I like a pint. Evidently, many a Pursey throughout the ages did too. So much so, they got behind the bar. Here are a few of them and the pubs they ran:
1754 The White Hart, Hertford, Hertfordshire – William Pursey (and subsequently by his son John)
1765 Public house in Red Lion Street, Holborn, London – John Pursey and his wife Elizabeth
1791 The Red Lion Inn, Chard, Somerset – James Pursey and his wife Elizabeth
1810 – 1826 Bell and Crown Inn, Farnham – John Pursey, many years landlord, died aged 52
1835 The Two Brewers, Windsor – Thomas Pursey (wife, Selina Towerton)
1839 The Ship, Camden Street, Islington, London – Frances Pursey, sister of the landlord
1847 Montpelier Tavern, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire – Richard Pursey
1860s Charles Pursey, Publican, Hounslow
1861 – 1877 Fox & Hounds, Forest Road, Wokingham – James Pursey & Jane Allaway
1865 – 1868 Marquis of Wellington, South Street, Lambeth – William Pur(s)ey
1870s – 1891 Three Tuns, 63 London Road, Staines – Selina Pursey (Towerton) & Family
1890 Monmouth Arms, Haberdasher Street, Hoxton, London – William Pursey, aged 35 years, a potman
1901 – 1919 Butchers Arms, 48 Cremyll Street, East Stonehouse, Plymouth John Pursey & Bessie (Lamble)
1904 The Plough, Winchmore Hill, Coleshill, Buckinghamshire – Thomas Pursey, landlord and a chairmaker
1908 The New Inn, Horndon, Mary Tavy, Devon – George Pursey (ex-husband of Sophia Francis Amor)
