Percival Matthew Sawtell (1890 - 1974)

Born 13 Aug 1890 in Bega, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor May (Purnell) Sawtell — married 1912 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1974 at age 83 in Palm Beach, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Percival Matthew Sawtell was born on 13 August 1890 in Bega, New South Wales, Australia ^[1], the son of Joshua John Sawtell and Eliza Ann Payne Sawtell and the brother of George Joshua John Sawtell, Harriett Eliza (Sawtell) Wall, Alfred Thomas Sawtell, Ernest Sawtell, Herbert Henry Sawtell, Amelia Annie (Sawtell) Robinson, Grace Emmaline (Sawtell) Vidler, Leslie Arthur Sawtell, Vera Clarice Sawtell, Reginald Sawtell, Albert Kenneth Sawtell and Ethel Mavis Sawtell.

He married Eleanor (Lena) May Purnell on 11 July 1912 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia ^[2] and they were the parents of Alfred Lawson Sawtell, Victor Sawtell, Percival Clive Sawtell, Alma Pearl (Sawtell) Robinson, Arthur John Sawtell, Eileen M Sawtell, and Velma Grace Sawtell and Private Sawtell.

In November 1946, fifty six year old Percival Matthew Sawtell was appointed as a Justice of the Peace in the State of Queensland, Australia ^[3].

Percival died on 9 January 1974 at Palm Beach, Queensland, Australia ^[4][5].

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: New South Wales Australia Births: Name: SAWTELL PERCY M Registration number 6700/1890 Father's Given name(s) JOSHUA J Mother's Given name(s) ELIZA A District BEGA
2. ↑ Marriage: New South Wales, Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages: Marriage: Registration number 10174/1912 Groom's Family Name SAWTELL Groom's Given Name(s) PERCIVAL M Bride's Family Name(s) PURNELL Bride's Given Name(s) LENA M District LISMORE
3. ↑ J.P. Appointments: South Coast Bulletin (Southport, Qld.: 1929-1954) Wed 13 Nov 1946 Page 8 PERSONAL: Messrs Alfred Richard Mayes, Ormeau, and Percival Matthew Sawtell, Currumbin, have been appointed Justices of the Peace (Retrieved July 25, 2021)
4. ↑ Death: Queensland, Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages: Deaths: Name: Percival Matthew Sawtell Event date: 09/01/1974 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1974/B/47523 Mother: Eliza Payne Father: Joshua John Sawtell
5. ↑ Ryerson Index: Name: SAWTELL Percival Matthew Notice Type: Funeral notice Date: 09 JAN 197: Event Death Other information: late of Palm Beach Publication: Gold Coast Bulletin Published: 11 JAN 1974