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Pursey One-Name Study

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Study details

Study: Pursey   

Category:  1 - A study where research using core genealogical datasets and transcriptions is in its early stages.

Legacy Guild website:  pursey.one-name.net

Contact: Mr Nic Pursey


About the study

An attempt to find common ancestors among the various Pursey families of Somerset, Devon, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Hertfordshire.

Variant names

Also Purssey, Persey

Name origin

Largest concentration in Somerset beginning mid 16th century, especially Taunton and nearby parishes

Historical occurrences of the name

Some Purseys claim a link with the historic Percy family of Northumberland

Distribution of the name

Mostly Somerset and Devon. Also London and Hertfordshire

Data

One-Name Study website: pursey.one-name.net

DNA

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/pursey/

Contact Details

Mr Nic Pursey

General Search Results

Occurrences of the surname Pursey in the Guild Indexes
(Click on the number to view the search results in each index. Indexes marked by * are only accessible by logged in Guild members.)
  • Global Marriages (public)  166
  • Global Marriages (members)* 167
  • Inscriptions Index  1
  • Probate Index* 13
  • Datastores (public)  1
  • Datastores (members)* 7
  • References to the name Pursey in the Guild Journal  3

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