William Purcell

Abt 1829 - 1899  (70 years)

• Name	William Purcell
  Birth	Abt 1829	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [1]
  Christening	30 Aug 1829	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [2]
  	Name: Willm Pursall Baptism date: 30 Aug 1829 Place: Wellington, All Saints County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: Thomas Mother's name: Esther Abode: Ketley Quality, Trade, or Profession: Labourer Register type: Baptism Archive reference: P291/A/2/2 Page: 169
  Gender	Male
  Residence	7 Apr 1861	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [1]
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861  [1]
  	Pudler of iron
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [3]
  	Address: Ketley Sands
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871  [3]
  	Puddler
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	Dawley, Shropshire, England   [4]
  	Address: Hinkshay Road
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881  [4]
  	Forge manager
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Dawley, Shropshire, England   [5]
  	Address: 404 Ladies' Row, Stirchley Lane
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [5]
  	Forge manager
  Death	1899	Madeley, Shropshire, England   [6]
  Burial	8 Jan 1899	Dawley Magna, Shropshire, England   [7]
  	Name: William Purcell Abode: Hinkshay Age: 68 Burial date: 8 Jan 1899 Burial place: Dawley Magna Denomination: Anglican County: Shropshire Archive reference: P89/A/4/4 Page: 71
  Person ID	I7137	Gilbert
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elks,   b. Abt 1827, Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England d. 1895, Madeley, Shropshire, England (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	19 Mar 1854	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [8, 9]
  	Marriage date: 19 Mar 1854 Marriage place: Wellington, All Saints County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Groom: William Purcell, Of Age, Bachelor, Puddler, Ketley, Father - Thomas Purcell, Labourer Bride: Sarah Helks, Of Age, Spinster, Walker Street, Father - John Helks, Labourer Witnesses: Edward Williams, Jane Williams Archive reference: P291/A/3/11 Page: 81
  		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. William Purcell,   b. 1858, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1906, Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire West Riding, England (Age 48 years)   2. Samuel Purcell,   b. 1861, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1923, Sheffield, Yorkshire West Riding, England (Age 62 years) + 3. Thomas Purcell,   b. 26 Aug 1862, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. 1939, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 76 years) + 4. John Purcell,   b. 1865, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. 1912, Madeley, Shropshire, England (Age 47 years)   5. Joseph Purcell,   b. 26 Apr 1867, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   6. Sarah Maria Purcell,   b. 1869, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1829 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Christening - 30 Aug 1829 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Marriage - 19 Mar 1854 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - 7 Apr 1861 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Ketley Sands - 2 Apr 1871 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Hinkshay Road - 3 Apr 1881 - Dawley, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: 404 Ladies' Row, Stirchley Lane - 5 Apr 1891 - Dawley, Shropshire, England Death - 1899 - Madeley, Shropshire, England Burial - 8 Jan 1899 - Dawley Magna, Shropshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 1861 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Parcell, William; Birth year: 1829; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG09; Piece: 1899; Folio: 4; Page: 1 (accessed 28 Apr 2020). [S194] Shropshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Pursall, Willm; Birth year: 1891; Baptism year: 1829; Father's name: Thomas; Baptism place: Wellington, All Saints (accessed 28 Apr 2020). [S4] 1871 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, William; Birth year: 1829; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG10; Piece: 2808; Folio: 37; Page: 11 (accessed 28 Apr 2020). [S5] 1881 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, William; Birth year: 1831; Birth town: Ketley; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Madeley; Parish: Dawley; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG11; Piece: 2635; Folio: 24; Page: 12 (accessed 29 Apr 2020). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Purcell, William; Birth year: 1830; Birth town: Ketley; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Madeley; Parish: Dawley; Town: Hinkshay; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2098; Folio: 19; Page: 12 (accessed 29 Apr 2020). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Purcell, William; Age: 68; GRO Reference: 1899 M Quarter in MADELEY Volume 06A Page 459 (accessed 29 Apr 2020). [S203] Shropshire Burials (FindMyPast), Purcell, William; Birth year: 1831; Death year: 1899; Burial year: 1899; Burial place: Dawley Magna (accessed 4 Jan 2022). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Purcell, William - Helks, Sarah; 1854; Wellington (Shropshire), Shropshire; M Quarter; Volume: 6A; Page: 1014 (accessed 28 Apr 2020). [S213] Shropshire Marriages (FindMyPast), Purcell, William - Helks, Sarah; 1854; Wellington, All Saints (accessed 20 Apr 2020).