Hi all, nothing definite to report from my visit to Shrewsbury, Shropshire Archives. However, I was lucky to have the help of a very kind volunteer which saved me a lot of hassle in searching the records. She seemed to think Mary Pursler, second wife of Thomas Goodman was the Mary Purslow from Westbury Parish, mentioned below. Although we couldn't find anything definite.
Mary married Thomas in 1833, in Hertfordshire, as a spinster and he was a widower.
His first wife was Zylpah Harding. Zylpah was the mother of all of Thomas Goodman's children. James, father of George Goodman born 1844, was one of her many children.
Thomas doesn't appear to have had any children with Mary.
Mary Purslow 1787 Westbury parish, Shropshire, England. Baptised 20th of Jan, at Minsterley, which is approx 10 miles outside Shrewsbury.
Her father, Joseph Purslow 1755-1843, married Mary Price 24 th Dec 1782. This Mary is on ancestry also, very little info entered for that family tree. I will leave a message when I next visit the site.
Minsterley is a small hamlet, I did visit the area and had a look at the local church there. Generally there was nothing much to see in Minsterely and as there was a heavy downpour of rain I didn't hang about.
There was also a Mary Purslow birth 1787 Shropshire, although her spouse was William Thomas.
Not sure if she is the same Mary christened 5 th August 1787 Pontesbury, Shropshire. Her father Thomas Purslow, mother Anne.
Another Mary Purslow, Shropshire 17 th August 1788, Cardeston. Her father was John Purslow and her mother Sarah.
There was only one name, no date or year, of a Pursler (?Pursloe) wid, recorded as a burial in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. The (?Pursloe) was entered next to the scant entry. I suspect therefore that the spelling versus the pronunciation of the name, posed some problems at times.
In the Shropshire non conformist book there was a Mary Purslow R/C, no other info. Well folks it was worth a try. Shrewsbury has some good sights to see including a lovely castle.
