Alice was born on 06/04/1867 in Bathurst. On her birth register no father is mentioned. She was most likely part of the William Kable family. She kept her mother’s family name Cowell.
She married to William J Purcill in 1888 in Carcoar. William was born in Bathurst in 1866.
They had the following children:
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William George Purcill (1889 – 1972)
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Irene Mary Purcill (1893 – 1949)
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Gladys C Purcill (1896 – 1993)
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Michael J Purcill (1899 – 1928)
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Allen John Purcill (1901 – 1976)
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Alice Isabelle Purcill (1904 – 1993)
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Andrew F Purcill (1906 – 1978)
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Elsie N Purcill (1907 – 1908)
Alice died in Enfield on 08/03/1929.
William died in 1949 in Annandale.
It’s interesting how Alice’s middle name starts out as Selina on her birth, changes to Mary for her marriage, back to Selina for William’s birth certificate, then Mary for the rest of her kids and her death certificate. There probably is a tale there!
William George Purcill (1889 – 1972)
William was born in Newbridge in 1889.
He married to Theresa May Wells in 1914 in Tarree. Theresa was born in Taree in 1894.
They had the following children:
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Eileen Purcill (1915 – 1921)
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Gladys Kathleen Purcill (1916 – 2010)
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George James Purcill (1918 – 2009)
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Keith John Purcill (1920 – 2005)
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Gloria Jean Purcill (1923 – 2008)
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Neville William Purcill (1925 – 1982)
William died in Newtown on 28/02/1972.
Theresa died in Kogarah on 01/09/1974.
Irene Mary Purcill (1893 – 1949)
Irene was born in 1893 in Newbridge.
She married to Amos William Dunshea in Dungog in 1913.
Amos was born in 1881 in Coonabarabran.
They had the following children:
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William James Dunshea (1914 – 1974)
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Barbara Mildred Dunshea (1915 – 1997)
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Claude Dunshea (1917 – 1986)
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Edgar Vivian Dunshea (1919 – 2001)
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Stella Marion Dunshea (1921 – )
Irene died on 27/10/1949 in Camperdown.
Amos died in Fairfield on 19/05/1950.
Barbara Mildred Dunshea (1915 – 1997)
Barbara was born on 27/08/1915 in Dungog.
She married in 1941 in Annandale to Matthew Denis Stewart.
Matthew was born in 1910.
Barbara died on 11/10/1997 in Fairfield NSW.
Matthew died on 14/02/2001 in Sydney.
Gladys C Purcill (1896 – 1993)
Gladys was born in 1896 in Cassilis.
She married to William John Smitheram in 1917 in Marricksville. William was born on 26/10/1899 in Cross Roads SA.
They had the following children:
- Vivian Francis Smitheram (1918 – )
- Stephen James Smitheram (1922 – 1942)
- William George Smitheram
- Sheila Smitheram
- James Smitheram ( ? – 1929)
William died on 09/09/1941 in R.P.A. hospital in Sydney.
Gladys died on 18/07/1993 in Sydney.
Stephen James Smitheram (1922 – 1942)
Stephen was born in Newtown on 11/06/1922.
He was killed in an air crash on 08/09/1942.
Publication in the Argus (Melbourne VIC) of 12/09/1942
Michael J Purcill (1899 – 1928)
Michael was born on 02/11/1899 in Hillgrove and was baptised on 12/11/1899 in Saint’s Mary and Joseph, Armidale.
He died on 19/12/1928 in Sydney.
Allen John Purcill (1901 – 1976)
Allen was born on 19/08/1901 in Hillgrove and was baptised on 29/9/1901 in Saint’s Mary and Joseph, Armidale.
He married to Katherine Bowman in 1927 in Mittagong. Katherine was born in 1897.
John died on 16/04/1976 and Katherine (Kathleen Mary) died on 15/09/1988. Both are buried at Wamberal Cemetery in Gosford.
Alice Isabella Purcill (1904 – 1993)
Alice was born on 06/06/1904 in Hillsgrove.
She married to Roy Ernest Crook, born in 1899 in Peak Hill.
Roy died in Greenacre on 13/11/1960.
Alice died on 11/04/1993.
Andrew Francis Purcill (1906 – 1978)
Andrew was born on 15/03/1906 in Hillsgrove.
He married in 1925 in Dungog to Linda Mary Saxby
Linda was born in Dungog in 1906.
Andrew died on 20/10/1978 in Redfern.
Linda died in Redfern ln 06/05/1985.
Elsie N Purcill (1907 – 1908)
Elsie was born on 25/04/1907 in Hillsgrove and baptised on 09/06/1907 in Saint’s Mary and Joseph, Armidale.
She died in 1908 in Hillsgrove.
Henry Kable - Susannah Holmes 