| Husband: James PURDIE | |||
| Born: | 1822 | at: | Capnworth (Carnwath),Barony Parish,Lanarkshire,Scotland |
| Married: | 1846 | at: | |
| Died: | 14 Jun 1892 | at: | Condowie Plains,Snowtown,South Australia,Australia |
| Father: | John PURDIE | ||
| Mother: | Janet THOMSON | ||
| Spouses: | Susanna_(Susannah?) FORD | ||
| Notes: | [2] | ||
| Wife: Susanna_(Susannah?) FORD | |||
| Born: | 22 Jun 1828 | at: | Largs,,Ayrshire,Scotland |
| Died: | 24 Aug 1910 | at: | Smithfield,,South Australia,Australia |
| Father: | Samuel FORD | ||
| Mother: | Margaret WRIGHT | ||
| Spouses: | James PURDIE | ||
| Notes: | [4] | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| Name: | Margaret Ford PURDIE | ||
| Born: | 30 Aug 1848 | at: | Edinburgh,,Lothia,Scotland |
| Married: | 8 Nov 1866 | at: | One Tree Hill,,South Australia,Australia |
| Died: | 5 Jan 1939 | at: | |
| Spouses: | James Phillip GRIGG | ||
| Name: | John Gardiner PURDIE | ||
| Born: | 26 Sep 1850 | at: | Adelaide,,South Australia,Australia |
| Married: | 12 Mar 1879 | at: | Kulpara,,South Australia,Australia |
| Died: | 17 Jun 1911 | at: | Wallaroo,,South Australia,Australia |
| Spouses: | Jennet Anne HALDANE , Mary Ann BENNETT | ||
| Name: | Janet Thomson PURDIE | ||
| Born: | 4 Jul 1852 | at: | Port Adelaide,,South Australia,Australia |
| Married: | 22 Jun 1871 | at: | One Tree Hill,,South Australia,Australia |
| Died: | 20 Jun 1917 | at: | |
| Spouses: | Alexander James MORRISON | ||
| Name: | James PURDIE | ||
| Born: | 10 Sep 1856 | at: | Munno Para East,,South Australia,Australia |
| Married: | 19 Feb 1880 | at: | Gawler,,South Australia,Australia |
| Died: | 22 May 1941 | at: | |
| Spouses: | Elizabeth Jane CHARLSON_(CHARLETON,_CHARLTON) | ||
| Name: | Anne Innis PURDIE | ||
| Born: | 11 Jun 1858 | at: | Munno Para East,,South Australia,Australia |
| Married: | 8 Mar 1881 | at: | |
| Died: | 17 Nov 1929 | at: | |
| Spouses: | William James HAGAN | ||
| Name: | Jeanie Thompson PURDIE | ||
| Born: | 24 May 1861 | at: | One Tree Hill,Munno Para East,South Australia,Australia |
| Married: | 30 Sep 1880 | at: | One Tree Hill,,South Australia,Australia |
| Died: | 18 Feb 1902 | at: | |
| Spouses: | John ANDERSON | ||
| Name: | William PURDIE | ||
| Born: | 23 Mar 1865 | at: | Hillside Farm,Munno Para East,South Australia,Australia |
| Died: | 25 Mar 1865 | at: | |
| Spouses: | |||
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GEN: Emigration: Emigrated to Austrlia aboad the "Emily" arriving at Port Adelaide, South Australia in 1849.
GEN: Residence: Lived on the Port Road for 3 years until moving to One Tree Hill in 1852 where they lived for the next 28 years.
GEN: Later moved to Smithfield, South Australia.
GEN: ONE TREE HILL HISTORY:
GEN: ONE TREE HILL takes its name from the One Tree Hill Inn licensed in 1851, which was the meeting place of the District Council
GEN: of Munno Para for many years.
GEN: The settement commenced 1867 on land owned by James Purdie. On September 26th, 1866, the Gawler Wesleyan Circuit decided that
GEN: application be made for permission to build chapels at One Tree Hill, Pimberton Plains and Willaston.. and on December 26th,
GEN: 1866 that One Tree Hill be taken up and preaching established at once. In this way, Methodism came to One Tree Hill.
GEN: Land on which the church is built was a government grant to William Henry Gantrell, on December 4th, 1852 by Sir Henry Fox
GEN: Young, Governor of South Australia at that time. On March 17th 1855, the land was transferred to James Purdie, farmer, who
GEN: transferred the land to the trustrees of the Methodist Church of One Tree Hill on July 23rd, 1867 at a cost of 5 pounds.
GEN: The Church foundation stone was laid on August 13th 1867. In 1992, on the 125th anniversary of the Church, a celebration was
GEN: held and the Church thrives today under the name of One Tree Hill Uniting Church.
GEN: PURDIE LANDHOLDINGS:
GEN: James Purdie owned land Hundred of Everard 30-1-18874 near Mt. Templeton via Balaklava, South Australia.
GEN: He owned land between Murraytown and Melrose (near Wild Dog Creek).
GEN: He purchased sections 49 and 20 hundred of Booleroo 2--11-1875. On 7-8-1878 the land was transferred to his son, John Gardiner
GEN: Purdie and in 1886 it was transferred to Phillip Wade.
[2] GEN: Occupation: Carter or teamster, farmer and bullock driver. From Australian emigration docs.
[4]
GEN: FORD HISTORY:
GEN: Related to Henry Ford in some way based on family letters and postcards.
GEN: About 1867, Susanna's brother, John FORD arrived in Victoria and came to South Australia where he spent his time farming or
GEN: hotel keeping between One Tree Hill, Fords and the far north. John married Mary Ann Hyde, daughter of John Hyde, after whom
GEN: Hyde Park in Adelaide is named.
GEN: Both Susanna and her brother John were related to Henry Ford, the inventor of the model T ford motor car. They must have
GEN: corresponded at some time, because James Purdie named later properties 'Fairview Farm' at Melrose and 'Fairview Park Farm' at
GEN: Booleroo, while in the U.S. Henry Ford named his home 'Fairview' and cars Fairlane and Fairmont.
DEATH: SUSANNA PURDIE died at Smithfield in 1910 at 82 and was buried at One Tree Hill on land donated by James for a cemetery.
DEATH: By all accounts she was quite a character as there was an article about her in the local paper.
DEATH: "Death of Smithfield's oldest resident" - 28 August 1910
DEATH: Susanna Purdie died on Wednesday last at her residence at Smithfield at the age of 82 years. She was sitting in a chair
DEATH: conversing with visitors until 6.00 p.m. on the day of her death. A neighbour called to make her tea about 7.00 p.m. and
DEATH: found her dead in a chair, death having been due to heart failure.
DEATH: Mrs. Purdie has been a resident of Smithfield for 29 years, and prior to her death earned her living by nursing and sewing.
DEATH: She had been in
DEATH: receipt of an old age pension and when the first payment of 14 pounds was made, she banked 10 pounds for her funeral expenses
DEATH: or any other
DEATH: contingency. With the balance she purchased an easy chair and necessities of life.
DEATH: She was much respected by the residents of Smithfield. Mrs.
DEATH: Purdie was born near Glasgow, Scotland and arrived in South Australia in 1849. Her husband predeceased her by 17 years. She
DEATH: left 2 sons and 3 daughters. John G. Purdie of Bute, Mr. James Purdie of One Tree Hill, Mrs.J. Grigg of South Broken Hill,
DEATH: Mrs. A.W. Morrison of Anama and Mrs. W. Hagan of Davington. She also left 41 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.
DEATH: The train ran through her property and she used to open the gates for it to pass through. When the train driver found the gates
DEATH: closed they investigated and found her dead.