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Sarah Elizabeth Purdy 1807–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1807

Birth Location: Briningham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: Jan 1887

Death Location: Thetford, Norfolk, England

Father: Michael Purdy

Mother: Frances Bullen

Spouse(s): Robert Bishell

Children(s): Thomas Bishell, Robert Bishell, Susan Bishell, Esther Bishell, Alfred Bishell, Thomas Bishell, Sophia Bishell, Louisa Bishell, Henry Bishell, Jane Bishell

In 1807, Sarah Elizabeth Purdy entered the world in Briningham, Norfolk, England, born to Michael Purdy And Frances Bullen. Sarah Elizabeth Purdy married Robert Bishell, and had children including Alfred Bishell, Esther Bishell, Henry Bishell, Jane Elizabeth Bishell, Louisa Bishell, Robert Bishell, Sophia Mary Bishell, Susan Bishell, Thomas George Bishell, Thomas John Bishell. Sarah Elizabeth Purdy passed away in 1887 in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Sarah Elizabeth Purdy entered the world in Briningham, Norfolk, England, born to Michael Purdy And Frances Bullen.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Purdy married Robert Bishell, and had children including Alfred Bishell, Esther Bishell, Henry Bishell, Jane Elizabeth Bishell, Louisa Bishell, Robert Bishell, Sophia Mary Bishell, Susan Bishell, Thomas George Bishell, Thomas John Bishell.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Purdy passed away in 1887 in Thetford, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Purdy
1779–1818
Birth Location: Holt, Norfolk ,England
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Frances Bullen
1780–1825
Birth Location: Melton Constable, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Robert Bishell
1803–1885
Birth Location: Hackford cum Whitwell, West Dereham, Norfolk, England
RB

Children(s)

Thomas Bishell
1841–1904
Birth Location: Wereham, Norfolk, England
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Robert Bishell
1845–1882
Birth Location: West Dereham, Norfolk, England
RB
Susan Bishell
1836–
Birth Location: West Dereham, Norfolk, England
SB
Esther Bishell
1831–1918
Birth Location: West Dereham, Norfolk, England
EB
Alfred Bishell
1835–1882
Birth Location: West Dereham, Norfolk, England
AB
Thomas Bishell
1828–1898
Birth Location: Shipdham, Norfolk, England
TB
Sophia Bishell
1845–
Birth Location: West Dereham, Norfolk, England
SB
Louisa Bishell
1833–
Birth Location: West Dereham, Norfolk, England
LB
Henry Bishell
1830–
Birth Location: West Dereham, Wereham, Downham, Norfolk
HB
Jane Bishell
1851–
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Purdy's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Purdy
1807–1887
Birth Place: Briningham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Michael Purdy
1779–1818
Holt, Norfolk ,England
Frances Bullen
1780–1825
Melton Constable, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Michael Purdy
1746–1800
Briston Norfolk WEngland
Susannah Baldwin
1755–1796
Benjamin Bullen
1732–1788
Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Platten
1745–1805
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Purdy
1715–
Susanna Dennis
1720–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Purdy's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Elizabeth) Purdy (30 Jun 1807–Jan 1887) m. Robert Bishell (10 Nov 1803–Oct 1885)
  1. 1. Thomas (John) Bishell 1841–1904 m. Eliza (Sophia) Coulam 1846–1920
    1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Bishell 1865–1936 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Goble 1866–1918
      1. 1. Charles (Victor Henry) Bishell 1889–1974 m. Daisy Bishell 1892–1976
        1. 1. Phyllis (Merl) Bishell 1923–1989 m. Austin (Lambert) Browne 1919–1983
        2. 2. Olive (Lillian) Bishell 1921–2005 m. Neil (Sinclair) Watts 1926–2005
        3. 3. Thelma (Daisy) Bishell 1918–2001 m. Harold (Irwin) Tapp 1916–2001
        4. 4. Helen (Katherine) Bishell 1929–2012 m. Edward (Earl) Cowley 1926–1985
      2. 2. Ida Bishell 1906–1990 m. Leslie (Holliday) Hodgson 1908–1987
      3. 3. Olive Bishell 1901–1948 m. William (Spencer) Reeves 1895–1982
      4. 4. Albert Bishell 1899–1906
      5. 5. Ruby (Katherine) Bishell 1896–1954
        1. 1. Ida (Katherine) James 1919–1988
      6. 6. Claude (Thomas) Bishell 1896–1906
      7. 7. Iden Bishell 1892–1964 m. Helga (Emmeline) Sands 1894–1967
      8. 8. Maud Bishell 1887–1953 m. Alexander (Gordon) McGlashan 1885–1945
        1. 1. Vincent (Lorance (Len)) McGlashan 1913–1984
        2. 2. Florence (Elizabeth) McGlashan 1916–1989
        3. 3. Gordon (Alexander) McGlashan 1912–1923
        4. 4. Annie (Agnes) McGlashan 1915–1985
    2. 2. Robert (Cecil) Bishell 1893–1983
    3. 3. Alfred (Lewis) Bishell 1886–1974 m. Mona (Moretta) Lowe 1889–1958
    4. 4. Kate (Louisa) Bishell 1883–1928
    5. 5. Ivy (Eleanor) Bishell 1881–1921
    6. 6. Ann Bishell 1880–1945
    7. 7. May Bishell 1878–1953
    8. 8. Olive Bishell 1876–1958
    9. 9. William (Henry Charles) Bishell 1874–1944
    10. 10. Susan (Jane) Bishell 1873–1939 m. Stephen (Le) Comte 1865–1945
    11. 11. Mary (Caroline) Bishell 1871–1954 m. George (Richard) Saunders 1854–1904
    12. 12. Arthur (Coulam) Bishell 1869–1962
    13. 13. Edward (George) Bishell 1868–1942
  2. 2. Robert Bishell 1845–1882
  3. 3. Susan Bishell 1836–
  4. 4. Esther Bishell 1831–1918
  5. 5. Alfred Bishell 1835–1882
  6. 6. Thomas (George) Bishell 1828–1898
  7. 7. Sophia (Mary) Bishell 1845–
  8. 8. Louisa Bishell 1833–
  9. 9. Henry Bishell 1830–
  10. 10. Jane (Elizabeth) Bishell 1851–

Sarah Purdy's Timeline

2 Records

1807
30 Jun 1807
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Purdy in Briningham, Norfolk, England
Briningham, Norfolk, England
1887
Jan 1887
Age 80
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Purdy in Thetford, Norfolk, England
Thetford, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1807
    Event Place: Briningham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1887
    Event Place: Thetford, Norfolk, England
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