Baptised: 15 February 1818
The date of baptism is given in a Whitmee family Bible

Father: James Pettit

Mother: Elizabeth Harris

Evidence that James and Elizabeth are the parents of Mary comes from the 1861 census, which lists Hephzibah Whitmee and George Pettit Whitmee, two of Mary's children, as grandchildren of James and Elizabeth Petit.

Siblings:

1. John Pettit [9 April 1815 Astwood BKM -] married 20 June 1837 Mary Coales [1805 -]
   Living in the household of his nephew Walter George Pettit at Ducksworth Farm in 1901.
   (RG13/1487 f40 p12 {1901}
2. Mary Petitt [30 June 1816 - 18 May 1817]
3.   Mary Petit [1818 - 1871]
4. Phebe Pettit [3 September 1820 Astwood -]
5. Sarah Pettit [15 September 1822 Astwood -]
6. George Pettit [born 29 July 1833 Stagsden - 1880] (baptised 3 August 1834) married 1^st qtr 1863 Newport Pagnell RD Mary Annie Coules
   1. James William Pettit [1864 -]
      
   2. Walter George Pettit [1865 - 2^nd qtr 1938 Brixworth RD] married 4^th qtr 1893 Brighton RD Charlotte Skevington [28 May 1865 - 1^st qtr 1947 Brixworth RD]
      1. Albert George Pettit [27 February 1892 -]
      2. Helen Mary Pettit [4^th qtr 1894 Newport Pagnell RD -]
      3. Mary Sophia Pettit [3^rd qtr 1897 Newport Pagnell RD -]
      4. Elizabeth Emily Pettit [1^st qtr 1900 Newport Pagnell RD -]
      5. Charles Stuart Pettit [4^th qtr 1901 Bedford RD -]
      6. Ethel Charlotte Pettit [3^rd qtr 1903 Bedford RD-]
      7. Francis Walter Pettit [3^rd qtr 1905 Bedford RD -]
      8. Lillian Pettit [2^nd qtr 1906 Bedford RD -]
         Ducksworth Farm, Stagsden: RG13/1487 f40 p12 {1901}, RG14/8834 sn85 {1911 [8 children, all surviving]}
         High Street, Brixworth NTH: RG101/6136C sn18 {1939 [Charlotte and Albert George. No closed entries]}
   3. Elizabeth Emily Pettit [3^rd qtr 1871 Bedford RD -]
   4. Edith Mary Pettit [2^nd qtr 1874 Beford RD -]
   5. William John Pettit [3^rd qtr 1876 Bedford RD -]
   6. Helen Augusta Pettit [4^th qtr 1879 Bedford RD -]
      Ducksworth Farm, Stagsden: RG10/1540 f44 p25 {1871}, RG11/1617 f39 p23 {1881}, RG12/1247 f28 p13 {1891}
7. James Pettit [27 March 1836 Stagsden - 1850]
8. William Pettit [9 May 1841 Stagsden -]

5-generation pedigree

Married: Peter Whitmee, 20 September 1836, Stagsden BDF
IGI M14894-1 lists the marriage date, the groom's name, & the bride's name

Children:

1. Eliza Whitmee
2. Sarah Jane Whitmee
3. Samuel Whitmee
4. Jabez Joseph Slater Whitmee
5. Hephzibah Emma Whitmee
6. Elizabeth Whitmee
7. James Pettit Whitmee
8. Mary Ellen Whitmee
9. Walter Reginald Whitmee
10. Hannah Whitmee
11. Esther Whitmee
12. George Petit Whitmee
13. John Thomas Whitmee
14. Samuel Whitmee
15. Ebenezer Whitmee

Died: 13 June 1871, Perry HUN, as Mary Jane Whitmee

Death Certificate:

Registration District	St Neots
in the Sub-District of	Kimbolton
in the Counties of	Huntingdon and Bedford
When and where died	13 June 1871, Perry, Great Staunton
Name and Surname	Mary Jane Whitmee
Sex	Female
Age	53 years
Rank or Profession	Wife of Peter Whitmee, farmer
Cause of Death	Apoplexy and Paralysis 8 months, Pain in body 2 days, Certified
Informant	the mark of Naomi Chapman, in attendance, Perry Great Staunton
When Registered	14 June 1871

Inscription: in Trinity Village Baptist Church

Addresses:

In the 1871 census of Perry, she is recorded as "wife on a visit". It would appear that Mary had visited her daughter during her final illness, although she returned to Perry before her death.

Buried: Baptist Chapel, Perry

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