Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: 1A694FC719094913A4D4543E60BC62D170AB
• Civil: Cardiff St Mary
• Name (Facts Pg): Mathew Purnell
• Alt. Birth: 1829; Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
• Residence: 1851; St Mary, Glamorgan, Wales

Notes:

Master Mariner Died of Nash Point, in the Bristol Channel while boardi ng a ship as a Pilot

6th June 1862
The register For new pilots has Matthew Freeman rejected. It reads
Matthew Purnell Gimes Cottage Canton age 33 years, Height 5ft 71/2in, Gr ey Eyes, Dark Brown Hair, Shallow Complection. Rejected

Again registered and accepted for 1862/1865
By 1863 the Port of Cardiff was growing rapidly and the number of pilots h ad increased.

Channel pilots.and licence numbers


1. John Harris 16. D.Julian 31. T.Steel
2. W.Jones 17. W.Allen 32. H.Tucker
3. John Davies 18. D.Samuel 33. T.Richards
4. D.Roberts 19. B.Morgan 34. T.Thomas
5. D.Morse 20. J.White 35. J.Matthews
6. E.Morgan 21. T.Lewis 36. T.Morse
7. J.Tamplin 22. T.Thomas 37. J.W.Symons
8. J.Wright 23. W.A.H.Harvey 38. H.Davies
9. W. Morgan 24. David Owen 39. J.Steel
10. W.Richards 25. E.Kempthorne 40. J.Tamplin
11. W. Morgan 26. P.Evans 41. R.Scudamore
12. E. Head 27. E.Jones 42. W.Grimes
13. John Roberts 28. J.Davies 43. T.Thomas
14. J.Howe 29. B.Morgan 44. D.Denman
15. T.Head 30. M.Purnell 45. A.Harvey