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Agnes

Agnes Report 18 Feb 2004 19:57

i cant proceed without the birth cert as i dont know who davidv purveses parents were he was born 1893 and was brought up by his grandfather isaac purves in jarrow south sheilds i have been desperate to find out as i have been looking for this for 7 weeksand i keep hitting a brick wall all the time any help would be appreciated nancy

Agnes

Agnes Report 18 Feb 2004 20:06

hi rosemary, this is him and this is the birth cert i sent for on the 7th feb and still waiting for it to arrive thanks for your help nancy

Michele

Michele Report 18 Feb 2004 20:15

HI Found this on 1881 census at LDS website Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability Isaac PURVIS Head M Male 45 Scotland Shoemaker Jane PURVIS Wife M Female 42 Scotland Jessie PURVIS Daur U Female 14 Berwick Message Girl Margaret A. PURVIS Daur U Female 12 Berwick Scholar Catherine I. PURVIS Daur U Female 9 Berwick Scholar David PURVIS Son U Male 7 Berwick Scholar William PURVIS Son U Male 5 Berwick Scholar Isaac PURVIS Son U Male 3 Berwick Scholar James PURVIS Son U Male 9 m Berwick Scholar Source Information: Dwelling 9 Chapel St Census Place Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England Family History Library Film 1342238 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 5129 / 113 Page Number 9 Hope this helps when your cert arrives Michele

Agnes

Agnes Report 18 Feb 2004 20:41

hi michele this is them and i have the 1881 census for this but its not the david purves im looking for this is his grandparents thanks for your help nancy