Rosalind
Lucy
Hall-Jones
formerly Purss
Born in Chertsey, Surrey, England
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Henry Purss
and Charlotte (Unknown) Purss
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Hall-Jones KCMG
— married
10 May 1877 (to 19 Jun 1936) in Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Mother of
Margaret Emma (Jones) Christie, Rosalind Lucy (Jones) Brown, Harriett Jones, Fanny Jones, William Hall Jones and Frederick George Hall-Jones
Died
at age 84
in Wellington, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Oct 2014
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Biography
Rosalind Lucy PURSS was born at Surrey England in 1858. She was the daughter of Henry Purss and Charlotte Unknown [1] .
She migrated from Surrey UK to Canterbury, New Zealand on vessel Countess of Kintore, arriving in ?? NZ on 29 Apr 1876.[2]
She married William Hall-Jones about 1877.[3], when she was aged 19 years, and William was aged 26 years.It was his second marriage (to Fanny Smith, m 1873, d 1876)
They had one child:
- Frederick George, 4 July 1891 – 28 January 1982
William went on to do well, becoming the Prime Minister of New Zealand for a period in 1906, and held a number of other high posts [4].
There may be more to her story... pl add
Rosalind passed away in 1942 aged 84 years old.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1TN-K4C : accessed 22 July 2015), Rosalind Lucy Purss, 11 May 1859; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 1,042,342.
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSYP-KZ5 : accessed 22 July 2015), Rosalind L Purss, 29 Apr 1876; citing Countess of Kintore, Ship, Arrival Port Canterbury, National Archives, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004412180.
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of Rosalind Lucy Purss and William Hall Jones ; citing Marriage Certificate 1877/1365.
- ↑ http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2h7/hall-jones-william
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Onlline", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Rosalind Lucy Hall-Jones , aged at death 84Y; citing Death Certificate 1942/31559.
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