William Edward Purcell

1881 - 1943  (61 years)

• Name	William Edward Purcell
  Birth	9 Jun 1881	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [1, 2]
  Christening	26 Jun 1881	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [3]
  	Name: William Edward Purcell Baptism date: 26 Jun 1881 Place: Wellington, All Saints County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: George Mother's name: Ann Abode: Watling Street Quality, Trade, or Profession: Forgeman Register type: Baptism Register date range: 1876-1899 Archive reference: P291/A/2/7 Page: 84
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [4]
  	Address: Haybridge Road
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [5]
  	Address: 15 Watling Street
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [5]
  	Wood turner
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Ludlow, Shropshire, England   [6]
  	Address: 24 Raven Lane
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [6]
  	Wood machinist (Builders)
  Residence	19 Jun 1921	Oswestry, Shropshire, England   [7]
  	Address: 26 Llwyn Road
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921  [7]
  	Sawyer
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	Gobowen, Shropshire, England   [2]
  	Address: 3 Saint Martin's Road
  Occupation	29 Sep 1939  [2]
  	Colliery sawyer
  Death	3 Jan 1943	Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales   [8, 9]
  Probate	1 Jun 1943	Chester, Cheshire, England   [9]
  	PURCELL William Edward of 3 St. Martins-road Gobowen Oswestry Salop died 3 January 1943 at Chirk Hospital Chirk Denbighshire Administration Chester 1 June to Alice Amelia Purcell widow. Effects £107 13s. 11d.
  Person ID	I3635	Gilbert
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	George Purcell,   b. 19 Apr 1844, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1918, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Ann Cotton,   b. 1846, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1934, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	21 Mar 1864	Wellington, Shropshire, England
  Family ID	F542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jennie Morris,   b. Abt 1884, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England d. 1921, Oswestry, Shropshire, England (Age 37 years)
  Children	+ 1. Dorothy Jane Purcell,   b. 30 Oct 1907, Ludlow, Shropshire, England d. 1992, Oswestry, Shropshire, England (Age 84 years) + 2. Dudley Clifford Purcell,   b. 11 Jan 1916, Ludlow, Shropshire, England d. 14 Apr 1988, Coventry, Warwickshire, England (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F6293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Amelia Alice Randles,   b. 28 Feb 1887, Hengoed, Shropshire, England d. 2 Sep 1966, Oswestry, Shropshire, England (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1921	Oswestry, Shropshire, England   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Frank Purcell,   b. 4 Dec 1922, Oswestry, Shropshire, England d. 27 Sep 2015, Shropshire, England (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F5834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jun 1881 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Christening - 26 Jun 1881 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Haybridge Road - 5 Apr 1891 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: 15 Watling Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: 24 Raven Lane - 2 Apr 1911 - Ludlow, Shropshire, England Marriage - 1921 - Oswestry, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: 26 Llwyn Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Oswestry, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: 3 Saint Martin's Road - 29 Sep 1939 - Gobowen, Shropshire, England Death - 3 Jan 1943 - Chirk, Denbighshire, Wales Probate - 1 Jun 1943 - Chester, Cheshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Purcell, William Edward; Mother's Maiden Surname: Cotton; GRO Reference: 1881 S Quarter in WELLINGTON Volume 06A Page 759 (accessed 12 Sep 2017). [S237] 1939 Register (FindMyPast), Purcell, William; 9 Jun 1881; District: Oswestry R.D.; County: Shropshire (accessed 3 Jan 2018). [S194] Shropshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Purcell, William Edward; Baptism year: 1881; Father's name: George; Baptism place: Wellington, All Saints (accessed 4 Aug 2018). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, William E; Birth year: 1882; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; Town: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2132; Folio: 36; Page: 3 (accessed 12 Jun 2018). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, William; Birth year: 1882; Birth town: Wellington; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington Urban; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2562; Folio: 111; Page: 14 (accessed 23 Apr 2018). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, William; Birth year: 1883; Birth place: Wellington Salop; Reg Dist: Ludlow; Parish: Ludlow; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG14PN15871 RG78PN972 RD342 SD2 ED4 SN361 (accessed 20 Mar 2018). [S9] 1921 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, William; Birth year: 1874; Birth place: Wellington, Shropshire, England; Reg dist: Oswestry; Parish: Oswestry Urban; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG15 PN12414 RD350 RS3 ED20 SN353 (accessed 11 Dec 2022). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Purcell, William Edward; Age: 61; GRO Reference: 1943 M Quarter in WREXHAM Volume 11B Page 347 (accessed 12 Sep 2017). [S221] Find a Will (Gov.uk), Purcell, William Edward; 1943 (accessed 3 Mar 2018). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Purcell, William - Jackson, Alice A; 1921; Oswestry, Shropshire; D Quarter; Volume: 6A; Page: 1543 (accessed 3 Mar 2019).