PURVIS, John Brett (eld. son of John Child Purvis, admiral R N. 1747–1825). b. 12 Aug. 1787; entered navy 5 Jany. 1799; captain 16 Sept. 1809; in command of the Ganymede 23 guns Oct. 1801 on the coast of Spain; commander of the Magicienne in the East Indies 1815–9; in command of the Alfred 50 guns on the South American coast 1841–5; R.A. 9 Nov. 1846; V.A. 4 July 1853. d. Bury lodge near Gosport 1 Oct. 1857. O’Byrne’s Naval Biog. (1849) 941–2.
PURVIS, William (son of Mr. Purvis of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, tailor). b. Auchindinny near Edinburgh 13 Jany. 1784; a drummer in the West York militia 1794; apprenticed to John Chapman, carpenter at Newcastle 1800–1807; drummer at Newcastle theatre, then call boy there under Stephen Kemble, and afterwards carpenter; worked as a carpenter about six years from 1807; a clown and an actor, became the clown and jester of the North; proprietor of an itinerant theatre about 1819, travelled the country from Durham to Berwick-on-Tweed, and in Scotland to his death; paid J. P. Robson £20 for writing his autobiography 1850. d. Hartlepool 16 Dec. 1853. bur. in St. Hilda’s churchyard, Hartlepool. The life of Billy Purvis, Newcastle-on-Tyne (1875) portrait; Life and adventures of Billy Purvis, by J. P. Robson (1850); Illustrated sp. and dr. news ii 283 (1874).
PUSELEY, Daniel (son of Henry Puseley, maltster). b. Bideford, Devon 9 Feb. 1814; a commercial traveller; hosier and silk merchant Gutter lane, city of London 1844–54, when he went to Australia for his health; author of Harry Mustifer, or a few years of the road, miscellaneous poems 1847 anon; The Saturday early closing movement. By A Warehouseman 1854; The rise and progress of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. By An Englishman 1857, 5 ed. 1858; The commercial companion, a record of eminent commercial houses and men of the day 1858, 3 ed. 1860; Five dramas 1860; New plays. By an old author 1876; author under pseudonym of Frank Foster of Number one, or the way of the world, a colonial directory including Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand 1862, 5 ed. 3 vols. 1865; A journey of life in long and short stages 1866; An old acquaintance 1866. d. 21 Rochester road, Camden Town, London 18 Jany. 1882. bur. Highgate cemet. Frank Foster’s The age we live in (1863) portrait; Academy 28 Jany. 1882 p. 63.
PUSEY, Edward Bouverie (2 son of Philip Bouverie 1745–1828, who assumed the name of Pusey 3 April 1784). b. Pusey house, near Great Farringdon, Berkshire 22 Aug. 1800; educ. Mitcham, Surrey 1807–12, and at Eton 1812–9; entered Ch. Ch. Oxf. 1819; B.A. 1822, M.A. 1825, D.D. 1836; fellow of Oriel coll. 2 April 1823; studied at Göttingen, Berlin, and Bonn 1825–7; regius professor of Hebrew and canon of Christ Church, Oxford 9 Nov. 1828 to death; founded with his brother Philip Pusey and Dr. Ellerton the three Pusey and Ellerton Hebrew scholarships 1832; the prime mover with John Keble and John Henry Newman in the Oxford movement which was called Puseyism or Newmania 1833; contributed to Tracts for the times 1833–41 and wrote seven tracts; founded The Oxford library of fathers of the holy catholic church, anterior to the division of east and west 1836, of which 48 volumes were published 1838–85; preached on the Holy Eucharist at Ch. Ch. 14 May 1843, condemned for heresy by the vice-chancellor and suspended for two years from his office as a preacher before the university 2 June 1843; founded at cost of £6,000 St. Saviour’s church, Leeds, foundation stone laid 14 Sept. 1842, consecrated 28 Oct. 1845; established an Anglican sisterhood in London 26 March 1845, and in Devonport 1849; revived the practice of private confession and encouraged the spread of ritualism 1846; member of the new hebdomadal council at Oxford Oct. 1854; published 3 appeals in An Eirenicon in a Letter to J. Keble 1865, and two Letters to J. H. Newman 1869 and 1870 on A possibility of reunion with the Church of Rome, a book which gave rise to 18 replies; author of A letter to the archbishop of Canterbury on circumstances connected with the crisis in the church of England 1842, to which 7 replies were made; The holy eucharist a comfort to the penitent 1843 to which 8 replies were published; Do all to the Lord Jesus, a sermon 1849, 5 ed. 1855; The church of England leaves her children free to open their griefs 1850; The presence of Christ in the holy eucharist 1853; Daniel the prophet, nine lectures 1864, 2 ed. 1868; Eleven addresses during a retreat of the Companions of the Love of Jesus, Plymouth 1868; Lenten sermons to young men 1874; Hints for a first confession 1884, 2 ed. 1892; his name is attached to upwards of 110 works, and his works and the literature connected with them consist of upwards of 220 published volumes; his library was purchased for the Pusey House, an institution at Oxford, founded in his memory to carry on his work 1884. d. in the Convalescent hospital, Ascot priory, Berkshire 16 Sept. 1882. bur. in the cathedral at Oxford 21 Sept., portrait by George Richmond, R.A. at Ch. Ch. Oxford. H. P. Liddon’s Life of E. B. Pusey, 3 vols. (1893–4) two portraits; J. H. Newman’s Apologia pro vita sua (1873) 60 et seq.; T. Mozley’s Reminiscences of Oriel ii 146–9 (1882); The church goer i 221–30 (1847); R. H. Horne’s A new spirit of the age i 199–212 (1844); Fortnightly Review March 1883 pp. 335–48; Jackson’s Oxford Journal 23 Sept. 1882 p. 5; I.L.N. ii 410 (1843) portrait, lxxxi 328 (1882) portrait.
