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Purnell, Mildred Thelma (1912-1998)

Mildred Thelma "Millie" PurnellAge: 761912–1988

Name
Mildred Thelma "Millie" Purnell
Given names
Mildred Thelma
Nickname
Millie
Surname
Purnell
Married Name
Mildred Thelma Coutman
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Birth 1912 44 37
 Wyee, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Source:  Email - Coutman, Ben - May 2009
Birth of a daughter
#1
 

daughter - Janet Eileen Coutman
Death of a paternal grandfather 16 June 1912
 Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

paternal grandfather - Stephen Purnell
Death of a paternal grandmother 11 March 1913 (Age 14 months)
 Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

paternal grandmother - Rosetta Moulds
Birth of a sister about September 1914 (Age 2)
 Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

younger sister - Sylvia Kathleen Purnell
Death of a sister between 31 August 1915 and 1 September 1915 (Age 3)
 Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

younger sister - Sylvia Kathleen Purnell
Burial of a sister 2 September 1915 (Age 3)
 Sandgate, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

younger sister - Sylvia Kathleen Purnell
Birth of a brother 2 September 1916 (Age 4)
 Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

younger brother - Leonard Charles "Fatty" Purnell
Residence between 1914 and 1916 (Age 2)
 Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Note: Sarah and Simon's last two children (the eleventh and twelfth) were born at Mayfield between 1914 and 1916.
Residence 1933 (Age 21)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Address:
Walter Street
Source:  Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Mildred was described as a costumiere.
Residence 1936 (Age 24)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Source:  Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Purnell, Mildred Thelma, Walter Street, Belmont, costumiere
Purnell, Sarah Ann, Brook's Parade, Belmont home duties
Purnell, Simon Peter, Brooks Parade, Belmont, labourer
Residence 1937 (Age 25)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

niece - Private
Source:  Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Purnell, Mildred Thelma, Walter Street, Belmont, costumiere
Purnell, Sarah Ann, Brook's Parade, Belmont home duties
Purnell, Simon Peter, Brooks Parade, Belmont, labourer

Sylvia Mavis Purnell recollects that Sarah Ann had a shop on the waterfront at Belmont and that she sold a lot of ice cream and cakes.
Residence 1943 (Age 31)
 West Tamworth, North West Slopes and Plains, New South Wales, Australia

Source:  Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Coutman, Alfred Athol., Brickyards, West Tamworth, brickmaker
Coutman, Annie Louise, Brickyards, West Tamworth, home duties
Coutman, Benjamin Clarence, 61 Belmore Street, poultry farmer
Coutman, Eileen Eliza, 61 Belmore Street, clerk
Coutman, Emily Jane, 61 Belmore Street, West Tamworth, home duties
Coutman, Jessie, Brickyardes, West Tamworth, home duties
Coutman, John Healey, Brickyards, West Tamworth, brickmaker
Coutman, Joseph Thomas, PO, West Tamworth, fettler
Coutman, Kenneth Thomas, Brickyards, brickmaker
Coutman, Mildred Thelma, 61 Belmore Street, home duties
Coutman, William Edward John, Goonoo Goonoo rd, Tamworth, brickmaker
Birth of a daughter
#2
26 December 1944 (Age 32)
 Tamworth, North West Slopes and Plains, New South Wales, Australia

daughter - Margaret Anne Coutman
Death of a daughter 1946 (Age 34)
 Annandale, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

daughter - Janet Eileen Coutman
Residence 1949 (Age 37)
 West Tamworth, North West Slopes and Plains, New South Wales, Australia

Source:  Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Coutman, Alfred Athol, Brickyards, West Tamworth, brickmaker
Coutman, Annie Louise, Brickyards, home duties
Coutman, Benjamin Clarence, Margaret Street, poultry farmer
Coutman, Emily Jane 61 Belmore Street, home duties
Coutman, Jessie, Brickyards, home duties
Coutman, John Healey, Brickyards, brickmaker
Coutman, Joseph Thomas, PO, fettler
Coutman, Keith, Brickyards, labourer
Coutman, Kenneth Thomas, Brickyards, brickmaker
Coutman, Mildred Thelma, Margaret Street, home duties
Source:  Email - Coutman, Ben - May 2009
Text: After about 1950 (Age 38) Christmas dinners were at Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia at the house of grandma (Sarah Griffiths). Mildred and her Sarah were the ones who did all the cooking at Christmas. Sometimes there were 20-30 people there at Sarah and Simon's house at Belmont. There were always threepences and sixpences in the Christmas pudding. The puddings were probably made by Eileen and Amelia (sisters of Benjamin Clarence Coutman) in Tamworth and Benjamin, Millie and family brought them down when they came to Belmont on the train. When the family came down, they also brought 4 or 5 pairs of dressed chickens from Benjamin's poultry farm.
Death of a father 27 April 1953 (Age 41)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

