Bob Peden

Born 12.6. 1879 10.45 pm at 13 Crescent Street, Greenock 564/02.0369
Full Name Robert Peden  
Father John Peden Mother Jane Peden
Married[5] 11.10. 1910 to Elizabeth Beith Archer at Trinity United Free Church, Greenock 564/02.0284
Children[7] c.1915 Jean  
Died[6] 6.4. 1932 at Country Hospital, Shanghai, China  

Bob was the eldest son of John and Jane Peden, and was born in 1879
[4]. In 1910 he was described as an Engineer when he married Elizabeth Archer in Greenock[5]. They had at least one daughter, Jean; the girl and baby in the photograph on the right appear in another picture taken at the same time, captioned 'Nicol and cousin Jean from China', dating this picture at late 1920[7]. The others in the photograph are Bob's sister Margaret and her husband Dugie and baby Nicol, and Bob's wife Elizabeth and daughter Jean[7].

Bob was known by the McKechnies as 'Uncle Bob from China', and was an engineer with the Shanghai Dockyard in China[7]. In 1932 he was living at 116 Connaught Road, Shanghai[6]. He died on 6th April 1932 at the Country Hospital, Shanghai[6]. The certificate does not give a cause of death.

 


Sources: Census [1]1881, [2]1891, [3]1901; GRO [4]birth, [5]marriage & [6]death records; [7]family memories.


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