William Donald Campbell Laidlaw Purves (abt. 1889)

Born about 1889 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

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Biography

William Donald Campbell Laidlaw Purves was born about 1889 in Surrey, England, United Kingdom, son of William Laidlaw Purves (1842 - 1917) and Elizabeth (Adie) Purves (~1862 - ~1940).

William was baptised on 28 October 1888 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England.^[1]

His siblings were:

1. Margaret Jane E Laidlaw Purves (~1882 - ~1966)
2. Elizabeth Adie Laidlaw (Purves) Schwann (~1885 - )
3. Alexander Buckholm Laidlaw Purves (~1886 - 1945)
4. Patrick John Chester J Laidlaw Purves (~1891 - )
5. Walter Douglas Laidlaw Purves (1892 - )

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   FamilySearch Record: NK8X-8JW (accessed 21 April 2022)
   William Donald Campbell Laidlaw Purves baptism on 28 Oct 1888 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QN81-82M : 11 December 2017), William D L Purves in household of William L Purves, Wimbledon, Surrey, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Surrey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.