Purnell Family History
Purnell Name Meaning
English (mainly southwest): variant of Parnell.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Purnell
Name Distribution of Purnell Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Purnell families
 151 - 300  51 - 150 |
 1 - 50  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Purnell families
|
6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Purnell census records
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Purnell Family Origin
Purnell Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Purnell Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Purnell census records
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Military Service by Purnell
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