne (father Thomas) 24 April 1848 Templeneiry Tipperary Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas B c 1849 Buttevant (British Army Chaplains Index) D 11 December 1881 York Western Australia Ann 1851 William B c1852 M BROWNING Ruth 1874 Greenough WA D June 1906 Dongara Western Australia John B 1855 Fremantle Western Australia D 25th October 1921 Dongara Western Australia Bur Dongara Cemetery WA Charles B 1862 Newcastle Western Australia D 10th November 1882 Western Australia Bur Dongara Cemetery WA Sarah B 1864 Western Australia D 1864 Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Possible BARNE Thomas |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Newcastle Lot S22 4 acres Newcastle Lot S4 4 acres (This is in the area we now call Toodyay) Title granted to son William 21st January 1887 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Eastern Districts chronicle Friday 16 December 1881 page 2 Death of Thomas York Western Australia The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 18th January 1882 page 3 Death of Charles Purcell Inquirer and Commercial News 15th June 1887 page 5 Geraldton Express Wednesday 27 June 1906 page 2 Death of William |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th March 1864 Toodyay Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1885 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Purcell 829 Private 47th Foot Location Barbados 1851 As Above location Buttevant and Waterford Discharge due to rheumatism Children Thomas aged 5 years, Ann aged 3 years and William age 2 years, were all treated for rubella aboard the Sea ParkIn 1863 William Purcell, pensioner Newcastle nominated Catherine Byrne, sister (wife’s) age 24 living at Beanch Tipperary as a Government immigrant |