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Pettit/Butler

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~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 10 Oct 2019 15:11

Hi...Can anyone help with George Pettit born aprox 1893, London or Kent, he died in Worthing Sussex. He married Hilda May (May) Butler, they had 2 children George and Hilda Joan (Joan). I would love to know if George the elder had any other family..
George and Hilda the elder were my grandparents, on my mothers side.

Many thanks..
jude

Rambling

Rambling Report 10 Oct 2019 15:17

Just for ref

GEORGE
Last name PETTIT
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1918

Hilda M Butler

Spouse's last name Butler
District Cranbrook
District number -
County Kent
Country England
Volume 2A
Volume as transcribed 2A
Page number 2225

Maddie

Maddie Report 10 Oct 2019 15:28

is this their burials


HILDA MAY
Last name PETTIT
Gender Female
Birth day 28
Birth month 4
Birth year 1895
Age -
Death quarter 2
Death year 1981
District Worthing
County Sussex
Volume 18
Page 2216

GEORGE
Last name PETTIT
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1888
Age 49
Death quarter 4
Death year 1937
District Worthing
County Sussex
Volume 2B
Page 461

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 10 Oct 2019 15:31

Unfortunately 1939 is no help with George's DOB - he'd already died.


Hilda M Pettet
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Hilda M Pettet
Gender: Female
Marital status: Widowed
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1895
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 36
Residence Place: Worthing, Sussex, England
Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties
Schedule Number: 230
Sub Schedule Number: 4
Enumeration District: EMJQ
Registration district: 84/1
Household Members:
Name
Hilda Joan Meaurkey
Robert J W Mc Intosh
Victor F Wright
Hilda M Pettet
This record is officially closed.
This record is officially closed.
This record is officially closed.
This record is officially closed.
Winifred Kathleen Bradford
Patrick O'sullivan
Reginald Lyons
Mary Margrave

Maddie

Maddie Report 10 Oct 2019 15:32

Hilda May
Last name Butler
Age 23
Year 1918
Birth year 1895
Marital status Spinster
Marriage year 1918
Marriage date 17 Aug 1918
Marriage place Cranbrook, St Dunstan
County Kent
Spouse's first name(s) George
Spouse's last name Pettit
Spouse's birth year 1888
Spouse's age 30
Spouse's occupation Carpenter
Spouse's condition Bachelor
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Butler
Father occupation Bricklayer
Spouse's father's occupation Stone Mason
First witness John Butler
Second witness Winifred Henrietta Smith
Country England
Archive Kent History & Library Centre
Archive reference P100/1/D/5

George
Last name Pettit
Age 30
Year 1918
Birth year 1888
Occupation Carpenter
Marital status Bachelor
Marriage year 1918
Marriage date 17 Aug 1918
Marriage place Cranbrook, St Dunstan
County Kent
Spouse's first name(s) Hilda May
Spouse's last name Butler
Spouse's birth year 1895
Spouse's age 23
Spouse's condition Spinster
Father's first name(s) William John -------------
Father's last name Pettit
Father occupation Stone Mason
Spouse's father's occupation Bricklayer
First witness John Butler
Second witness Winifred Henrietta Smith
Country England
Archive Kent History & Library Centre
Archive reference P100/1/D/5
Page 238

Andrew

Andrew Report 10 Oct 2019 15:49

Maybe??

Fsather William is a Masons Labourer

Name: George Pettitt
Gender: Male
Age: 2
Relationship: Son
Birth Year: 1889
Father: William Pettitt
Mother: Annie Pettitt
Birth Place: Hackney, London, England
Civil Parish: Hackney St John
Residence Place: Hackney St John, London, England
Sub registration district: West Hackney
ED, Institution or Vessel: 1
Neighbors:
Piece: 184
Folio: 23
Household Members:
Name Age
William Pettitt 33
Annie Pettitt 29
Edwin Pettitt 9
James Pettitt 9
Ellen Pettitt 6
>>>George Pettitt 2

Andy

Maddie

Maddie Report 10 Oct 2019 15:55

births from gro

PETTIT, GEORGE MILLS
GRO Reference: 1888 M Quarter in CHESTERTON Volume 03B Page 455
PETTIT, GEORGE HOLMES -------------------------------------
GRO Reference: 1888 S Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 487
PETTIT, GEORGE WINN
GRO Reference: 1889 M Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 578
PETTIT, GEORGE CORNELIUS DIGHTON
GRO Reference: 1888 M Quarter in HUNTINGDON Volume 03B Page 275
PETTIT, GEORGE EDWARD ATKINS
GRO Reference: 1888 S Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 01D Page 511
PETTIT, GEORGE HENRY HUNT
GRO Reference: 1887 J Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 83
PETTIT, GEORGE HENRY SNAREY
GRO Reference: 1888 M Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 603
PETTIT, GEORGE WILLIAM MOSS
GRO Reference: 1887 D Quarter in CAMBERWELL Volume 01D Page 938

Maddie

Maddie Report 10 Oct 2019 15:59

Name: William Pettit
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 21
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1858
Marriage Date: 5 Oct 1879
Marriage Place: St Jude, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, England
Father: Francis Pettit
Spouse: Annie Holmes
Register Type: Parish Register

1911
William Pettit
e in 1911: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1858
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: St John-at-Hackney
Search Photos: Search for 'St John-at-Hackney' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 29 Lawrence Buildings, Stoke Newington N
Marital status: Married
Occupation: MASONS LABOURER ------------
Registration district: Hackney
Registration District Number: 11
Sub-registration district: North Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 38
Piece: 1071
Household Members:
Name Age
William Pettit 53
Anne Pettit 49
Henry Pettit 17
Hannah Pettit 14
John Pettit 12
Holly Pettit 9
Rosy Pettit 6

