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William Nugent Purdy 1880–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1880

Birth Location: Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1966

Death Location: New Zealand

Father: James Purdy

Mother: Mary Heys

Spouse(s): Emma Meakin

Children(s): Edward Purdy

William Nugent Purdy was born in 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of James Purdy And Mary Ellen Heys. In 1881, William Nugent Purdy resided in Spotland, Lancashire, England. William Nugent Purdy married Emma Meakin, and had children including Edward Purdy. William Nugent Purdy passed away in 1966 in New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Nugent Purdy was born in 1880 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of James Purdy And Mary Ellen Heys.
  • In 1881, William Nugent Purdy resided in Spotland, Lancashire, England.
  • William Nugent Purdy married Emma Meakin, and had children including Edward Purdy.
  • William Nugent Purdy passed away in 1966 in New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Purdy's Ancestors

Self
William Purdy
1880–1966
Birth Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
James Purdy
1855–1918
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Mary (Ellen) Heys
1855–1922
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Purdy
1825–1891
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Ann Turner
1823–1900
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Richard Heys
1829–1903
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Mary (Ann) Whitehead
1832–1918
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Purdy
1803–1864
Mary Kershaw
1804–1864
James Turner
1794–
Alice Ratcliffe\Radcliffe
1802–1866
Lomax\s Heys
1807–1876
Rachel Clough
1810–1855
Robert Whitehead
1811–1886
Christiana Lonsdale
1810–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph (weaver)
1767–1853
Martha Senior
1771–1828
John Kershaw
1760–1837
Susan Grindrod
1767–1820
John Clough
1789–1840
Samuel Whitehead
1774–1847
Sarah Taylor
1786–1857
Thomas Lonsdale
1770–1844
Mary Naylor
1770–1820

William Purdy's Descendants

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William (Nugent) Purdy (17 Jul 1880–1966) m. Emma Meakin (April 1883–)
  1. 1. Edward Purdy 1906–1998 m. Christina (Sussannah) Beazley 1911–1963
    1. 1. Rex (William) Purdy 1929–2010 m. Anne Morton 1942–2024

William Purdy's Timeline

7 Records

1880
17 Jul 1880
Birth of William Nugent Purdy in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1880
5 Sep 1880
William Nugent Purdy was baptized in Wardleworth, St James, Lancashire, England
Wardleworth, St James, Lancashire, England
1881
1881
Age 1
William Nugent Purdy resided here in Spotland, Lancashire, England
Spotland, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 11
William Nugent Purdy resided here in Wardleworth, Lancashire, England
Wardleworth, Lancashire, England
1901
1901
Age 21
William Nugent Purdy resided here in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
1963
1963
Age 83
William Nugent Purdy resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1966
1966
Age 86
Death of William Nugent Purdy in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1880
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives in Washington, DC; London, England, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 796; Item: 42
    [2] Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms
    [3] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3338; Folio: 9; Page: 12; GSU roll: 6098448
    [4] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4111; Folio: 73; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341983
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3840; Folio: 139; Page: 25
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1880
    Event Place: Wardleworth, St James, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Spotland, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4111; Folio: 73; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341983

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Wardleworth, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3338; Folio: 9; Page: 12; GSU roll: 6098448

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3840; Folio: 139; Page: 25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1908
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-105897

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1925
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives in Washington, DC; London, England, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 796; Item: 42

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-105897

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Brisbane, Australia
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives in Washington, DC; London, England, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 796; Item: 42

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1966
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, St. John's Branch of the New Zealand Society of Geneologists; Auckland, New Zealand; Purewa Cemetery Records, 1871-1994
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, St. John's Branch of the New Zealand Society of Geneologists; Auckland, New Zealand; Purewa Cemetery Records, 1871-1994

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