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Wales / Re: The McConnochie Bros? in Cardiff
« on: Monday 10 September 07 12:11 BST (UK)  »
Hi Neil

Your grandmother's uncle was William Wallace Pettigrew who lived in the Gardener's House at Roath Park with his wife Ruth (nee McConnachie).  They lived there until 1915 when William was appointed to be in charge of Manchester City Parks.  William's brother Andrew Alexander Pettigrew then took over as Cardiff's head of Parks, and lived in the Gardener's House at Roath Park with his sister Mary Logie Pettigrew (who acted as his housekeeper).  Mary died in 1933 followed by Andrew in 1936.

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Wales / Re: The McConnochie Bros? in Cardiff
« on: Friday 20 July 07 18:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi John - Thanks for the reply.  Although I live in Northumberland, I was contacted about the Cardiff Parks Exhibition and was able to contribute some photographs and ephemera from the family archive.  I went down to the opening of the exhibition with the family and my mother (93), who is one of the last remaining people to have known William Wallace and the other Pettigrew brothers.  We all enjoyed the exhibition very much.

I wondered where the Cardiff people had obtained the information about William's marriage to Ruth - now I know! - many thanks for that.

The connection to Sir Ronald Bell is interesting to know.  I am currently trying to find out what happened to Ruth after the death of William Wallace Pettigrew in Sussex in February 1947, so far with no success.

Let me know if you think I might be able to help with any queries you may have.

All the best

Tim

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Wales / Re: The McConnochie Bros? in Cardiff
« on: Thursday 17 May 07 14:51 BST (UK)  »
A bit belated, but Charles McConochie was born on 24 Feb 1833 in Canongate Edinburgh, son of Robert McConachie and Janet Murdoch.  He also appears in the 1851 Census, aged about 19,  in Greenock (Scotland), as a lodger while an Apprentice Engineer.  He appears (in Cardiff) with his wife Mary Ann and the rest of the family in the 1871 and 1881 Census and died in the last quarter of 1888 aged 55.

The only tentative record for John is the birth of a John McConochie to Robert McConochie and Janet McMurchy on 22 September 1922, in Greenock.  Janet and Robert had been married on 1 Dec 1821.  Can't find a marriage record for Robert and Janet Murdoch, so can't ascertain if Charles was the son of a second marriage of Robert. 

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Wales / Re: The McConnochie Bros? in Cardiff
« on: Thursday 07 December 06 11:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hello - William Wallace Pettigrew was my Great Uncle and I have a copy of his marriage certificate to Ruth McConochie on the 5 July 1894.  The marriage was witnessed by Rachel McConochie and John McConochie (her uncle) and also states that Ruth's father, Charles (Engineer) was deceased.

Tim Pettigrew

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