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James Elder Purves | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 May 1839 |
| Died | 23 February 1887 (aged 47) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
James Elder Purves (3 May 1839 - 23 February 1887) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life
[edit]1841 census - 7 Brighton Street, Edinburgh[3]
1851 census - 30 Alva Street, Edinburgh[4]
1861 census - 7 [St. Bernard's Row], Edinburgh - family[5]
1863 7 St. Bernard's Row, Edinburgh
1866 7 St. Bernard's Row, Edinburgh[6]
1881 census - 25 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh - clerk at Registry House[7]
His father was Robert Purves (c. 1814 - 3 May 1882), a writer (solicitor) from Kilmany in Fife.[8]
His mother was Agnes Wighton (c. 1816 - January 1869) from Gordon in Berwickshire.[9]
James Elder Purves was born on 3 May 1839 in Edinburgh.[10]
He married Elizabeth Maddiston (9 December 1839 - 15 February 1886) from Chatton, Northumberland in England. They married on 6 July 1871 at Cranston, Midlothian.
They had children Robert, James and Thomas.
The family moved to the United States in 1883, arriving in New York that year on 2 June.
Art
[edit]Death
[edit]He died on 23 February 1887 at Lower Lake, Lake County, California, USA. He set up a farm there.[11] The value of his estate was £128 and 6 pence.
He was buried in Lower Lake cemetery, along with his wife.[12]
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/671905:1004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/2722316:1076
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/388876:1080
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/2703292:62491?tid=&pid=&queryid=8bf0350e-c91b-48cd-acfd-f1637dfba907&_phsrc=rQq1183&_phstart=successSource
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/2119953:1119
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/45404:60558
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000162/18690121/035/0004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/2197747:60143
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/48957:60558
- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67537611/james-e.-purves
- ^ https://www.ebay.com/itm/276322442495
Category:1839 births
Category:1887 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters