John Purves (1881)

Born 1881 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

John PURVES was born in 1881 in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland, son of John Lumsden PURVES and Margaret (CLARK) PURVES.^[1][2]

He appears in the following census years -

• 1891 at 2 Robertsons Bank, Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland.^[3]
• 1901 at Catcune Cottages, Borthwick, Edinburghshire, Scotland where he was a railway passenger porter.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Statutory registers - Births", database
   National Records of Scotland
   (ScotlandsPeople Search : accessed 13 October 2022)
   John Purves birth registered 1881 in Ayton.
   citing Ref: 727/ 26.
2. ↑ Birth: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database
   (FamilySearch Record: XTXV-G2B : accessed 13 October 2022)
   John Purves born on 15 Jun 1881, son of George Lumsden Purves & Margaret Clark Purves, in Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Scotland Census", database
   (Ancestry uk Record 1108 #2758434 : accessed 13 October 2022)
   John Purves (9) son, Scholar, in household of George L Purves (30) at 2 Robertsons Bank, Borthwick, Midlothian in Stobhill registration district. Born in Ayton, Berwickshire.
   citing Parish: Borthwick, ED: 4, Page: 16, Line: 8, Roll: CSSCT1891_369, Registration Number: 698B, Household schedule number: 80, Roll: CSSCT1891_369.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   George L Purves	Head		M	30	Coal Pit Labourer	Ayton, Berwickshire
   Margaret Purves	Wife		F	30		Chirnside, Berwickshire
   Marion Purves	Daur (daughter)		F	11	Scholar	Ayton, Berwickshire
   John Purves	Son		M	9	Scholar	Ayton, Berwickshire
   Charles C Purves	Son		M	6	Scholar	Ayton, Berwickshire
   Christina L Purves	Daur (daughter)		F	2		Dunbar, Haddingtonshire
   William J Wood	Nephew		M	16	Coal Miners Labourer	Edinburgh, Edinburghshire

4. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census", database
   (Ancestry uk Record 1101 #4083746 : accessed 13 October 2022)
   John Purves (19) boarder, Railway Passenger Porter, in household of William Reid (56) in Catcune Cottages in Borthwick registration district. Born in Ayton, Berwickshire.
   citing Parish: Borthwick, ED: 4, Page: 2, Line: 3, Roll: CSSCT1901_360, Registration Number: 674, Household schedule number: 6, Roll: CSSCT1901_360.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   William Reid	Head		M	56	Ploughman	cattleshide, Berwickshire
   Elizabeth Reid	Wife		F	47		Innerwick, Haddingtonshire
   Margaret Reid	Daur (daughter)		F	20	Farm Worker	Duns, Berwickshire
   Isabella Reid	Daur (daughter)		F	11	Scholar	Gorebridge, Midlothian
   John Calder	Boarder		M	24	Miller's Carter	Canada Brit Sub, Martcham
   Adam Blake	Boarder		M	20	Miller's Labourer	Heriot, Midlothian
   John Purves	Boarder		M	19	Railway Passenger Porter	Ayton, Berwickshire
   James Shark	Boarder		M	20	Railway Ligralman	Kingoldrum, Forfarshire