Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of NSW

1841 census records her born about 1828 (aged 13).

Father Thomas a labourer, mother Ruth, abode Berkeley Heath

Counted were:
Thomas Purnell agricultural labourer aged 45 (born about 1796)
Ruth Purnell aged 45 (born about 1796)
David Purnell aged 15 (born about 1826)
Esau Purnell aged 11 (born about 1830)
Mary Purnell aged 13 (born about 1828)

Name: Mary Purnell
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 15 Sep 1850
Marriage Place: Weston Under Penyard, Hereford, England
Father:
Thomas Purnell
Spouse:
Richard Yemms
FHL Film Number: 1040031

Counted were:
Richard Yemm, head, married, 25, agricultural labourer, native of Weston Herefordshire
Mary Yemm, wife, married, 24, native of Gloucestershire

At 65 Pontshill:
Richard Yemm, head, married 40, agricultural labourer, native of Weston Herefordshire
Mary Yemm, wife, married, 33, native of Berkeley Gloucestershire
Alfred Yemm, son, 10, native of Lea Gloucestershire
Mary Yemm, daughter, 8, native of Weston Herefordshire
Henry Yemm, son, 5, native of Weston Herefordshire
Edward Yemm, son, 3, native of Weston Herefordshire
George Yemm, son, 9 months, native of Weston Herefordshire

Richard Yemms, head, married, 49, agricultural labourer, native of Weston Herefordshire
Mary Yemms, wife, married, 43, --son labourer, native of Berkeley Gloucestershire
Henry Yemms, son, unmarried, 15, --son labourer, native of Weston Herefordshire
Edward Yemms, son, 13, agricultural labourer, native of Weston Herefordshire
George Yemms, son, 10, scholar, native of Weston Herefordshire

At Pontshill:
Richard Hemms, head, married, 58, cowman, agricultural labourer,
Mary Hemms, wife, married, 53, native of Berkeley Heath Gloucestershire
Edward Hemms, son, unmarried, 23, agricultural labourer, native of Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire
George Hemms, son unmarried, 20, agricultural labourer, native of Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire
William Hemms, son, 16, agricultural labourer, native of Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire
Clara Hemms, daughter, 11, native of Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire

At Pontshill:
Mary Hemms, head, widow, 63, native of Berkeley Heath Gloucestershire
George Hemms, son, single, 30, labourer, native of Weston Herefordshire
Clara Hemms, daughter, single, 21, native of Weston Herefordshire, idiot

Hemms, Mary, pauper, admitted 2 Mar 1897 at Hereford and discharged 6 Apr 1897

Name: Mary Hemms
Age: 69
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Death Registration Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Death Date: Jun 1897
Inferred Death Place: Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Volume: 6a
Page: 279