Edward George PURSELL

1901 - 1972  (71 years)   Has 34 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

James PURSELL

1824 - 1898  (73 years)

Birth	29 Aug 1824	Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire, England
Died	28 May 1898	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Family	Eliza WILLIAMS,   b. 1833, Limerick, Ireland
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia

Sarah Ann TRAILL

1818 - 1897  (79 years)

Birth	1818	Stepney, Middlesex, England
Died	8 Mar 1897	Clarence, Tasmania, Australia
Family	Daniel HALES,   b. 1810
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Rebecca HALES,   b. 29 May 1846, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Andrew Charles PURSELL

1897 - 1918  (21 years)

Birth	6 May 1897	Clarence, Tasmania, Australia
Died	27 Jun 1918	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Gladys Daisy PURSELL

1898 - 1989  (91 years)

Birth	13 Jul 1898	Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia
Died	16 Jul 1989	Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Family 1	Royal Herbert SWEENEY,   b. 26 Feb 1903, Barrington, Tasmania, Australia
Married	NEVER MARRIED
Children	+ 1. Winifred May PURSELL,   b. 17 Mar 1922, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Family 2	Henry John WELLS,   b. 16 Aug 1895, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Married	24 Apr 1928	Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Stanley Cyril WELLS,   b. 24 Aug 1934, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia + 5. Living   6. Maria WELLS,   b. Abt 1936   7. Dorothy Jean Gwendoline WELLS,   b. 14 Aug 1938, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia

Royal Herbert SWEENEY

1903 - 1973  (69 years)

Birth	26 Feb 1903	Barrington, Tasmania, Australia
Died	1973	Park, Victoria, Australia
Father	William SWEENEY,   b. 19 Jul 1866, Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Christina COPE,   b. 4 Jul 1871, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Married	26 Sep 1895	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Family	Gladys Daisy PURSELL,   b. 13 Jul 1898, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia
Married	NEVER MARRIED
Children	+ 1. Winifred May PURSELL,   b. 17 Mar 1922, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Henry John WELLS

1895 - 1956  (61 years)

Birth	16 Aug 1895	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	24 Oct 1956	Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia
Father	Henry John WELLS,   b. 7 Nov 1871, Longford, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Sarah Jane BUTTERS,   b. 10 Dec 1869, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Married	1888	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Family 1	Winifred May PURSELL,   b. 17 Mar 1922, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Married	NEVER MARRIED
Children	1. Vivian James WELLS,   b. 3 Aug 1941, Tasmania, Australia
Family 2	Gladys Daisy PURSELL,   b. 13 Jul 1898, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia
Married	24 Apr 1928	Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Stanley Cyril WELLS,   b. 24 Aug 1934, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia + 5. Living   6. Maria WELLS,   b. Abt 1936   7. Dorothy Jean Gwendoline WELLS,   b. 14 Aug 1938, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia

Edward George PURSELL

1901 - 1972  (71 years)

Birth	22 Jan 1901	Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Died	25 Jun 1972	Australia
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Family	Florence Mabel WYLIE,   b. 29 Apr 1903, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
Married	13 Dec 1923	Tasmania, Australia
Children	1. Ronald Allen PURSELL,   b. 14 Feb 1920, Tasmania, Australia   2. Donald Rex PURSELL,   b. 12 Mar 1927, Tasmania, Australia   3. Peter Edward PURSELL,   b. 11 Sep 1930

Florence Mabel WYLIE

1903 - 1979  (69 years)

Birth	29 Apr 1903	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
Died	Between 22 Jun 1972 and 11 Jan 1979	Tasmania, Australia
Family	Edward George PURSELL,   b. 22 Jan 1901, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Married	13 Dec 1923	Tasmania, Australia
Children	1. Ronald Allen PURSELL,   b. 14 Feb 1920, Tasmania, Australia   2. Donald Rex PURSELL,   b. 12 Mar 1927, Tasmania, Australia   3. Peter Edward PURSELL,   b. 11 Sep 1930

Lilian May Victoria PURSELL

1903 - 1978  (75 years)

Birth	19 Feb 1903	Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia
Died	7 Jul 1978
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Clarence Vivian PURSELL

1905 - 2000  (94 years)

Birth	3 Aug 1905	Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia
Died	2000
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Frederick Alexander PURSELL

1908 - 1985  (77 years)

Birth	8 Jan 1908	Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia
Died	10 Mar 1985	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Henry Finkell James PURSELL

1910 - 1985  (74 years)

Birth	21 Mar 1910	Strahan, Tasmania, Australia
Died	19 Mar 1985	Claremont, Tasmania, Australia
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Stanley Crystoll Alfred PURSELL

1911 - 1989  (78 years)

Birth	2 May 1911	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Died	17 Dec 1989
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Violet Mary Grace PURSELL

1913 - 1941  (27 years)