17 children born, 7 died

Name: William John Pettit
Registration Year: 1858
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Hackney
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1b
Page: 294

PETTIT, WILLIAM JOHN HARRIS
GRO Reference: 1858 J Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 294

Andrew

Andrew Report 10 Oct 2019 16:00

His parents marriage?

v/London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932


Name: William Pettit
Gender: Male
Marriage Age: 21
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1858
Marriage Date: 5 Oct 1879
Marriage Place: St Jude, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, England
Father: Francis Pettit
Spouse: Annie Holmes
Register Type: Parish Register

Andy

Maddie

Maddie Report 10 Oct 2019 16:10

1861
19, Abney Gardens, St John At Hackney, Hackney, London & Middlesex, England
Francis Pettit Head Married Male 38 1823 Labourer Bedfordshire, England
Mary Ann Pettit Wife Married Female 33 1828 - Hackney, Middlesex, England
Francis Pettit Son Single Male 13 1848 Farrier Boy ------ died 1887
Mary Ann Pettit Daughter Single Female 12 1849 Scholar -
Maria Pettit Daughter Single Female 8 1853 - Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England
Eliza Pettit Daughter Single Female 5 1856 - Hackney, Middlesex, England
William Pettit Son Single Male 3 1858 - Hackney, Middlesex, England ------------------

FRANCIS
Last name PETTIT
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1845
Mary Ann Harris,
London
Country England
Volume 3
Volume as transcribed 3
Page number 135

Name: Francis Pettit - labourer
Gender: Male
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 27 Jul 1845
Marriage Place: St John, Hackney, Hackney, England
Father: William Pettit ---- labourer
Spouse: Mary Ann Harris
Register Type: Parish Register

bride and groom living at union buildings

Name: Francis Pettit
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 29 Dec 1822
Baptism Place: Maulden,Bedford,England
Father: William Pettit
Mother: Martha
FHL Film Number: 952414

Name: Mary Ann Pettit
Gender: Female
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 19 Dec 1870
Marriage Place: St James the Great, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, England
Father: Frances Pettit
Spouse: Charles Rennan
Register Type: Parish Register

2nd marriage
Name: Mary Ann Rennall
[Mary Ann Pettit]
Gender: Female
Marriage Age: 24
Record Type: Marriage
Birth Date: abt 1849
Marriage Date: 31 Aug 1873
Marriage Place: St Leonard, Shoreditch, Hackney, England
Father: Francis Pettit
Spouse: William Overy

Name: Maria Pettit
Gender: Female
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1876
Marriage Place: St Matthew, Westminster, England
Father: Francis Pettit
Spouse: Alfred Wigg

Maddie

Maddie Report 10 Oct 2019 16:13

sisters eliza

PETTIT, ELIZA HARRIS
GRO Reference: 1855 D Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 274
PETTIT, MARIA HARRIS
GRO Reference: 1853 J Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 241

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 10 Oct 2019 16:42

Saw below...

Chris :)

11 September 1937 - Worthing Herald - Worthing, Sussex, England

WELL KNOWN WORTHING CABINET MAKER
DEATH OF MR GEORGE PETTIT
George Pettit, a well-known Worthing cabinet maker for the past 19 years, died last week, aged 49. and was buried at Durrington on Monday. Mr Pettit had shop in Crescent road for ten years, until in 1935 ill health forced him to give up most of his business. He died at 36, Graham Road, and leaves a wife and two children.


Deaths Dec 1937 (>99%)
------------------------------------------------
Pettit George 49 Worthing 2b 461


(Marriage also on below)

https://www.freereg.org.uk/

County Kent
Place Cranbrook
Church name St Dunstan
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 475
Marriage date 17 Aug 1918
Groom forename George
Groom surname PETTIT
Groom age 30
Groom condition Bachelor
Groom occupation Carpenter
Groom abode Green Lane Golford
Bride forename Hilda May
Bride surname BUTLER
Bride age 23
Bride condition Spinster
Bride abode Green Lane Golford
Groom father forename William John
Groom father surname PETTIT
Groom father occupation Stonemason
Bride father forename John
Bride father surname BUTLER
Bride father occupation Bricklayer
Witness1 John BUTLER
Witness2 Winifred Henrietta SMITH

(Marriage Residence, Butler Family, 1911)

Maddie

Maddie Report 11 Oct 2019 14:29

PETTIT, EDWIN FRANK HOLMES
GRO Reference: 1881 S Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 514
PETTIT, ANNIE MARY ANN HOLMES
GRO Reference: 1880 J Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 502
PETTIT, ELLEN HOLMES
GRO Reference: 1886 D Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 485
PETTIT, JANE HOLMES
GRO Reference: 1884 D Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 486
PETTIT, GEORGE HOLMES
GRO Reference: 1888 S Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 487
PETTIT, FRANCIS HOLMES
GRO Reference: 1892 M Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 478
PETTIT, HOLLY HOLMES
GRO Reference: 1901 D Quarter in HOLBORN Volume 01B Page 742 Occasional Copy: B
PETTIT, IVY HOLMES
GRO Reference: 1901 D Quarter in HOLBORN Volume 01B Page 743
Mother's Maiden Surname:
PETTIT, ANNIE HOLMES
GRO Reference: 1906 D Quarter in HACKNEY Volume 01B Page 400

but the youngest from 1911 census
PETTIT, ROSE MAY HUNT
GRO Reference: 1904 S Quarter in ST. PANCRAS Volume 01B Page 121

looks like those who died were not registered

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 14 Oct 2019 21:00

Wow thank you everyone,l have loads to look at here. My grandfather was definately a french polisher, carpenter, and had a shop in Worthing.
Thank you

jude