Richard Thomas Purdy (1900 - 1945)

Born 1900 in Henstead, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Louise Hazel (Robier) Purdy — married 24 Jun 1924 in Amherstburg, Malden, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

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Biography

Richard Thomas Purdy was born in 4Q 1900, Henstead, Norfolk, England^[1] son of Richard Purdy and Florence S. Bird

In the 1900 England and Wales Census, Richard Purdy (63, married, head, Carpenter and Builder, b. Surlingham, Norfolk) lived at Surlingham, Norfolk, England, Sub-District Henstead, Registration District Henstead) with his wife, Florence S Purdy (24, b. Wrentham, Suffolk) and son, Richard T Purdy (0, Surlingham, Norfolk) and also William Alden (36, single, lodger, agricultural labouer, b. Mundham, Norfolk)^[2]

He emigrated to Ontario, Canada

He married Marie Louise Hazel Robillard on 24 Jun 1924 at at Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Richard Thomas Purdy (23, parents Richard Thos. Purdy and Florence Bird, labourer ) married M L Hazel Robillard (19, parents Louis Robillard and Matilda Renaud ) on 24 Jun 1924 at Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, Canada^[3]

Their children:

• Joseph Richard Lewis Purdy b. 1925 d. 1994
• Robert Joseph Purdy b. 1926 d. 1981
• Theresa Florence Matilda Purdy b. 1927 d.1968
• Marie Myrtle Purdy b. 1929 d. 1998
• Mary Florence Purdy b. 1933 d. 1998

He passed away in 1945. ^[4]

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Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FHG-QB6 : 1 October 2014), Richard Thomas Purdy, 1900; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Henstead, Norfolk, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSF2-QG9 : 21 May 2019), Richard Purdy, Surlingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Henstead subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMFX-46J : 8 March 2021), Richard Thomas Purdy and M L Hazel Robillard, 24 Jun 1924; citing registration , Amherstburg, Essex, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,838,205. Image https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y39L-WK9?i=885&cc=1784216
4. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Gilles Caron, Monday, December 15, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.