William Purdy was born in Little Walsingham in 1807 and was the son of William Purdy (1776) and Alice Rowe. In 1861 he was a journeyman carpenter in Church Street, Little Walsingham. He married a woman called Maria.

Sources
• 1. 1861 Census. Church St, Little Walsingham. William Purdy. Head. Age 56. Carpenter (journeyman). Born Little Walsingham.