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you need to look for Lightfoots for the Hutchings connection

My 'grandparents' were:

Frederick Wiliam Pursey
(father Benjamin William Pursey)
b. 06.02.1898

wife - Elizabeth Harnett (previously LEWIS - I believe her mother remarried)
(father James Patrick Harnett at time of marriage)
b 13.12.1900

married 27.06.1920

Lived Kilburn/Willesden areas

There is no direct line as they did not have any children of their own.

Glad you found your way back Ian. :-D

If you can tell us who your 'Grandparents' were, we can disregard their direct line.

Hi Ann and DET, many thanks for all your help some of which matches the sparse details I already have.

DET - I'm not fishing I really do have something personal and special belonging to each of these soldiers I would like to place with the real family. I am not connected genetically to Pursey/Harnett as my father was adopted. When my 'grandmother' died I was left to sort out her belongings and found certain items belonging to families I have no knowledge of. They are militay items and as an ex-serviceman you will appreciate my desire to pass these on if at all possible.

Ann - sorry for being slow in responding but I usually only have my computer on for a short time in the evenings. :-(

:-D :-D

Well, not all site users have the 'luxury' of computer access for 'hobbies' 24/7 ;-)

he still hasn't opened my messages :-(

As you hadn't indicated whether you'd also mentioned there were other posts on the thread - PM sent earlier asking Ian to have a read and acknowledge by using the 'Add your reply' box on page 2.

as my messages have not been opened I have had to delete the records which are really to recent to have been put on here

Possibly the Harnett family in 1911

Name: Patrick Harnett
Age in 1911: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Hampstead, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: Willesden
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street address: 39 Granville Road, West Kilburn N W
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Horse Keeper
Registration district: Willesden
Registration District Number: 129
Sub-registration district: Willesden
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Household schedule number: 44
Piece: 6984

Patrick Harnett 33 - Hampstead
Elizabeth Harnett 31 - Marylebone
George Harnett 13 - Marylebone
Elizabeth Harnett 11 - Marylebone
Rose Harnett 8 - Willesden
John Harnett 5 - Willesden
James Harnett 2 - Willesden

Regarding James Patrick Harnett

Name: James Patrick Harnett
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1904
Date of Registration: Mar 1982
Age at Death: 77
Registration district: Surrey North Western
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume: 17
Page: 0683

Possibly named after his father. This could well be his sister's marriage connecting the Harnett and Pursey families

Name: Elizabeth Harnett
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Age: 19
Spouse: Frederick William Persey
Spouse Age: 22
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Jun 1920
Parish: St Matthew, Willesden
Borough: Brent
Father Name: James Patrick Harnett
Spouse Father: Benjamin William Persey
Register Type: Parish Register

So were you interested in the Son, or the Father? Is this purely a fishing expedition for family history purposes? Not everyone is interested in our obsession!! :-D

details of two of Joan's children sent by message

Farr child's marriage sent by message - she is now Lightfoot

Search http://www.searchelectoralroll.co.uk/Electoral_Roll_Search.asp
for Cyril R Pursey, Benjamin William Pursey's grandson.

Although the ER entry is for this electoral year, put your own contact details on the rear of the envelope if you decide to write. That way, if they may have moved since last August, it can be returned to you

Farr child's details sent by message

as soon as you have taken details of Elsie and Joan's marriages I shall delete them as they are likely still living

Possibly Robert Edgar Pursey's marriage
Name: Robert E Pursey
Spouse Mary M Sams
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1927
Registration district: Willesden
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume Number: 3a
Page Number: 801

Freebmd shows three Pursey/Sams births to 1940 who might still be living. All born Willesden

Robert's death
Name: Robert Edgar Pursey
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1905
Date of Registration: Mar 1977
Age at Death: 71
Registration district: Huntingdon
Inferred County: Cambridgeshire
Volume: 9
Page: 1093

Send a message to this tree owner who has the same surname. He may be able to put you in contact with a closer relative.
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/messages/3936611/discover?rk=403445504

Name Joan A Hutchings
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year 1924
Registration District Droxford
County Hampshire
Event Place Droxford, Hampshire, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3) Houghton
Volume 2C
Page 271
Line Number 122

Name Elsie M Hutchings
Event Type Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year 1921
Registration District Droxford
County Hampshire
Event Place Droxford, Hampshire, England
Mother's Maiden Name (not available before 1911 Q3) Houghton
Volume 2C
Page 277
Line Number 11

Benjamin W Pursey
in the British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920

Benjamin W Pursey
Regiment or Corps: Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, Northumberland Fusiliers
Regimental Number: 20553, 53813

Benjamin William Pursey
Military Year: 1914-1920
Rank: Private
Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal
Regiment or Corps: Northumberland Fusiliers
Regimental Number: 53813
Previous Units: 1st G.B. Oxf & Bucks L.I. 20553 Pte, 2nd G.B. Northd Fus 53813

(Same person, different records)

Ancestry is linking the name to this death
Benjamin W Pursey
Birth Date: abt 1873
Date of Registration: Dec 1955
Age at Death: 82
Registration district: Willesden
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume: 5f
Page: 263

Baptism
Benjamin William Pursey
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 16 Nov 1873
Father's name: Henry Pursey - Coach something?
Mother's name: Sarah Annie Pursey
Parish or Poor Law Union: St Marylebone
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Parish Registers

Marriage?
Name: Benjamin Pursey occ Painter
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Age: 22
Spouse: Caroline Julia Loftus
Spouse Age: 24
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Jul 1896
Parish: St Augustine, Paddington
Borough: Westminster
Father Name: Henry Pursey - Coach Trimmer
Spouse Father: Robert Loftus
Register Type: Parish Register

1901
Name: Benjamin Pursey
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Caroline Pursey
Birth Place: Marylebone, London, England
Civil Parish: Willesden
Search Photos: Search for 'Willesden' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Ecclesiastical parish: St John the Evangelist
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Hendon
Sub-registration district: Willesden
ED, institution, or vessel: 41
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1221
Folio: 64
Page Number: 44
Household schedule number: 323

Benjamin Pursey 27 - Marylebone
Caroline Pursey 29 - Marylebone
Frederick Pursey 3 - Willesden
Florence Pursey 2 - Willesden
Annie Pursey 19 - Sister, Battersea
Agnes Loftus 19 - sister in law, Willesden

1911
Name: Benjamin William Pursey
Age in 1911: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Marylebone, London, England
Civil Parish: Willesden
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street address: 58 Roundwood Road, Willesden N W
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: House Painter
Registration district: Willesden
Registration District Number: 129
Sub-registration district: Willesden
ED, institution, or vessel: 65
Household schedule number: 289
Piece: 7045

Benjamin William Pursey 37
Caroline Julia Pursey 40
Fredrick William Pursey 13
William Albert Pursey 7
Robert Edgar Pursey 5
Edward Charles Pursey 6 M

So that's a few more names to play with!