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Hi Sharon

Yes I have the birth certificate for Albert Purvis but unlike Australian birth certificates they don't list the parents dates of birth or other children.

It just says mother 'Annie Purvis formerly Binnie" and father "James Purvis" address being 22 Station Road Hebburn. 

The James I am looking for didn't die as he had a son Albert etc.  Based on what I could find he married in 1914 which as I said seems a little young and his last child born 1928 so cant have died before then.

I also think his father is William Purvis born 1864 - but could be 1866/1869 as census records don't add up for same family - he married an Esther Brown born 1877.  They married in 1897 and had James and his other siblings.  The other strange thing I have come accross is that he had a daughter Marshline - although it seems her name then became Marshalian - is it common for spelling to change as there is a birth cert for Marshline but then a marriage for Marshalian - and no birth record for Marshalian.

I am going to purchase records through the findmypast website but it isn't processing payments at the moment so waiting and will try again later.

I am very thankful for your help and the others that have replied - and so quickly much appreciated.

Thanks
Jasmina

Thanks
Jasmina

Hi
I am hoping someone can help me.  I am very new to ancestry and have started to source our family heritage but I am just wondering how to check that I have actually found the records for the correct people as when starting I didn't have birth and death dates and there are many people with the same name around the same dates/locality. 

So far working from current back in time I have found Albert Purvis born 22/10/1920 married to Margaret Lillie Quinn born 1918 in South Shields, Durham.
Albert has 2 brothers and a sister - Raymond Purvis born 1928, George Purvis born 1917 and Jean Purvis born 1925.  I have not been able to confirm that these are correct years as I have been unable to find a census record for the household so that I can then folllow through with the birth certificates.

Albert worked as an apprentice boiler maker at a shipyard on Tyne River when the MMS Kelly was being made around late 1930/early 1940 but I am not sure how to confirm these dates.

Albert & Margaret immigrated to Australian in 1951 through Sydney Harbour - but I cant find the passanger listing to confirm dates.
Albert's brothers Raymond (Fremantle Western Australia), George (Melbourne Australia) and sister Jean (Sydney Australia) also came to Australia in 1957 - again I haven't found an actual passanger list with date of arrival etc.  I don't know how to find death dates for these people but I think Jean died in 2010.

Their father is James Purvis who married Ann (Annie ?) Binnie (possibly born 1895  Castle ward Northumberland).  I think i have the right James Purvis born 1899 in South Shields, Durham and he was a turner machinist @ Electrical Engineering works. 

I believe James has 6 siblings (Marshline 1898, Jane 1901, William 1902, Esther 1904, Robert 1906 & Elizabeth 1910) and his parents are William Purvis born 1864 a Seas Pilot who in 1891 married Esther Brown born 1877.

If someone is able to help me confirm that I actually have the correct James Purvis and hence the correct line then I will continue to search backwards.  Any other information would be very helpful.  I hope I am going about this all the correct way.
Thankyou.
Jasmina