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Alexander Bruce PURVES [1890-1978]

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Submitted by David on Wed, 2020-01-01 16:06
Names
Given: 
Alexander Bruce
Family: 
Purves
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1890-12-07
Birthplace (country): 
Scotland
Death
Date: 
c.1978-12-31 (Month, Day are approximate)
Tags: 
WW2: Interned at Stanley Camp
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Submitted by annpake on Fri, 2020-01-24 20:47.

Scotland's People Births

Alxander Bruce Purves  1890 birth reistered Kirkaldy and Abbotshall

Census 1891  3 Bennochy Terrace Kirkcaldy Alexander B Purves  3 months old is shown living with his  parents Alexander Purves and his wife Mary.

Census 1901 3 Bennochy Terrace Kirkcaldy His father's sister is acting as housekeeper and Mary Purves is absent possibly dead. Alexander B Purves age 10 His brothers Stanley S B Purves age 7 and Ronald  B Purves age 6 are shown

1919 US/Canadian Border Crossing in transit to Hong Kong

Alexander Bruce Purves 2nd Lieutenant age 28

Janet Strachan Purves age 29

27 October 1945 Alexander Bruce Purves arrived in Liverpool from Hong Kong aged 54 civil engineer. Address in UK R. B. Purves Chadbury Hill House Eveshsam Worcestershire. Ronald Bruce Purves (18 March1895-1969), a hotel proprietor, was the brother of Alexander Bruce Purves.

Interestingly, Stanley Stuart Beattie Purves born 19 June 1893,  the brother of Alexander Bruce Purves was also a prisoner of war. He was a Lieutenant in the Scottish Horse captured 18 March 1917 at St. Quentin. He died  15 June 1969 in Tasmania.

1950-1961 Perth and Kinross Electoral Register - 1 Taybridge Road Aberfeldy

Alexander B Purves

Janet S Purves

Scotland's People

Alexander Bruce Purves age 87 died in 1978 death registered in Brechin

Janet Strachan Purves nee Johnston  age 93 died in 1983 registered in Brechin