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Geoffrey Graham PurnellAge: 501943–1994

Name
Geoffrey Graham Purnell
Given names
Geoffrey Graham
Surname
Purnell
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Birth 13 October 1943 27 26
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Source:  Document - Birth Certificate
Text: Delivered by Dr Bradfield And Nurse Dick. Parents were Leonard Charles Purnell locomotive driver aged 26, born Newcastle and Ivy May McCord aged 26 born Neath. Informat was father Leonard of 17 Walter Street Belmont.
Source:  National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miner's Advocate Tue 26 Oct 1943 p. 2
Text: PURNELL. - At Roslyn Private Hospital, Belmont, October 13m to Mr and Mrs Leonard Purnell (nee Ivy McCord) - a son (Geoffrey Graham).
Registered partnershipBrian James Clark - View family
 

Note: Brian and Geoffrey were partners from the late 1960's until Brian's death in 1990.
Death of a paternal grandfather 27 April 1953 (Age 9)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

paternal grandfather - Simon Peter Purnell
Death of a maternal grandmother 14 August 1953 (Age 9)
 Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

maternal grandmother - Marion Macfarlane Knight
Death of a maternal grandfather 8 May 1958 (Age 14)
 Cessnock, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

maternal grandfather - Samuel Moffat McCord
Education
Teacher
between 1961 and 1963 (Age 17)
 

Note: Agency:Alexander Mackie Teacher's College
Death of a paternal grandmother 21 March 1961 (Age 17)
 Tamworth, North West Slopes and Plains, New South Wales, Australia

paternal grandmother - Sarah Ann Griffiths
Occupation
Teacher
between 1964 and 1966 (Age 20)
 Scone, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Note: Agency:Scone Primary School
Education 1973 (Age 29)
 Armidale, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia

School or college: University of New England
Note: Graduated 1973
Education
Bachelor of Arts
16 May 1974 (Age 30)
 

Note: Agency:Macquarie University
Occupation
Teacher
between 1974 and 1975 (Age 30)
 Beecroft, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Note: Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Marriage of a fatherLeonard Charles "Fatty" Purnell - View family
after 1975 (Age 31)
 

father - Leonard Charles "Fatty" Purnell
step-mother - Audrey Leone Waller
Occupation
Deputy Headmaster
27 January 1976 (Age 32)
 Woollahra, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Note: Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Occupation
Teacher
between 1977 and 1979 (Age 33)
 Annandale North, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Note: Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Occupation
Teacher
1982 (Age 38)
 Lakemba, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Note: Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Occupation
Principal
1984 (Age 40)
 Camperdown, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Note: Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Education
Justice of the Peace
6 February 1985 (Age 41)
 

Note: Agency:New South Wales Attorney-General
Residence 1986 (Age 42)
 Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Address:
43 Middle Head Road
Death of a mother 20 April 1990 (Age 46)
 Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

mother - Ivy May McCord
Death of a husband 23 December 1990 (Age 47)
 Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

husband - Brian James Clark
Occupation
School Principal
before 4 October 1994 (Age 50)
 Balgowlah Heights, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Note: Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Death 4 October 1994 (Age 50)
 Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Address:
43 Middle Head Road,
Mosman New South Wales, Australia
Cause of death: Ischaemic Heart Disease determined after post mortem examination
Note: Geoffrey died overnight in his sleep between 3rd and 4th October 1994.
Cremation 11 October 1994 (7 days after death)
 North Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Burial 24 February 1995 (4 months after death)
 North Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Cemetery: Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium
Source:  Website - Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium
Note: Geoffrey is located at:
The Memorial Niche Walls
Wall: FC/EAST
Niche No: 61
Probate
Notice Sydney Morning Herald
 

Note: AFTER 14 days from publication of this notice an application for Probate of the Will dated 23 December 1991, of GEOFFREY GRAHAM PURNELL, late of 43 Middle Head Road, Mosman, School Principal, will be made by Stephen Arthur Teen, Executor named in the said Will. Creditors are required to send particulars of their claims upon his estate to S.A. TEEN, Solicitor, Suite 204, 70 Castlereagh Street, Greater Sydney, 2000. DX 863 Sydney, telephone 235 0199
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father
Purnell, Leonard Charles (1916-1998) Leonard Charles "Fatty" Purnell

Birth 2 September 1916 49 42  Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 28 August 1998 (Age 81)  Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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mother
McCord, Ivy May (1917-1990) Ivy May McCord

