William John PURSSEY

1874 - 1945  (70 years)   Has no ancestors but 11 descendants in this family tree.

Clara JACOBS

1873 - 1945  (71 years)

Birth	Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873	Brighton, Sussex, England
Died	Between Jan 1945 and Mar 1945	Edmonton, London, England
	Age: 71y
Father	Henry JACOBS,   b. Abt 1833, St James Westminster district, London, England
Mother	Elizabeth TWINE,   b. 23 Jun 1851, Clapham, Surrey, England
Family	William John PURSSEY,   b. Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874, Holborn, London, England
Married	4 Aug 1901	Holborn, London, England
	Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street
Children	+ 1. Clara Elizabeth PURSSEY,   b. 20 May 1902, Holborn, London, England + 2. Edith PURSSEY,   b. 19 Jul 1904, Holborn, London, England   3. Elsie PURSSEY,   b. 5 Sep 1913, Holborn, London, England

Clara Elizabeth PURSSEY

1902 -

Birth	20 May 1902	Holborn, London, England
	Address: Harpur Street
Christened	4 Jun 1902	Camden Town, London, England
Father	William John PURSSEY,   b. Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874, Holborn, London, England
Mother	Clara JACOBS,   b. Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873, Brighton, Sussex, England
Married	4 Aug 1901	Holborn, London, England
	Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street
Family	Hayden Morris HUSSEY,   b. 20 Nov 1902, West Ham, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1932 and Jun 1932	Holborn, London, England

Edith PURSSEY

1904 - 1980  (75 years)

Birth	19 Jul 1904	Holborn, London, England
	Address: East Street
Died	Between Jan 1980 and Mar 1980	Thanet, Kent, England
	Age: 75y
Father	William John PURSSEY,   b. Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874, Holborn, London, England
Mother	Clara JACOBS,   b. Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873, Brighton, Sussex, England
Married	4 Aug 1901	Holborn, London, England
	Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street
Family	Alfred Henry FURNEAU,   b. Between Oct 1903 and Dec 1903, St Pancras, London, England
Married	Between Jul 1933 and Sep 1933	Islington, London, England

Elsie PURSSEY

1913 -

Birth	5 Sep 1913	Holborn, London, England
	Address: East Street
Father	William John PURSSEY,   b. Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874, Holborn, London, England
Mother	Clara JACOBS,   b. Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873, Brighton, Sussex, England
Married	4 Aug 1901	Holborn, London, England
	Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street

• Name	William John PURSSEY
  Birth	Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874	Holborn, London, England   [1, 2]
  	Address: Eagle Street
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  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
  Ancestor Count	4
  Descendant Count	11
  Reference Number	BR 1662b
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	62DFFBDD045C4F47A601A76CA5498B85C724
  Death	Between Jul 1945 and Sep 1945	Hendon, Middlesex, England   [8]
  	Age: 70y
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I4684	Dave
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

  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	8 Nov 2025

  
  

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