Individual Details
Theresa PURKESS
(25 Apr 1871 - 15 Jun 1946)
Events
| Birth | 25 Apr 1871 | Hillingdon, Middlesex, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 11 Jun 1871 | St John The Baptist, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England |  | | |
| Census | 1881 | Scholar - 9 Alfer Cottage, Heston, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | Stanton St John, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| Marriage | 25 Dec 1901 | Twickenham, Middlesex, England - James COLWELL | | | |
| Census | 1911 | Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England | | | |
| 1939 Registration (England & Wales) | 1939 | Unpaid Domestic Duties - Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Death | 15 Jun 1946 | (Registration District), Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England | | ||
| Probate | 27 Nov 1946 | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | | |
Families
| Spouse | James COLWELL (1870 - ) |
| Child | Theresa COLWELL (1903 - 1973) |
| Child | James COLWELL (1906 - 1991) |
| Child | Gilbert COLWELL (1910 - 1989) |
| Father | Gilbert PURKESS (1847 - 1921) |
| Mother | Theresa YOUNG (1845 - 1883) |
| Sibling | Arthur PURKESS (1869 - ) |
| Sibling | Louisa PURKESS (1883 - ) |
Notes
Baptism
Extract from parish register: Baptisms solemnized in the parish of Hillingdon in the county of Middlesex in the year 1871No: 1107
Date: 11 June 1871 - born: 25 April 1871
Name: Theresa
Parents: Gilbert & Theresa
Surname: Purkess
Address: Hillingdon
Occupation (father): Gardener
By: A V Lytteton
Census
Listed as a visitor in the following household:James Colwell 64 - Head - Ag Lab - born: Stanton St John, Oxon
Elizabeth Colwell 60 - Wife - - born: Stanton St John, Oxon
James Colwell 30 - Son - Shepherd on Farm - born: Stanton St John, Oxon
Charles Colwell 28 - Son - Shepherd on Farm - born: Stanton St John, Oxon
Laura E Colwell 27 - Daughter - Nurse (Cripple) - born: Stanton St John, Oxon
Fredk Colwell 20 - Son - Ag Lab - born: Stanton St John, Oxon
In December 1901 she marries James Colwell (jnr).
Marriage
On 1911 census say married 9 years.Extract from parish register: 1901 Marriage solemnized at the parish church in the parish of Twickenham in the county of Middlesex.
No: 186
Date: 25 December 1901
Name: James Colwell - Theresa Purkess
Age: 31 - 31
Condition: Bachelor - Spinster
Occupation: Shepherd - -
Address: Stanton St John, Oxon - Marys TerraceFather: James Colwell - Gilbert Purkess
Father's occupation: Labourer - Gardener
married in the parish church according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England after banns by: A Gordon Smith
Bride & groom signed their names - witnesses: Gilbert Purkess & Arthur Purkess.
Census
Says married 9 years, 3 children born alive 3 still living.Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1946Colwell, Theresa of Great Milton Oxfordshire (wife of James Colwell) died 15 June 1946 Probate Oxford 27 November to Ronald Frank Harpwood road worker. Effects: £134 18s 2d.
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1871 Apr/Jun - Uxbridge - Vol: 3a Page: 22.
2. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: dro/110/008.
3. 1939 - Register - England & Walles, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2201E.
4. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: dro/110/008.
5. 1881 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 1339; Folio: 89; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341326.
6. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1377; Folio: 32; Page: 7.
7. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DRO/174/A/03/007.
8. GRO (England & Wales) Marriage Registration Index , 1901 Oct/Dec - Brentford - Vol: 3a Page: 232.
9. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 8112; Schedule Number: 21.
10. 1939 - Register - England & Walles, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2201E.
11. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1946 Apr/Jun - Ploughley - Vol: 3a Page: 1419.
12. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1946 - Colwell, Theresa.
13. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1946 - Colwell, Theresa.