Purser (disambiguation)
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A purser
is the person on a ship responsible for the handling of money on board.
Purser may also refer to:
Purser
The purser joined the warrant officer ranks of the Royal Navy in the early fourteenth century and existed as a Naval rank until 1852. The development of the warrant officer system began in 1040 when five English ports began furnishing warships to King Edward the Confessor in exchange for certain...
is the person on a ship responsible for the handling of money on board.
Purser may also refer to:
- Purser, CaliforniaPurser, CaliforniaPurser is a former settlement in Lassen County, California. It was located west of Wendel.A post office operated at Purser from 1902 to 1903, and from 1908 to 1915, when the service was transferred to Wendel. The name honored Edward T. Purser, rancher and irrigation developer.-References:...
, United States - Purser (surname)Purser (surname)Purser is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:* Andrew Purser , Australian rules footballer* Cecil Purser , Australian physician* David Purser , English footballer...
, a surname - Purser (Pirate), the pseudonym for the Famous English Pyrat Thomas Walton; hanged 1583.