William John PURSSEY

1874 - 1945  (70 years)

• Name	William John PURSSEY
  Birth	Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874	Holborn, London, England   [1, 2]
  	Address: Eagle Street
  Gender	Male
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Finsbury, London, England   [3]
  	Age: 6y
  	Address: Fisher Court
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Holborn, London, England   [4]
  	Age: 16y
  	Address: 47 Eagle Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Jeweller (Gold) Future wife's family are next door.
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Holborn, London, England
  	Jeweller (Gold)
  	Age: 16y
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Holborn, London, England   [5]
  	Age: 26y
  	Address: 13 New North Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Porter Indexed as Gurssey - correction sent
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Holborn, London, England
  	Porter
  	Age: 26y
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Holborn, London, England   [6]
  	Age: 38y
  	Address: 34 East Street
  	Stableman- removal contractor Married 9 years 2 children, both living
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Holborn, London, England   [7]
  	Age: 46y 9m
  	Address: 35 Millman Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Stableman - W H Smith Number of Children (under 16) by age:- (2) 7, 15
  Reference Number	BR 1662b
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Death	Between Jul 1945 and Sep 1945	Hendon, Middlesex, England   [8]
  	Age: 70y
  Person ID	I4684	Jacobs
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	William John PURSSEY,   b. Abt 1844, Hoxton, London, England d. Between Jul 1889 and Sep 1889, Holborn, London, England (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Isabella (Elizabeth) JUBY,   b. Between Jan 1847 and Mar 1847, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England d. Between Oct 1928 and Dec 1928, Holborn, London, England (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Between Oct 1886 and Dec 1886  [9]
  Notes	It looks as though they were living together and didn't actually get married until 1886. Confirmed by Brenda Poulson [Feb 2011]
  Family ID	F1529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara JACOBS,   b. Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873, Brighton, Sussex, England d. Between Jan 1945 and Mar 1945, Edmonton, London, England (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1901	Holborn, London, England   [1, 10]
  	Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street
  	He is a Packer Married as C of E
  Children	+ 1. Clara Elizabeth PURSSEY,   b. 20 May 1902, Holborn, London, England + 2. Edith PURSSEY,   b. 19 Jul 1904, Holborn, London, England d. Between Jan 1980 and Mar 1980, Thanet, Kent, England (Age 75 years)   3. Elsie PURSSEY,   b. 5 Sep 1913, Holborn, London, England
  Family ID	F1528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: Eagle Street - Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874 - Holborn, London, England Census - Age: 6y,Address: Fisher Court - 3 Apr 1881 - Finsbury, London, England Census - Age: 16y,Address: 47 Eagle Street - 5 Apr 1891 - Holborn, London, England Occupation - Jeweller (Gold),Age: 16y - 5 Apr 1891 - Holborn, London, England Census - Age: 26y,Address: 13 New North Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Holborn, London, England Occupation - Porter,Age: 26y - 31 Mar 1901 - Holborn, London, England Marriage - Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street - 4 Aug 1901 - Holborn, London, England Census - Age: 38y,Address: 34 East Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Holborn, London, England Census - Age: 46y 9m,Address: 35 Millman Street - 19 Jun 1921 - Holborn, London, England Death - Age: 70y - Between Jul 1945 and Sep 1945 - Hendon, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2490] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Clar & Purssey, William, 5 Feb 2011. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 10 Jan 2022, 1874 OND Holborn 1b 547. GRO Checked [S2493] 1881 Census - RG 11/0340 F024 P46 - Purssey, 5 Feb 2011. [S2185] 1891 Census - RG 12/0218 F189 P39/40 - Jacobs, Henry (1833), 5 Feb 2011. [S2532] 1901 Census - RG 13/0245 F117 P11 - Purssey, George, 7 Feb 2011. [S2487] 1911 Census - RG 14 PN1198 RG78 PN41 RD14 SD1 ED2 SN185 - Purssey, William John, 5 Feb 2011. [S3882] 1921 Census RG15-01268-0121 - Purssey, William J, 2 Apr 2023. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 5 Feb 2011, 1945 JAS Hendon 3a 434. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 5 Feb 2011, 1886 OND Holborn 1b 1134. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 5 Feb 2011, 1901 JAS London C 1c 5.