1866 - 1919 (53 years)
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| Name |
William Frederick Purcell |
| Suffix |
Dr |
| Birth |
18 Sep 1866 |
Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
1894 |
Frederich Wilhelm University, Berlin |
| 1894 Doctoral thesis in zoology - obtained his doctorate on Arachnida 1895 completed degree of D.Phil |
| Residence |
1885-1896 |
Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Lived in Tulana, charming Victorian mansion in Upper Wynberg |
| Occupation |
1896-1905 |
South Africa |
| Zoologist and assistant director of the SA Museum, specialized on arachnids, retired 1905 and spent the rest of his life collecting arachnids and other insects, and making a collection of flora of the area around his farm |
| Occupation |
1913-1919 |
| Led Restoration of the Koopmans-de Wet house |
| Occupation |
1902-1919 |
Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Managed Bergvliet estate belonging to his mother Mrs S.W. Purcell & her sister Mrs A M Jeffcoat until his death, then Rev W Jeffcoat assumed stewartship |
| Death |
3 Oct 1919 |
Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa |
- died at his home Bergvliet, in Constantia
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| Person ID |
I437 |
Gibbs Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
6 Aug 2022 |
| Family |
Anna Cambier Faure, b. 3 Oct 1870, Clanwilliam, Western Cape, South Africa d. 28 Aug 1943, Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Mar 1897 |
Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Children |
| + | 1. Frederick Walter Faure Purcell, b. 8 Jan 1899, Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 2 Aug 1968 (Age 69 years) |
| | 2. Olive Margaretha Deneys Purcell, b. 29 Jun 1907, Kensington, London d. Jan 1994, Stockport, Cheshire, Lancashire (Age 86 years) |
| | 3. William Frederick Hertzog Purcell, b. 19 Feb 1911, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa d. 24 Nov 2002, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 91 years) |
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| Family ID |
F135 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
9 Jul 2017 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 18 Sep 1866 - Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa |
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 | Education - 1894 Doctoral thesis in zoology - obtained his doctorate on Arachnida 1895 completed degree of D.Phil - 1894 - Frederich Wilhelm University, Berlin |
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 | Residence - Lived in Tulana, charming Victorian mansion in Upper Wynberg - 1885-1896 - Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa |
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| Marriage - 24 Mar 1897 - Wynberg, Western Cape, South Africa |
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 | Occupation - Zoologist and assistant director of the SA Museum, specialized on arachnids, retired 1905 and spent the rest of his life collecting arachnids and other insects, and making a collection of flora of the area around his farm - 1896-1905 - South Africa |
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 | Occupation - Managed Bergvliet estate belonging to his mother Mrs S.W. Purcell & her sister Mrs A M Jeffcoat until his death, then Rev W Jeffcoat assumed stewartship - 1902-1919 - Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Death - 3 Oct 1919 - Constantia, Cape Town, South Africa |
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