Born in Maldon, Victoria, Australia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Robert Henry Nankivell
— married
1868 in Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Edith Lucy Nankivell, Horace Nankivell, Arthur Nankivell, Lillian Nankivell, Herbert Nankivell, Ella (Nankivell) Webster and Ruby Marion Nankivell
Died
at about age 61
in Caufield, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Dec 2017
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Biography
Sarah, dau of John Purvis and Margaret Lahiff[1] was born in 1850.[2][3].
Sarah married Robert Nankwell in 1868 in Victoria.[4]
She passed away in 1911 and is buried at Brighten General Cemetery[5].
Sarah was born about 1850. She passed away in 1911.
Sources
- ↑
Birth record for son, John:
"Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"
Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888
Ancestry Record 1778 #300824889 (accessed 12 January 2022)
Name: Margaret Lahiff; Gender: Female; Spouse: John Purvis; Child: John Purvis; Registration Number: 21405. - ↑
Birth:
"Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917"
The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records
Ancestry Record 61648 #64740 (accessed 12 January 2022)
Name: Sarah Jane Purvis; Birth Registration Date: 1850; Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia; Father: John Purvis; Reference Number: 26751. - ↑
Birth:
"Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922"
Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888
Ancestry Record 1778 #825396 (accessed 12 January 2022)
Name: Sarah Jane Purvis; Birth Date: Abt 1850; Birth Place: Melbourne, Victoria; Registration Year: 1850; Registration Place: Victoria, Australia; Father: John Purvis; Mother: Margaret Purvis; Registration Number: 26751. - ↑
Marriage:
"Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888
Registration Number: 3144 (accessed 12 January 2022)
Sarah Jane Purvis marriage to Robert Nankwell in 1868 in Victoria. - ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168032832/sarah-jane-nankivell : accessed 12 January 2022), memorial page for Sarah Jane Purvis Nankivell (1850–14 Jul 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 168032832, citing Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by woowoo (contributor 49949980) .
- Death: Digger Victorian Edwardian index cdrom; ISBN 0731106148; F= John Purvis, M= Margaret Lavelle; Reg. 8245
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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