| Father | George Purnell (1846 - 1931) |
| Mother | Martha Jane Jenkins (1859 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Charles Alfred Purnell (1873 - 1875) |
| Sibling | William Purnell (1875 - 1876) |
| Sibling | George Proctor Purnell (1875 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Edith Martha Purnell (1877 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Alfred Irwin Purnell (1879 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Egbert Purnell (1881 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Jessie Lillias Purnell (1882 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Ernest Gilbert Purnell (1884 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Herbert Francis Purnell (1887 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Grace Eleanor Purnell (1889 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Francis Lewis "Frank" Purnell (1892 - 1990) |