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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Glamorganshire Lookup Requests => Glamorganshire => Wales => Glamorganshire Completed Lookups => Topic started by: brodie5 on Wednesday 28 January 09 22:32 GMT (UK)
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Hello
I am trying to confirm the father of Griffith John Petty (born 1897). Family info suggests he was born near Llangynwyd/Nantyffython/Maesteg.
I have found him on the 1901 Wales census, living with his Grandparents (John/Sarah Petty) in Maesteg. John & Sarah had 7 children (Mary Ann, Thomas, Rachel, David, Sarah, Maggie & John), so i guess any of them could be one of his parents?
Does anyone have any ideas or access to the relevent records :)
Thanks
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I would suggest (although I have been known to be wrong) that if Griffith was a Petty, and was living with his grandparents (also Petty's), then he must be one of their son's son's (as he carried on the surname).
Should narrow you down to Thomas, David, or John rather than the daughters who presumably would have gotten married.
Unless of course his mother never married....
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The birth cert would give you full name of parent/parents, address etc.
Births Mar 1897 Petty Griffith John Bridgend 11a 812
Or his marriage cert may give you fathers name, but if born to one of the daughters out of wedlock possible not.
Marriages Mar 1920
Owen Mary - Petty Bridgend 11a 1574
Petty Griffith J - Owen Bridgend 11a 1574
Cas
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Thanks for the help,
I will send off for the birth certificate to solve the mystery.
Any further info regarding Griffith, from church or MI records would also be interesting :-)
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This may help if you don't get any other info
http://home.clara.net/daibevan/LookupExch/GLA.html
Cas
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Looks very useful - thank again :-)
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Your welcome, this also has Llangynwyd, under Glamorgan
http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/
Good Luck
Cas :)
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I believe John C Petty's son John married Janet/Janette Evans in Llangynwyd. They sailed to America in approx 1903. Griffith John not listed with them so probably not the son of John - though you would need birth certificate to confirm this.
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Thank you everyone for your help.
I have now received the Birth & Marriage certificates for Griffith.
Our suspicions were correct - no father listed.
So i guess we will never know the Father .........
But the mystery of which sibling he belonged to is now solved ........ his Mother is listed as Maggie Petty.
:-)
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I know of a Griffith John Petty and he was living in 18 John Street, Nantyffyllon, Maesteg in 1937 ... He was in the Maesteg Police Court in May 1937 charged with obstructing the highway by challenging people to have a fight with him and affray.
He also was charged with the affray with my Great Grandmother who then lived next door to him. She told the Police Court in Maesteg that when he was outside his house everyone would go in their houses and close the door as he was a known troublemaker. On 1 May 1937, my Great Grandmother Phyllis Cantle was in John Street when he happened to be outside his house on the street. He called her bad names and then my Great Grandfather arrived home and told Griffith John Petty off. He went to hit my Great Grandfather but missed and hit my Great Grandmother by mistake ... He also alleged in the Maesteg Police Court that my Great Grandmother called him "a dirty, filthy rotten pig" but my Great Grandmother denied it. He also claimed she threw a stone at him and gave him a black eye. The affray is mentioned in The Glamorgan Gazette dated Friday, 28 May 1937.