Thomas James Purcell^[1]

1886 - 1918  (32 years)

• Name	Thomas James Purcell  [1]
  Birth	7 May 1886	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	24 May 1886	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [2, 4]
  	Address: St Alphonsus Church
  	The baptism does not show a Father, but confirms Rose Anne as his Mother. His Godmother is shown as Joanne Burns
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [2, 5]
  	Age: 4y
  	Address: 12 Luson Street, Kirkdale
  Census	1901	Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [1, 6]
  	Age: 14y
  	Address: 1 Mark Street, Everton, Liverpool
  Occupation	1901  [1]
  	Railway Carter
  Occupation	1911  [7]
  	Trimmer
  Residence	28 Feb 1911	Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [7, 8, 9]
  	Address: 82 Lamb Street, Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [8, 10]
  	Age: 24y
  	Address: S.S Tunisian (In Port)
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  Ancestor Count	6
  Descendant Count	10
  Name	Thomas Mitchell
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [8, 10]
  	Trimmer
  Death	27 Jun 1918	Atlantic Ocean, just off, Ireland   [11, 12]
  	Address: HMHS Llandovery Castle
  	Thomas was serving as a Fireman, Trimmer on the Llandovery Castle, the job of Trimmer was to control the balance of coal in the stores below deck, when she was sunk by a German U-boat. The U-boat also destroyed all, but one of the lifeboats. All but 24 of the passengers and crew perished, including 14 nurses from the Canadian Medical Core. The sinking was later a subject of a war crime trial, where two of the officers of the submarine were sentenced to 4 years, although they soon escaped.
  		Sinking of the Llandovery Castle
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  		Sinking of the Llandovery Castle
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  Burial	London,,England   [12, 13, 14]
  	Address: Tower Hill Memorial
  	After Thomas died, Ada applied and received a war pension for both her and her two surving daughters.
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  Person ID	I2692	Taubman Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2017

  
  

  Mother	Rose Anne Purcell,   b. 1870, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. Between Oct 1905 and Dec 1905, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age 35 years)
  Notes	Marriage Status: Never Married
  Family ID	F1409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ada Ann Taubman,   b. 24 Nov 1889, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. 4 May 1963, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age 73 years)  [7]
  Marriage	28 Feb 1911	Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [7, 8, 9, 15]
  	Address: St. Alphonses Church
  	Husband was a Bachelor and wife a spinster. Witnesses were William James Taubman, Ada's brother and Annie Jackson. No father was given for Thomas which would tie in with him being Rose Anne Purcell's son. [7]
  Children	1. Rose Anne Purcell,   b. 18 Jun 1912, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. Abt 1998 (Age 85 years)   2. William J Purcell,   b. Est Oct 1913, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. Aug 1914, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age 0 years)   3. Esther Purcell,   b. 1 Apr 1916, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. 9 Nov 2007 (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2014

  
  

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  Birth - 7 May 1886 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Baptism - Address: St Alphonsus Church - 24 May 1886 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 4y,Address: 12 Luson Street, Kirkdale - 5 Apr 1891 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 14y,Address: 1 Mark Street, Everton, Liverpool - 1901 - Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Residence - Address: 82 Lamb Street, Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire - 28 Feb 1911 - Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Marriage - Address: St. Alphonses Church - 28 Feb 1911 - Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 24y,Address: S.S Tunisian (In Port) - 2 Apr 1911 - Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Occupation - Trimmer - 2 Apr 1911 - Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Death - Address: HMHS Llandovery Castle - 27 Jun 1918 - Atlantic Ocean, just off, Ireland Burial - Address: Tower Hill Memorial - - London,,England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Surname shown as Mitchell or Dito on 1901, but Purcell on 1891 Census

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] Census 1901 RG13 3476 Fo 114 Pg 38 : Mitchell Esther, 67. [S829] . [S25] GRO Index, Birth Q2 Apr-May-Jun 1886 West Derby, Liverpool, England 8B 438, 25. Lancashire BMD PURCELL Thomas J Kirkdale Liverpool KIRK/51/20 [S520] Baptism St Alphonsus (Alphonsi), Lancashire, England 1886 Thomas James Purcell. [S204] Census 1891 Liverpool, Lancashire, England RG12-2963-22-23 Mitchell, 204. (Reliability: 2). [S863] . [S95] Marriage Certificate : Ada Anne Taubman and Thomas Purcell, 95. [S861] . [S521] Marriage St Alphonsus (Alphonsi), Lancashire, England 1911 Ada Anne Taubman and Thomas James Purcell. [S337] Census 1911 Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England RG14-22-4-83-22483_0091_96, (RG14-22-4-83-22483_0091_96), 337. [S1022] . [S403] Commonwealth War Graves Commision - Purcell, Thomas. [S843] . [S402] Compensation Claim Documents. [S117] Baptism Ada Ann Taubman, 117.