Edith M. Purdy was born in Little Walsingham in 1863 and was the daughter of William Purdy (1831) and Mary Tuck. In 1871 she was living in Knight Street, Little Walsingham. Edith married agricultural labourer Emmanuel Shepherd and was living in Coker's Hill, Little Walsingham, in 1901.

Sources
• 1. 1871 Census. Knight St, Little Walsingham. Edith Purdy. Daughter. Age 8. Born Little Walsingham. • 2. 1901 Census. Coker's Hill, Little Walsingham. Edith M. Shepherd. Wife. Age 38. Born Little Walsingham.