Ellen Dell (Purkis) Forrester (1864)

Born 1864 in Lambeth, Surrey, England, UK

Wife of George Francis Forrester — married Feb 1889 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK

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Biography

Ellen Dell Purkis was born in 1864. She was the daughter of William Purkis and Eliza Otway.

The family later moved to Clerkenwell, Holborn, London.^[1]

In early 1889, Ellen married George Francis Forrester in Wandsworth, London.^[2]

By 1911, Ellen and George were living at 45 Wilton Avenue, Chiswick.^[3] Further research is required to find whether the couple had children, or not.

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 England Census / 9 Chapel Place, Clerkenwell, Holborn, London (RG10 / 389 / 42 p.77) William Purkis age 47, head, married, Railway Fitter, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire; in household with wife Eliza Purkis age 45, b. Strand, London / Middx; son Henry Purkis age 12, b. Lambeth, Surrey; daughter Rhoda Purkis age 9, b. Lambeth, Surrey; daughter Ellen Purkis age 7, b. Lambeth, Surrey; and lodger Frederick Dell age 50, widower, b. Lambeth, Surrey;
2. ↑ England Marriage Register Index 1837-2005 / Wandsworth 1d 622, London / Jan-Mar 1889 marriage registered of Ellen Doll (error: should read "Dell") Purkis to George Francis Forrester;
3. ↑ 1911 England Census / 45 Wilton Avenue, Chiswick, London (RG14 PN6931 // RG78 PN344 RD128 SD5 ED4 SN73) George Francis Forrester age 46, head, married, Overseer, b. Mortlake, Surrey; in household only with Ellen Dell Forrester age 48, wife, married, b. Lambeth, London;