| Birth | 20 May 1842 | Lambeth, Surrey, England | | | |
| Census | 1851 | Lambeth, Surrey, England | | | |
| Census-shared | 1851 | (Alfred Henry Purnell) 1 Richard St, Waterloo 1st, Lambeth, Surrey, England | | | |
| Immigration-shared | 9 May 1856 | (Charles Purnell) New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand | | | |
| Immigration | 1868 | Wellington, New Zealand | | | |
| Marriage | 2 Jun 1870 | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand - Flavia Marie Hyde Wilson | | | |
| Residence | Bet 1871 and 1876 | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | | | |
| Residence | 1872 | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | | | |
| Residence | 1878 | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | | | |
| Residence | 1881 | Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand | | | |
| Residence | 1893 | Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand | | | |
| Residence | 1922 | Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand | | | |
| Death | 6 Dec 1926 | Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand | | | |
| Burial | 8 Dec 1926 | Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand | | | |
| Probate | 17 Dec 1926 | Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand | | | |