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Hello Rohan,

I will send you a p.m
My family link to the SHEATHs in Portsmouth, so I'd be interested to hear of your relative.

Gwyn

Hello Rohan,

Rather than adding your interesting story to an old thread, it may be better for you to see if you have connections on this site to whom it would be pertinent.

Simply put the names you have into the Search Trees box above (in the dark green bar) to see if any one else has him in their tree. If you find a connection, you can contact the tree owner. Regards. Cx

Kenrick Purfield - my ggg grandfather - had a long and interesting career at sea spanning action/service in the Zulu Wars, Second Opium War, Australian station (Catalpa Incident) and West Indies. Also present when the Captain was lost off the Bay of Biscay. Had a tragic death on TS Mercury when an anchor chain came crashing down on his head - with the inquest held in 1888. Happy to share his story with anyone interested.

Rohan Greenland

In 1851

Name: Bose Mansell
[Rose Mansell]
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Female
Where born: Limehouse

Civil Parish: Portsea
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Portsea Island
Sub-registration district: Kingston
ED, institution, or vessel: 1c
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 120
Household Members:
Name Age

John Mansell 38 Surrey, Boiler Maker
Mary Mansell 31 Whitechapel
John Mansell 11 Bow
Jame Mansell 9 Poplar
Rose Mansell 6 Limehouse
George Mansell 4 Limehouse
Fredrick Mansell 11 Mo Portsea

In 1861

Name: Robert Hewitt
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1820
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary A
Gender: Male
Where born: Portsea, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Portsea
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Portsea
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Portsea Island
Sub-registration district: Portsea Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 170
Household Members:
Name Age

Robert Hewitt 41
Mary A Hewitt 38
James Hewitt 12
Esther Hewitt 4
Elizabeth Hewitt 2
Mary A Hewitt 8 Mo

Stepchildren:

Rose A Mansell 15
George Mansell 13
Fredrick Mansell 8
Edwin Mansell 6

In 1851

Name: Samuel Purfield
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Maria
Gender: Male
Where born: Battle, Sussex, England

Civil Parish: Bexhill
County/Island: Sussex
Country: England

Street address: 4 Marine Cottge

Registration district: Battle
Sub-registration district: Bexhill
ED, institution, or vessel: 2a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 55
Household Members:
Name Age

Samuel Purfield 50 Battle
Maria Purfield 43 Battle
Frederick Purfield 14 Battle
Ann Purfield 8 Salehurst
Henry Purfield 5 Lewes

In 1841

Name: Kenwick Purfield
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Gender: Male
Where born: Sussex, England

Civil Parish: Salehurst
Hundred: Henhurst
County/Island: Sussex
Country: England

Registration district: Ticehurst
Sub-registration district: Salehurst and Bodiam and Etchingham
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age

Samuel Purfield 40 Ag Lab
Maria Purfield 33
Emila Purfield 15
Agusta Purfield 13
Harriet Purfield 8
Kenwick Purfield 6
Frederick 4

In 1871

Name: Kenrick Purfield
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Relation: Leading Seaman (Seaman)
Gender: Male
Where born: Bath, Sussex, England

Civil Parish: Vessels HMS Immortalite
Town: At Sea
County/Island: Royal Navy
Country: England

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/immortalite_screw_friagtes.htm

In 1881

Name: Kenrick Purfield
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Gender: Male
Where born: Battle, Sussex, England

Civil Parish: Vessels
County/Island: Royal Navy
Country: England

Street address: "Crocodile"
Condition as to marriage: Married

Occupation: Captain of the Main Top

http://www.printspast.com/sports/835102.jpg

http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1295

Kenrick died Mar 1888 Isle of Wight aged 52

Not quite so sure what this websites all about Ryansdad but I did some fishing with Google and I came across this -

http://britishmedals.net/missing/missdetails.htm -

at the bottom of the page there's a reference to a Kenrick Purfield and war campaign medals. Rather interesting I thought.

