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May Partridge (View posts)
Posted: 30 Mar 2000 1:33AM GMT
James PURCELL originally came from Cork in Ireland. If anyone knows of him, please contact me. May

James Purcell

Posted: 2 May 2000 11:31AM GMT
Edited: 23 Jan 2002 8:34PM GMT
My g-g-grandfather's name was James Purcell, but I'm not sure of the county in Ireland. There were probably a lot of men with that name. My ancestor immigrated as a teen and married Johanna Brazel in the Chicago area before the turn of the century. I have more if you can use it.

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Bev (View posts)
Posted: 4 May 2000 2:37AM GMT
I don't think we have the same James. My James was an assisted immigrant to Tasmania Australia on the Northumberland in 1854. His wife was Ann Watkins Bennett Purcell.
Posted: 11 May 2000 8:06PM GMT
Edited: 9 Jul 2001 11:15PM GMT
Did he have a brother Tobias that went to NYC
in the 1870'S or a little earlier?
Ellen

Purcell

Ellen (View posts)
Posted: 30 May 2000 12:09AM GMT
I do not know if their is a connection regarding Tobias Purcell.All I know so far is we have a James who was a Policeman at one time and then a Sergeant in 1861.James married a girl called Annie Watkins Bennett.Have not been able to discovers if he had any brothers named Tobias. regards May

James Purcell

Posted: 15 Nov 2000 11:15AM GMT
Edited: 30 Mar 2002 3:04PM GMT
My James Purcell came from Sixmilebridge Co. Clare which is not far from Limerick. He and his brothers Michael and Martin probably sailed from Limerick around 1850. Their parents were called William Purcell and Mary Daly. Could be a possibility?

Regards Lesley of England

James Purcell

Posted: 15 Nov 2000 11:26AM GMT
Edited: 23 Jan 2002 8:34PM GMT
I'm sorry. The Purcells in my line came from Co. Tipperary. They immigrated to the Chicago area in the 1830's. James had 3 brothers, Michael, Patrick and John. Keep looking, you'll find someone. -Bev

James Purcell Johanna Brazel/Brazil

Jim Purcell (View posts)
Posted: 23 Dec 2000 11:58AM GMT
I just read your message re. Purcell brothers who immigrated to US in (1830's). Wasn't their arrival late 1840's, early 1850"s? I am still searching for exact dates of arrival, ports of arrival, ship, etc. Let's hope we find the right stuff soon. JP

Immigration of James Purcell

Posted: 26 Dec 2000 8:25AM GMT
Edited: 23 Jan 2002 8:34PM GMT
Actually, you may be right. I haven't gotten all my files compiled on a disk yet, or I'd have noticed that James's birthdate was 1832 (as noted on his headstone). I got this from a "story" I rec'd from a third cousin, but now that you mention it, I believe my grandmother said her grandfather had immigrated during (or near) the potato famine. I need to go to the Denver Public Library to see if I can find a ship's log. Thank you for your input. -Bev

Re: James Purcell Johanna Brazel/Brazil

Liz Sullivan McCrary (View posts)
Posted: 18 Mar 2002 7:02AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: PURCELL, BRAZEL/BRAZIL
Hey "Big Cuz",

You and cousin Bev were on the right track back in 2000, how about posting any new info you've found? Due to the research collected by our cousin Steve PURCELL, today we know a lot more about our PURCELL's. We know that Johanna's parents were Patrick and Margaret MASON BRAZIL and from Co. Clare.

I've been pursuing BRAZIL/BRAZEL for a change of pace. I did a general search of Ireland for Brazil/Brazel, and discovered the Irish Transportation to Australia database, and pulled up three BRAZIL's:

Daniel BRAZIL, age 20,
Place of imprisonment Co. Clare,
Trial date 1/3/1849,
Crime description Receiving (stolen goods I presume?), Sentence Transportation 7 years.
Document ref's TR 9, P.22.

Patrick Brassil (BRAZIL), age N/A,
place of trial Ennis,
imprisonment Ennis,
crime Attacking a dwelling house, and robbery,
sentence N/A,
Document date 22/07/1846
Petitioner Self
Document ref's CRF 1846 B 36
( I believe he was already imprisoned and was petitioning for either release or possibly transportation, just a guess though).

John BRAZIL age N/A
Place of trial Dublin City
Document date 31/03/1829
Place of imprisonment: Hulk "Essex"
Document ref's CRF 1846 Misc 2

Some Irish prisoners were held on ships, presumably getting loaded up with transportees to Australia. I just can't imagine what it must have been like for them. Many who were imprisoned, died on these boats, just sitting in Irish harbors.

This was the time of the famine and people were starving. Many of these "criminals" were accused of stealing potatoes or other food, for their survival, tried and sentenced to transportion.

The good news is that many of these "convicts" and succeeding generations became quite successful in Australia.

Daniel BRAZIL looks good, being from Co. Clare. I'll see if anything else can be found about him and his family.

Best regards,

Liz Sullivan McCrary
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