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Offline shoshannah

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Pettitt Photo Album
« on: Monday 21 August 17 16:53 BST (UK) »
Hi All,

I am trying to trace living descendants of Emily Jane Pettitt 1861-1930 in order to return a photo album to the family if they want it. I appreciate that we cannot discuss the living descendants here so I wonder if you could help me to get through a brick wall in order for me to hopefully find them, if there are any.

From my research: Emily Pettitt married Joseph Edward Henry Wells. I can find two children:

Mary Emily Wells born about 1890 but cannot find any information beyond the 1911 census.

Edward Pettitt Wells born about 1891. According to other family trees on Ancestry he married a 'Dorothy Ruth ........'. There is a marriage record on FindMyPast for a marriage in Alexandra, Egypt and lots of travel records showing the two of the travelling back and forth. There is also a marriage record on family search showing him marrying a Vera Mary Wever in 1953 in South Africa.  On this record he is stated as a widower but the only death I can find for a Dorothy Ruth Wells is after his.I have also found a death record for EPW in 1960 in SA.

Basically I am trying to find whether Mary Emily Wells married or had children or Dorothy Ruth's maiden name in order to find if they had children.

Can anyone help?

Many Thanks,
Shoshannah

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Re: Pettitt Photo Album
« Reply #1 on: Monday 21 August 17 18:01 BST (UK) »
Are the people who have trees on Ancestry not descendents?  Providing they can prove it, of course, and haven't just copied someone elses tree as they thought the names were similar!
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

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Re: Pettitt Photo Album
« Reply #2 on: Monday 21 August 17 18:05 BST (UK) »
Thanks for your reply.

I believe them to be from other lines in the extended family rather than descendants directly

Thanks,
Shosh

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Re: Pettitt Photo Album
« Reply #3 on: Monday 21 August 17 18:12 BST (UK) »
Getting a copy of Edward Pettits Wells's Will might name any children he had? Or, if he didn't, then maybe nieces and Nephews?

Probate index entry:
Edward Pettit Wells of PO Sea Park Natal Soiuth Africa died 14 April 1960 at Port Shepstone Natal Probate Pletamatzburg to James Russell Pearse Trustee manager,  Effects £906-18s9d in England. Sealed London 16 Dec
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk


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Re: Pettitt Photo Album
« Reply #4 on: Monday 21 August 17 18:22 BST (UK) »
Thankyou,

How do I get a copy of the will?

Shosh

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« Reply #5 on: Monday 21 August 17 18:25 BST (UK) »
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk