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Re: Convict or Free?
« Reply #27 on: Wednesday 19 August 09 04:39 BST (UK) »
Well Done Kris!

I guess Eupham will have lots of clues to follow up on now.

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Re: Convict or Free?
« Reply #28 on: Wednesday 19 August 09 04:50 BST (UK) »
1841 census

HO107/561/25 Folio 12 Page 17
Grove St
Liverpool

PURSS Mary 30 No Ind
PURSS Benjamin 2 Y
PRINGLE Jane 5 Y
EVANS Elizabeth 25 N Female Servant

Benjamin PURSS born Mar 1/4 1839 West Derby 20 841

Cheers Kris  :)

Yes Eupham should be pleased with the latest developements here JM  ;D
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« Reply #29 on: Wednesday 19 August 09 05:15 BST (UK) »
Well  it is probably  them into Melbourne as Judb pointed out in  her reply  there are a number of "hits" regarding Edard Purss master mariner in  the newspapers.

And  they arrived into  Sydney shows on  the unassisted  site from Melbourne to Sydney

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Re: Convict or Free?
« Reply #30 on: Wednesday 19 August 09 05:24 BST (UK) »

death in Victoria


 PURSS Mary Anne  died 1855 aged 12 birth place Live ( no doubt Liverpool)
father Edward mother Mary Anne Milburn  regno 4207


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Re: Convict or Free?
« Reply #31 on: Wednesday 19 August 09 05:36 BST (UK) »
Well done, Jenn - there's a nee name for Mrs Purss, and I was about to post that I could not find Mary Ann in NSW bdm records.  What a series of grand surprises for Eupham when next back online! 
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Re: Convict or Free?
« Reply #32 on: Wednesday 19 August 09 05:40 BST (UK) »
Yes it matches  the parents names  given in reply no 13 by Eupham. 

However I  don't  think Eupham knew  the parents had come to Australia,  but we will find  that out when Eupham comes back on line

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Re: Convict or Free?
« Reply #33 on: Wednesday 19 August 09 05:40 BST (UK) »
Aha It helped with the marriage too  ;D

Edward PARSS = Mary Ann MILBURN Mar 1/4 1838 West Derby 20 549

EDIT: Hohum, its in reply 13 also

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Re: Convict or Free?
« Reply #34 on: Wednesday 19 August 09 09:01 BST (UK) »
Hi All,

Oh my god! I go away for one day and look at all the bricks you guys have knocked off that wall that I hit. Where to start, you're right Jenn it never occured to me that Benjamin's parents had come out as well. Perhaps it's because they went to Melbourne first. Let me see if I've got this right

Sept 1853 - arrived in Melbourne on "LOWESTOFT" with Edward Purss 45 (Capt), Mary Ann 40, Benjamin 13 and Mary Ann 8.

1855 - Sister Mary Ann dies age 12 in Melbourne

28th Apr 1860 - arrived in Sydney on "ELIZABETH" with Edward, Mary Ann and Benjamin.

I did see all the times Edward Purss was mentioned in the old newspapers yet the penny didn't drop. Where would I be without you guys (still banging my head against that brickwall)  :)

Cheers
Eupham  :)
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