Paul

In 1881

Name: Augusta E. Purfield
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Rose
Gender: Female
Where born: Portsea, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Portsea
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Portsea Island
Sub-registration district: Landport
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age

Rose Purfield 34 Married
Rose E. Purfield 16
Augusta E. Purfield 11
Emily J. Purfield 8
Ann E. Purfield 2
Kenrick Purfield 6 months

In 1871

Name: Augusta Purfield
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Rose
Gender: Female
Where born: Landport, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Portsea
Ecclesiastical parish: Kingston St Mary and Portsea
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Portsea Island
Sub-registration district: Landport
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 158
Household Members:
Name Age

Rose Purfield 25 Husband at Sea RN
Mary J Purfield 9
Rose Purfield 5
Louisa Purfield 4
Augusta Purfield 1

Augusta Elizabeth Purfield birth Jun 1870 Portsea Vol 2b page 437

In 1841

Name: Henry Sheath
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Gender: Male
Where born: Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: St Mary
Hundred: Southampton Town
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Southampton
Sub-registration district: Southampton
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age

William Hatcher 60 Seaman
Henry Sheath 25 Smith
Harriett Sheath 20
Eliza Sheath 6
George Sheath 1

Forgot to mention it, but Henry Sheath was born in Beaulieu

In 1851

Name: Henry Sheath
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1813
Relation: Son-in-law
Spouse's Name: Harriett
Gender: Male
Where born: Beaulieu, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Southampton St Mary
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Southampton
Sub-registration district: Southampton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1m
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 155
Household Members:
Name Age

Sarah Hatcher 70 Head of Household

Henry Sheath 38 Son in Law, Smiths Labourer
Harriett Sheath 36 Daughter
Eliza Sheath 16
George Sheath 10
William Sheath 7
Caroline Sheath 4
Henry Sheath 1

In 1861

Name: William Sheath
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Henry
Gender: Male
Where born: Southampton, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Southampton St Mary
Town: Southampton
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Southampton
Sub-registration district: Southampton
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 179
Household Members:
Name Age

Henry Sheath 48 Widower
Eliza Sheath 26
William Sheath 17 Smiths App
Caroline Sheath 14
Henry Sheath 11
Edward Sheath 4

William Charles Sheath married Charlotte Alice Jones Jun 1865 Southampton Volume 2c page 34.

In 1871

Name: William C Sheath
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Charlotte A
Gender: Male
Where born: Southton, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: St Mary
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Southampton
Sub-registration district: Southampton
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 178
Household Members:
Name Age

William C Sheath 27 Engine Smith
Charlotte A Sheath 22
Frederick C Sheath 5
Ernest A Sheath 3

2 houses away

Name: Frederick Sheath
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868 (1866)
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Louisa
Gender: Male
Where born: Southampton

Civil Parish: Portsmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Barnabas and St Mary
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Portsmouth
Sub-registration district: Portsea and Landport
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 206
Household Members:
Name Age

Frederick Sheath 33 (35)
Louisa Sheath 30
Frederick Sheath 8
William Sheath 6
Ethel Sheath 4
Leonard Sheath 2
Albert Sheath 2 months

In 1901

Name: Ernest A Sheath
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Augustus N
Gender: Male
Where born: Southampton, Hampshire, England

Civil Parish: Portsmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Barnabas and St Mary
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Registration district: Portsmouth
Sub-registration district: Portsea and Landport
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 209
Household Members:
Name Age

Ernest A Sheath 37
Augustus N Sheath 31
Bessie A Sheath 11
Ernest K Sheath 9
Harry A Sheath 6
Rose B Sheath 4
James W Sheath 2
Louisa E Sheath 2 months

Caroline Young 61

You'll probably now find Augusta on the 1881 census living with her mother and siblings - no sign of the father though. Her mother's name is Rose (born circa 1847 Whitechapel) but I fiddled with free BMD again and Augusta's fathers name was Kennick or Kenrick Purfield - he married Rose Ann Mansell in 1863 (also in Portsea area). There is also a marriage record of a Kenrick Purfield in Lewisham in 1857 - probably the same fella I would think

Regards
Paul