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Name: PURSER, John William (Rev.)
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1870 Warwick
Death Date: 28 July 1964 Leamington Spa
Nationality: British
First Date: 1899
Profession: CMS German East Africa - Mechanical engineer; arr. Mengo 30/9/1899; Nassa Mission; ordained 1/7/1900
Area: Nassa
Married: In Wem, Shropshire 1919 Frances May Brittain Wrench b. 13 May 1977 New Brighton, Cheshire, d. 13 Sep 1973 Leamington Spa
Children: Stella M. D. (30 Mar 1914)
Book Reference: North, BEA, CMS
General Information:
CMS - 1899 - Age 29. Of Warwick. Mechanical Engineer. Born at Warwick. King's County School, Warwick. 1895 Prep Instn; 1896 CM Coll. 1899 Mar 21 Accepted as Missionary CMS; May 28 Deacon by Bp. Lond. and 1900 July 1 Priest by Bp. Tucker. 1899 June 3 Depart for Uganda Mission - Nassa. 1904 April 2 to England. 1905 Mar 7 resignation on account of views in ecclesiastical matters, accepted. Service 5 years 9 months. Absent 11 months. Translator, Epistle of St. James into Kisukuma.