Individual Details

BC 1873 - West Calder, Edinburgh
Ambrose Purvis b. 22 Sep 1873, 25 Dec Street, West Calder
Parents: Richard Purvis, Shale Miner & Mary MS Meighan
married 12 FEb 1870, Glasgow

MC 1897 Marriages - West Calder, Edinburgh
2 Mar 1897 Ambrose Purvis, 24, ??, Livington
Mary Rohan, 25, Leomister? St., Addiswell, West Calder
Parents: Richard Purvis, Miner (dec) & Mary MS Muchan
Parents: Matthew Rohan, Labourer & Mary MS Ryan
Witnesses: Joseph McNudter? & Eldon Loftus, Witness


Purvis Family
I've been having a good rake around on ancestry.com and found a few census records for those we discussed last night. One o f them had a step son and two step daughters. So there must have been ano ther marriage somewhere. Not making much progress on Genes Reunited wit h getting any family links or trees on there.

1881 Scotland census
Westwood Rows, Livingston, West Lothian
Richard Purvis, head, born 1837 Ireland, shale miner, age 44
Mary Purvis, wife. born 1838 Ireland, shale miner's wife, age 43
Lettia Purvis, daughter, born 1872, Glasgow Lanarkshire, scholar, age 9
Ambrose Purvis, son, born 1874, West Calder, scholar, age 7
Richard I Purvis, son, born 1877, West Calder, age 4
William Meechan, nephew, born 1866, England, general labourer, age 15

1881 Scotland census
13 Simpson Street, West Calder, Midlothian
Michael Loftus, head, born 1851, Ireland, surfaceman, age 30
Mary Loftus, wife, born 1849, Ireland, age 32
Mary Rohan, stepdaughter, born 1869, West Calder, scholar, age 12
Cornelius Rohan, stepson, born 1871, West Calder, scholar, age 10
Maggie Rohan, stepdaughter, born 1874, West Calder, scholar, age 7
Ellen Loftus, daughter, born 1877, West Calder, age 4
John Loftus, son, born 1879, West Calder, age 2

1891 Scotland census
Westwood Row, Livingston, West Lothian
Richard Purvis, head, born 1837, Ireland, formerly shale miner, age 54
Mary Purvis, wife, born 1841, Ireland, age 50
Ambrose Purvis, son, born 1874, West Calder, shale miner, age 17
Richard Purvis, son, born 1877, West Calder, shale miner, age 14
George S. Young, boarder, born 1848, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Stationar y Engine Fireman, age 43

1891 Scotland census
7 Livingstone Street, West Calder, Midlothian
Michael Loftus, head, born 1850, Ireland, railway platelayer, age 41
Mary Loftus, wife, born 1849, Ireland, age 42
Maggie Loftus, daughter, born 1874, West Calder, dressmaker, age 17
Ellen Loftus, daughter, born 1878, West Calder, scholar, age 13
John Loftus, son, born 1880, West Calder, scholar, age 11
Michael Loftus, son, born 1883, West Calder, scholar, age 8
Thomas Loftus, son, born 1886, West Calder, scholar, age 5

1901 Scotland census
Lodge Gate, House Westwood, Livingston, West Lothian
Ambrose Purvis, head, born 1874, West Calder, shale miner, age 27
Mary Purvis, wife, born 1871, West Calder, age 30
Mary A. Purvis, daughter, born 1899, Livingston, age 2
Richard Purvis, son, born 1900, Livingston, age 1

1901 Scotland census
7 Livingston Street, West Calder, Midlothian
Michael Loftus, head, born 1851, Ireland, railway platelayer, age 50
Mary Loftus, wife, born 1851, Ireland, age 50
Ellen Loftus, daughter, born 1881, West Calder, mors help, age 22
John Loftus, son, born 1881, West Calder, coalminer hewer, age 20
Michael Loftus, son, born 1883, West Calder, despatch clerk, age 18
Thomas Loftus, son, born 1886, West Calder, app boxmaker, age 15

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Birth	22 Sep 1873	West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marriage	2 Mar 1897	West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom - Mary Ruane
FamilySearch Id		2MPP-X11

Spouse	Mary Ruane (1869 - )
Child	Mary Purvis (1899 - 1990)

Father	Richard Purvis (1851 - )
Mother	Mary Muchan (1841 - )
Sibling	Richard Purvis (1877 - )
Sibling	Mary Purvis (1870 - )
Sibling	Letitia Purvis (1872 - )