father - Simon Peter Purnell
Death of a mother 21 March 1961 (Age 49)
 Tamworth, North West Slopes and Plains, New South Wales, Australia

mother - Sarah Ann Griffiths
Residence 1964 (Age 52)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Note: Mildred and Benjamin retired to Belmont in 1964 wher they bought a house at 20 Henry Street.
Death of a brother 18 November 1970 (Age 58)
 Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - George Stephen Purnell
Cremation of a brother 21 November 1970 (Age 58)
 Beresfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - George Stephen Purnell
Death of a brother 4 July 1971 (Age 59)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Alfred Maxwell "Alf" Purnell
Cremation of a brother 7 July 1971 (Age 59)
 Beresfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Alfred Maxwell "Alf" Purnell
Death of a brother 5 October 1976 (Age 64)
 Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Herbert Clifton Purnell
Death of a sister 1976 (Age 64)
 , , New South Wales, Australia

elder sister - Ilean May Purnell
Burial of a brother 7 October 1976 (Age 64)
 Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Herbert Clifton Purnell
Death of a brother 3 March 1984 (Age 72)
 Belmont North, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Frank Howard Purnell
Burial of a brother 6 March 1984 (Age 72)
 Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Frank Howard Purnell
Death of a husband about 1985 (Age 73)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

husband - Benjamin Clarence Coutman
Death of a sister 30 May 1987 (Age 75)
 Kensington, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

elder sister - Phyllis Edna Purnell
Death 28 August 1988 (Age 76)
 , , New South Wales, Australia

Source:  Email - Coutman, Ben - May 2009
Burial
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Cemetery: Belmont Cemetery
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father
Purnell, Simon Peter (1867-1953) and Griffiths, Sarah Ann (1874-1961) Simon Peter Purnell

Birth 5 May 1867 38 33  Dural, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death 27 April 1953 (Age 85)  Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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mother
Purnell, Simon Peter (1867-1953) and Griffiths, Sarah Ann (1874-1961) Sarah Ann Griffiths

Birth 9 April 1874 34 36  Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death 21 March 1961 (Age 86)  Tamworth, North West Slopes and Plains, New South Wales, Australia

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Marriage: 15 February 1892 — Surry Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
11 months
#1 elder brother
Leslie Purnell

Birth about 1893 25 18  

Death about 1893  

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#2 elder brother
Purnell, George Stephen (1894-1970) George Stephen Purnell

Birth 11 April 1894 26 20  Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death 18 November 1970 (Age 76)  Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia

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2 years
#3 elder brother
Purnell, Herbert Clifton (1896-1976) Herbert Clifton Purnell

Birth 31 August 1896 29 22  Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death 5 October 1976 (Age 80)  Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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15 months
#4 elder sister
Alice Rosetta Purnell

Birth 19 November 1897 30 23  Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death yes  

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16 months
#5 elder sister
Purnell, Gladys Irene (1899- ) Gladys Irene Purnell

Birth 8 March 1899 31 24  Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death before 1998 (Age 98)  Australia

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22 months
#6 elder brother
Alfred Maxwell "Alf" Purnell

Birth 1901 33 26  Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death 4 July 1971 (Age 70)  Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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3 years
#7 elder sister
Ilean May Purnell

Birth 18 May 1904 37 30  Galston, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death 1976 (Age 71)  , , New South Wales, Australia

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3 years
#8 elder brother
Frank Howard Purnell

Birth 30 April 1907 39 33  Wyong, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 3 March 1984 (Age 76) Age: 75  Belmont North, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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8 months
#9 elder sister
Phyllis Edna Purnell

Birth 1908 40 33  Wyong, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 30 May 1987 (Age 79)  Kensington, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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4 years
#10 herself
Purnell, Mildred Thelma (1912-1998) Mildred Thelma "Millie" Purnell

Birth 1912 44 37  Wyee, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 28 August 1988 (Age 76)  , , New South Wales, Australia

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3 years
#11 younger sister
Sylvia Kathleen Purnell

