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Henry Purdy 1812–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 apr 1812

Birth Location: Poringland, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Apr 1879

Death Location: Norfolk, United Kingdom

Father: Philip Purdy

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sarah Fuller

Children(s): William Purdy

The story of Henry Purdy began in 1812 in Poringland, Norfolk, England. In 1851, Henry Purdy resided in Brooke, Norfolk, England. Henry Purdy married Sarah Ann Fuller, and had children including William Finnaman Purdy. Henry Purdy passed away in 1879 in Norfolk, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Purdy began in 1812 in Poringland, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1851, Henry Purdy resided in Brooke, Norfolk, England.
  • Henry Purdy married Sarah Ann Fuller, and had children including William Finnaman Purdy.
  • Henry Purdy passed away in 1879 in Norfolk, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Purdy
1767–1834
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Fuller
1814–1892
Birth Location: Woodton, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

William Purdy
1835–1911
Birth Location: Alpington, Norfolk, England
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Henry Purdy's Ancestors

Self
Henry Purdy
1812–1879
Birth Place: Poringland, Norfolk, England
Parents
Philip Purdy
1767–1834
Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Purdy's Descendants

1.
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Henry Purdy (24 apr 1812–Apr 1879) m. Sarah (Ann) Fuller (1814–4 Jan 1892)
  1. 1. William (Finnaman) Purdy 1835–1911 m. Caroline Long 1839–1925
    1. 1. Harry Purdy 1857–1941 m. Anna (Eliza Barnard) * 1857–1928
      1. 1. William (Harry) Purdy 1882–1955 m. Ellen ((Mary) Maria) Fox 1881–1976 m. Charlotte (Lucy) Barber 1880–1958
        1. 1. Joan (Hettie) Purdy 1915–2002 m. Percy (John) Keeler 1906–1955
        2. 2. Alice (Edith Annie) Purdy 1903–1987 m. Bertie (Edward) Kemp 1902–1988
        3. 3. Jean ((Jane)) Purdy 1917–1997 m. William (John) Coadwell –1976
        4. 4. George (William) Purdy 1911–1911
        5. 5. Leonard (Harry) Fox 1903–1977 m. Olive (May) Smithchilds 1913–1994
      2. 2. Alice (Maria) Purdy 1879–1953 m. William (Adam) Lovatt 1874–
      3. 3. George (Leonard) Purdy 1886–1951 m. Beatrice (Rosa) Porrett 1886–
        1. 1. Mary (Edith) Purdy 1916–1919
      4. 4. Harriet (Maria) Purdy 1888–1960 m. Andrew (Owen) Young 1883–
        1. 1. Beryl (Rosina) Young 1921– m. Charles (W) Carroll –1964
      5. 5. Edith (Ellen) Purdy 1896–1975 m. James (Eustace) Walsh 1894–
        1. 1. Alfred (J E) Walsh 1928–2001
      6. 6. Alfred (Charles) Purdy 1898–1918
    2. 2. William Purdy 1867–
    3. 3. Sarah (Charlotte) Purdy 1862–1927 m. Walter Needs 1862–
      1. 1. Herbert (E) Needs 1889–
      2. 2. Edith (A) Needs 1890–
      3. 3. Florence (Annie) Needs 1887– m. Ivor (Walter) Taylor 1888–
        1. 1. Arthur (Walter) Taylor 1909–
        2. 2. Violet (??) Taylor 1911–
      4. 4. Caroline Needs 1893–
        1. 1. Stanley (Raymond) Pegler 1910–1988 m. Lilian (Rosina) White 1911–
    4. 4. George Purdy 1865–1875
    5. 5. Samuel Purdy 1869–1916 m. Clara (Sophia) Tabner 1872–
      1. 1. Florence (Eveline Maude) Purdy 1894– m. John (Arne Johanna) Melan 1894–
        1. 1. Thelma (Ruth) Melan 1926–
        2. 2. John (Douglas) Melan 1921–
      2. 2. Violet (Doris Irene) Purdy 1898–1982 m. Axel Erikson 1891–1931
      3. 3. Maurice Purdy 1906– m. Leonora Wren 1909–
        1. 1. Patricia (L) Purdy 1931–1988
    6. 6. Adeline (M) Purdy 1875– m. Arthur (Benjamin) Sutton 1876–
      1. 1. Alice (Dorothy Margurite) Sutton 1904–
        1. 1. Diedre (Elizabeth Marguerite) Shirvell 1932–2022
        2. 2. Doreen Shirvell 1933–2022
      2. 2. Florence (Adelaide) Sutton 1906– m. William (Philip) Bugden 1905–1990
    7. 7. Robert Purdy 1877– m. Violet (Emily) Kempster 1889–
      1. 1. Iris (Margaret) Purdy 1922–2009
    8. 8. Frederick (George) Purdy 1879–1939 m. Lily (Elizabeth) Trivett 1886–
      1. 1. William (C) Purdy 1911–
        1. 1. Gordon (William) Purdy 1934–2009
      2. 2. Frederick (Reginald) Purdy 1915–1963
      3. 3. Daphne (A) Purdy 1927–2020
        1. 1. Thomas Dyson 1948–1949
    9. 9. Alice Purdy 1883–

Henry Purdy's Timeline

4 Records

1812
24 apr 1812
Birth of Henry Purdy in Poringland, Norfolk, England
Poringland, Norfolk, England
1812
17 May 1812
Henry Purdy was baptized in England
England
1851
1851
Age 39
Henry Purdy resided here in Brooke, Norfolk, England
Brooke, Norfolk, England
1879
Apr 1879
Age 67
Death of Henry Purdy in Norfolk, United Kingdom
Norfolk, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 apr 1812
    Event Place: Poringland, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 May 1812
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Brooke, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1879
    Event Place: Norfolk, United Kingdom
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