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William PURVIS (1828 - 1891)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Eliza Mary PURVIS (1857 - 1938) Margaret PURVIS (1859 - 1939) Catherine Jane PURVIS (1863 - 1942) Thomas James PURVIS (1868 - 1948)	William PURVIS (1828 - 1891) + Margaret CROFT (1830 - 1882)

b. 1828

m. 1852 Margaret CROFT (1830 - 1882) at Alnwick, Northumberland, England

d. 1891 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia aged 63

Near Relatives of William PURVIS (1828 - 1891)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Self	William PURVIS	1828		1891	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	63
Wife	Margaret CROFT	abt 1830		1882	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	52
Daughter	Eliza Mary PURVIS	1857	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	1938	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	81
Daughter	Margaret PURVIS	1859	Mt Bunintong, Victoria, Australia	1939	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	80
Daughter	Catherine Jane PURVIS	1863	Victoria, Australia	1942	Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia	79
Son	Thomas James PURVIS	1868	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	1948	Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	80
Son in Law	Edwin HAYWOOD	1855		1928	Frankstown, Victoria, Australia	73
Son in Law	Edmund James GALE	1864	Castlemain, Victoria, Australia	1953	Surrey Hills, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	89
Daughter in Law	Fanny Walles (Wailes) PESCOTT	1860	Chiltern, Victoria, Australia	1944	Brighton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	84
Granddaughter	Hazel PURVIS
Granddaughter	Daisy Clarice PURVIS	1891	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	1923	Victoria, Australia	32

Events in William PURVIS (1828 - 1891)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1828		William PURVIS was born		Note 1
1852	24	Married Margaret CROFT (aged 22)	Alnwick, Northumberland, England	Note 2
1857	29	Birth of daughter Eliza Mary PURVIS	Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52
1859	31	Birth of daughter Margaret PURVIS	Mt Bunintong, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
1863	35	Birth of daughter Catherine Jane PURVIS	Victoria, Australia	Note 5	52
1868	40	Birth of son Thomas James PURVIS	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	52
1882	54	Death of wife Margaret CROFT (aged 52)	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	Note 7	52
1891	63	William PURVIS died	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1891	63	Burial	Ballarat Old Cemetery, Ballarat	Note 8	90

Note 1: Headstone - Died 1891 - age 63 = c 1828

Note 2: Margaret Croft in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: Margaret Croft Registration Year: 1852 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration District: Alnwick Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Northumberland Volume: 10b Page: 374 Records on Page: Name Margaret Croft William Purvis

Note 3: Eliz Mary Purvis in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Eliz Mary Purvis Birth Date: Abt 1857 Birth Place: Ballarat East, Victoria Registration Year: 1857 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: William Purvis Mother: Margaret Croft Registration Number: 10061

Note 4: Death reg Margaret Purvis in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Margaret Purvis Birth Date: Abt 1859 Birth Place: MT Bunintong, Victoria Registration Year: 1859 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: William Purvis Mother: Margaret Croft Registration Number: 12727

Note 5: Death reg Catherine Jane Purvis in the Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917 Name: Catherine Jane Purvis Birth Registration Date: 1863 Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: William Purvis Mother Maiden Name: Croft Reference Number: 12106

Note 6: Obit & burial info Thos Jas Purvis in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Thos Jas Purvis Birth Date: Abt 1868 Birth Place: Ballarat East, Victoria Registration Year: 1868 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: William Purvis Mother: Margt Croft Registration Number: 13658

Note 7: Margaret Purvis in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: Margaret Purvis Birth Year: abt 1830 Age: 52 Death Place: Ballarat, Victoria Father's Name: Croft Thomas Mother's Name: Mary Burns Registration Year: 1882 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 7621

Note 8: William Purvis Birth unknown Death 20 Jun 1891 Burial Ballarat Old Cemetery Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia

Personal Notes:

birth reg of son

Source References:

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210367448/william-purvis (Burial)

- Notes: William Purvis Birth unknown Death 20 Jun 1891 Burial Ballarat Old Cemetery Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia

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