PETO, James Francis Morton 1944-2025

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 4 Oct 2025: PETO James (Jimmy) Francis Morton Peto died on 24th September 2025. Much loved father to Mark, Rebecca and George and grandfather to William, Theo, Charlotte, Sam, Beatrice and Annabella. Funeral to be held at Pentrebychan Crematorium, Wrexham… on Tuesday 21st October at 3 p.m.

He was s of William Neill PETO 1922-2015 (s of Cmdr Sir Henry Francis Morton PETO 3^rd Bt 1889-1978) and his 1^st w Jacqueline Mary Valentine 1924-71 d of Gurth EDELSTEN c1886-1952 (farmerly of Flora, Marquand, OFS, South Africa) by his 1916 m (Cape Town) to Mary Ava Margaret c1880-1949 d of Sir Archibald Ava CAMPBELL 3^rd Bt 1844-1913 and Henrietta Ellen Hutton Dawson d 1911 dau of Rev Eusebius ANDREWES UTHWATT 1807-71 scion of the ANDREWES gentry family of Maids Moreton. He m 1^st 1969 Daphne b 18 July 1947 & d 1981 d of Thomas Henry KENNEDY of Blackwood, Auldgirth, Dumfries and had two sons and a dau as above. He m 2^nd 1987 Dorothy b 12 Oct 1958 & d 15 Nov 2023 d of Maurice WILSON of Selside, Kendal.

[colinp]

I have a note that (Alexander) George Peto m S J Birnie and has issue William George b 2010 and Samuel James b 2013 - I think this came from Henry W but will check tomorrow

[colinp]

This is Henry's post 25.07.2021 on this thread -  Kershaw baronetcies analysis 12 January 2021

[PETO baronets (UK 1855)]......Another collateral, Alexander G P. (g-gs of the 3rd Baronet) is found in 2003 living with S J BIRNIE in West Sussex.  This is not definitive as there is a possibility this is mistaken identity (however there are no other Alexander G P.s born in freebmd since 1940) and no evidence of marriage found. Nonethless, there are two sons born to PETO/BIRNIE parents - born Q4 2010 Newcastle upon Tyne and Q2 2013 Northumberland respectively.