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Can anyone please help with information regarding Thomas Frederick Purcell. His obituary says that he was born in Derby abt 1877 and that he married Kathleen/Katherine Corrin, who it is thought was born on the I.O.M. in 1888.
No birth or marriage records can be found for him, and he does not seem to be recorded on any census returns.
Thank you.
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Hi,
There is a Christening 5th April 1877 Primitive Methodist Central Chapel Derby of
Frederick Cloen Purcell Parents William George Purcell & Jane Ruth Purcell.
The Batch Number on the IGI is C031499.
On Free BMD:-
December Q 1876 Derby 7b 517
Purcell Frederick Owen
Spendlove
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He died in Lancashire - Thomas F Purcell
Can you give us some details of his childrens names and birthyears/birthplaces
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spendlove - thank you for that information, I will check it out.
CaroleW - Yes, he died in Lancashire, the Registration District is Newton. There were three sons and the Registration District of all three births is Warrington.
Frederick G Purcell 1915
Ronald W Purcell 1918
Leslie G Purcell 1924 (Leslie died in 1925 but his place of burial is not known)
Thank you.
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Given Thomas's age when these children were born, it's possible that Katherine may have been previously married in which case you won't find a Corrin/Purcell marriage
This is what may happen
Katherine Corrin marries Joe Bloggs and is then widowed
Katherine Bloggs marries Thomas Purcell
Purcell children's births will show mothers birth surname - not her previous married name
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Hi Carole
We did think that maybe she didn't actually get married, but have never considered the fact that she could have married previously. (Back to the searching again). There is still the mystery of why there are no records of a birth, or census returns for Thomas Frederick Purcell.
Thank you for your help.
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Hi,
This is just a thought, but does the obituary state he was born in Derby Derbyshire or perhaps
the town of Derby? If not have you considered the possibility that he could have been born
in West Derby, Liverpool?
Do you have any idea of his occupation?
Spendlove
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His obituary says that he was born in Derby abt 1877 and that he married Kathleen/Katherine Corrin, who it is thought was born on the I.O.M. in 1888.
Does it actually use the words "Born in Derby" or does it say something like "from Derby" or "of Derby"
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Hi spendlove and CaroleW
The obituary starts off " Born in Derby"
It is possible that we have read it to mean Derby in Derbyshire, when in actual fact it means West Derby as you suggest spendlove. He worked at the Vulcan Foundry near Wigan for 30 years from 1922 to 1952 when he retired.
Thank you both very much for your help, I will now see if I can find anything in West Derby.