W. Purcell

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W. Purcell
OccupationStockbroker

W. Purcell was a stockbroker in Buffalo, New York, in the Thunder Bay District of Ontario.

The estate was probated in the Thunder Bay District surrogate court in 1887 and inventoried at $5,000.00 (equivalent to $187,906 in 2025). He died intestate, without a will.[1]

Newspaper record

  • Photo notice in Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 1943-02-08.[2]
    • Index note: To do RCNVR training.
  • Photo notice in Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 1943-02-09.[3]
    • Index note: Selected for special navy course.

References

  1. Probate record of W. Purcell, stockbroker, Buffalo, New York (1887), surrogate court probate file no. 12. Canadian Regional Historical Wealth Micro-Data Collection, compiled by Livio Di Matteo, Lakehead University.
  2. Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 8 February 1943, p. 1
  3. Fort William Daily Times-Journal, 9 February 1943, p. 5