Birth 12 January 1917 33 30  Neath, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 20 April 1990 (Age 73)  Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Purnell, Geoffrey Graham (1943-1994) Geoffrey Graham Purnell

Birth 13 October 1943 27 26  Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 4 October 1994 (Age 50)  Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Father’s family with Audrey Leone Waller - View family
father
Purnell, Leonard Charles (1916-1998) Leonard Charles "Fatty" Purnell

Birth 2 September 1916 49 42  Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 28 August 1998 (Age 81)  Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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9 years
step-mother
Audrey Leone Waller

Birth about 1926 28 27  , Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 2014 (Age 88)  Mount Hutton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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Marriage: after 1975
Family with Brian James Clark - View family
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Purnell, Geoffrey Graham (1943-1994) Geoffrey Graham Purnell

Birth 13 October 1943 27 26  Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 4 October 1994 (Age 50)  Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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3 months
husband
Brian James Clark

Birth 1944  

Death 23 December 1990 (Age 46)  Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Registered partnership: yes
SourceMote, Robert. Ozigen - Australian Genealogy: family trees of mainly Australian families with UK and Irish ancestry. [database - online]
Citation details: ­http­://­www­.­search4ancestors­.­net­/­phpGedView­/­individual­.­php­?­pid­=­I35341­
Note: http://www.ozigen.com
BirthDocument - Birth Certificate
Text: Delivered by Dr Bradfield And Nurse Dick. Parents were Leonard Charles Purnell locomotive driver aged 26, born Newcastle and Ivy May McCord aged 26 born Neath. Informat was father Leonard of 17 Walter Street Belmont.
BirthNational Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miner's Advocate Tue 26 Oct 1943 p. 2
Text: PURNELL. - At Roslyn Private Hospital, Belmont, October 13m to Mr and Mrs Leonard Purnell (nee Ivy McCord) - a son (Geoffrey Graham).
BurialWebsite - Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium

 
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CHAN: _PGVU maz BURI: CEME Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium

Note Geoffrey renovated a number of houses in the inner Sydney area. He renovated one at Glebe, and sold it. His last renovation was his house at Mosman. He would do all the work usually done by trades people - brickwork, cement work, carpentry, painting, landscaping, tiling, floor laying, wood finished etc. His renovated houses were always sympathetic to the original style whether Federation, Italianate, etc, and his interior decorating was always tasteful. He would use four or five colours in each room, painting each strip of a decorative cornice a different colour. The results were very beautiful. Geoffrey was however, colourblind, so sometimes had to get advice on what colours to but for paints and clothing, and interior decorating. The cusinaire blocks that he used in teaching primary children had their colours written on them so that he could distinguish them. Geoffrey was also a very good cook and held sumptuous dinner parties on his north facing verandah overlooking Balmoral and Middle Harbour in Mosman. He planted his whole back yard with mainly native plants so there was no lawn left. Many nectar eating native birds wouldfeed on the flowers of these plants, and lizards such as blue tongues made their home underneath the cover of all the foliage. It eventually became a tiny piece of bushland in a suburb known for it's clipped hedges, tight lawns and formal gardens.
Marriage Brian and Geoffrey were partners from the late 1960's until Brian's death in 1990.
Marriage Brian and Geoffrey were partners from the late 1960's until Brian's death in 1990.
Marriage Brian and Geoffrey were partners from the late 1960's until Brian's death in 1990.
Education Agency:Alexander Mackie Teacher's College
Occupation Agency:Scone Primary School
Education Graduated 1973
Education Agency:Macquarie University
Occupation Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Occupation Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Occupation Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Occupation Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Occupation Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Education Agency:New South Wales Attorney-General
Occupation Agency:New South Wales Department of Education
Death Geoffrey died overnight in his sleep between 3rd and 4th October 1994.
Burial Geoffrey is located at:
The Memorial Niche Walls
Wall: FC/EAST
Niche No: 61
Probate AFTER 14 days from publication of this notice an application for Probate of the Will dated 23 December 1991, of GEOFFREY GRAHAM PURNELL, late of 43 Middle Head Road, Mosman, School Principal, will be made by Stephen Arthur Teen, Executor named in the said Will. Creditors are required to send particulars of their claims upon his estate to S.A. TEEN, Solicitor, Suite 204, 70 Castlereagh Street, Greater Sydney, 2000. DX 863 Sydney, telephone 235 0199

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