| Title: | |
| Forenames: | James |
| Surname: | Pettitt |
| Date of Birth: | April 25, 1834 |
| Place of birth: | Hackney |
| Trade or profession: | Silk Hat Maker |
| Began ringing: | |
| at: | St John's Hackney |
| First peal: | December 3, 1857 |
| Method: | Grandsire Triples |
| Tower: | St. John of Jerusalem, Hackney, London |
| Other towers: | St Paul's Cathedral, Conductor 1881 |
| CC offices held: | |
| Society offices held: | |
| Notable performances: | 15,840 Kent Treble Bob Major, St Matthew's Bethnal Green 20th April 1868. Conducted first peal rung in Ireland, Grandsire Triples at Waterford Cathedral, 27th July 1872. Conducted 11,111 Stedman Caters, All Saints, Fulham 8th Dec. 1883. Conducted first pe |
| Peal details: | See Ringing World 24th May 1912 for article with portrait, announcement of death and description of career. |
| Other notes: | |
| Date of death: | May 12, 1912 |
| Age: | 78 |
| Where buried: | Manor Park Cemetery |
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Societies represented
| 1891 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | |
| 1892 | Honorary Member | | Central Council of Church Bellringers |
| 1892 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | |
| 1893 | Honorary Member | | Central Council of Church Bellringers |
| 1893 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | |
| 1894 | Honorary Member | | Central Council of Church Bellringers |
| 1894 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | |
| 1895 | Honorary Member | | Central Council of Church Bellringers |
| 1895 | Society Representative | Ancient Society of College Youths | |
| 1896 | Honorary Member | | Central Council of Church Bellringers |
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