Joseph was baptised in 1830 in Eastrington, Yorkshire, England. He was the son of Isaac Nurse and Hannah Thompson.[1] In 1841 Joseph lived with his parents in Eastrington.[2]
Joseph never married. At the time of the 1851 census, he worked as a saddler and was visiting the Clark family at Waterton Hall in Luddington, Lincolnshire.[3] In 1861 he lived with his sister, Margaret, on High Bridge in Howden, Yorkshire,[4] but they had returned to Eastrington by 1871.[5]
Joseph died in 1874 at the age of 44[6] and was buried in Eastrington. The burial register noted:
"At the funeral of Joseph Nurse, the Volunteers attended in full force from Howden. J. Nurse had been a colour sergeant in the corps."[7]
Sources
↑ Baptisms in the parish of Eastrington. 3 Jan 1830. Joseph, son of Isaac (schoolmaster) and Hannah Nurse of Eastrington. Yorkshire Baptisms transcripts. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 8 Jun 2020
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQPT-DBL : 23 May 2019), Joseph Nurse in household of Isaac Nurse, Eastrington, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP96-WPY : 12 September 2019), Joseph Nurse in household of William Clark, , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England; citing , Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England, p. 20, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Image
↑ GRO civil registration death index entry. Joseph Nurse. Vol 9d p 55. Jun quarter 1874. Registration district Howden. Age 44. FreeBMD.org.uk
↑ Burials in the parish of Eastrington. Joseph Nurse of Eastrington. 3 May 1874. 44 years Yorkshire Burials Transcription. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 8 Jun 2020
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