Norah Purvis

Norah Purvis 

Born: 9 March 1898, Scarborough  

Father: James Lorraine Purvis (b. 1875)

Mother: Jane Ann Purvis (b. 1876)

Brothers: James Lorraine Purvis (b. 1901), Leslie Purvis (b. 1910)

Sisters: May Purvis (b. 1900), Mildred Purvis (b. 1904), Winifred Purvis (b. 1907), Irene Purvis (b. 1909) 

Marriage:        1950, Scarborough 

Husband:         Thomas A Jackson  

In 1901 – 

She is at 3 Aberdeen Place, Scarborough. Her paternal grandmother, Sarah A Purvis (b. 1854), is listed as widow and ‘Laundress’. Her aunt, Minnie Purvis (b. 1873), is listed as ‘Upholstress’. Her father is listed as ‘Cabinet Maker’. Norah, her mother and siblings (May and James) are unlisted. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 2 Greenfield Road, Scarborough. Her father is listed as ‘Cabinet Maker’. Norah, her mother and siblings (May, James, Mildred, Winifred, Irene and Leslie) are unlisted. 

In 10/16 – 

School: St. Mary's C. of E., Scarborough.

Qualification: Prelim. Cert. 1915.

In 11/18 – 

Appointed to Nottingham.

In 1921 – 

She is at 9 Grosvenor Crescent, Scarborough. Her father is listed as ‘Cabinet Maker’. Norah is listed as ‘Teacher’. Her sister, May, is listed as ‘S C & Telegraphist’. Her brother, James, is listed as ‘Clerk’. Her mother and siblings (Mildred, Winifred, Irene and Leslie) are unlisted. There is a visitor, James Vallery (b. 1895), listed as ‘Clerk’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 9 Grosvenor Crescent, Scarborough. Her father is listed as ‘Cabinet Maker’. Her mother is unlisted. Norah is listed as ‘Teacher’. Elizabeth Parsons (b. 1858) is listed as ‘Private Means’. Sarah Fletcher (b. 1873) is listed as ‘Pensions’. Alice Dodsworth (b. 1911) and Sarah Slulis (b. 1882) are listed as ‘Domestic Duties’. 

d.         1964, Scarborough