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William Purves

M, #3137, b. 3 December 1837, d. 15 June 1888
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 29 Oct 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*: William Purves was born on 3 December 1837 at Relief Session, Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; LDS C190391 Aug 2006.
  • He was the son of William Purves shoemaker and Catherine Wilkie.
  • (Deceased) Death*: William Purves died on 15 June 1888 at St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 50 email from TR [Oct 2009].
  • (Informant) Death: He registered the death of Catherine Wilkie on 29 January 1887 at 317 St Vigeans Road, St Vigeans, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1887 deaths in the district of Arbroath in the county of Forfar; Catherine Purvis widow of William Purvis shoemaker, 1887 January twenty-ninth 9h 45m am, 317 St Vigeans Road Arbroath, f, 73, John Wilkie soldier (dec) Isabella Wilkie ms Wallace (dec), epithelioma of face 3 years as cert by Wm Munro(?) MD, William Purvis son 17 Panmure Street; reg 1887 January 29th at Arbroath Alex Robertson regsitrar.1

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841William Purves was listed along with Catherine Wilkie in the 1841 census at Braikswynd, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Catherine Waylay, 25, Yarn Winder, Angus; William Purvis, 3, Angus.2
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, . William Purvis, son, unm, 13, shoemaker (boot closer), Brechin; William Purvis, head, mar, 37, journeyman shoemaker Montrose; Catherine Purvis, wife, 38, Forfar.3
Principal7 April 1861William Purves appeared in the 1861 census at Royal Infirmary, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Purvis, patient, unm, 23, boot closer, Brechin.
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, . William Purvis, son, unm, 32, boot closer unemployed, 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, . William Purvis, son, unm, 43, power loom sailcloth weaver, Brechin; Catherine Purvis, head, wid, 68, Forfar.5

Citations

  1. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory deaths Arbroath [Aug 2006].
  2. [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]
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS census 1851 [Aug 2006].
  4. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census Arbroath [Aug 2006].
  5. [S30] LDS 1881 Census LDS 1881 census on CD St Vigeans.