Purcell, Tobias

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Unique IDPE-001067SurnamePurcellGiven namesTobiasBiographical abstractDates of employment: 1859-1898Biographical noteBiographical details:
Sands Sydney Directories 1886, 1888, 1895, 1898: Purcell, Tobias 24/26 Little Gipps St

NSW BDMs Registry: Death PURCELL TOBIAS 10127/1921 [parents] JOHN & BRIDGET registered at SYDNEY

Marriage: 344/1859 PURCELL TOBIA [sic] & RYAN ANN registered at SYDNEY

Births of Children to Tobias and Ann

PURCELL JOHN 1272/1860 TOBIAS ANN SYDNEY [died 1906]

PURCELL JOHN 5211/1860 V18605211 142B TOBIAS ANNE

PURCELL JAMES 1709/1867 TOBIAS ANN SYDNEY [died 1890]

PURCELL THOMAS 725/1872 TOBIAS ANN SYDNEY [died 1929]

PURCELL PATRICK JOSEPH 738/1874 TOBIAS ANN SYDNEY [died 1905]

PURCELL EDWARD WILLIAM 1794/1876 TOBIAS ANN SYDNEY

PURCELL PETER 691/1879 TOBIAS ANN SYDNEY

Death and Funeral Notices for Tobias Purcell 1921 [born c1834]

Death: PURCELL - September 29. 1921 at the residence of his daughter (Mrs. James Clare) 560 Crown street, Surry Hills, Tobias Purcell late of Reservoir street. Surry Hills aged 87 years. R I P. [ref: SMH 29 September 1921 p6]

Funeral Notices: PURCELL.—The Relatives and Friends of Mr. and Mrs JAMES CLARE and FAMILY, Mr and Mrs. HENRY BURT, Mr and Mrs THOMAS PURCELL and FAMILY, Mr and Mrs EDWARD PURCELL and FAM ILY, and Mr PETER PURCELL and FAMILY, are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved FATHER and GRANDFATHER, Tobias, to leave the residence of his daughter, Mrs James Clare, 560 Crown street, Surry Hills, THIS DAY, at 1 o'clock sharp, for Catholic Cemetery, Rookwood. T DIXON, Undertaker

PURCELL.—The Relatives and Friends of the FAMILY of the late MICHAEL PURCELL, of Kepos- street, Redfern, are kindly invited to attend the funeral of their beloved UNCLE Tobias to leave 560 Crown street, Surry Hills, THIS DAY, at 1 o clock, for Catholic Cemetery, Rookwood

PURCELL.—The Relatives and Friends of the FAMILY of the late Mrs MARY CUMMINS, of Ruthven street, Waverley, are kindly invited to attend the Funeral of their beloved UNCLE , Tobias to leave 560 Crown street, Surry Hills, THIS DAY, at 1 o'clock, for Catholic Cemetery, Rookwood. T DIXON, Undertaker

PURCELL.—The Relatives and Friends of the FAMILY of the late CATHERINE BRENNAN of Ann street, Surry Hills, are kindly invited to attend the funeral of their beloved UNCLE Tobias, to leave 560 Crown street, Surry Hills, THIS DAY, at 1 o'clock, for Catholic Cemetery, Rookwood. T DIXON, Undertaker

[ref: SMH 29 September 1921 p5]

Details from contemporary sources:
1859 14/- per day - previously 16/- - petition against reduction in wages - May [ref: P26/40/528]
1873 Petition of carters for increase - November - [ref: 26/124/0968]
1885 Petition for full time work for water carters - hardship with half time work - October [ref: 26/207/1651]
1886 Petition to reinstate M Veaney - June - 24 Little Gipps St [ref: 26/213/1224]
1888 Mayor's report on retrenchment and salary reductions made in January - £3/9/- per week - discharged [ref: 21/17/6 [731]]
1890 Seymour list of carters anonymously stated to have more than one horse - January - one horse - industrious, sober man- employed for a number of years [ref: 26/239/250]
1895 Report on Salaries of Employees - List of Officers & Servants -February- 11/6 per day - carter, street watering [ref: 22/48/22½ (j)]
1898 10/6 per day - Return of Officers and Servants, January 1898, by the Town Clerk - carter, street watering [ref: 22/55/1]GenderMaleSource system IDTPER-003710

Relationships

CollectionPeople and PositionsOrganisationSydney City CouncilPositionCarter [Inspector of Nuisances]Carter [department not identified]Carter [City Surveyor's Department]Related itemsPetition from City Carters against reduction in wagesPetition: John Leonard, Thomas Carrick and others for increase in wagesPetition: Water carters regarding hardship with half-time work for horsesPetition: Request by labourers and carters to re-employ Mr Veaney as pay masterReport of the Mayor, John Harris, on the retrenchments effected by him in the various departments Memorandum: R Seymour, Inspector of Nuisances - Investigation of over payment for horsesReport of the Committee appointed to Inquire into and report upon staff salaries and wages, 1895Finance Committee Report - Re adoption of Report of Committee of Inquiry (re fraud)

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Purcell, Tobias