7 April 1879: Deserter from the Lancashire Militia — absent from training: John Purcell, [Reg. No:] 2505, Lancashire Militia; [born:] Manchester; [trade] labourer; [age] 23; [size:] 5[ft] 5½[in]; [hair:] brown; [eyes:] dark; [face:] fresh; [coat & trousers:] —; [date of desertion:] 17 March 1879 [at] Lancaster; [marks & remarks:] pockpitted
22 August 1903: Annie Purcell
22 August 1921: Marriage of Herbert Purcell to Eliza Ann Kay