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Barry,
Are you aware that John Purcell is listed in the 1881 Census? At that time he was a boarder in the home of William Glover and his wife Elizabeth. His place of work is given as St John's Street, Silsden. His age was 25 and year if birth was 1856.
I checked the local cemetery in Feakle, Co ...

My late father was very interested in history and was very knowledgeable on family records and most of my information came from him.
John and Matthew were the exception as a hundred years most people settled down in close proximity to their place of birth.
Their other two brothers were Denis and my ...

I joined familysearch.org in the last few days but without much success to date
The parents of Dr.John Purcell were Matthew Purcell and Mary Molony /Moloney (words tended to be spelt phonetically at that time.)
They had eight children four boys and four girls. Their family home was called Bauroe ...

Through an amazing coincidence I just happened to find your post yesterday and immediately felt that I must contribute as I realized that I was in a position to clear up some misconceptions and provide some answers. To begin John Purcell son of Edward and Ellen Moloney is the incorrect John Purcell ...