Minnie Beatrice (Whitecross) Pitman (1876 - 1919)

Born 28 Jul 1876 in Ireland Island, Sandys, Bermuda

Ancestors

Daughter of Albert Whitecross and Louisa Augusta (Hayward) Whitecross

Wife of William Henry Cook — married 29 Jun 1899 in St. James' Church, Sandys, Bermuda

Wife of John Joseph Henry Pitman — married 15 Jan 1910 in St. James Church, Sandys, Bermuda

Descendants

Died 12 May 1919 at age 42 in Sandys, Bermuda

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Biography

Minnie Beatrice was born July 28 1876 to Albert WHITECROSS and Louisa Agusta HAYWARD.She was baptised 14 Sep 1876 at the Dockyard Chapel, Sandys, Bermuda.

she is 1st married to William Henry Cook. they have

1. Middleton Henry COOK b. 1900
2. Marguerite Beatrice COOK b. 1903
3. Carl COOK b. 1905

William Henry Cook dies 28 Apr 1907 at 30 years old in Sandys, Bermuda.

Minnie then married John Joseph "Jack" Henry. They have:

1. Ruth Agusta (m. Cyril James Martin)
2. Earlston Albert Filer (m. Winifred Cecilia Howes)
3. Joffre Milton (m. Eleanor Frances BATES)

Minnie passes May 12, 1919 and interned at Saint James Church Cemetery.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #73474498 (accessed 3 September 2023)
   Memorial page for Minnie Beatrice Whitecross Pitman (28 Jul 1876-12 May 1919), citing Saint James Church Cemetery, Somerset, Sandys Parish, Bermuda; Maintained by Adrienne (contributor 47022212).

• Hollis Hallet, C. F. E., Genealogical Collection of Clara F. E. Hollis Hallett, National Museum of Bermuda. Bermuda: National Museum of Bermuda, 2017. Pitman.pdf. Page 17-19.

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA who share a 19.3 cM segment on chromosome 2, consisting of Sally Pitman and Samantha (Jarvis) Robinson, their 3rd cousin 2x removed, and Andrew Hill, their 3rd cousin 2x removed. (Samantha and Andrew Hill are 4th cousins.) These matches have been independently verified by via the MyHeritage Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestors are James Whitecross and Mary Musagoss, the 2x great grandparents of Sally Pitman and 4x great grandparents of both Samantha (Jarvis) Robinson and Andrew Hill.