Robert Purdy was born in 1802 in Little Walsingham and was the son of William Purdy (1776) and Hannah Williamson. He married Martha Lambert in Little Walsingham in 1828. In 1841 he was living in the High Street, Little Walsingham and working as a cabinet maker. In 1851 he was described as a journeyman carpenter and was living in the High Street. He was listed as a joiner and cabinet maker in 1854 and as a journeyman carpenter in 1871. Robert Purdy died in Little Walsingham in 1878, aged 75.

Sources
• 1. 1851 Census on CD-ROM. High Street, Little Walsingham. Robert Purdy. Head. Age 47. Journeyman Carpenter. Born Little Walsingham. • 2. White's Directory of Norfolk 1854. Little Walsingham. Joiners, etc.: Purdy, Robert (& cabinet maker). • 3. Edwy Harling's Website. Robert Purdy. Born 1802. Married Martha Lambert in 1828. • 4. Death Registers. Purdy, Robert. Dec. 1878. 4b. 213. Walsingham. • 5. 1861 Census. Market Place, Little Walsingham. Robert Purdy. Head. Age 56. Carpenter (journeyman). Born Little Walsingham. • 6. 1841 Census. High Street, Little Walsingham. Robert Purdy. Age 36. Cabinet Maker. Born Norfolk.