George Postle 1847 Great Yarmouth

[Christine53]

George Purcell , born 18 July 1847 , baptised 15 June 1849 at Great Yarmouth St Nicholas, parents William Purcell , fishmonger , and Mary Ann of Yarmouth.

[groom]

Youngest child who is on the 1851 but not the 1861 census

Births Jun 1850   
Purcell    Mary Ann        G Yarmouth    13   406

looks as if she dies

Deaths Mar 1853   
POSTLE    Mary Ann        Yarmouth    4b   23

[groom]

Very odd - it looks as if the family changed their name from Purcell to Postle between 1851 and 1853 for some reason.

[James2you]

Just to clarify George was born 1847 and the surname Postle was recorded as Porke, Purcell in fact I have come across at least four different ways in which it was spelt.. I am hoping to find his father, Over the last 3 to 4 years I have seen trees with different dads , none of which I feel are right I do not even think that the one I first had is right, I had William.
Thanks again All


John

[groom]

 

Just to clarify George was born 1847 and the surname Postle was recorded as Porke, Purcell in fact I have come across at least four different ways in which it was spelt.. I am hoping to find his father, Over the last 3 to 4 years I have seen trees with different dads , none of which I feel are right I do not even think that the one I first had is right, I had William.
Thanks again All


John

I thought we'd given you his name?

It appears that George Purcell became George Postle - all the previous posts point to that. Look at the 1851 and 1861 census - Samuel Larn is the clue that it is the same family. So George's father is William Purcell who for some reason changed his name to Postle.

[The Yokel]

Further to Groom and CB53’s info

William born 26 Aug 1846 was baptised the same day as George

Then on 18 Oct 1852
William and Mary were baptised to William Purcell, Labourer, and Mary
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01f1b/

[James2you]

A big thank you to all that cleared up the Postle Purcell Porke mystery......

Thanks

[Toban]

With the surname cleared up, and the census stating William was born Down Under, here's his birth details to take it back another generation:

William Purcell, b. 25 Sep 1820 at Port Dalrymple, New South Wales, Australia; baptised St. Philip's, Sydney, N.S.W. 27 May 1821.

His parents were John & Ann Purcell. The only other child I can see for this couple in Australia is Elizabeth, baptised the same day and place and William. She was born in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), on 22 May 1818.

A John "Pussel", son of John & Ann, was born in Hobart, Tasmania 25 Dec 1822, baptised there 6 Jan 1823 - not sure if this is another of the Purcell children, though the entry does state his parents were married in England.

[James2you]

Toban, your a star, thank you very much for pointing me in the right direction, I think I had the wrong spouse for John Purcell, John & Priscilla Page, she was born 1778 Great Yarmouth Eng, & the couple wed 1799 Gt.Yarmouth Eng. I saw in your post the parents were wed in England, but now I am not so sure of the spouse as you have John & Ann, have you seen anything on her, where she was born ? If my spouse was right and the couple started of in Yarmouth Norfolk, had children in Australia & then at some point returned back to Yarmouth 1841 - 1851. I will keep looking, if you come across anything please let me know.

Thanks again

John