'Purves1'
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Families covered: Purves of Abbeyhill, Purvis (Purves) of Darsham, Purves of Purves Hall
| William Purves of Abbeyhill | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Purves of Abbeyhill (d 1655) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Douglas | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir William Purves, 1st Bart of Purves Hall and Woodhouselee (d 1685, solicitor general for Scotland) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margery Fleming (dau of Robert Fleming of Restalrig) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Alexander Purves, 2nd Bart (d 1701) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Helen Home (dau of ?? Home of Ninewells) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir William Purves, 3rd Bart (d 1730) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Deans (d 08.09.1704, dau of _ Deans of Woodhouselee, "near relations") | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir William Purves, 4th Bart (bpt 17.01.1701, d 18.06.1762) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Hume-Campbell (b 1698, d 02.04.1784, dau of Alexander Hume, 2nd Earl of Marchmont) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Alexander Purves, 5th Bart (bpt 15.01.1738, d 13.11.1812, Major) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (23.08.1766) Catherine Le Blanc (dau of _ Le Blanc of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir William Purves, later Purves-Hume-Campbell, 6th Bart (b 04.10.1767, d 09.04.1833) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.05.1812) Charlotte Rey (widow of Anthony Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Ann Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Ross | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (21.06.1775) Mary Home (d 04.07.1785, dau of Sir James Home, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | John Purves (captain) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ellen Power (dau of Edmund Power of Curraghmore) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Rosina Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Richard Dobson (RN) | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Grace Purves (d 04.10.1814) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.04.1804) Sir David Milne (Admiral) | |||||||||||||||
| (vii) | Margaret Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. Archibald Cochrane | |||||||||||||||
| (viii) | other issue - 4 sons and 1 daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m3. (09.11.1785) Magdalene Edmonstone (dau of James Edmonstone of Longfaugh) | |||||||||||||||
| (xiii)+ | other issue (d unm) - 2 sons and 1 daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m4. (19.01.1789) Isabella Hunter (dau of James Hunter of Frankfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (xvi) | Patrick Purves (d Toulouse unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Burnett (dsp, captain, brother of Sir Thomas of Leys) | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue (d unm) - William (dvp), Margaret, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Rosina Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Nisbet of Preston | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - James (WS), Alexander in Edinburgh, Elizabeth (d unm), Helen (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Robert Purves in Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rachel Winram | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Marjory Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. _ Gulliland | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Home of Greenlawcastle | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Margaret Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Fische of Castlelaw | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Purves of Abbeyhill | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Drummond (dau of _ Drummond of Hawthornden) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | James Purves of Purveshaugh | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Pringle (dau of ?? Pringle of Torsonce) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Purves of Darsham | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.02.1679) Margaret Dakins (dau of George Dakins) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | George Purvis of Darsham (b 27.07.1680, d 1741, Captain RN) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.02.1712) Elizabeth Allen (dau of _ Allen of Yoxford) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Charles Wager Purvis of Darsham Hall (b 05.06.1715, Admiral RN) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.11.1741) Amy Godfrey (d 21.12.1777, niece of _ Mawson, Bishop of Ely) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Charles Purvis of Darsham Hall, Sheriff of Suffolk (b 01.07.1743, d 10.12.1808) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.01.1774) Elizabeth Cruttendon (dau of Edward Holden Cruttendon) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Charles Purvis of Darsham (b 19.02.1777, d 06.11.1859, Lt. Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.02.1805) Margaret Eleanor Randall (d 01.11.1859, dau of John Randall) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Edward Purvis of Watlington House, Reading (b 21.04.1786) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.07.1817) Lettice Elizabeth Mulso (dau of Rev. John Mulso of Twywell) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Elizabeth Purvis | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.07.1817) Edward Ravenshaw (rector of West Kington) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Sarah Anne Purvis (d 12.07.1797) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Thomas Purvis (b 29.10.1750, d 13.10.1786, rector of Melton) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.11.1773) Letitia Anna Philipa Leman (dau of Rev. John Leman) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Amy Letitia Purvis (d 1816) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.09.1794) Nathaniel Colvile (rector of Lawshall) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Elizabeth Maria Purvis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. John Norris Ewen of Reydon | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Anna Purvis (d