Birth	7 Sep 1913	Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia
Died	28 Mar 1941
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Ivy Jean Pursell PURSELL

1915 - 2001  (85 years)

Birth	13 Oct 1915	Tasmania, Australia
Died	2001	Tasmania, Australia
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Merton Ross PURSELL

1918 - 2005  (87 years)

Birth	9 Apr 1918
Died	24 Apr 2005
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Laurel Elizabeth Doreen PURSELL

1921 - 1947  (25 years)

Birth	2 Sep 1921	Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia
Died	13 Apr 1947	New Town, Tasmania, Australia
Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

George Frederick PURSELL

1865 - 1935  (69 years)

Birth	9 Nov 1865	Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Died	21 Oct 1935	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Father	James PURSELL,   b. 29 Aug 1824, Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire, England
Mother	Eliza WILLIAMS,   b. 1833, Limerick, Ireland
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Children	1. Andrew Charles PURSELL,   b. 6 May 1897, Clarence, Tasmania, Australia + 2. Gladys Daisy PURSELL,   b. 13 Jul 1898, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia + 3. Edward George PURSELL,   b. 22 Jan 1901, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia   4. Lilian May Victoria PURSELL,   b. 19 Feb 1903, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia   5. Clarence Vivian PURSELL,   b. 3 Aug 1905, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia   6. Frederick Alexander PURSELL,   b. 8 Jan 1908, Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia   7. Henry Finkell James PURSELL,   b. 21 Mar 1910, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia   8. Stanley Crystoll Alfred PURSELL,   b. 2 May 1911, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   9. Violet Mary Grace PURSELL,   b. 7 Sep 1913, Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia   10. Ivy Jean Pursell PURSELL,   b. 13 Oct 1915, Tasmania, Australia   11. Merton Ross PURSELL,   b. 9 Apr 1918   12. Laurel Elizabeth Doreen PURSELL,   b. 2 Sep 1921, Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia

Agnes May BROCK

1878 - 1969  (91 years)

Birth	7 Oct 1878	Maffra, Victoria, Australia
Died	21 Oct 1969	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
Father	Finkell BROCK,   b. Between 1832 and 1834, Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, England
Mother	Rebecca HALES,   b. 29 May 1846, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Married	4 Feb 1871	Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia
Family	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia
Married	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Children	1. Andrew Charles PURSELL,   b. 6 May 1897, Clarence, Tasmania, Australia + 2. Gladys Daisy PURSELL,   b. 13 Jul 1898, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia + 3. Edward George PURSELL,   b. 22 Jan 1901, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia   4. Lilian May Victoria PURSELL,   b. 19 Feb 1903, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia   5. Clarence Vivian PURSELL,   b. 3 Aug 1905, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia   6. Frederick Alexander PURSELL,   b. 8 Jan 1908, Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia   7. Henry Finkell James PURSELL,   b. 21 Mar 1910, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia   8. Stanley Crystoll Alfred PURSELL,   b. 2 May 1911, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia   9. Violet Mary Grace PURSELL,   b. 7 Sep 1913, Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia   10. Ivy Jean Pursell PURSELL,   b. 13 Oct 1915, Tasmania, Australia   11. Merton Ross PURSELL,   b. 9 Apr 1918   12. Laurel Elizabeth Doreen PURSELL,   b. 2 Sep 1921, Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia

Florence Mabel WYLIE

1903 - 1979  (69 years)

Birth	29 Apr 1903	Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
Died	Between 22 Jun 1972 and 11 Jan 1979	Tasmania, Australia
Family	Edward George PURSELL,   b. 22 Jan 1901, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Married	13 Dec 1923	Tasmania, Australia
Children	1. Ronald Allen PURSELL,   b. 14 Feb 1920, Tasmania, Australia   2. Donald Rex PURSELL,   b. 12 Mar 1927, Tasmania, Australia   3. Peter Edward PURSELL,   b. 11 Sep 1930

Ronald Allen PURSELL

1920 - 2005  (84 years)

Birth	14 Feb 1920	Tasmania, Australia
Died	2005	New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia
Father	Edward George PURSELL,   b. 22 Jan 1901, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Florence Mabel WYLIE,   b. 29 Apr 1903, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
Married	13 Dec 1923	Tasmania, Australia

Donald Rex PURSELL

1927 - 1953  (25 years)

Birth	12 Mar 1927	Tasmania, Australia
Died	19 Feb 1953	Tasmania, Australia
Buried	1953	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Father	Edward George PURSELL,   b. 22 Jan 1901, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Florence Mabel WYLIE,   b. 29 Apr 1903, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
Married	13 Dec 1923	Tasmania, Australia

Peter Edward PURSELL

1930 - 1949  (19 years)

Birth	11 Sep 1930
Died	26 Dec 1949
Father	Edward George PURSELL,   b. 22 Jan 1901, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Mother	Florence Mabel WYLIE,   b. 29 Apr 1903, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia
Married	13 Dec 1923	Tasmania, Australia

