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Robert George Purvis 1889–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1889

Birth Location: Forfar, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Dec 1965

Death Location: Granville,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: David Purvis

Mother: Margaret Brown

Spouse(s): Margaret Lindsay

Children(s): James Purvis, Margaret Purvis, Hilda Purvis, Roberta (Bobbie), Janet Purvis, Mary Purvis, Phillip Purvis

Robert George Purvis was born in 1889 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, the child of David Purvis And Margaret Ann Brown. Robert George Purvis married Margaret Guthrie Lindsay, and had children including Hilda May Purvis, James Alexander Purvis, Janet Lindsay Purvis, Margaret Jean Purvis, Mary Anne Purvis, Phillip Wood Purvis, Roberta Elizabeth Purvis Bobbie. Robert George Purvis passed away in 1965 in Granville,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Robert George Purvis was born in 1889 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, the child of David Purvis And Margaret Ann Brown.
  • Robert George Purvis married Margaret Guthrie Lindsay, and had children including Hilda May Purvis, James Alexander Purvis, Janet Lindsay Purvis, Margaret Jean Purvis, Mary Anne Purvis, Phillip Wood Purvis, Roberta Elizabeth Purvis Bobbie.
  • Robert George Purvis passed away in 1965 in Granville,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Purvis
1859–1920
Birth Location: Cortachy Clova, Angus, Scotland
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Margaret Brown
1864–1949
Birth Location: Forfar, Angus, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Lindsay
1900–1939
Birth Location: Carmyllie, Angus, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Purvis
1923–1986
Birth Location: Quakers Hill, New South Wales, Australia
JP
Margaret Purvis
1930–2014
Birth Location: Quakers Hill, New South Wales, Australia
MP
Hilda Purvis
1933–1971
Birth Location: Quakers Hill, New South Wales, Australia
HP
Roberta (Bobbie)
1933–2003
Birth Location: Quakers Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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Janet Purvis
1926–2008
Birth Location: Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
JP
Mary Purvis
1921–2001
Birth Location: Quakers Hill, New South Wales, Australia
MP
Phillip Purvis
1928–1981
Birth Location: Quakers Hill, New South Wales, Australia
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Robert Purvis's Ancestors

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Robert Purvis
1889–1965
Birth Place: Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Parents
David Purvis
1859–1920
Cortachy Clova, Angus, Scotland
Margaret (Ann) Brown
1864–1949
Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
George Brown
1827–1905
St Vigeans, Angus, Forfarshire, Scotland
Agnes (Dempster) Ormond
1823–1900
27 Aug 1823 • Saint Vigeans, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Ormond
1786–1870
Jean Fairweather
1785–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Fairweather
1744–1792
Jean Ferrier
1750–1794

Robert Purvis's Descendants

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Robert (George) Purvis (18 Jul 1889–15 Dec 1965) m. Margaret (Guthrie) Lindsay (24 Feb 1900–18 Jan 1939)
  1. 1. James (Alexander) Purvis 1923–1986 m. Gweneth (Doreen) Jones 1925–1996
    1. 1. Dorothy (May) Purvis 1946–2021 m. Richard (Arthur) Quinn 1936–2019
  2. 2. Margaret (Jean) Purvis 1930–2014
  3. 3. Hilda (may) Purvis 1933–1971
  4. 4. Roberta (Elizabeth Purvis) (Bobbie) 1933–2003
  5. 5. Janet (Lindsay) Purvis 1926–2008
  6. 6. Mary (Anne) Purvis 1921–2001
  7. 7. Phillip (Wood) Purvis 1928–1981

Robert Purvis's Timeline

3 Records

1889
18 Jul 1889
Birth of Robert George Purvis in Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Forfar, Angus, Scotland
1965
15 Dec 1965
Age 76
Death of Robert George Purvis in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
1965
15 Dec 1965
Age 76
Death of Robert George Purvis in Granville,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Granville,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1889
    Event Place: Forfar, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1965
    Event Place: Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1965
    Event Place: Granville,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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