Birth about September 1914 47 40  Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death between 31 August 1915 and 1 September 1915 (Age 11 months)  Newcastle, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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2 years
#12 younger brother
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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husband
Benjamin Clarence Coutman

Birth 1895 27  Tamworth, North West Slopes and Plains, New South Wales, Australia

Death about 1985 (Age 90)  Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

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17 years
herself
Purnell, Mildred Thelma (1912-1998) Mildred Thelma "Millie" Purnell

Birth 1912 44 37  Wyee, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Death 28 August 1988 (Age 76)  , , New South Wales, Australia

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#1 son
Private
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#2 daughter
Janet Eileen Coutman

Death 1946  Annandale, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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#3 daughter
Margaret Anne Coutman

Birth 26 December 1944 49 32  Tamworth, North West Slopes and Plains, New South Wales, Australia

Death 4 November 2002 (Age 57)  Brisbane, , Queensland, Australia

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#4 son
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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=­I23564­
Note: http://www.ozigen.com
BirthEmail - Coutman, Ben - May 2009
ResidenceAncestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Mildred was described as a costumiere.
ResidenceAncestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Purnell, Mildred Thelma, Walter Street, Belmont, costumiere
Purnell, Sarah Ann, Brook's Parade, Belmont home duties
Purnell, Simon Peter, Brooks Parade, Belmont, labourer
ResidenceAncestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Purnell, Mildred Thelma, Walter Street, Belmont, costumiere
Purnell, Sarah Ann, Brook's Parade, Belmont home duties
Purnell, Simon Peter, Brooks Parade, Belmont, labourer

Sylvia Mavis Purnell recollects that Sarah Ann had a shop on the waterfront at Belmont and that she sold a lot of ice cream and cakes.
ResidenceAncestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Coutman, Alfred Athol., Brickyards, West Tamworth, brickmaker
Coutman, Annie Louise, Brickyards, West Tamworth, home duties
Coutman, Benjamin Clarence, 61 Belmore Street, poultry farmer
Coutman, Eileen Eliza, 61 Belmore Street, clerk
Coutman, Emily Jane, 61 Belmore Street, West Tamworth, home duties
Coutman, Jessie, Brickyardes, West Tamworth, home duties
Coutman, John Healey, Brickyards, West Tamworth, brickmaker
Coutman, Joseph Thomas, PO, West Tamworth, fettler
Coutman, Kenneth Thomas, Brickyards, brickmaker
Coutman, Mildred Thelma, 61 Belmore Street, home duties
Coutman, William Edward John, Goonoo Goonoo rd, Tamworth, brickmaker
ResidenceAncestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Coutman, Alfred Athol, Brickyards, West Tamworth, brickmaker
Coutman, Annie Louise, Brickyards, home duties
Coutman, Benjamin Clarence, Margaret Street, poultry farmer
Coutman, Emily Jane 61 Belmore Street, home duties
Coutman, Jessie, Brickyards, home duties
Coutman, John Healey, Brickyards, brickmaker
Coutman, Joseph Thomas, PO, fettler
Coutman, Keith, Brickyards, labourer
Coutman, Kenneth Thomas, Brickyards, brickmaker
Coutman, Mildred Thelma, Margaret Street, home duties
ResidenceEmail - Coutman, Ben - May 2009
Text: After about 1950 (Age 38) Christmas dinners were at Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia at the house of grandma (Sarah Griffiths). Mildred and her Sarah were the ones who did all the cooking at Christmas. Sometimes there were 20-30 people there at Sarah and Simon's house at Belmont. There were always threepences and sixpences in the Christmas pudding. The puddings were probably made by Eileen and Amelia (sisters of Benjamin Clarence Coutman) in Tamworth and Benjamin, Millie and family brought them down when they came to Belmont on the train. When the family came down, they also brought 4 or 5 pairs of dressed chickens from Benjamin's poultry farm.
DeathEmail - Coutman, Ben - May 2009

 
Residence Sarah and Simon's last two children (the eleventh and twelfth) were born at Mayfield between 1914 and 1916.
Residence Mildred and Benjamin retired to Belmont in 1964 wher they bought a house at 20 Henry Street.

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Purnell, Mildred Thelma (1912-1998)
Purnell, Mildred Thelma (1912-1998)
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Sources
  • Campbell, Mallory, email to Marion Purnell, Feb 8 2009
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