See also

William PURDY's parents: Lancelot PURDY (c. 1822-1857) and Merab BOWER (1828-1903)
William PURDY's siblings: Ann PURDY (c. 1844- ), Elizabeth PURDY (c. 1846-1885), Ellen PURDY (c. 1850-1850), Martha PURDY (c. 1851- ), Lancelot PURDY (1852-1853), John PURDY (c. 1854-1936), Mary PURDY (c. 1856- ), Jane PURDY (c. 1859- ) and Mary PURDY (1860-1945)

William PURDY (c. 1849-1870)

Name:	William PURDY
Sex:	Male
Father:	Lancelot PURDY (c. 1822-1857)
Mother:	Merab BOWER (1828-1903)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth	c. 1849	Selston, Nottinghamshire
Death	1870 (age 20-21)

Individual Note

The inventor of the miners safety lamp. He went to London in April 1879 to patent it, he received many awards for his invention.