▁ought ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁that ▁Billy ' s ▁wid ow ▁shall ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁prof its ." ▁This ▁suggests ▁that ▁one ▁mot ive ▁for ▁writing ▁this ▁second ▁life ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Pur vis . ▁ ▁She ▁died , ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁Jesus ▁Hospital , ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁great ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 4 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁death ▁notice , ▁Billy ▁was ▁still ▁remembered ▁as ▁" the ▁famous ▁show man ▁of ▁the ▁north ". ▁The ▁same ▁account ▁was ▁also ▁printed ▁in ▁papers ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁in ▁D und ee , ▁indicating ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁his ▁fame , ▁almost ▁three ▁dec ades ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁A ▁more ▁detailed ▁ob itu ary ▁appeared ▁in ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁only ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁family ▁remained ▁alive . ▁One ▁daughter ▁was ▁married , ▁but ▁B ella , ▁the ▁other , ▁was ▁single , ▁and ▁" att ended ▁to ▁every ▁want ▁of ▁her ▁ancient ▁parent ". ▁On ▁her ▁ 9 4 th ▁birth day , ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁she ▁appeared ▁ha le ▁and ▁well , ▁but ▁shortly ▁afterwards , ▁she ▁fell ▁ill , ▁and ▁died . ▁ ▁Re - en act ments ▁Pur vis ' s ▁act ▁has ▁been ▁re - en act ed ▁by ▁several ▁people ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁in ▁T yn em outh , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁" Gr and ▁Rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁Original ▁B ILL Y ▁P UR VIS