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John Bremner Purvis

Male 1871 - 1951  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Bremner Purvis was born on 23 Mar 1871 in Millbank Street Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland; died on 19 Jan 1951 in 418 Westgate Road (hospital), Newcastle upon Tyne.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 2 Apr 1911, Sunderland, Durham; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

    John married Elizabeth Annie Willis in Jul 1901 in Darlington, Durham. Elizabeth (daughter of George Willis and Jane Thompson) was born in 1874 in Darlington, Durham; died on 28 May 1947 in Durham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Dr. Victor Bremner Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Aug 1904 in Kampala, British East Africa; died on 26 Jan 1995 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire.
    2. 3. Eric Arthur Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906 in Uganda; died on 19 Oct 1922 in At sea.
    3. 4. Eileen Elizabeth Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jun 1910; died in Nov 1995 in Northumberland.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Dr. Victor Bremner Purvis Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1) was born on 13 Aug 1904 in Kampala, British East Africa; died on 26 Jan 1995 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Departure: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    • Arrival: 16 Jun 1930, Southampton, Hampshire; Proposed address: Preston Hall, Stockton on Tees, Durham
    • Residence: 1939, St Marylebone, London; 152 Harley Street and at: Chathow, Radlett, Herts.
    • Residence: 1947, The Bluff, Chinnor Hill, Oxfordshire; Medical Register. He qualified in 1927 from the Univ. of Durham.

    Notes:

    Son of the Rev. John Bremner Purvis, Rural Dean of Bridlington, Northumberland. Educated at Grammar School, Stockton-on-Tees, BM., BS (Durham 1927), DO (Oxon) 1930, DOMS (London) 1930.

    1921 Head of School, Stockton-on-Tees Grammar School. At Durham University Anatomy & Histology Prizeman 1923 & 24; Demonstrator in Anatomy 1924; President, College of Medicine Medical Soc. 1926; Clinical Assistant Ryhope Asylum 1926; M.B., B.S., 1927. Ship's Surgeon, Blue Funnel Line 1927; General Practice, Middleton St. George, 1928; Clinical Assistant, Oxford Eye Hosp. 1930. Diploma in Ophthalmology, Oxford 1932; First Assistant Moorfields Eye Hosp. 1933; D.O.M.S. (London Univ.) 1933; Clinical Assistant Middlesex Hosp. 1934. E.M.S. Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital 1939; Registrar, Moorfields Eye Hosp. 1942; Lecturer Optics Anatomy & Physiology, Moorfields, 1942; Lecturer Optics University Oxford, 1946. Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon Peace Memorial Hospital, Watford, 1946; Hon. Ophthalmic Surgeon, Royal Caledonian Schools, 1946; Consultant Surgeon, Oxford Eye Hosp. & Clinical Lecturer Oxford University 1947; Consultant Surgeon Oxford Regional Hospital Board 1947.

    Hon. Secretary Ophthalmic Section, Royal Society Medicine 1944; Member of Council Ophthalmological Society of the U.K. 1945; Member of Council & Appointments Committee, National Ophthalmic Treatment Board 1949-72; (Chairman, 1966-72). Member Ophthalmic Group Committee B.M.A. 1949-72. Inventor Streak Retinoscope 1943; produced first cinema film of Retinoscopy 1944. Contributor to the Transactions of the Ophthalmological Society U.K 1947-66.

    Two children by his first marriage: Ian Bremner Purvis born 28 September 1933, and Julia Mackay Purvis born 13 January 1937.

    Interests: Oil painting.

    Victor married Jean Winifred Ropner in Sep 1929 in Stockton, Durham. Jean (daughter of Leonard Ropner and Georgina MacKay) was born on 3 Mar 1908 in Stockton on Tees, Durham; died on 7 Jul 1978 in Westminster, London. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Ian Bremner Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Sep 1933; died on 1 Nov 2016; was buried in Jedburgh, Scotland.
    2. 6. Julia Mackay Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point

    Victor married Joanna Isabel Gibbs on 1 Oct 1945 in Chelsea, London. Joanna (daughter of Canon Reginald Gibbs and Lucia McCausland) was born on 29 Aug 1907 in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire; died on 14 Nov 1995 in Winchester, Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Lucia Elizabeth Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Christopher Thomas Bremner Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Ian Bremner Purvis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Victor2, 1.John1) was born on 28 Sep 1933; died on 1 Nov 2016; was buried in Jedburgh, Scotland.

    Ian married Lorna Hopking in 1961 in London. Lorna was born in 1933 in Romford, Essex; died in 2017 in Somerset. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Jennifer Karen Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 10. Mark Howard Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 6.  Julia Mackay Purvis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Victor2, 1.John1)

    Julia married Harvey Richard Starey [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Richard Starey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Penelope Harvey Starey  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 7.  Lucia Elizabeth Purvis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Victor2, 1.John1)

    Lucia married Lieut. Colonel Christopher Charles Lynwood Owen, MVO, OBE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Harry Victor Owen Owen  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. George Christopher Owen Owen  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 8.  Christopher Thomas Bremner Purvis Descendancy chart to this point (2.Victor2, 1.John1)

    Christopher married Phillida A Seaward, MBE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Kerensa Toura Isabel Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Xenobe Eva Wendela Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 17. Lucian Annesley Bremner Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 18. Eila Blanche Honor Purvis  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 11.  Richard Starey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Julia3, 2.Victor2, 1.John1)

    Richard married Tanya Bates [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Harvey George Starey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 20. Hermione Imogen Starey  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 12.  Penelope Harvey Starey Descendancy chart to this point (6.Julia3, 2.Victor2, 1.John1)

    Penelope married Armando Christian Papandrea [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Phoebe Penelope Papandrea  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 13.  Harry Victor Owen Owen Descendancy chart to this point (7.Lucia3, 2.Victor2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Naomi Dorothy Kerr. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Florence Lilly Dorothy Owen  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 23. Darcey Rose Kitty Owen  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 24. Vesper Daisy Harlyn Owen  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 14.  George Christopher Owen Owen Descendancy chart to this point (7.Lucia3, 2.Victor2, 1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Sarah-Jane. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Elsie Owen  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 15.  Kerensa Toura Isabel Purvis Descendancy chart to this point (8.Christopher3, 2.Victor2, 1.John1)

    Kerensa married Michael Guppy [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Lowen Saxon Bremner Guppy  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Juno Eva Zephyr Guppy  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 16.  Xenobe Eva Wendela Purvis Descendancy chart to this point (8.Christopher3, 2.Victor2, 1.John1)

    Xenobe married William Richards [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Clement Christopher Richards  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 17.  Lucian Annesley Bremner Purvis Descendancy chart to this point (8.Christopher3, 2.Victor2, 1.John1)

    Lucian married Kirstin Anderson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



 

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