Henry PURNELL^{[1, 2]}

1796 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Henry PURNELL  [1]
  Birth	14 Sep 1796	Holcombe, , Somerset, England   [1]
  Christening	2 Oct 1796	Holcombe, , Somerset, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A8C114321F5F47D2A39561CB3CC253140F7A
  Baptism	2 Oct 1796
  	Holcombe Somerset
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I20302	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John PURNELL,   b. Abt 1765, Somerset, England
  Mother	Elizabeth HILL,   b. Abt 1767, Kingston, , , Jamaica d. 1861, Melksham, , Wiltshire, England (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F2471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary SMITH,   b. Abt 1844, Gloucestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Beatrice Maud PURNELL,   b. Abt 1860, Weston-Super-Mare, , Somerset, England d. Yes, date unknown   2. Henry Hill PURNELL,   b. Mar 1863, Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elgiva Mary Louise PURNELL,   b. 5 Mar 1863, Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   4. Susan Anita PURNELL,   b. 23 Aug 1866, Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   5. Minnie Rose PURNELL,   b. 31 Oct 1871, Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   6. Lily Maria PURNELL,   b. 12 Mar 1873, Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ivor Hill PURNELL,   b. 1875, Glamorgan, Wales d. 1934 (Age 59 years)   8. Harry Fisher PURNELL,   b. 1877, Glamorgan, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   9. John Gold PURNELL,   b. 1879, Glamorgan, Wales d. 1930 (Age 51 years)   10. Matthew Tudor PURNELL,   b. 1880, Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   11. Mabel Rebecca PURNELL,   b. 1882, Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   12. Robert. R. PURNELL,   b. 1886, Cardiff, , Glamorgan, Wales d. 23 Sep 1919 (Age 33 years)
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F6234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Sep 1796 - Holcombe, , Somerset, England Christening - 2 Oct 1796 - Holcombe, , Somerset, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The following is a copy of a letter in the possession of Ralph Hill Willia ms (son of Lily Marie) written by Henry Purnell to his Sister-in-law Sar ah Purnell wife of his brother Hill Purnell. The part in the letter " and taking into consideration your own situatio n" refers to the fact that Sarah was soon to give birth to her son Henry S key Purnell. Melksham 10 March 1838. Dear Sister I am desired by my mother to answer your letter to her, a few days sinc e. We are extremely sorry to learn by it , the illness of our brothe r. We sincerely hope he is by this time, better and that providence will s oon restore him to good health, and taken into consideration your own situ ation, we hope and trust that he will soon recover. my mother would be gl ad to come to Cardiff but she is very feeble and has not overcome the viol ent attack of influenza which she had last winter. We shall be glad to he ar from you again when you have a few minutes you can devote to such a pur pose, when we trust we shall have a favourable act of yourself and husban d, we are all at Melksham, well and desire our love to yourself, my broth er and the children. I am , dear sister, very truly Henry Purnell

  
  

• Sources

  [S691] Sheryl Seviour Genes Reunited Tree. [S454] Colin Purnell Gedcom. [S49] Ellen Duffy, Ellen Duffy.