Joseph Thomas Purkis

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Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Joseph Thomas Purkis
Date and place of birth
8 June 1857 20 Trafalgar Place, Portsea, Hampshire
Names of parents
James Purkis and Charlotte Jane (nee Hatch)
Date and place of baptism - if applicable
26 June 1857 St Mary's, Portsea
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
To Jessie Jane Eliza Bond on 8 June 1886, Parish Church Portsmouth
Occupation(s) - if any

1878 Entered the Royal Navy as an Engineer.
1881 Assistant Engineer
1884 Promoted to Engineer
1892 Promoted to Chief Engineer
1895 Promoted to Staff Engineer
1899 Promoted to Fleet Engineer
1909 Placed on the Retired List

Military service - if any
Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.
I have him on every census throughout his life.
1861 117 Fratton Road, Portsea
1871 2 Trafalgar Terrace, Fratton Road, Portsea
1881 On the "Wolverene"
1891 Avondale, St Ursula Road, St Jude, Portsea
also entered on the list for "Victoria and Albert" Royal Navy, Portsmouth Harbour then NOT TO BE ABSTRACTED List of Officers, Crew, Royal Marines and All Other Persons NOT on board on the night of Sunday, April 5th 1891
1901 Duke of Wellington, Royal Navy, Portsmouth
1911 19 Thirlmere Road Streatham S.W.
Date, place and cause of death
12 October 1920
Stagsden West Cliff Road Bournemouth
63 years
of Manchester Hostel Bournemouth U.D.
Captain R.N. (Retired)
Cause of death:
1. Abscess of Lung following pneumonia 40 days
2. Haemorrhage into lung 2 hours
Certified by T.B. Scott MRGS
Informant: K.N. Purkis Son R.A.M.C. Mess Millbank London

Date and place of burial / cremation.
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
Will dated 23rd November 1920
Gross value of estate £870.6.2
Net value of personal estate £748.7.7
Memorial inscription - if any