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William PURCELL (1762 - 1834)

Carpenter, Master Mariner

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Charles Frederick PURCELL (1813 - 1891)	William PURCELL (1762 - 1834)

b. 1762

d. 1834 aged 72

Near Relatives of William PURCELL (1762 - 1834)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Self	William PURCELL	1762		1834		72
Son	Charles Frederick PURCELL	07 Jan 1813	Greenwich, Kent, England	25 Nov 1891	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	78
Daughter in Law	Jane Turpin REYNOLDS	Aug 1813		15 Jan 1882	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	68
Granddaughter	Jane Maria PURCELL	25 May 1841	New South Wales, Australia	28 Aug 1921		80
Granddaughter	Harriet T PURCELL	23 Apr 1843	New South Wales, Australia	22 Apr 1914		70
Grandson	Charles PURCELL	23 Dec 1845	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia	26 Aug 1915	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	69
Granddaughter	Maria Anne PURCELL	24 May 1850	New South Wales, Australia	10 Jun 1917		67
Granddaughter	Annie PURCELL	1855	New South Wales, Australia	05 Jul 1926		71
Granddaughter	Jemima PURCELL	01 Feb 1857	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	06 Feb 1857		0

Events in William PURCELL (1762 - 1834)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1762		William PURCELL was born			73
07 Jan 1813	51	Birth of son Charles Frederick PURCELL	Greenwich, Kent, England
1834	72	William PURCELL died			73

Personal Notes:

William was the Carpenter and Senior Warrant Offier on board at the time of the mutiny and along with Captain Bligh made the historic journey in the open life boat from the South Pacific to the Dutch East Indies. He was the last of the castoffs to die (47 years later).

Source References:

73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004

- Reference = 75 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 75 (Death)

- Reference = 75 (Birth)

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