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Other Countries / Re: Island of St Helena:PURLE family
« on: Wednesday 26 September 18 17:03 BST (UK)  »
Hi, I’m not sure how much you have uncovered. I have a family tree on Ancestry  called Crabb which you should be able to access if you are a member. Having said that a lot of my research is on paper and it takes time to add it to the tree. Let me know if you can access it. Josiah T had 5 children but only 2 survived Josiah Benjamin and Annie Sarah who was my grandmother. So your husbands grand father must have been Josiah B who married Olive Prentice. I believe that makes your husband and myself second cousins. I have used various websites over the years. I deduced Josiah T approximate date of birth from a census and his father from his marriage certificate. Not sure where I got his father’s marriage from I’ll have to check. I’ll get back to you when I have more time. Best wishes

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Other Countries / Re: Island of St Helena:PURLE family
« on: Tuesday 25 September 18 09:39 BST (UK)  »
Hi,it’s a long time since I’ve been on this site so I was delighted to hear from you. How is Josiah  Purle related to you? I’m not sure how much more info I have.  I’ll have to check my file and get back to you. Hope to hear from you soon.
Crabby43

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Other Countries / Re: route from st helena to uk?
« on: Tuesday 12 May 15 09:52 BST (UK)  »
Thanks. I try that.
Crabby 43

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Other Countries / route from st helena to uk?
« on: Monday 11 May 15 20:33 BST (UK)  »
I have ancestors born on St Helena who I know ended up in the UK but have no idea how.
Has anyone any idea by what route they could have travelled to the UK? I assume it would be by boat so I’m hoping I may find some passenger lists for the following time scale.
My great grandfather was Josiah Thomas PURLE who was born on St Helena in about 1853.  He married in Southampton in 1876, so I assume he travelled by boat to that port a while before then. (He was a ships steward on the 1891 census.)
His father was William John PURLE born in St Helena and married Caroline EDDLESTONE in 1852 on St Helena. William died in Colchester in 1890 and she died in Cardiff in 1910. The first census I can find for Caroline is the 1891 in Colchester.
I am also trying to discover if the PURLE and/or EDDLESTONE family originated in the UK.
Also does anyone know if there any online sources available, free or payable, for census for the Island?
If anyone can help I would be most grateful.
Crabby 43
Many thanks


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Other Countries / Re: Island of St Helena:PURLE family
« on: Wednesday 30 July 14 19:13 BST (UK)  »
I had seen this but didn't think it was relevant as Josaih, born in St Helena, had married and lived in Southampton and then moved to West Ham, London. I have the family on the 1881 UK census in West Ham, but not him. But the name, place of birth and his age all fit the J Purle on The Malwa, and I know he was a seaman so I guess it must be him.
Many thanks  :)

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Other Countries / Re: Island of St Helena:PURLE family
« on: Wednesday 30 July 14 15:21 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for the link. I will give it a try .   :D

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Other Countries / Island of St Helena:PURLE family
« on: Monday 28 July 14 16:29 BST (UK)  »
My great grandfather was Josiah Thomas PURLE who was born on St Helena in about 1853. He married Annie  WHITCHER from Southampton, in Southampton 1876 and died in West Ham in 1918. 
His father was William John PURLE born about 1820, who I believed married Caroline EDDLESTONE in 1852 on St Helena.  I also believe she was born on St Helena in 1834 and her parents were Caroline and James Isache EDDLESTONE (or similar spelling) and she died in Cardiff in 1910.
There was also a sister to Josiah, Elizabeth born in 1863 in James Town, St Helena, who married a Henry E.G. Rahn and died in Corwall in 1934.  They had a son Henry in Colchester about 1884.
I have the UK 1881 census ( Josiah is not on it, I assume he was at sea), 1891 1901 1911 census for Annie and Josiah and also their marriage cert.
I would very much like to know more about the family on St Helena and when and how family members came to the UK.  I assume Josiah came to England on a ship to Southampton (He was a ships steward on the 1891 census). And if the PURLE and/or EDDLESTONE family originated in the UK. Does anyone have any relevant info, or can direct me to how I can find out more.
Thanks crabby43



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