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Hello. I'm looking at the Pettitt family for a friend and it has raised several questions. The first one is about Edwin William Wynne Pettitt and his wife, Sarah Aston.

Edwin William Wynne Pettitt was born on 16th Feb 1818 and baptised at St. Martin's, Birmingham, UK on 5th October 1820.

He married as Edwin William Wynne Pettitt (full age) Glazier & Plumber at St. Philip's Church, Birmingham on October 1st 1839 to Sarah Aston, a minor. His father was Charles Pettitt, a Glover.

The next sighting of EWWP is in the 1851 census. He is living with Lucy, his "wife" and two children. I haven't found the children's births yet but I suspect that the eldest at least would be Lucy's by a former relationship as he was born about 1840 only a year after EWWP married Sarah.

I cannot find any marriage for EWWP and Lucy, which begs the question - was Sarah still alive?

EWWP subsequently leaves Lucy and marries Ann Hawker in 1856. So has Sarah now died?

There are claims on family trees (none of which have evidence on the tree - at least on the ones I've seen) that Sarah and EWWP had a son, Edwin Augustus Pettitt born 1845 in Australia.

So and I've finally come to the point  is this true and if so did EWWP leave Sarah in Australia or did she die? If Edwin Augustus did exist, what happened to him?

Brie

I'm unable to make sense of the cause of death on ggg grandma's death certificate. Gas .....?

Her death was registered D1870 and she was 42 years old. She had given birth to a daughter earlier that year whose birth and death were registered M1870.

Brie

Hello,

Helping my mother to clear some stuff we were going through old games, Halma and the like and found this. It has been with us since the year dot but has no instructions. My mother doesn't remember ever playing it and my father is no longer with us.

I've looked on the internet and found pictures of the box but nothing more.

There are 150 cards numbered from 1-15, 10 of each. Apparently it is for any number of players.

Does anyone know how to play?

Brie

I have just tried to send this with photos but there was an error message so I will try to describe it. It is called Pam and the cards are the same size as traditional playing cards. The reverse of the cards look like traditional playing cards, the front simply have a number between 1 and 15. The manufacturer is Parker Games, London.

I wonder if anyone can help. I am researching the Pettitts for a friend and when I first started I'm sure I saw something about this young man's death in the newspapers. I have just got to him in my writing up, cannot find the reference in my papers (another self-reprimand for disgraceful disorderliness) and at the moment don't have access to newspapers. His death is registered D1883 Cockermouth and he was a photographer. He is buried with his parents and other family members in Keswick.

If anyone can tell me what it was about his death I'd be very grateful.

Brie

My apologies if this has been asked many times before. I have tried searching rootschat but too many threads come up!

What I would like to know is how old you had to be to be a witness to a wedding in the 19th century. Nowadays it looks as if over 18 is preferable but younger is allowed at the discretion of the celebrant, with the proviso that the young person understands their role. Was this the case in the 19th century?

Thank-you
Brie