When Henry Enele Purcell was born on 14 August 1872, in Upolu, Samoa, his father, Viliamu William Purcell, was 25 and his mother, Matafua Leaupepe Savainaea Afualo, was 25. He married Seliga Puluvi or Fuluvai in 1894, in Samoa. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Samoa in 1872. He died in 1918, at the age of 46.
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Germany annexes Western Samoa, the U.S. takes over eastern Samoa and Britain withdraws its claim to the islands in accordance with treaty between Germany, Britain and the U.S.
New Zealand occupies Western Samoa during World War I and continues to administer it after the war by virtue of a League of Nations mandate (and a United Nations mandate after World War II).
English, Welsh, and Irish (of Norman origin): from Old French pourcel ‘little pig’ (from Latin porcellus, a diminutive of porcus ‘pig’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd, or a nickname, perhaps denoting someone thought to resemble a pig. This surname is common in Ireland, having become established there in the 12th century. There may sometimes be confusion with Pearsall .
English: habitational name from Purshull in Elmbridge, Worcestershire. The placename derives from an uncertain first element + Old English hyll ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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