• Name	Edward George PURSELL
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	22 Jan 1901	Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Jun 1972	Australia
  Siblings	11 siblings
  1. Andrew Charles PURSELL,   b. 6 May 1897, Clarence, Tasmania, Australia d. 27 Jun 1918, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  2. Gladys Daisy PURSELL,   b. 13 Jul 1898, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia d. 16 Jul 1989, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia
  3. Lilian May Victoria PURSELL,   b. 19 Feb 1903, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia d. 7 Jul 1978
  4. Clarence Vivian PURSELL,   b. 3 Aug 1905, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia d. 2000
  5. Frederick Alexander PURSELL,   b. 8 Jan 1908, Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia d. 10 Mar 1985, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  6. Henry Finkell James PURSELL,   b. 21 Mar 1910, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia d. 19 Mar 1985, Claremont, Tasmania, Australia
  7. Stanley Crystoll Alfred PURSELL,   b. 2 May 1911, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia d. 17 Dec 1989
  8. Violet Mary Grace PURSELL,   b. 7 Sep 1913, Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia d. 28 Mar 1941
  9. Ivy Jean Pursell PURSELL,   b. 13 Oct 1915, Tasmania, Australia d. 2001, Tasmania, Australia
  10. Merton Ross PURSELL,   b. 9 Apr 1918   d. 24 Apr 2005
  11. Laurel Elizabeth Doreen PURSELL,   b. 2 Sep 1921, Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia d. 13 Apr 1947, New Town, Tasmania, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James PURSELL,   b. 29 Aug 1824, Woughton on the Green, Buckinghamshire, England d. 28 May 1898, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 73 years)  (Grandfather)  Sarah Ann TRAILL,   b. 1818, Stepney, Middlesex, England d. 8 Mar 1897, Clarence, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 79 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	6 brothers and 5 sisters
  1. Andrew Charles PURSELL,   b. 6 May 1897, Clarence, Tasmania, Australia d. 27 Jun 1918, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 21 years) + 2. Gladys Daisy PURSELL,   b. 13 Jul 1898, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia d. 16 Jul 1989, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 91 years) â–»Royal Herbert SWEENEYm. NEVER MARRIED   â–»Henry John WELLS,  m. 24 Apr 1928, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia   + 3. Edward George PURSELL,   b. 22 Jan 1901, Sorell, Tasmania, Australia d. 25 Jun 1972, Australia  (Age 71 years) â–»Florence Mabel WYLIE,  m. 13 Dec 1923, Tasmania, Australia     4. Lilian May Victoria PURSELL,   b. 19 Feb 1903, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia d. 7 Jul 1978  (Age 75 years)   5. Clarence Vivian PURSELL,   b. 3 Aug 1905, Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia d. 2000  (Age 94 years)   6. Frederick Alexander PURSELL,   b. 8 Jan 1908, Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia d. 10 Mar 1985, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 77 years)   7. Henry Finkell James PURSELL,   b. 21 Mar 1910, Strahan, Tasmania, Australia d. 19 Mar 1985, Claremont, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 74 years)   8. Stanley Crystoll Alfred PURSELL,   b. 2 May 1911, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia d. 17 Dec 1989  (Age 78 years)   9. Violet Mary Grace PURSELL,   b. 7 Sep 1913, Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia d. 28 Mar 1941  (Age 27 years)   10. Ivy Jean Pursell PURSELL,   b. 13 Oct 1915, Tasmania, Australia d. 2001, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 85 years)   11. Merton Ross PURSELL,   b. 9 Apr 1918   d. 24 Apr 2005  (Age 87 years)   12. Laurel Elizabeth Doreen PURSELL,   b. 2 Sep 1921, Bridgewater, Tasmania, Australia d. 13 Apr 1947, New Town, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 25 years)
  Person ID	I43472	MyBradyTree | HW

  
  

  Father	George Frederick PURSELL,   b. 9 Nov 1865, Cambridge, Tasmania, Australia d. 21 Oct 1935, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Agnes May BROCK,   b. 7 Oct 1878, Maffra, Victoria, Australia d. 21 Oct 1969, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1896	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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  Family ID	F14414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Mabel WYLIE,   b. 29 Apr 1903, Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia d. Between 22 Jun 1972 and 11 Jan 1979, Tasmania, Australia (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1923	Tasmania, Australia
  Children	1. Ronald Allen PURSELL,   b. 14 Feb 1920, Tasmania, Australia d. 2005, New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia (Age 84 years)   2. Donald Rex PURSELL,   b. 12 Mar 1927, Tasmania, Australia d. 19 Feb 1953, Tasmania, Australia (Age 25 years)   3. Peter Edward PURSELL,   b. 11 Sep 1930   d. 26 Dec 1949 (Age 19 years)
  Family ID	F14415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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