George Pitkethly building supplies¹

Parents:

• Birth*: George Pitkethly building supplies was born on 13 September 1871 at Newburgh, Fife, Scotland, .
• He was the son of David Clark Pitkethly mason and Janet Lawson.
• (Groom) Marriage*: George Pitkethly building supplies married Elizabeth Bell, daughter of David Bell and Helen Pitkethly, on 22 January 1892 at West Park, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland, .^2,3
• (Deceased) Death*: George Pitkethly building supplies died on 8 August 1943 at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, , at age 71.²
• Obituary: The obituary of George Pitkethly building supplies was was published on 8 August 1943. George Pitkethly obituary Vancouver Canada:
  
  G. Pitkethly Dies
  DEATH CLAIMS BUSINESS HEAD
  George Pitkethly, 671 East Sixty-fifth, founder and organizer of Pitkethly Bros., died today at his home. He was 72.
  He had resided in Vancouver 32 years.
  Mr. Pitkethly was born in New. burgh, Fifeshire, Scotland, and was for many years engaged in the stone quarry business in Scotland. He came to Vancouver in 1911, and was employed by the B.C. Electric Railway Co.
  For the past 20 years he was in the building supply business, operating the firm of Pitkethly Bros.
  MEMBER A.F. & A.M.
  He had been associated with Masonic Order for the past 50 years.
  He was a life member in Scotland of Lindore Lodge, and in Vancouver was affiliated with Trinity Lodge No. 98.
  Surviving are three sons, David, Thomas, George; four daughters, Mrs. H. Ward, Mrs. H. Brown, Janet Pitkethly, Mrs. W. Spence, all of Vancouver; a brother and a sister in Scotland; seven grand- children and a great-grandchild in Vancouver.
  Final tribute will be paid Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in Mount Pleasant Chapel with Rev. T. S. Paton officiating.
  Interment will take place at Mountain View Cemetery.⁴
  
• Burial*: He was buried after 8 August 1943 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Canada, ; Parents: David Clark Pitkethly & Janet Lawson
  Spouse: Elizabeth Bell married at West Park, Parish of Newburgh, County of Fife, Scotland on January 22, 1892.
  Children(9):
  1) Nellie 1893
  2) David Clark Bell-1895
  3)Thomas Bell-1897
  4) George 1899
  5) Alexander 1900
  6) Janet Lawson 1902
  7) Elizabeth Bell-1906
  8) Jeanie-1911
  9) Edith- 1914
  Immigrated from Scotland to Canada about 1911.
  
  Occupation: founded his own Building Supply Company called Pitkethly Brothers.
  Death: stomach cancer at 71 yo on 8 Aug. 1943 Vancouver, Canada
  Burial: Mountain View Cemetery.³

• (Witness) Emigration: He emigrated with George Pitkethly building supplies.
• (Emigrant) Emigration*: George Pitkethly building supplies emigrated with George Pitkethly building supplies on an unknown person after 18 August 1911 at Canada, .³
• (Witness) Burial: He witnessed the burial of Elizabeth Bell after 21 March 1924 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, .⁵

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household

3 April 1881

They was listed as a member of the household of David Clark Pitkethly mason and Janet Lawson in the 1881 census at Clinton Street, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland, . George Pitkethly, son, 9, scholar, Newburgh; David     Pitkethly     Head     Married     Male     54     1827     Mason     Newburgh, Fife, Scotland Janet     Pitkethly     Wife     Married     Female     52     1829     Wife     Newburgh, Fife, Scotland John     Pitkethly     Son     Unmarried     Male     23     1858     Mason     Newburgh, Fife, Scotland Euphemia     Pitkethly     Daughter     -     Female     13     1868     Scholar     Newburgh, Fife, Scotland George     Pitkethly     Son     -     Male     9     1872     Scholar     Newburgh, Fife, Scotland.6