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Biographical Information: ROBERT KENNETH BERRY PURVIS (ROB), born 21st July 1969 at the Columbus Clinic, Milan, Italy. Won the Frampton Prize of the Royal Historical Society (1987). Lord Kitchener scholar (1987). Graduated (1990) B.A. with 1st Class Honours in History from Lincoln College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Captain of the Lincoln College Boat Club. Management Accountant (F.C.M.A.) with Unilever Plc in London, England, and Sussex, England (1990-1993), history teacher at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, England (1993-94), and (from 1996) Finance Director of Creamline Ltd, a dairy company in Eccles, Manchester, England, owned by his wife's family (2011). Living (1995) in Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England, (2004) in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England, (2008) at Brigton, near St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, and (2011) at Gilmerton, near St Andrews, and in Alderley Edge. Gifted (July 2005) Gilmerton House, by his father. Married (3rd April 1993 at Holy Trinity Church, Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire) Heidi Swallow (born 18th March 1969 at Derby, Derbyshire, England), previously modern languages teacher (B.A. Hons Oxon.) in London and Woking, Surrey (1995), eldest daughter of Anthony David Swallow (Tony) (born 7th July 1940), Company Chairman, and Helga Hildegarde Gertrude Zühl (born 20th December 1935 in Silesia, Germany (now Poland)) of Tytherington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, and previously of Rorschacherberg, Switzerland, having five children (2011):-