DESCENDANTS OF JOHN CHRISTIAN WOHLMANN
AND RELATED FAMILIES – DE CROISETTES, DANIEL, ANDREWS, MARRIOTT, CLARKE
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This could be his baptism: GEORGE PURSER Christening: 29 JUN 1851 Broadwater By Worthing,
Sussex, England Father: GEORGE PURSER Mother: EMMA. However, George's birth is not yet
on the FreeBMD site, as at September 1, 2004. By 1871, he had left Worthing and was in St Luke in London, age 19, lodging at 95 Central Street, working in a shoe factory, probably, as his occupation was 'clicker'. One wonders if he had a disagreement with his family and left for London and fresh fields. His experience put him in a good situation in the leather trade as by 1881 he is in business, working as a leather salesman, successful enough to employ a servant. However, it is clear that this must have been how he met his future wife, Amelia Sophia Andrews, as the Andrews lived in St Lukes for quite a time. Then after his marriage to Amelia in the 1881 census: George PURSER Head M Male 29 Worthing, Sussex, England Leather Seller Amelia S. PURSER Wife M Female 30 London, Middlesex, England George J. PURSER Son Male 3 Worthing, Sussex, England Elizabeth OVERINGTON Serv U Female 16 Salvington, Sussex, England General Serv Source Information: Dwelling 35 West Buildings Census Place Broadwater, Sussex, England. Broadwater is inland from the beach, to the north east of Worthing centre but within the conurbation. The A24 runs south along Broadwater Street. In the 1901 census: 4 and 5, Crescent Road, Holy Trinity, Worthing. This could be George's father in the 1881 census: George PURSER Head M Male 57 Worthing, Sussex, England Florist & Fruiterer Employing 2 Men & 1 Boy Emma PURSER Wife M Female 52 Camerton, Somerset, England Emma A. [should read K for Kate] PURSER Daur U Female 23 Worthing, Sussex, England Florist & Fruiterers Daur Ada M. PURSER Daur U Female 14 Worthing, Sussex, England Florist & Fruiterers Daur Dwelling 8 Montague St. Census Place Broadwater, Sussex, England Family History Library Film 1341274 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 1116 / 35 Page Number 61. Montague Street runs through Worthing, parallel to Marine Parade. Deaths Mar 1910 PURSER George 58 E. Preston 2b 240 |