Puran Singh (1922 - 2016)

Born 25 May 1922 in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia [uncertain]

Died 28 Dec 2016 at age 94 in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

George Puran was a Jehovah's Witness and attended Watchtower Bible School of Gilead: 15th Graduating Class

This profile is part of the Kingdom Farm, Lansing, New York One Place Study.

Puran was born on 25 May 1922 in Malaysia.

As a young man (16), Puran came across missionaries of Jehovah's Witnesses.^[1][2][3] After studying, Puran was baptized and decided to be known as "George".^[3] George then served as a full-time minister, the first Malaysian to become a "pioneer".^[1][2][3] George then moved to India to serve as a missionary.^[1][2][3]

George traveled from Bombay on the ship "Himalaya" arriving in England on 22 December 1949.^[4] George traveled from Southampton on 26 Jan 1950 on the ship Veendam arriving in New York on 7 Feb 1950.^[5][6]

George attended the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead at Watchtower's Kingdom Farm at Lansing, New York.^[7][8]

George departed New York for India on 12 Jan 1951.^[9]

Prior to 1957, George married another graduate of Gilead, Grace Joseph.^[10]

George died (age 94) on 28 December 2016 residing in Berkshire.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses 1993 Pages 208-252 Malaysia Watchtower Online Library
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses 1977 Pages 34-139 India Watchtower Online Library
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} The Watchtower September 1, 1977 Pages 533-535 "Developing Spiritual Interests in Malaysia" Watchtower Online Library
4. ↑ Passenger List: "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; London, England, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 1250; Item: 148
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1518 #28712773 (accessed 23 June 2023)
   Name: Puran George Singh; Arrival Age: 27; Birth Date: abt 1922; Port of Departure: Sydney, Australia; Arrival Date: 22 Dec 1949; Port of Arrival: London, England; Ports of Voyage: Sydney; Melbourne; Adelaide; Fremantle; Colombo; Bombay; Aden and Port Said; Ship Name: Himalaya; Shipping Line: P and O Steam Navigation Company Ltd; Official Number: 183093.
5. ↑ Immigration: "United Kingdom, Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1890-1960"
   FamilySearch Record: 68PV-LM6X (accessed 23 June 2023)
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   Name: George P Singh; Emigration Date: 26 Jan 1950; Emigration Place: England, United Kingdom; Immigration Place: USA; Birth Date: 1923; Occupation: MISSIONARY; Travel Place: NEW YORK, New York, United States; Age: 27; Arrival Port: NEW YORK; Departure Port Name: SOUTHAMPTON; Ship Company Name: HOLLAND AMERICA LINE; Ship Name: VEENDAM; Source Flag Amended: N.
6. ↑ Immigration: "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957"
   citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: 24TM-XNT (accessed 23 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-994K-FHQS Image number 00038
   Name: George P Singh; Immigration Date: 1950; Immigration Place: New York City, New York, United States; Birth Date: 1923; Birth Place: India; Age: 27; Ship Name: Veendam.
7. ↑ Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses 1950 Pages 39-59 Ordained Ministers WT Archive Online
8. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 24; Line: 28;
   FamilySearch Record: 6X58-5NSS (accessed 23 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-S4JJ
   George Singh (28), single in Lansing, Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States. Born in India.
9. ↑ Passenger List: "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957"
   The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7488 #3026496428 (accessed 23 June 2023)
   Name: George Puran Singh; Ethnicity/ Nationality: Indian (Native American); Age: 28; Birth Date: abt 1922; Departure Port: Norfolk, Virginia; Arrival Date: 24 Dec 1950; Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA; Ship Name: Jalakala. Departing New York 12 Jan 1951
10. ↑ The Watchtower July 15, 1957 Pages 440-446 "Part 2—Rounding the World with the Vice-President" Watchtower Online Library
11. ↑ Death: "England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2021"
    Greypower Deceased Data; Compiled By Wilmington Millennium; West Yorkshire, England; England and Wales Death Indexes
    Ancestry Record 60630 #7562900 (accessed 23 June 2023)
    George Puran Singh death 28 Dec 2016 (born 25 May 1922) residing in Berkshire, England.

• "Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses" (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Brooklyn, New York)
• "The Watchtower" (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Brooklyn, New York 1950-)