Leslie Gordon Purdie (1884 - 1954)

Born 10 Sep 1884 in Huirangi, nr Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Rose Augusta Olivia (Rolfe) Purdie — married 5 Jan 1911 in Tikorangi, Taranaki, New Zealand

Died 3 May 1954 at age 69 in Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Leslie Gordon /Purdie/ ^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 10 SEP 1884

Place: Huirangi, nr Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand^[4][5][6]

Death

Death:

Date: 03 MAY 1954

Place: Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand

Note: John & Anna Maria PURDIE fact sheet "had c 1950". John PURDIE article had buried Te Kuiti". As Lands and Deeds doc. usually dated at death I've assumed d. 3 May 1954, which is verified from the NZ Dth index^{[7][8][9][10]}

Reference

Reference: 720

Occupation

Occupation: farmer on Mokau river flats, which he bought for £3 per acre in 1917; bred horses, later Polled Angus cattle, early in field of topdressing.

Date: 1917

Place: Mokau R, Taranaki, New Zealand^[11]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 05 MAY 1954

Place: Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand

Note: H/stone #525: Lesley Gordon bel. h/o Rose PURDIE d. 3 May 1954 aged 69.

also his beloved wife Rose Augusta d. 12 Jan 1972, aged 82

Burial record (#1261) transcr. shows PURDIE, Leslie Gordon 69 yrs Ang. retired farmer b. Waitara d. Te Kuiti 4 (sic, dth index has 3rd) May 1954 Bur. 5 May Old Block 4 p.267 Warrant 430^[12][13][14]

Marriage

Husband: Leslie Gordon Purdie

Wife: Rose Augusta Olivia Rolfe

Child: Jock Rolfe Purdie

Child: Henry Eric Purdie

Marriage:

Date: 05 JAN 1911

Place: Tikorangi, Taranaki, New Zealand^[15][16][17]

Sources

1. ↑ Purdie-155 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of AndrewsRolfeConnectingBits4WTAug2015.ged on Aug 16, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S23
3. ↑ Source: #S74
4. ↑ Source: #S129 Page: Birth 10 Sep 1884 Leslie Gordon s/o John L PURDIE & Anna Maria ANDREWS
5. ↑ Source: #S74
6. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: Birth 10 Sep 1884 Leslie Gordon s/o John & Anna Maria PURDIE, ref. 1884/6269, extracted Aug 2015
7. ↑ Source: #S75
8. ↑ Source: #S2052 Page: New Plymouth Wills index
9. ↑ Source: #S74
10. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: Dth 3 May 1954 Leslie Gordon PURDIE, aged 69, ref. 1954/30886, extracted Aug 2015
11. ↑ Source: #S75
12. ↑ Source: #S75
13. ↑ Source: #S1034 Page: H/stone #525: Dth 3 May 1954 (aged 69) Lesley Gordon PURDIE h/o Rose Augusta (d. 12 Jan 1972, aged 82), Old Te Kuiti Cem., extracted Aug 2015
14. ↑ Source: #S1034 Page: Bur. #1261: 5 May 1954 Lesley Gordon PURDIE, Old Te Kuiti Cem., Old Block 4 p.267, aged 69, Ang. retired farmer, b. Waitara d. Te Kuiti (4th s/be 3rd) May, , extracted Aug 2015
15. ↑ Source: #S256
16. ↑ Source: #S74
17. ↑ Source: #S2445 Page: Marr. 1911 Leslie Gordon PURDIE and Rose Augusta Olive ROLFE, folio 248 extracted Aug 2006

• Source: S1034 Title: CEM.FICHE: Cemetery transcriptions (now on ancestry) Publication: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand Repository: #R83
• Repository: R83 Name: NZ Geneaological Society Address: City: Auckland Country: New Zealand
• Source: S129 Title: BDM: Transcript Waitara PO records Author: Compiler: Waitara Genealogy Society Note: Extracted Nov 1993 by L McIntosh
• Source: S2052 Title: NZ Soc. Gen. Index, Subject: assorted indexes Publication: NZ Society of Genealogists, Auckland, New Zealand, Vol 1:1999 Vol 3: 2003 Vol 5:
• Source: S23 Title: NP descendents list from immigrants on 1st 6 ships, Compiler Address: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Author: Various Publication: 1941 Note: Drawn up in 1941 for the NP Centennial, listing known descendents of the immigrants on the first 6 ships into Taranaki, New Zealand. CONT Photocopies, taken 1993(?) of the copies held in the library, held by L McIntosh include later additions from subsequent visitors. CONT I've assumed a d. next to a name means they were dead in 1941. Repository: #R13
• Repository: R13 Name: Taranaki Museum Address: City: New Plymouth State: Taranaki Country: New Zealand
• Source: S57 Title: BDM: NZ historical indexes (online), Url: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
• Source: S74 Title: FT PURDIE/ANDREWS Fact Sheet, Compiler Address: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand Author: Waitara Gen. Soc? Note: Fact sheet includes notes on John Lidderdale PURDIE, 1830-1914, and Ann Maria ANDREWS, 1853-1938, plus p/copy of article on foundation stone for Knox Church (laid by Mrs A M PURDIE 1914). Notes included on all children of John and Anna Maria, and the family of Hugh & Agnes PURDIE, John's brother, many of whose children Anna Maria brought up, and the family of Hugh Montgomery PURDIE & Jane LIDDIDALE, John's and Hugh's parents. P/copies received from Marie COX, Edgecombe, Aug 1993
• Source: S75 Title: ARTICLE: PURDIE, John: 1831-1914, Compiler Address: Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand Author: Waitara Gen. Soc. Publication: after 1975 Note: Includes Purdie ancestors, and a letter to the Editor/tribute from Te Kuiti about Les Purdie and the farm with no road access from 1910 till 1928. CONT P/copy, with annotations and corrections, from Lesley R, Waitara, Aug 93