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William Edward Petty

William Edward was born on January 20th, 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.¹ William Edward's father was Wesley Petty and his mother was Frances Elizabeth Harrison. His paternal grandparents were John William Petty and Sarah Stephenson. He had seven brothers and five sisters, named John Harrison, Ernest Routledge, Charles Edgar, Wilfred S, Frank, Edward Harold, Arthur Wesley, Nellie, Edith, Frances Mary, Christina Alice and Katharine Elizabeth. He was the fifth oldest of the thirteen children.

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  - _UID C53644B5CEE04636AD72AAEA66AF99B332EB
    
    CHAN.DATE 22 Jul 2007
    
    CHAN.DATE.TIME 17:37
    
    RESI Bilton With Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
    
    RESI.DATE 1891

General Notes
- @NI1031@
  There was a large gathering at the Parish Church, Knaresborough, on Wednesday, to witness the marriage of Mr William Edward Petty, son of Mr and Mrs Wesley Petty, of Cottingham, Harrogate, and Leeds, and Miss Julia Gray Metcalfe, second daughter of Mr and Mrs John Abden Metcalfe, of Ebor Mount, York Place, Knaresborough. The ceremony was performed the Rev Canon Hancock (Vicar of Knaresborough and Rural Dean), and the Rev D M Alexander (Vicar of Bilton). The bride was prettily attired in a dress of white Oriental satin, the bodice trimmed with old Brussels lace. She also wore a wreath of orange blossom and carried a choice shower bouquet of white heather and white roses, the gifts of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids were Miss D and Miss G Metcal fe (sisters of the bride), Miss F and Miss A Petty (sisters of the bridegroom ). They wore dresses of white Japanese silk with black beaver hats and carri ed bouquets of pink carnations.. the best man was Mr A Cecil Clark (London Wedding music was played by Mr J Adelburg Lawson (organist of St Robert Church, Harrogate), and a merry peal was rung on the Parish Church bells. The party left by the 4 o'clock train to London, en route for the Isle of Wight. The bride's travelling costume was of grey cloth, and she wore a French hat. A reception was afterwards held at Ebor Mount, York Place, and was largely attended. The wedding presents numbered over a hundred, and were of a costly and handsome nature.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Samuel Pettyt
  - b.  1766 in Kirkgate, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d.  1844
  
  Dinah Pettyt ^*
  - b.14 Aug 1743 in Langbar, Ilkley, Yorkshire, England
  
  John Petty
  - b.  1796 in Beeston, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
  
  Anne (Nancy) Benson
  - b. in Birstall, Yorkshire, England d.<  1841
  
  John William Petty
  - b.28 Sep 1820 in Greenmount Terrace, Hunslet , Leeds, Yorkshire, England d.  1900
  
  Elizabeth Hirst
  - b.  1796 in Yorkshire, England
  
  Wesley Petty
  - b.17 Feb 1847 in Wingham Terrace, Sheepscar, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d.21 Apr 1928 in 2 Hollins Lane, Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
  
  Sarah Stephenson
  - b.11 Feb 1820 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England
  
  William Edward Petty
  - b.20 Jan 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
  
  Frances Elizabeth Harrison
  - b.11 Nov 1851 in 20 Lowerhead Row, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d.Sep 1922 in 2 Hollin Lane, Far Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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¹ 1891 England Census