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Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge
« on: Wednesday 28 May 25 16:06 BST (UK) »
Legal and Public Notices. ROBERTS—PETTIGREU. WILL JOHN ROBERTS, formerly of Brymbo collier,  who's sister, Ann, married John Pettigreu, moulder, kindly communicate to L., Advertiser Office

Wrexham Advertiser 27 June 1884

Ann Roberts married John Pettegain on 24 Jan 1849 in Wrexham ,her father was John Roberts stonemason.
John Pettigain / Pettigrew was a moulder residence Brymbo, father Gavan Pettigain was a miller.

John Pettigrew bapt 10 March 1851 , also the same day William Gavan Pettigrew bapt at Brymbo and Burial Date   22 Mar 1851

   Anne Pettygrew buried aged 25 on 1 Dec 1852 at Brymbo

John Pettigrew  remarried
Marriage Date   4 Oct 1854
Parish   Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George
Father's Name   Govan Pettigrew
Spouse's Name   Margaret Kay
Spouse's Father's Name   Adam Lester

1851 Piece   2502  Folio   277  Page number   14
John Pettigrew   28   Head b   Cumberworth, Lancashire, England
Ann Pettigrew 23
Jane Pettigrew 2 Daughter
John Pettigrew 5 Mo Son
Jane Roberts 68 Lodger

That's all I can find, where did they go after John`s marriage in 1854, and the question is why is someone looking for John Roberts over 30 years after her marriage .

Feel free to have a go. Apologies it`s not in correct order.

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Re: Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 28 May 25 16:31 BST (UK) »
Hope i'm reading your post right. If this is who your looking for after 1854, if so then I will carry on searching.

1861 census
Piece   2897
Folio   114
Page number   13

SS

added
John Pettigrew 36 Head
Margaret Pettigrew   32   Wife
Jane Pettigrew 12 Daughter*
John Pettigrew 10 Son**
Anne Pettigrew 8 Daughter***
William Pettigrew 5 Son****

* 1871 ref 4039 4 3--married 1871 Francis Loftus, 1881 ref 3926 14 22

** 1871 ref 4001 16 26--married Martha Jane McCabe 1876 (Jane Loftus a witness, father John Pettigrew "Iron Moulder"

*** died aged 11 in 1864 at same address as 1861 census.

**** 1871 ref 4000 160 24

John Pettigrew Snr was born c 1826 his mmn was Stirling

1841 census --Stane, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet   Pettegrew   45 b in county
James   Pettegrew   20 b in county
Margaret   Pettegrew   20 b in county
John   Pettegrew   15 b in county occupation "Moulder"
Gavin   Pettegrew   10 b in county
Janet   Pettegrew   8 b in county
Elisabeth   Pettegrew   5 b in county
Janet   Forrest 20 b in county
Jane   Forrest Jr    1 b Scotland

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Re: Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 28 May 25 20:10 BST (UK) »
Thanks but I can't find them in 1861.
Where are they living,  and some places of birth may help.

Looking again at John Pettigrews birth place in 1851 it does look like Lanarkshire.

It's a mystery as to who is looking for John Roberts so far. 🤔
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Re: Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 28 May 25 20:15 BST (UK) »
1861

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7D6-FSM?lang=en

1851 place of birth reads Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire.

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Re: Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 28 May 25 22:18 BST (UK) »
The usual reason for ads like this is that someone has died and they need to find relatives to pass on a legacy or following intestacy laws. Do you know when John P died?

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Re: Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 29 May 25 09:22 BST (UK) »
Still not answering the question but a "faint" 1871 census ref for John Pettigrew?

3937 9 11----Crown Street (Millstone), Great Bolton, Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas Greenwood   Head   - 48   Innkeeper b Horwich, Lancashire
Elizabeth Greenwood   Wife   -   43   - b Ince Wigan, Lancashire
Elizabeth Greenwood   Daughter   -15   Cotton weaver b Darcy Lever, Lancashire
Walter Greenwood   Son   - 11   Scholar Bolton, Lancashire
Charles Reynolds   Boarder   - 34 Brewer Manchester, Lancashire
Alfred Reynolds   Boarder   -   11   Scholar   Berwick, Lancashire
John Petyouin   Boarder   -   48 Iron Moulder   bScotland

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Re: Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 29 May 25 18:00 BST (UK) »
So far I have found .
Name   Ann Pettegrew Age   11
Birth Date   abt 1853 Burial Date   3 Nov 1864
Burial Place   Hulme, St George, Lancashire, England
Father   John Pettegrew
Mother   Margaret Pettegrew

1871  with a William Leather.
William Pettigrew Age   15 Relation   Boarder
Where born   Openshaw, Lancashire, England
Civil parish   Hulme
Ecclesiastical parish   St Georges
County/Island   Lancashire

No death found for Margaret Pettigrew up to 1920 with soundalike, no death for John Pettigrew either.

1871 from SS . This does make a good match
Thomas Greenwood   Head   - 48   Innkeeper b Horwich, Lancashire
Elizabeth Greenwood   Wife   -   43   - b Ince Wigan, Lancashire
Elizabeth Greenwood   Daughter   -15   Cotton weaver b Darcy Lever, Lancashire
Walter Greenwood   Son   - 11   Scholar Bolton, Lancashire
Charles Reynolds   Boarder   - 34 Brewer Manchester, Lancashire
Alfred Reynolds   Boarder   -   11   Scholar   Berwick, Lancashire
John Petyouin   Boarder   -   48 Iron Moulder   b Scotland

 after this nothing  positive, not doing well  ???
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Re: Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 29 May 25 21:43 BST (UK) »
Have just found a reference to a Margaret Pettigeu age 40 died 30th Sep 1869, Hulme

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01tsn/

Death is from a workhouse register

Margaret Pettigeu, Withington Workhouse, Chorlton, cause of death abscesses.

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Ward, Ossett, Newark (Nottingham), Leicester, Scarborough
Warren, Northampton, Leicester
Moore, Leicestershire
Hunt, Leicestershire
Kirkman, Leicestershire
Hurst, Leicester, Stowmarket
Kendrick, Leicestershire
Eld, Leicestershire
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Re: Looking for John Roberts . A Challenge
« Reply #8 on: Friday 30 May 25 08:16 BST (UK) »
Well done.
I should have said that in the 1851 census the children were born  Brymbo,
This is just outside Wrexham, Denbighshire.

John Pettigrew28Head
Ann Pettigrew23Wife
Jane Pettigrew2Daughter
John Pettigrew5 MoSon

1861 they are entered as b Manchester.





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