Joseph Purcell

1834 - 1906  (72 years)

• Name	Joseph Purcell
  Birth	1834	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [1]
  Christening	23 Mar 1834	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	6 Jun 1841	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [3]
  	Address: Ketley
  Residence	30 Mar 1851	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [4]
  	Address: Ketley
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851  [4]
  	Engine Tender
  Newspaper article	11 Feb 1862  [5]
  	Charge of stabbing
  		Charge of stabbing Thomas Pritchard charged with stabbing Joseph Purcell Salopian Journal Tuesday 11 February 1862
  Newspaper article	18 Mar 1862  [6]
  	Cutting and wounding
  		Cutting and wounding Thomas Pritchard not guilty of cutting and wounding Joseph Purcell Salopian Journal, Tuesday 18 March 1862
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [7]
  	Address: Cow Wood
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871  [7]
  	Collier engineer
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [1]
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881  [1]
  	Engineer
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [8]
  	Address: Cow Wood
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [8]
  	Stationary engine driver
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [9]
  	Address: Red Lake
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [9]
  	Stationary engine driver
  Death	1906	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [10]
  Notes	1881 census - Joseph PICKERING and Isaac PICKERING also staying at the address - probably father and brother of wife Ann (PICKERING) BMD Death index - age at death 68, but this agrees with age given in 1901 and 1891 census
  Person ID	I1512	Gilbert
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Edward Purcell,   b. Abt 1803, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 14 May 1871, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sarah Holding,   b. Abt 1805, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 23 Sep 1885, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1826	Wellington, Shropshire, England
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Pickering,   b. 1837, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1897, Atcham, Shropshire, England (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1861	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [11, 12]
  	Marriage date: 19 Oct 1861 Marriage place: Wellington, All Saints County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Groom: Joseph Purcell, of Age, Bachelor, Engineman, Ketley, Father - Edward Purcell, Engineman Bride: Ann Pickering, of Age, Spinster, Ketley, Father - Joseph Pickering, Collier Witnesses: Thomas Nickless, Emma Russell Archive Reference: P291/A/3/13 Page: 19
  		Shropshire, Wellington: All Saints Church (Postcard) Wellington Parish church where members of the PURCELL and PRITCHARD families may have been christened and married. There is a very large cemetery in the grounds of the church which needs to be investigated.
  Children	1. John Purcell,   b. 10 Apr 1862, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 2 Jan 1940, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 77 years)   2. Eliza Purcell,   b. 11 Mar 1864, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1881, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 16 years)   3. William Henry Purcell,   b. 28 Jul 1866, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Sarah Ann Purcell,   b. 31 May 1868, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Joseph Purcell,   b. 1872, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 2 Jun 1936, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1834 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Christening - 23 Mar 1834 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Ketley - 6 Jun 1841 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Ketley - 30 Mar 1851 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Marriage - 19 Oct 1861 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Cow Wood - 2 Apr 1871 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - 3 Apr 1881 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Cow Wood - 5 Apr 1891 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Red Lake - 31 Mar 1901 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Death - 1906 - Wellington, Shropshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] 1881 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, Joseph; Birth year: 1836; Birth town: Wellington; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG11; Piece: 2679; Folio: 99; Page: 1 (accessed 16 Jul 2018). [S194] Shropshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Pursall, Joseph; Baptism year: 1834; Father's name: Edwd; Baptism place: Wellington, All Saints (accessed 7 Apr 2019). [S1] 1841 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Pursall, Joseph; Birth year: 1834; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish or township: Wellington; Town: Hadley; County: Shropshire; Ref: HO107; Piece: 907; Book: 6; Folio: 33; Page: 18 (accessed 7 Sep 2018). [S2] 1851 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Pursell, Joseph; Birth year: 1834; Reg dist: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: HO107; Piece: 1997; Folio: 498; Page: 24 (accessed 4 Sep 2018). [S230] British Newspapers (FindMyPast), Pritchard, Purcell; Charge of stabbing; Salopian Journal, Tuesday 11 February 1862, p6, col 1 (accessed 18 Mar 2018). [S230] British Newspapers (FindMyPast), Pritchard, Purcell; Cutting and wounding; Salopian Journal, Tuesday 18 March 1862, p6, col 2 (accessed 18 Mar 2018). [S4] 1871 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, Joseph; Birth year: 1835; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; Town: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG10; Piece: 2807; Folio: 101; Page: 10 (accessed 10 Aug 2018). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, Joseph; Birth year: 1838; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; Town: Cow Wood; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2132; Folio: 12; Page: 18 (accessed 4 Jun 2018). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, Joseph; Birth year: 1838; Birth town: Wellington; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington Rural; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2563; Folio: 98; Page: 13 (accessed 24 Apr 2018). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Purcell, Joseph; Age: 68; GRO Reference: 1906 D Quarter in WELLINGTON, SALOP Volume 06A Page 485 (accessed 14 Sep 2018). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Purcell, Joseph - Pickering, Ann; 1861; Wellington (Shropshire), Shropshire; D Quarter; Volume: 6A; Page: 1480 (accessed 9 Oct 2018). [S213] Shropshire Marriages (FindMyPast), Purcell, Joseph - Pickering, Ann; 1861; Wellington, All Saints (accessed 5 Aug 2018).