Jane Purchase

Born : C 1856 Died 1929 at age of 74.

Born in UK,,,,lived in SA and returned to UK where he died in Essex.

Was a Merchant Seaman, who developed Asma (TB ? ) in China.
Was Boarded in Simonstown in Rsa.
Married Elizabeth Margret Jones in the Medodist Church in Simonstown
Once owned 3 hotels, but lost them all to fire ( No insurance), as well as a General Dealer on the Cape Flats called the "Key of the Flats"

Moved the entite family back to UK, except for Cyril George.

His Wife Elizabeth Margret Purchasee neeJones, died in UK and buried in Kingston Cemertry, Portsmounth 1st Aug 1903, at the age of 42 years.

Steve George had a brother Francis Thomas Purchase ( no information available )