Ross Simpson Purdon^{[1, 2, 3]}

1902 - 1977  (74 years)

• Name	Ross Simpson Purdon
  Birth	15 Oct 1902  [2, 3]
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  Baptism	30 Nov 1902	Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [4]
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  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Death	26 Sep 1977	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [3, 5, 6]
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  Burial	28 Sep 1977	Rokeby Park Cemetery (Methodist), Bathurst (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa   [7]
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  		Purdon, Ross Simpson headstone Caption Note: photo taken by Paul TT at Rokeby Park Media Date: 28 SEP 1977 Keywords: Gravestone
  Person ID	I18468	master
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Mortimer Simpson Purdon,   b. 30 Mar 1872   d. 8 Feb 1956 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Davies,   b. 14 Mar 1873   d. 15 Jul 1955, Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F6526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lettie May Tyson,   b. 4 Jan 1905, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa d. 21 Oct 1978, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1927	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [3]
  Notes	When he got married he was farming at Rosslyn and Klipkop, Bathurst district. He farmed in partnership with his son B T Purdon. [8]
  Children	+ 1. May Alison Purdon + 2. Nancy Elizabeth Purdon + 3. Barry Tyson Purdon,   b. 5 Jan 1937   d. 18 Nov 2019 (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F7232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2016

  
  

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  Baptism - 30 Nov 1902 - Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 25 May 1927 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 26 Sep 1977 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] King, Tessa, King, Tessa, (emails on South-Africa-L@rootsweb.com Mailing list), 26 Feb 2003, email, tck19genie.tessaking@gmail.com. Extracted from Purdon file [S402] Bathurst Methodist Parish Records, Christenings 1844 - 1925, (LDS Microfilm # 1560854). [S407] Memorial Inscription on Tombstone. [S402] Bathurst Methodist Parish Records, Christenings 1844 - 1925, (LDS Microfilm # 1560854), (Entry# 408). [S468] Bathurst Methodist Parish Records, Burials 1863 - 1988, (LDS Microfilm # 1560854), as transcribed by Ellen Stanton. [S2321] Charles Cockcroft Descendancy July 2010 version. [S468] Bathurst Methodist Parish Records, Burials 1863 - 1988, (LDS Microfilm # 1560854), (Entry# 621), as transcribed by Ellen Stanton. [S2948] Neil Zimmerman, Zimmerman gedcom.