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Armed Forces / Re: Can someone identify this uniform please?
« on: Monday 17 December 18 01:44 GMT (UK)  »
HI there, struggling at the moment with the cap badge, but the collar badges look like fusiliers, it may be a help if you could post where he was living when the war kicked off or when joined, Sgt. Stripes, he has been in for a while. Yours lowanslow.

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Berwickshire / Re: Purves Family from the Borders down to Gateshead.
« on: Tuesday 10 February 15 01:25 GMT (UK)  »
And this one, oppsss, should have posted this on Sunday.

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Berwickshire / Re: Purves Family from the Borders down to Gateshead.
« on: Sunday 08 February 15 15:18 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Susan, I popped these on here as well, more eyes and ideas the better. This is the Alexander 1762 I have been looking at first. You can just make out that here we have a Alex Purves with son Alex in 1762 with no mother though, I thought it was a bit strange at first not to have the mother recorded, but it might have been the practice. Then I thought what would cause some one to do this, I looked at the Marriages for the same year and came up with Alexander and Elizabeth, you can just make out the Surname of Swanston. They were being a little naughty with there marraige and were rebuked by the Kirk sessions, putting two and two together, I thought this could be the line I was looking for, if it is correct this couple also had another boy called Alexander in 1772. I have attachedthe certificates from the time also a apprentice list, this will show that one of the Alexanders began his apprenticeship in 1779, that is why and discounted Alexander from 1772 as being our direct line. I might have come up with Five but here's hoping not, or its back to the drawing board. Sent these to you as well. Happy Hunting to the both of us.

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Berwickshire / Re: Purves Family from the Borders down to Gateshead.
« on: Saturday 07 February 15 16:10 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Susan, Mark here, yup its me, hope you found the info I sent interesting, mind boggling it is. I have another post on here (puzzled Purvis) that will tell you why I have followed the line I did. I will be sending you more information I have collected so hopefully we can try and find the correct people and line.  :)

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Berwickshire / Re: Puzzled Purvis.
« on: Saturday 28 June 14 01:21 BST (UK)  »
Cheers for that information Craclyn, will follow it up and get more gray hairs. Any information you may come across about the Purves family would be gratefully be accepted, the same for you as well.
  When I looked at the names you were searching for, I spotted the family Tait, I have added a attachment so that you could see my only link to the Tait Family. probaly no link but it is amazing how many names you can bump into. :)

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Berwickshire / Re: Puzzled Purvis.
« on: Friday 27 June 14 09:50 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for that, Alexander born 1772 also was rebuked for his marriage, so I think I will have to start getting on to other sites from Northumberland. I found one entry at the moment for a death for Alexander Purves at St. Cuthberts on 26-4-1836. He was a wright and died of old age at 73 years. The other Alexander from 1772, just not to sure at the moment. Although I am sure i have found his son Alexanders death of consumption in 1827, also at St. Cuthberts age 30, his wife Elizabeth Hunter also dies at the same place in 1839. Alexander and Elizabeth (Hunter) were married in 1822.

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Berwickshire / Re: Puzzled Purvis.
« on: Thursday 26 June 14 23:51 BST (UK)  »
P.S   Mary Delgaty I believe to have been born In Brechin in 1789, her father was James and Mother was Jean Black. Mary Purves passed away in Ayton in 1848. :)

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Berwickshire / Re: Puzzled Purvis.
« on: Thursday 26 June 14 23:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi Craclyn, When i first started looking for John Purves I followed the family tree down through the English census down to 1871, I became stuck there until some one pointed me to the site find My Past, there was the 1861 census  there with George my G.G. Grandad. I used marriage certificates to confirm that I was on the right track. when I checked the 1861 census I spotted that there was Thomas Purves born in 1840, in Scotland. His son from a former marriage. This led me to check the 1851 and 1841 Scottish census, 1851 has John Purves there, a joiner and Thomas aged 11, the 1841 census, has most of the family there, John Purves ( a Joiner), his wife Mary and there again there was Thomas aged 2. I applied for John's death certificate, this gave me age of 89 when passed in 1889.
   When I checked scotlands people site the only marriage I found with a John/Mary marriage was 1823, his father was Alexander, a wright in west reston. I then looked for the birth of John with the father Alexander around the 1800's, there was only one in Longformacus, 1801, his wife was Elizabeth Drydon. It was along shot I know but it seemed right. i checked the site for their first born, Alexander in 1824, dowloded the registration, and it read John Purves, a wright and Mary Delgaty, in West reston.

    This is why i am looking for the evidence of the marriage of Alexander and Elizabeth, to see if there is any more information held there. When i started to look for Alexander, Johns father I searched for any link around west reston, this was done by looking at the apprentice records and the witness records for the area, the names were there, so that was a start. i found a Alexander born in  July 1762, th father was Alexander but no mother, he was born in West Reston. I checked the Marriages around that time in west reston, I found a Alexander purves married to a Elizabeth swanston by a Charles Smith, they were then brought before the Kirk sessions and rebuked for their irregular marriage.

   I then started to check the rest of the childrens birth entries, their next child was jannet born in 1764, on the record was Alexander,  a Wright in West Reston. The next children were born in Cockburnspath. Sorry for the winded reply, but I am hoping when I find the Marriage certificate i hopefully can confirm my efforts, at the moment I am 95% sure that i am on the right track. Heres the rub though there was Another son called Alexander born in 1772, who became a wright, lived in West reston and Married a catherine Smith, their first child was called :-X you guessed right then, I hope i'm on the right track, thanks for the interest. Any one who can help, confirm or confuse is welcome. Big thanks to all. :)

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Berwickshire / Re: Puzzled Purvis.
« on: Thursday 26 June 14 02:35 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for that    Craclyn, will start that ball rolling and see how it goes, thank you.
Hi GR2, I have the death certificate for John and Isabella Purves, which confirms that Alexander was there For his Father and George ( my direct line), was there for his Mother. george moved to Gateshead. This has taken me back to 1857 with him. When i was looking for the family line, I thought it would have just been around the areas where they were born, until I started checking. Belford, Norham and the rest of that area, but  John he was born up in the borders, one big clue in the 1861 census was his son Thomas, this caught me off guard at first, but the penny dropped, hopefully the attachment will show this. Because now I am blathering on. John being a master Joiner moved (i Believed where the work was available). They ended up in Bamburgh. After that I must admit, it has been following the Master Joiner/Wright, West Reston clues, of course along with Alexander and Elizabeth. Since it is late I am resting my wee brain now, but looking forward to hearing from you again with any information. Thank you  :)

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