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James Purdy 1860 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1860

Birth Location: Stiffkey, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Sep 1936

Death Location: Lanchester, Durham, England

Father: Isaac Purdy

Mother: Elizabeth Girdlestone

Spouse(s): Mary McManus

Children(s): Thomas Purdy

The story of James Purdy began in 1860 in Stiffkey, Norfolk, England. James Purdy married Mary Ann McManus, and had children including Thomas Henry Purdy. James Purdy passed away in 1936 in Lanchester, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Purdy began in 1860 in Stiffkey, Norfolk, England.
  • James Purdy married Mary Ann McManus, and had children including Thomas Henry Purdy.
  • James Purdy passed away in 1936 in Lanchester, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Purdy
1822 – 1886
Birth Location: Stiffkey, Norfolk, England
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Elizabeth Girdlestone
1823 – 1861
Birth Location: Morston, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary McManus
1861 – 1937
Birth Location: Whickham, Durham, England
MM

Children(s)

Thomas Purdy
1885 –
Birth Location: Burnopfield
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James Purdy's Ancestors

Self
James Purdy
1860 – 1936
Birth Place: Stiffkey, Norfolk, England
Parents
Isaac Wilkins Purdy
1822 – 1886
Stiffkey, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Girdlestone
1823 – 1861
Morston, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
James Purdy
1784 – 1852
Briningham Norfolk
Mary Wilkins
1785 – 1856
Stiffkey, Norfolk, England
Francis Girdlestone
1797 – 1880
Erpingham, Norfolk, , England
Lydia Marsh
1794 – 1875
Stifkey, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Purdy
1752 – 1790
Alice Rowe
1753 – 1825
Robert Wilkins
1760 – 1839
Sarah Isaacks
1761 – 1801
Edward Bunn
1773 – 1838
Mary Great-Grandmother
1780 – 1842
William March
1752 –
Margaret Ralph
– 1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Purdy's Descendants

1.
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James Purdy (1860 – Sep 1936) m. Mary (Ann) McManus (1861 – 12 Feb 1937)
  1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Purdy (1885 – ) m. Hannah Knotts (abt 1887 – )
    1. 1. Muriel Purdie (28 Apr 1918 – 26 Aug 2000) m. Richard (Herbert Louis) Gestro (18 Feb 1916 – 1979) m. Edward (Andrew) O'Brien (19 JUL 1914 – 5 MAR 1993)
      1. 1. Lynette (Muriel) Gestro (18 Jul 1942 – 18 Jul 2023) m. Claude (Tennyson) Coronno (15 Feb 1940 – 2 Mar 2012)
        1. 1. Leeanne Coronno m. Lance (Tauahika) Iwikau (1957 – )
        2. 2. Mark (David) Coronno m. Rachel (Margaret) Ogden (1 Jul – )
      2. 2. Kevin (Richard) Gestro (18 Jul 1945 – ) m. Maureen Snowdon
        1. 1. Lisa (J.) Gestro (1967 – ) m. Dean Archer
        2. 2. Cherie (Anne) Gestro (1974 – ) m. Daniel Gordon
        3. 3. Paul Gestro ( – 1998)
        4. 4. Rhonda Gestro m. Paul

James Purdy's Timeline

2 Records

1860
1860
Birth of James Purdy in Stiffkey, Norfolk, England
Stiffkey, Norfolk, England
1936
Sep 1936
Age 76
Death of James Purdy in Lanchester, Durham, England
Lanchester, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Stiffkey, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1936
    Event Place: Lanchester, Durham, England
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