William Pettigrew

William was born in 1851 in Paisley.¹ 

• Birth Notes
  • 1880 ceusns suggest 1853
    1910 census says Sep-1855
    
    death cert. suggests 1854
    
    appears to be a deliberate attempt to appear younger, increasing to 1857 on gravestone
    
    
    this is a plausible candidate
    1861: PETTIGREW William Son U M 9 Scholiar RFW Paisley
    
    PETIGREW
    WILLIAM
    1871
    M
    18
    573/1 24/ 20
    Paisley High Church
    Renfrew
    
    
    suggesting born 1851/52

He died due to a medical problem, Uricemia (myocarditis), at the age of 64 on December 17th, 1915 in Rhode Island.  He was buried in Rhode Island.^2 3 

Details of William's family with Mary Whiteford