Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
"BIRTH.
At Crossmyloof, Kowloon, on 10th Jan., the Wife of D.A. Purves, of a Son."
Source: The China Mail, page 2, 11th January 1900
Pre-war rubber planter with Scottish roots (no pun intended!)
Comments
Lancelot Dryden Purves 10 January 1900 - 24 January 1973
US Naturalization Records
Lancelot Dryden Purves Date of Birth 10 January 1900
Certificate US District Court Miami Florida 29 January 1961
US Miami Petitions
Lancelot Dryden Purves of 5880 S.E. 87th Street South Miami. Occupation Pres. (sic) Cool Roof. Born 10 January 1900 in Hong Kong. Citizen of Great Britain.
Married 4 November 1947 in Washington D.C. Wife Catherin (sic) born Lenox Massachusetts 18 January 1902
Lawful admission for permanent residence Seattle Washington in the name of Lancelot Dryden Purves 17 September 1956
US Newspapers - Marriages
Lancelot Dryden Purves
Occupation Representative
Employer Ministry Of Supply
Occupation 2 Teacher
Marriage 19 November 1947. Spouse Nagle [Catherin Nagle?)
Father David Aitchison Purves
US Death Index
Lancelot Dryden Purves
Race: White
Age at Death 73
Birth 10 January 1900
Death Date 24 January 1973 in Dade, Florida, USA
The Jurors Lists show he
The Jurors Lists show he worked at his father's company in the mid 1930s, becoming its proprietor:
1934-35:
1936:
1937:
We're still typing up the lists for 1938 & 1939. He isn't mentioned in the lists for 1940 or 1941.