James was born in 1852 in Holton, Oxfordshire, son of James Purdy and Harriet Munt. [1] He was baptised on 12 September 1852 in Holton, Oxfordshire, England.[2]
In the 1861 census James (age 8) was living with his father, grandmother and siblings in Holton, Oxfordshire, England. His father was a widower and agricultural labourer. [3]
In the 1891 census James (age 38) was living with his wife and daughter Ada in Pilsley, Derbyshire, England. His birthplace has been incorrectly recorded as 'Hobton' rather than Holton. [5]
He died in 1896 [6] N.B. this profile previously quoted a death in 1931 but this must be incorrect as his wife is a widow on the 1911 census.
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 25 March 2023)
Purdy, James (Mother's maiden name: Munt). GRO Reference: 1852 Jul-Aug-Sep in Headington Union Volume 03A Page 473.
↑Baptism:
"Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915"
Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR135/1/R2/1 Ancestry uk Record 61057 #417599 (accessed 25 March 2023)
James Purdy baptism on 12 Sep 1852, child of James Purdy & Harriet Purdy, in Holton, Oxfordshire, England.
↑1861 Census:
"1861 England Census"
Class: Rg 9; Piece: 889; Folio: 89; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542717; ED, institution, or vessel: 5; Household schedule number: 64 Ancestry uk Record 8767 #11346131 (accessed 25 March 2023)
James Purdy (8) grandson in household of Elizabeth Purdy (66) in Holton in Headington registration district in Oxfordshire, England. Born in Holton, Oxfordshire, England.
↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KBDH-4BR : 19 October 2020), James Purdey and Isabella Dobbs, 12 Aug 1878; citing 12 Aug 1878; citing Marriage, Holy Trinity Church, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, Derbyshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,033.
↑1891 Census:
"1891 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2758; Folio: 120; Page: 26; GSU roll: 6097868 Ancestry uk Record 6598 #20279209 (accessed 25 March 2023)
James Purdy (38) head of household in Pilsley in Chesterfield registration district in Derbyshire, England. Born in Hobton, Oxfordshire, England.
↑Death Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915"
England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 7b; Page: 399 Ancestry uk Record 8914 #27473214 (accessed 25 March 2023)
James Purdy death registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1896 in Chesterfield (age 40).
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Hi, per the sources I've added to the profile I believe the correct spelling of James' surname is Purdy not Purdey. I've also corrected his birthplace from Hobton to Holton and connected him to his Purdy ancestors.
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