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Elisabeth Purves

F, #3136, b. 20 September 1835, d. 11 June 1919
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 2 Nov 2009

Parents:

Father*: William Purves shoemaker b. c 1810, d. 10 Jun 1869
Mother*: Catherine Wilkie b. c Feb 1813, d. 29 Jan 1887
  • Birth*: Elisabeth Purves was born on 20 September 1835 at Relief Session, Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; LDS Aug 2006.
  • She was the daughter of William Purves shoemaker and Catherine Wilkie.
  • (Deceased) Death*: Elisabeth Purves died on 11 June 1919 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, , at age 83 email from TR [Oct 2009].

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Elisabeth Purves was listed along with Catherine Wilkie in the 1841 census at Braikswynd, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Catherine Waylay, 25, Yarn Winder, Angus; Elisabeth Purvis, 6, Angus.1
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of William Purves shoemaker in the 1851 census at B..., St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Elizabeth Purvis, daug, unm, 15, flax spinner, Brechin; William Purvis, head, mar, 37, journeyman shoemaker Montrose; Catherine Purvis, wife, 38, Forfar.2
Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of William Purves shoemaker in the 1861 census at 17 Panmure Street, St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Elisabeth Purvis, daug, unm, 25, flax mill worker, Brechin; William Purvis, head, mar, 47, leather warehouseman, Montrose; Catherine Purvis, wife, mar, 48, Forfar; 2 rooms with windows.3
Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of Catherine Wilkie in the 1871 census at 17 Panmure Street, St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Elizabeth Purvis, daug, unm, 35, flax spinner, Brechin; Catherine Purvis, head, wid, 58, Forfar; 2 rooms with windows.4
Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed as a member of the household of Catherine Wilkie in the 1881 census at 17 Panmure Street, St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Elizabeth Purvis, daug, unm, 46, pinner flax mill, Brechin; Catherine Purvis, head, wid, 68, Forfar.5

Family:

Child:

Thomas Purves b. 18 Mar 1867, d. 17 May 1870

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Arbroath The Abbey; ED: 2; Page: 10; Line: 1480; Roll: ; Year: 1841. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [May 2011]
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1851 [Aug 2006].
  3. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census St Vigeans [Aug 2006].
  4. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS census Arbroath [Aug 2006].
  5. [S30] LDS 1881 Census LDS 1881 census on CD St Vigeans.