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Old 25-09-21, 08:23
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I couldn't find any baptisms in Hampshire for Ellen/Eleanor.

Purkis is a good Hampshire name, as testified by the story of the death of William Rufus. Purkis, a charcoal burner, put the body on the back of his cart and took it to Winchester, so the story goes.

https://archaeology-travel.com/engla...est-hampshire/

Timber provided the livelihood for many generations of Purkises and New Forest dwellers. Many became sawyers and carpenters and many plied their trade in the naval dockyards at Portsmouth.
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