PUSEY, Philip (brother of preceding). b. Pusey, Berkshire 25 June 1799; educ. at Eton 1812; matric. from Ch. Ch. Oxf. 22 Oct. 1817; M.P. Rye 1 March 1830, but unseated on petition 17 May 1830; M.P. Chippenham 30 July 1830 to 23 April 1831; M.P. Cashel 16 July 1831 to 3 Dec. 1832; contested Berkshire 21 Dec. 1832; M.P. Berkshire 1835–52; F.R.S. 27 May 1830; chairman of select committee on compensation to tenants for unexhausted improvements 1848; one of chief founders of Royal agricultural society of England 1840, president 1840–1 and 1853–4, edited the Journal of the society; a practical agriculturalist and breeder of sheep at Pusey, Berkshire; McCormick’s reaping machine was first introduced into this country at Pusey Aug. 1851; one of the best whips in England, drove a four-in-hand over the Alps; chairman of Agricultural implement department of Great Exhibition 1851, wrote a report on the implement section; hon. D.C.L. Oxford 1853; author of An historical view of the sinking fund 1828; The new constitution 1831; The improvement of farming 1851. d. at his brother’s house, Ch. Ch. Oxford 9 July 1855. Liddon’s Life of E. B. Pusey ii 527, iii 168, 403, 413–5 (1893–4); Farmers’ mag. 2 series, x 1–3 (1844) portrait; J. Burke’s Portrait gallery ii 116 (1833), portrait of his wife Lady Emily Pusey, who d. 16 Nov. 1854.
PUSEY, Philip Edward (only son of rev. E. B. Pusey 1800–82). b. Ch. Ch. Oxford 14 June 1830; educ. Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1854, M.A. 1857; edited Sancti patris nostri Cyrilli in xii Prophetas 1868; Sancti patris nostri Cyrilli, archiepiscopi Alexandrini in D. Joannis Evangelium 1872; Sancti Cyrilli, Epistolæ tres Œcumenicæ 1875; The three epistles of St. Cyril 1872; Sancti Cyrilli de Recta fide, de Incarnatione Unigeniti 1877; In a Library of the Fathers, vol i, he translated Commentary on the gospel of St. John 1874–85. d. Christ Church, Oxford 15 Jany. 1880.
PUTTICK, James Fell. b. about 1821; member of firm of Puttick and Simpson, auctioneers, who moved from Piccadilly to 47 Leicester sq. London Jany. or Feb. 1859; member of firm of Debenham, Storr & Co.; secretary to the Sacred Harmonic society in succession to Thomas Brewer Nov. 1870 to death. d. Canonbury, London 19 June 1873. bur. Highgate cemetery 24 June. Musical Times 1 July 1873 p. 138.
PUZZI, Giacinta (dau. of signor Toso). b. Italy 1808; educ. at the conservatoire of Milan; came to England 1826; m. 1827 Giovanni Puzzi; made her first appearance on any stage at the King’s theatre, London as Agia in Rossini’s Pietro l’Eremita March 1827; sang the parts of Zoraide in Rossini’s Ricciardo e Zoraide, Pippo in Gazza Ladra, Queen Mary in Coccia’s Maria Stuarda, and the title role in Mercadante’s Diodone; sang at the private concerts of the nobility; quitted the stage and became a teacher of music and singing 1828; a great authority on singers and music. d. Harley st. London 18 Aug. 1889. Musical Times 1 Sept. 1889 p. 547; Saturday Rev. 24 Aug. 1889 pp. 211–2.
PUZZI, Giovanni. Came to England with two lady vocalists 1818; solo horn player at the King’s theatre, London, under Pietro Spagnoletti; attended all the nobility’s private concerts; agent for John Ebers in making engagements for the King’s theatre 1826, imported signora Giacinta Toso, who became his wife in 1827; the earl of Lonsdale left him a legacy; his phrasing of cantabile on the horn was perfect; director of the Lyceum when opened by sir John Mitchell, with Julius Benedict as conductor 1836; composer of Doglianze amorse, or sighs of love, a canzonetta, London 1815; La scusa, a canzonetta 1815; Io non avea ch’ un core 1825; he arranged G. F. Haendel’s Tu fai la superbetta 1826; Tutto ho perduto al fin, a recitative 1864. d. London March 1876. Athenæum 11 March 1876 p. 371; Musical Times 1 April 1876 p. 427.
PYCROFT, George. b. Corsham, Somerset 1819; M.R.C.S. Eng. and F.S.A. 1842; a surgeon at Kenton, Exeter from 1844–90; one of the starters of the volunteer movement 1852; hon. surgeon major of the 1 Devon artillery volunteers 7 Dec. 1865 to 1 Oct. 1877, surgeon major 1887; a promoter of the art department of the Bath and West of England soc.; a popular lecturer; a founder of the Devonshire Association 1862; F.G.S.; author of Art in Devonshire, with the biographies of artists, Exeter 1883; Short biographies of Devonshire artists 1885; Memoir of Samuel Cousins 1887; resided 2 Camborne terrace, Richmond, Surrey from 1890. d. Willesley, Torquay 23 March 1894. bur. Mamhead 27 March. Report and Trans. Devonshire association (1894) 49–50.