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Research Dates
7 August 2004
William Horace is the last of Horace William's children to yield any
details. Most of William Horace's siblings are buried in Felixstowe
cemetery, so some details are easy to find, but William Horace is buried in the
churchyard at Trimley St Martin, in a plot I have not yet found.
When he died, his estate with was dealt with by his sister Eva, who, luckily for
me, retained some of the documents William Horace had accumulated throughout his
life. In turn, when Eva passed away, those documents were handed on
to Eva's daughter Josie, who then very kindly sent them to me.
Some of the paperwork is very intriguing. but of particular interest was the the certificates included in the envelope. Those certificates were William Horace's original (but short form) birth certificate, his marriage certificate (to Elsie Emma Lewis) and Elsie's death certificate. The gift of those items has helped immensely in starting to build a picture for William Horace. All of the certificates have been reproduced below.
16 December 2004
A newspaper cutting sent in by Josie Hall provides the following details:
GREETINGS TO THE FORCES
Once again we join in sending greetings to all local members of HM Forces
wherever they may be serving, abroad, on the sea or at home. Names sent to me
for ? this week include:
Six members of the family of Mrs Pettit, 48, Seaton Road: Driver Wm. H Pettit,
RASC., at present in hospital in Northern Ireland (formerly employed at the
Alderney Dairies, and hon. secretary of the Sea Scouts Football Club); Gunner
Wesley D Pettit, RA, (formerly in the accountant's department of the Felixstowe
UDC); Cpl Harold L Pettit, RASC., now in Iceland (former Sea Scout and employed
by Mr C E Wiseman); Driver Stanley W Pettit, RASC, (formerly employed at the
Health Stores and a member of the Marina Dance Band); Gunner Joe Peck, RA,
(formerly employed by Messrs. Plant and Co.); and Lieut QM W Banks, Dorset
Regiment, formerly with the Loyal Lancs Regiment 25 years.
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Wife
Elsie Emma Lewis (nee Knights) b 1st June 1898 - d 21st June 1972
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7 August 2004
I have a few memories of my Auntie Elsie, but they are very dim, which is
perhaps not surprising considering that she died when I was just 12 years old, a
fact I only found out when her death certificate arrived amongst a pile of other
documents belonging in the main to her husband. The certificate is
reproduced below.
Birth Certificate
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