Person:John Purvis (6)

Watchers
John Purvis
b.Abt 1824
d.Bet Apr 1880 and Apr 1881
m. 21 Dec 1815
  1. William PurvisAbt 1815 -
  2. George PurvisAbt 1818 - 1890
  3. James PurvisAbt 1819 - Bef 1901
  4. John PurvisAbt 1824 - Bet 1880 & 1881
  5. Thomas PurvisAbt 1826 -
  • HJohn PurvisAbt 1824 - Bet 1880 & 1881
  • WAnn Gibbon1841 -
m. May 1858
Facts and Events
Name John Purvis
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1824
Christening[2] 21 Mar 1824
Occupation[1][3] From 1841 to 1851 South Shields, Boldon, Co. Durham, EnglandAgricultural labourer
Marriage May 1858 South Shields, Durham, Englandto Ann Gibbon
Death[5] Bet Apr 1880 and Apr 1881 Wife a widowin census, youngest child 3 months old.

1841 census

Hedworth, Jarrow, Shields, South, Durham [1]
Name Gender Age Occupation Birth place
John Purvis Male 50 Farmer Not in Durham
Francis Purvis Female 45 Not in Durham
William Purvis Male 25 Butcher Not in Durham
James Purvis Male 20 Agricultural labourer Not in Durham
Thomas Purvis Male 15 Agricultural labourer Not in Durham
John Purvis Male 15 Agricultural labourer Not in Durham
Eleanor Embleton Female 50 Farm servant Not in Durham

Note ages were rounded to five years in the 1841 census


1851 census

Hedworth, Monkton And Jarrow, Durham [3]
Name Relation Status Gender Age Occupation Birth place
John Purvis Head Married Male 64 Farmer of 160 Acres Warkworth, Northumberland
Frances Purvis Wife Married Female 56 Felton, Northumberland
William Purvis Son Single Male 34 Butcher Warkworth, Northumberland
John Purvis Son Single Male 24 Agricultural labourer Warkworth, Northumberland

In 1861 he is the only child living at home with his now widowed father but his young wife and son are living there as well as 3 servants.

1861 census

Hedworth, Monkton And Jarrow, Durham [6]
Name Relation Status Gender Age Occupation Birth place
John Purvis Head Widowed Male 75 Farmer of 107 Acres Warkworth, Northumberland
John Purvis Son Married Male 34 Agricultural labourer Warkworth, Northumberland
Ann Purvis Wife Married Female 21 Preston, Northumberland
Thos Gibbon Purvis Son Single Male 4 months Hedworth, Durham

1871 census

19 Chapel Road, Hedworth Monkton & Jarrow, South Shields, Durham [4]
Name Relation Status Gender Age Occupation Birth place
John Purvis Head Marries Male 42 General worker Warkworth, Northumberland
Ann Purvis Wife Married Female 30 Cleadon, Durham
Thomas Gibbon Purvis Son Single Male 10 Scholar Hedworth, Durham
Frances E P Purvis Daughter Single Female 7 Scholar Hedworth, Durham
Robert Alexander Purvis Son Single Male 5 Jarrow, Durham
John Gibbon Purvis Son Single Male 3 Jarrow, Durham
Ann Ellen Purvis Daughter Single Female 7 months Jarrow, Durham

Also with the family were Thomas Gilks, his wife Hannah and their son John, all from Staffordshire, England. They may be unrelated.

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    HO107 Piece number 297 Book number 7 Folio number 4 Page number 3, 1841.
  2. Northumberland and Durham Family History Society. Northumberland and Durham Baptisms
    21 Mar 1824.
  3. 3.0 3.1 England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    HO107 Piece number 2400 Folio 414 Page 20, 1841.
  4. England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    RG10 Piece number 5040 Folio 88 Page 26, 2 Apr 1871.
  5. England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    RG11 Piece number 5023 Folio 19 Page 32, 3 Apr 1881.
  6. England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    RG09 Piece number 3796 Folio number 72 Page number 9, 7 Apr 1861.