Individual Details
Gilbert PURKESS
(Abt 1847 - 31 Jul 1921)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1847 | Minstead, Hampshire, England | |||
| Residence | Abt Feb 1868 | 2 Blenheim Place, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |  | ||
| Occupation | Abt Feb 1868 | Gardener - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Marriage | 24 Feb 1868 | SS Philip & James, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England - Theresa YOUNG |  | | |
| Occupation | Abt Jun 1871 | Gardener - Hillingdon, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Census | 1881 | Gardener - 9 Alfer Cottage, Heston, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Dec 1883 | Gardener - Twickenham, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1885 | Alice (PURKESS) | | ||
| Census | 1891 | Gardener - 5 Marys Terrace, Beauchamp Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Gardener Domestic - 5 Marys Terrace, Beauchamp Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, England | | | |
| Occupation | Abt Dec 1901 | Gardener | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Jun 1909 | Gardener | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Jobbing Gardener - 56 Coburg Road, Teddington, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Residence | Abt Jul 1921 | 56 Connaught Road, Teddington, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Death | 31 Jul 1921 | The Infirmary, Kingston, Surrey, England | | ||
| Probate | 29 Aug 1923 | London, Middlesex, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | Theresa YOUNG (1845 - 1883) |
| Child | Arthur PURKESS (1869 - ) |
| Child | Theresa PURKESS (1871 - 1946) |
| Child | Louisa PURKESS (1883 - ) |
| Spouse | Alice (PURKESS) (1849 - ) |
| Father | Moses PURKESS (1820 - ) |
| Mother | Louisa (PURKESS) (1810 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Extract from parish register: 1868 Marriage solemnized at the parish church in the parih of S.S. Philip & James in the city of Oxford.No: 43
Date: 24 February 1868
Name: Gilbert Purkess (?) & Theresa Young
Age: Full age both
Condition: Bachelor - Spinster
Occupation: Gardener - -
Address: 2 Blenheim Place - 2 Blenheim Place
Father: Moses Purkess - Thomas Young
Father's occupation: Carpenter - Corn Dealer
married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the Established Church after banns by: C E F Stafford.
Bride & groom signed their names - witnesses: Charles Palmer & Matilda Brown
Marriage
On 1911 census Gilbert and Alice say married 26 years.Census
At the same address his widowed mother Louisa PurkissThomas Westwood - 18 0 Boarder - Under Gardener - born: Southweald, Essex
Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1923Purkess, Gilbert of 56 Connaught road Teddington Middlesex died 31 July 1921 at the Infirmary Kingston Surrey Probate London 29 August to Arthur Purkess clerk and William Frank Cain civil servant. Effects: £523 11s.
Endnotes
1. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930Ang, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR216/1/R3/1.
2. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930Ang, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR216/1/R3/1.
3. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930Ang, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR216/1/R3/1.
4. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1868 Jan/Mar - Headington - Vol: 3a Page: 665.
5. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: dro/110/008.
6. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1339; Folio: 89; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341326.
7. Oxfordshire, England - Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813 - 1915, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR28/1/R2/2.
8. 1891 Census of England and Wales, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1026; Folio: 81; Page: 51.
9. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1187; Folio: 100; Page: 35.
10. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DRO/174/A/03/007.
11. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: dro/083/007.
12. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 3578; Schedule Number: 98.
13. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1923 - Purkess, Gilbert.
14. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1923 - Purkess, Gilbert.
15. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1921 Jul/Sept - Kingston - Vol: 2a Page: 419.
16. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1923 - Purkess, Gilbert.