Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of NSW

Name: Stephen Purnell
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 19 Oct 1823
Baptism Place: Berkeley, Gloucester, England
Father:
Esau Purnell
Mother:
Ann Purnell
FHL Film Number: 855612
Reference ID: y 1813-1829 p 160

John Gabb, a tanner aged 34, born Berkeley Heath
Charlotte Gabb wife aged 29, born Berkeley Heath
John Gabb son and scholar aged 8, born Berkeley Heath
Sarah Gabb daughter aged 7, born Berkeley Heath
Mary Ann Gabb, daughter aged 5, born Berkeley Heath
Thomas Gabb, son aged 4, born Berkeley Heath
Alfred Gabb, son aged 2, born Berkeley Heath
Harriett Gabb, daughter aged 1, born Berkeley heath
Stephen Purnell, brother in law aged 28, cordwainer, born Berkeley Heath

Married 15 Jan 1856
Stephen Purnell, 30, bachelor, shoemaker, residing Upton St Leonards, son of Esau Purnell a carpenter
Martha Hyett Gibbs, 23, spinster, residing Upton St Leonards, daughter of Charles Gibbs a carpenter
Stephen and Martha both signed the register
in the presence of Charles Gibbs and Mary Fish and Frances Sarah Gibbs, who all signed the register

Name: Stephen Purnell
Birth Year: abt 1824
Age: 40
Committal Date: 25 Mar 1864
Residence Year: 1864
Residence Place: Upton St Leonards
Occupation: Shoemaker
Reference Number: Q/Gc6/4

"CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY BY A FORGED CHEQUE.
Stephen Purnell, beerhouse keeper and shoemaker, of Upton St Leonards, was charged with obtaining from Mr. Thomas Smith, farmer, Matson, 6 pounds by knowingly tendering to him a forged cheque for that amount, upon the Cheltenham Branch of the National Provincial Bank. The cheque was dated March 14 1864, signed "Samuell Longrone", and made payable to Mr. Sands or bearer. Mr. Buchanan prosecuted, and Mr. Taynton defended the prisoner. Mr. Smith said he had known the prisoner for some time. On Monday the 14th March, he walked into his kitchen and said to him "I am come to ask you a favour to cash a cheque for me. It is Mr. Samuel Lovegrove's (of Churchdown) cheque." Prosecutor hesitated to do so, when prisoner added "It is safe as the Bank of England; a servant of Mr. Lovegrove's is waiting at my house; he owes me money for some shoes, and if I can get the cheque cashed, I shall get my money. I know the man well: he lives at Cranham." Upon this the prosecutor gave the prisoner a five-pound note and a sovereign, and took possession of the cheque. He subsequently sent it to the Gloucestershire Banking Company, and it was returned to him with the words "No Account" written on it. Prosecutor then went to the prisoner and told him the cheque was of no use, and added that he was surprised at his receiving a cheque from a person whom he knew nothing about. Prisoner replied that he did know the man; he came from Cranham, and if he (prosecutor) would give him the cheque he would go to Mr. Lovegrove and see about it. Prosecutor gave the prisoner the cheque to take to Mr. Lovegrove, and met him by appointment shortly afterwards, when he said he had seen Mr. Lovegrove, who said he knew nothing about the cheque. In cross-examination prosecutor said he had known the prisoner nearly five years, and during that time he had always found him to be a respectable man. He told the prisoner he must make good the loss which he had sustained in cashing the cheque, and the latter replied that he would pay him as soon as he could. When he cashed the cheque he did not observe that the signature was "Samuell Longrone" and not "Samuel Lovegrove." - Henry Harris, of Stroud-road, near this city, said: On the 14th inst. I was at the prosecutor's house, and heard the prisoner ask Mr. Smith to do him a favour, and holding in his hand a piece of paper, added "The man owes me some money and if I can get it cashed he will pay me. I know the man very well." Prisoner also mentioned Mr. Lovegrove's name. - Mr. Samuel Lovegrove said he was a farmer of Churchdown. On the 19th inst. he saw the prisoner,. who asked him if one of his servants had left a week before, and handed him a cheque. He (Mr. Lovegrove), looked at it and said it had nothing to do with him; the writing on it was not his. Prisoner then said that a man who represented himself as a servant to Mr. Lovegrove came to him, and having run in debt half-a-crown, gave him the cheque, which he should have changed himself but he had no money in the house except to pay his men on Saturday night. Prisoner also told Mr. Lovegrove that he did not know the man who gave him the cheque; the man said he came from or was going to Camp, near Bisley. The cheque produced was not his (Mr. Lovegrove's). P.C. Chipp said that on Saturday, the 19th inst., the prisoner came to him and told him he had taken a forged cheque. In reply to P.C. Chipp, prisoner said "I do not know the man; he was an entire stranger to me; he said he came from the Camp between Bisley and Sheepscombe." Prisoenr then gave Chipp a description of the man, and the clothes he wore. On the following day (Sunday) Chipp went to the prisoner's house and asked him if he had heard anything of the man who gave him the cheque? Prisoner replied that he had been to Stroud and ascertained that a man answering his description had left there on Thursday. A few days afterwards Chipp went to prisoner's house with a warrant and took him into custody. He said "the man who gave me the cheque was a stranger to me; I am innocent; if Mr. Smith had asked me for the money I would have paid if to save the disgrace." Mr. Robert Thomas Hames, ledger clerk at the National Provincial Bank, said there was no account open either in the name of "Lovegrove" or "Longrone". Richard Hayden of Cranham, said he had lived at that place all his life, but had neber known any one of the same of Sands living there. Mr. Taynton contended that it had not been proved that the prisoner had a guilty knowledge; the evidence only went to show that he was the victim of a forgery and not the actual forger. The Bench, however, after a careful consideration of the case, committed the prisoner for trial, Mr. Lysons remarking that he had made several different statements. He was admitted to bail."

PURNELL. - March 11 at Upton St Leonards, near Gloucester, Stephen Purnell, aged 71 years.