Alexander Purdie

Abt 1835 - 1888  (53 years)

• Name	Alexander Purdie
  Birth	Abt 1835	Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	Parents: William Purdie & Janet Craig
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Spring View, Radcliffe, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	PURDIE Alex, Head, Mar, 26, Stone Mason, Born Scotland PURDIE Margaret, Wife, Mar, 30, born Scotland
  Census	2 Apr 1871	91 Almada Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  	PURDIE Alexander, Head, Mar, 39, Stone Mason Foreman, Hamilton Lanark PURDIE Margaret, Wife, Mar, 40, Pencaithland Haddington PURDIE Marion, Dau, 7, Scholar, England
  Census	3 Apr 1881	70 Almada Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [3]
  	PURDIE Alexander, Head, Mar, 47, Forman Mason, Hamilton Lanark PURDIE Mararet, Wife, Mar, 50, Pencaitland Haddington PURDIE Marion, Dau, 17, Saleswoman, England
  Death	9 Jan 1888	Waverley Bridge, foot of Backburn Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Disease of Heart; Hemoptysis (coughing up of blood)
  	Alexander Purdie, Builder (Widower of Margaret Davidson) at 10.30 AM aged 53 Usual Res: 70 Almada Street, Hamilton Parents: William Purdie, Mason (dec) & Janet Purdie MS Craig (dec) Marion Purdie, Daughter was present when he died.
  Probate	23 Jan 1888	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  	PURDIE Alexander 23 January 1888 Confirmation of Alexander Purdie, Builder, Almada Street, Hamilton, who died 9 January 1888, at Edinburgh, intestate, granted at Hamilton, to Marion Purdie, his only child, Executrix dative qua next of kin. Value of Estate £86 9s
  AAA Last Date	18 Nov 2021
  Person ID	I5013	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Family	Margaret Davidson,   b. 23 Mar 1830, Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland d. 26 Apr 1886, 71 Almada Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1857	Midlothian, Scotland
  	Cannot locate marriage at this stage in Scotland or in England
  Number of Children	1 Child
  Children	1. Marion Purdie,   b. 1863, Bury, Lancashire, England d. 30 Jan 1930, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F1982	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - Abt 1857 - Midlothian, Scotland Death - Cause: Disease of Heart; Hemoptysis (coughing up of blood) - 9 Jan 1888 - Waverley Bridge, foot of Backburn Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] Compiler: PRO England, 1861 English Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: PRO England, www.ancestry.co.uk, 7 April 1861;), 1861 Radcliffe, Radcliffe, District 5 Lancashire. [S62] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1871 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 2 April 1871;), 1871 Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 647/ ED 2 Line 10. [S62] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1871 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 2 April 1871;), 1871 Hamilton Lanarkshire, 647/ ED 1 Line 25. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1888 Saint Giles Edinburgh 685/04 0043. [S215] Scotland, National Probate & Calendar (Calendar of Confirmations and Investories) 1876-1936, 1888 Scotland National Probate Index, 1876-1836 via Ancestry - Page 617.