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Leonard Charles "Fatty" PurnellAge: 811916–1998

Name
Leonard Charles "Fatty" Purnell
Given names
Leonard Charles
Nickname
Fatty
Surname
Purnell
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Birth 2 September 1916 49 42
 Mayfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Address:
Mayfield New South Wales
Australia
Education 1930 (Age 13)
 Cooks Hill, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Source:  National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate Thu 30 Jan 1930 p. 10
Text: HIGH SCHOOLS
Newcastle District
BIG LIST OF ENTRANTS
SYDNEY.Wednesday
List of candidates who qualified at the recent examinations for admission to High Schools, issued to-day by the Education Department, include the successful candidates in the Newcastle district. The lists include:-
...
COOK'S HILL INTERMEDIATE
...
Purnell, Len (Belmont)
Birth of a son
#1
13 October 1943 (Age 27)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

son - Geoffrey Graham Purnell
Residence 13 October 1943 (Age 27)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Note: On birth certificate of Geoffrey Graham Purnell.
Len worked at John Darling Colliery and then at Lake Munmorah Colliery.
Residence 1949 (Age 32)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Source:  Ancestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Purnell, Alfred Maxwell, Lake View Pde, Pelican Flat, labourer
Purnell, Donald Leopold Gerrard, 112 Evans Street Belmont, meat supervisor
Purnell, Doris Meville, Lake View Pde, Pelican Flat, home duties
Purnell, Herbert Lloyd, 112 Evans Street, Belmont labourer
Purnell, Herbert Clifton, 112 Evans Street, Belmont, labourer
Purnell, Ivy May, Walter Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Lenard Charles, Walter Street, Belmont, wheeler
Purnell, Mavis Mary, 112 Evans Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Sarah Ann, Walter Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Simon Peter, Walter Street, Belmont, pensioner.
Death of a father 27 April 1953 (Age 36)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

father - Simon Peter Purnell
Death of a mother 21 March 1961 (Age 44)
 Tamworth, North West Slopes and Plains, New South Wales, Australia

mother - Sarah Ann Griffiths
Residence between 1953 and 1969 (Age 36)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Address:
4 Henry Street
Death of a brother 18 November 1970 (Age 54)
 Taree, Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - George Stephen Purnell
Cremation of a brother 21 November 1970 (Age 54)
 Beresfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - George Stephen Purnell
Death of a brother 4 July 1971 (Age 54)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Alfred Maxwell "Alf" Purnell
Residence between 1969 and 1971 (Age 52)
 Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Address:
25 Williams Street
Cremation of a brother 7 July 1971 (Age 54)
 Beresfield, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Alfred Maxwell "Alf" Purnell
MarriageAudrey Leone Waller - View family
after 1975 (Age 58)
 

Death of a brother 5 October 1976 (Age 60)
 Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Herbert Clifton Purnell
Death of a sister 1976 (Age 59)
 , , New South Wales, Australia

elder sister - Ilean May Purnell
Burial of a brother 7 October 1976 (Age 60)
 Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Herbert Clifton Purnell
Death of a brother 3 March 1984 (Age 67)
 Belmont North, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Frank Howard Purnell
Burial of a brother 6 March 1984 (Age 67)
 Belmont South, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - Frank Howard Purnell
Death of a sister 30 May 1987 (Age 70)
 Kensington, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

elder sister - Phyllis Edna Purnell
Death of a sister 28 August 1988 (Age 71)
 , , New South Wales, Australia

elder sister - Mildred Thelma "Millie" Purnell
Death of a wife 20 April 1990 (Age 73)
 Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

wife - Ivy May McCord
Death of a son 4 October 1994 (Age 78)
 Mosman, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

son - Geoffrey Graham Purnell
Burial of a son 24 February 1995 (Age 78)
 North Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

son - Geoffrey Graham Purnell
Death of a sister before 1998 (Age 81)
 Australia

elder sister - Gladys Irene Purnell
Residence between 1975 and 1998 (Age 58)
 Floraville, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Cremation of a son 11 October 1994 (Age 78)
 North Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

son - Geoffrey Graham Purnell
Death 28 August 1998 (Age 81)
 Belmont, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia

Address:
Belmont New South Wales
Australia
Source:  Purnell, Marion (editor)
Text: Died at Belmont Hospital
Family with parents - View family
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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7 years
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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15 months
#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 elder sister
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 elder 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 himself
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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Family with Ivy May McCord - View family
himself
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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4 months
wife
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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#1 son
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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#2 daughter
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Family with Audrey Leone Waller - View family
himself
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
wife
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
Paul Gordon Lewin + Audrey Leone Waller - View family
partner's partner
Paul Gordon Lewin

Death about 1990  

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wife
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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#1 step-son
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#2 step-daughter
Private
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#3 step-son
Private
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#4 step-daughter
Private
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#5 step-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=­I23566­
Note: http://www.ozigen.com
EducationNational Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate Thu 30 Jan 1930 p. 10
Text: HIGH SCHOOLS
Newcastle District
BIG LIST OF ENTRANTS
SYDNEY.Wednesday
List of candidates who qualified at the recent examinations for admission to High Schools, issued to-day by the Education Department, include the successful candidates in the Newcastle district. The lists include:-
...
COOK'S HILL INTERMEDIATE
...
Purnell, Len (Belmont)
ResidenceAncestry.com. Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954 [database on-line].
Text: Purnell, Alfred Maxwell, Lake View Pde, Pelican Flat, labourer
Purnell, Donald Leopold Gerrard, 112 Evans Street Belmont, meat supervisor
Purnell, Doris Meville, Lake View Pde, Pelican Flat, home duties
Purnell, Herbert Lloyd, 112 Evans Street, Belmont labourer
Purnell, Herbert Clifton, 112 Evans Street, Belmont, labourer
Purnell, Ivy May, Walter Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Lenard Charles, Walter Street, Belmont, wheeler
Purnell, Mavis Mary, 112 Evans Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Sarah Ann, Walter Street, Belmont, home duties
Purnell, Simon Peter, Walter Street, Belmont, pensioner.
DeathPurnell, Marion (editor)
Text: Died at Belmont Hospital

 
Shared note
Leonard worked at John Darling Colliery At Belmont North and later worked as a coal miner at Lake Munmorah Power Station

Source:  Personal memory - Purnell, Marion
Residence On birth certificate of Geoffrey Graham Purnell.
Len worked at John Darling Colliery and then at Lake Munmorah Colliery.

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Purnell, Leonard Charles (1916-1998)
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23566
 

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