My ancestor George Purser was baptised in Brampton Hunts on 28 October 1800. He was the child of William Purser, a butcher, by his second marriage to Mary Cole.
Father William was buried in Brampton on 12 September 1830 aged 77, giving a birth date of about 1753. He was not baptised in Brampton although both his marriages took place there - the first on 11 October 1781 to Elizabeth Perkins and the second on 9 July 1799 to Mary Cole.
There is a baptism in Great Gransden for a William Purser on 6 May 1753 the son of William Purser and Mary. There are also the following likely siblings.
Mary bap 25 December 1748
Edy bap 7 January1750
Esther bap 18 Janusray 1756
Charles bap 27 August 1758
Rebecca bap 12 April 1761
The Great Gransden register shows the marriage of William to Mary Curtis on 8 February 1747
In order to see whether I might have identified the correct baptism for my William Purser I want to find out more about the family of William Purser and Mary Curtis.
There is a burial in Brampton for a William Purser, a pauper, on 14 December 1776 who could possibly be the father of William born c1753. However there is also a burial in Great Gransden on 10 June 1786 of a Mary Purser wife of William Purser but I do not have a burial for William in that parish.
Can anyone help me please to find marriages and/or burials for the other children of William Purser and Mary Curtis? They are not in the Brampton registers. These may help me identify if/when the family moved away from Great Gransden and where else I might need to search. I am aware that there are a number of Purser families in neighbouring Bedfordshire.
The information I have comes from extracts from the parish registers of Brampton and Great Gransden obtained for me by a researcher some years ago and I am now trying to push the line back.
I hope this isn't too confusing! Grateful for any help/suggestions.
Barbara
