Hi scotmum , thank you
I am madly googling here, using the Purdy names from 192 that you have found to see if I can glean some more info on them - and on my travels I have just found a
Mrs Purdy working as a leader in one of the organisations in the second Broughshane church, she wouldn't be a Purdy but her Hubby would of course .
I can see one of the reasons why maybe John married in the second Broughshane , and Thomas in the first - just reading some of the the history,(Thomas's marriage was before it opened, whilst John's marriage was in the latter half of the 1800's). I may write a few letters and send them out to a few of the Purdies to see if they are my family (it should take me quite a good few months to write it
).
The Purdy in Aughafatten area looks good and the others - can't go past anyone who has the same Christian names - my gran's father named both his boys Thomas and John - John juniors children ,I think there is a good chance that one or more would be called John or Thomas too
- if the boys are alive today they would be probably be very late 60's , more likely in their 70's.
Funny about the White in with a Purdy ( I know White is a common name around that area) , but that was what John's Purdy's wife's ( Mary McNeill) mother's maiden name was.
Thank you for your above help
It's very much appreciated
Kind Regards
