Genealogy Chat

have mailed you Lorraine

dear shelia and liz thankyou both so much for that ithink its the durham light infantry one as the parents on the other one dont match , would there be a special burial place for him being in army ,do you no how i could find out more many thanks please dont hesitate if i can do any thing look ups for you x

cool - its always advisible to cast the net wider isnt it :-)

Sheila, I checked Purves on familyrellies just in case but there were none. Liz

I checked on ancestry too - could it have been PURVES????

Lorraine, These are the ONLY deaths on the register for William Purvis between 1909 and 1920 in Sunderland. Purvis William John 36 Sunderland.10a 394 Death Mar 1910 Purvis William D Sunderland.10a 663 Death Sep 1915 Purvis William A 6 Sunderland.10a 761 Death Dec 1919 Unfortunately all appear to have the wrong middle initial and one is a child. I have found this information by doing a search on www.familyrelatives.org, which is fully transcribed to 1920. Liz x

is it possible this is him - from CWGC PURVIS, WILLIAM Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Durham Light Infantry Unit Text: 1st/6th Bn. Date of Death: 02/10/1916 Service No: 6086 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C. Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL or him PURVIS, WILLIAM Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers Unit Text: 1st/4th Bn. Age: 18 Date of Death: 03/05/1918 Service No: 69018 Additional information: Son of Margaret Jane Purvis, of 48, Lynn St., Waterloo, Blyth, and the late Robert Purvis. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: E. C. 2054. Cemetery: BLYTH (COWPEN) CEMETERY just a thought given the dates

Lorraine - just tell me , who has been rude to you, because i dont see it/. what have i said that was unjustified??

alice hazel please do not respond to my queries in future . i asked if someone wanted to do a searc on my behalf for the years 1909- 1916 in return i could do some census searches . for those severn years it is unsure wether a search has been done on gro if it has it could be said that two pairs of eyes looking are better than one i really cannot belive all this tit for tat if you dont like what i put why bother and let other people make there own minds up if they want to help ,it was unjustified what you put ,its not as if i am making people help just asking like i said there could be new people like me who could have new information after today i will thin k twice before i offer or ask for help totally fed up and very upset ps just to carify the years searched were 1924 on wards

thankyou very much liz will do that now xlorraine

The address for Sunderland is: PO Box 108, Sunderland, SR2 7DN. Tel: 0191 553 1768 Enclose a cheque for £7 (which will be returned if the cert is not found), an SAE and as much information as you possibly can. They may be reluctant to search a number of years though so maybe you should phone them first. I was lucky in that I knew the date so the search was very small. Liz

hi please dont take it personl it was a feeling i was getting from overall but thanks for your last comment i did not no i could ask that of a registra so will certainly try that

Lorraine, I did not insult you, and did not say you were asking for something for nothing. I merely pointed out that if the death has not been found on the registers, there is no point looking for it again as the registers do not change. I was unable to find the birth of my great-grandmother on the registers, so I wrote to the registry offce where she was born. They located and sent me the certificate. It turned out that her birth had simply not been entered on the register, which is rare but it does happen. Liz

thanks liz the searc was done by someone on my tree but i have got a feeling he did not go below 1916 as he thought the children were his born after that date i have not been able to contact this person feel a bit victamised ive seen others ask for same and helped without comments i have recieved , guess i must be wording it wrong

Ask for help, people are more than willing to help BUT was just pointing out that the heplp you are asking for is unrealistic. ...and i was trying to help, it was me that suggested you tried to narrow the search period, THEN people will be more willing to look for you.

actully idi take the reply as insulting im not asking for something for nothing ,i have access to cencus and i more than happy to do a search for someone who hasnt , forgive me for asking but is it not the done thing to ask on this site for help . i have took and used advice from others on this site and by doing so narrowed my searc considerably

Lorraine, You are asking for a search for a death, not for new ideas. If the register has been searched already and the death not found, there is no point repeating the search as it still will not be there. Liz

hi hazel mayby someone would reconise any details or no off people i mention i am new to this so mayby a a fresh face could be helpfull also. i have tried message boared on this site before its suggested

hi thanks valerie the marriage you found is his but by the time his wife had children in 1916 1918 1921 no father is mentioned on birth certificate very frustrating and by 1932 his wife is down as a widow when she marries a joseph laverick in 1932 however her 4th son joseph laverick !!! purvis was born 1924 haven checked his birth yet many thanks lorraine

thanks for that Alice Hazel I didnt realise she had asked before