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Charles Purves

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: October 14, 1881 (56)
At Sea aboard ""Two Sisters" of Coldingham, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom) (Drowned Eyemouth Disaster)
Immediate Family:

Son of Charles Purves and Elizabeth Burns Purves
Husband of Alexandrina Purves
Brother of Archibald Purves; Robert Purves; John Whitehead Purves and William Whitehead Purves

Occupation: 1851/61 - 25/34, Fisherman; 1881 - 54/55, Fisherman
1851 Census: Coldingham; ED: 8; Page: 4; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1851_196; Year: 1851
1861 Census: Beech-hill, Coldingham; ED: 2; Page: 16; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1861_136
1881 Census: Shore No. 1 Upper Row, Coldingham; ED: 2; Page: 10; Line: 19; Roll: cssct1881_307
Birth Reg.: PURVES CHARLES CHARLES PURVES/ELIZABETH NISBET FR1954 (FR1954) M 02/01/1825 732/ 70 103 Coldingham
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About Charles Purves

Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

  • Name: Charles Purves
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 26 Oct 1824
  • Baptism Date: 2 Jan 1825
  • Baptism Place: , Coldingham, Berwick, Scotland
  • Father: Charles Purves
  • Mother: Elizabeth Nisbet
  • FHL Film Number: 1067870
  • Reference ID: 2:15WFG7S Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

PURVES CHARLES CHARLES PURVES/ELIZABETH NISBET FR1954 (FR1954) M 02/01/1825 732/70 103 Coldingham


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Charles Purves's Timeline

1824
October 26, 1824
Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1825
January 2, 1825
Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1881
October 14, 1881
Age 56
At Sea aboard ""Two Sisters" of Coldingham, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)