unm 14.08.1801) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | William Purvis, later Eyre of New House (b 01.10.1757, d 1810) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.04.1789) Susannah Harriet Eyre (dau of Samuel Eyre of Newhouse) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Harriet Eyre of Newhouse | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.02.1817) George Matcham of Hoadlands (b 07.11.1789, d 15.01.1877) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Eliza Purvis Eyre | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. Henry Plaster Jeston in Cholesbury | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Charlotte Louisa Eyre | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Gorve | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Julia Purvis Eyre | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Tudor of Kilwestern House | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Elizabeth Purvis (d 06.03.1819) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joseph Battin of Preston | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue - Elizabeth (d 09.12.1746), Amy (d 08.09.1749), Henrietta Maria (d 27.02.1769) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | George Purvis of West Green (b 25.11.1718, d 26.03.1773) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.05.1742) Mary Oadham (dau of Catesby Oadham) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Richard Purvis of Porter's Hall and Bockenden Grange (b 26.08.1743, d 04.1802) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.06.1780) Lucy Leman (dau of Rev. John Leman) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Barrington Purvis of Porter's Hall (b 21.03.1792, d 28.03.1822) had issue (1 dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.09.1820) Amy Letitia Colvile (dau of Rev. Nathaniel Colvile) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Lucy Anna Purvis | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Capt. _ Duddington | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Duddington | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Capt. Archibald Kidd | |||||||||||||||
| (c)+ | other issue - Richard Oadham (b 1785, d 1804), John Leman (b 01.03.1786, d unm 17.03.1805), George Thomas (b 07.11.1789, d unm 17.03.1805), Mary Anna (d 21.08.1781) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | John Child Purvis of Vicar's Hill House, Hampshire (b 13.03.1747, d 23.02.1825, Admiral RN) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (11.10.1784) Catherine Sowers (d 03.02.1789, dau of John Sowers) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Brett Purvis of Bury Hall (b 12.08.1787, Admiral RN) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.12.1815) Renira Charlotte Purvis (dau of George Purvis of Blackbrook House) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Richard Fortescue Purvis (b 04.01.1789, d 27.05.1868, rector of Whitsbury) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.01.1824) Elizabeth Helen Baker (dau of Rev. Thomas Baker) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (11.03.1790) Mary Garrett (dau of Daniel Garrett) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (02.08.1804) Elizabeth Dickson (d 27.07.1856, dau of Admiral Sir Archibald Dickson, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | George Purvis of Blackbrook (b 29.06.1751) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.07.1791) Renira Charlotte Maitland (d 29.05.1823, dau of David Maitland) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | George Thomas Maitland Purvis of Blackbrook (b 10.06.1802) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (10.06.1828) Mary Jane Austen (dau of Admiral Sir Frances Austen of Portsdown Lodge) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (18.01.1838) Esther North Harrison (dau of Rev. William Harrison) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | George Purvis (d 02.05.1826) | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Renira Charlotte Purvis | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.12.1815) John Brett Purvis of Bury Hall (b 12.08.1787, Admiral RN) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Georgina Purvis (d 09.08.1847) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.02.1828) Charles Twyford (rector of Ttrototn) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Elizabeth Purvis (d 28.12.1772) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (05.1768) Benjamin Good | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Andrew Long | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Emma Purvis (d 31.05.1831) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.07.1789) Richard Timms (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| (vi)+ | other issue - Mary Oadham (d unm 29.12.1812), Lissey Anna (d 28.04.1758) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Harvey Purvis (d 1740, RN) | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Martha Purvis | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Pearce (Captain RN) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | 2 sons and 1 daughter | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Ann Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1680) Charles Home, 6th Earl of Home (d 20.08.1706) | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Catherine Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ King of Bogengreen | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Marjory Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 01.02.1666) Sir George Stirling, 1st Bart of Glorat (a 07.03.1693) | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Margaret Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Home of Manderston first name kindly provided by a contributor (JB, 10.08.06) | |||||||||||||||
| viii. | Rosina Purves | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Deans of Woodhouselee | |||||||||||||||
| This is presumably the Rosina who (also) married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir John Ramsay, 2nd Bart of Whitehill (b 1645, d 1715) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Sybilla Purves | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) Douglas's 'Baronage of Scotland' 1798 (Purves of that ilk), BP1934 (Home-Purves-Hume-Campbell)
(2) BLG1886 (Purvis of Darsham)
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