1850 Census, Palmyra, Wayne County, NY.
Purdy, Fay H., 33, m, white, farmer, $10,000 real estate
Purdy, Caroline, 27, f
Purdy, Ambrose A., 8, m
Purdy, Catherine, 4 mos., f
Kinder, Alva, 19, m, $4,000 real estate, b. Connecticut
Lovell [?], Cynthia D., 46, f, b. NY
Barrie, Marganne [?], 25, f, b. England
Turner, Minnie [?], 26, f, b. NY
Granger, John, 22, m, laborer, b. NY
All Purdys born in NY
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1860 Census, Palmyra, Wayne County, NY
Purdy, Fay H., 43, m, farmer, $1300
Purdy, Caroline, 37, f, $14,000 real estate, $10,000 pers. property
Purdy, Ambrose, 18, m
Purdy, Catherine, 10, f
Purdy, Eva M., 9, f
Collins, Ann S., 25, f, domestic sevant, b. Ireland
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1870 Census, Galen, Wayne County, NY:
Purdy, Fay H., 53, m, clergyman
Purdy, Caroline, 57, f, keeping house, $65,000 real estate [wow!], $3,000 pers. property
Purdy, Kate, 20, f
Purdy, Eva M., 17, f
Purdy, Fay H., Jr., 5, m, b. NY
Bachus, Anna, 18, f, black, domestic sevant, b. New York
Breen, James, 17, m, white, farm laborer, b. New York
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Purdy, Fay H. of Penn Yan m. 6/9/41 Caroline Hall of Palmyra; Rev. Hibbard of Geneva (5-6/9).
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Name: Fay H Purdy
City: Sandy Hill
State: NY
Occupation: liveryman
Year: 1891, 1892
Location 2: Gibson block, Main
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there are some tax assessments for the older Fay H. Purdy, 1863-64 in Palmyra, NY.
There are also some family trees which relate to these Purdys and some books which refer to the family