Thomas Pursglove

Baptised : 7th January 1815
Buried : 12 June 1888
Married : Elizabeth Tomlinson at St Michaels, Ashton Under Lyne on 5 Oct 1841
  (Certificate not obtained in 1989 due to an indexing error - "Pursglore", "Tonkinson")

Thomas was a Hawker of Pots, probably dealing with Staffordshire Wares from Stoke-on-Trent.  His wife, Elizabeth, worked at Longton in Staffordshire and it is likely that they met whilst Thomas was trading in pottery.  He was still trading in pottery in the 1851 census.

By 1861, Thomas was occupied as a Salt Dealer and his wife Elizabeth was also involved in the running of that business.

In the 1871 census the family were living at Building Land, Shirland.  This address later became Greaves Street, Shirland.  At this time, Thomas was a Frame Knitter, working from home.

This photograph was probably taken in the early 1880's when Thomas would have been in his mid-sixties.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shirland Baptisms

17 Jan 1844 Fanny daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Pursglove
9 Mar 1848 William son of Thomas and Elizabeth Pursglove of Shirland
9 Feb 1851 Sarah daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Pursglove
4 Sep 1853 Eliza daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Pursglove
25 Dec 1858 John son of Thomas and Eliza Pursglove
5 Aug 1860 Thomas and Emma Jane children of Thomas Pursglove and Elizabeth

Note that Thomas was four years older than Emma at the time of his baptism.
Susannah Pursglove, the youngest daughter does not appear in the Shirland Registers and may have been baptised elseware.  Her place of birth was not noted on the 1871 census

1861 Census: Shirland (RG9, 2526, 19, 94)
John Pursglove, Head, Widow, 70, Farmer of 16 acres, born Shirland
Thomas Pursglove, Son, Married, 45, Salt Dealer, born Shirland
Elizabeth Pursglove, Daur in law, 40, born Hanley, Staffordshire
Eliza Pursglove Gr Daur, 7, born Shirland
Thomas Pursglove, Gr Son, 4, Scholar, born Shirland
John Pursglove, Gr Son, 2, born Shirland
Ann Jane, Gr Daur, 1, born Shirland

Shirland Burials

12 June 1888 Thomas Pursglove - (age not recorded)
28 Nov 1914 Susannah Hardy aged 53

Thomas would have been 73 years old at his death