Phillip PURCELL

1813 - Bef 1867  (< 53 years)

• Name	Phillip PURCELL
  Born	1813	Liverpool NSW
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850 US Census	Middle Fork of the American River, El Dorado, California, USA   [1]
  Died	Bef 1867	Prob California USA
  	never returned from going to Goldrush
  Person ID	I1147	Life in the Pastlane
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020

  
  

  Family	Bridget BARRETT,   b. 1822, Gushedy Beg, Co Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 4 May 1901, Newington Asylum NSW  (Age 79 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1847	Liverpool NSW   [2]
  Children	1. Patrick Joseph PURCELL,   b. 1847, Liverpool NSW ,   d. 1925, St Leonards NSW  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   2. Philip Joseph PURCELL,   b. 20 Nov 1849, Lansdowne nr Liverpool NSW ,   d. 25 Jan 1925, District Hospital, Mackay Qld  (Age 75 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  In June 1849 Philip Purcell, with his brother-in-law James Barrett, set sail for California. Phillip left behind a pregnant wife and an 18 month-old son. A note on second son’s baptism stated father was “at California, a tradesman”. Bridget set out to California in search of her husband, after James returned back alone. Bridget did not locate Philip and he did not return to Australia. In Sydney Morning Herald of 25 Sep 1944, a notice declared: PATRICK and PHILLIP PURCELL (Their father died over 70 years ago and their mother Bridget Purcell subsequently married Phillip McGrath in Svdney and died in Syd- ney over 40 vears ago ) They or their descen- dants wiII hear of somethlng to their advantage by communlcatlng with Collins and Mulhol . land Soliltors 77 Castlereach Street Svdney.

  
  

• Sources

  . Ancestry.com [S16] NSW Marriage Cert. NSW BDM No 25 in 1867