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Family of John Pitts and Sarah H Elliott
| Husband: | John Pitts (1776-1847) | |
| Wife: | Sarah H Elliott (1785?-1878) | |
| Children: | John Prettyjohn Pitts (1811?-1904) | |
| William Elliott Pitts (1813?-1845) | ||
| Elizabeth Prettejohn Pitts (1814-1877) | ||
| Edward Elliott Pitts (1817-1818) | ||
| Nicholas Prettijohn Pitts (1819?-1890) | ||
| Sarah Harriet Pitts (1821?-1822) | ||
| Marriage | 5 Dec 1810 | |
Husband: John Pitts
| Name: | John Pitts 1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Laurence Pitts (1733- ) | |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Prettejohn (1728?- ) | |
| Birth | 1776 | |
| Baptism | 16 Jul 1776 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England 2 |
| Occupation | Farmer | |
| Death | 23 Aug 1847 (age 70-71) | Stokenham, Devon, England 3 |
| Burial | 28 Aug 1847 (age 70-71) | |
Wife: Sarah H Elliott
| Name: | Sarah H Elliott 1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | William Elliot (1749?- ) | |
| Mother: | Joan Lakeman (1754?- ) | |
| Birth | 1785 (app) | Ugborough, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 13 Dec 1785 (age 0) | Ugborough, Devon, England |
| Census (1) | 30 Mar 1851 (age 65) | Stokenham, Devon, England 4 |
| Occupation (1) | 30 Mar 1851 (age 65) | Annuitant; Stokenham, Devon, England 4 |
| Census (2) | 2 Apr 1871 (age 85) | Stokenham, Devon, England 5 |
| Occupation (2) | 2 Apr 1871 (age 85) | Annuitant; Stokenham, Devon, England 5 |
| Death | 12 Oct 1878 (age 92-93) 3 | |
Additional Information
| Census (2) | Stokenham Elderly Sarah is living withn unmarried son John, and one servant. |
Child 1: John Prettyjohn Pitts
| Name: | John Prettyjohn Pitts 1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 1811 (app) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 6 Nov 1811 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Occupation (1) | Landowner | |
| Census (1) | 30 Mar 1851 (age 39) | Stokenham, Devon, England 4 |
| Occupation (2) | 30 Mar 1851 (age 39) | Land Proprietor; Stokenham, Devon, England 4 |
| Census (2) | 2 Apr 1871 (age 59) | Stokenham, Devon, England 5 |
| Occupation (3) | 2 Apr 1871 (age 59) | Landowner; Stokenham, Devon, England 5 |
| Census (3) | 31 Mar 1901 (age 89) | Stokenham, Devon, England 6 |
| Death | 11 May 1904 (age 92-93) | Stokenham, Devon, England 3 |
Additional Information
| Census (2) | Stokenham |
| Census (3) | Muckwell Farm |
Child 2: William Elliott Pitts
| Name: | William Elliott Pitts 1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Katherine Loye (1820?-1840) | |
| Birth | 1813 (app) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 30 Jan 1813 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Occupation (1) | Yeoman | |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 25 (!)) | Bishopsteignton, Devon, England 7 |
| Occupation (2) | 6 Jun 1841 (age 25 (!)) | Farmer; Bishopsteignton, Devon, England 7 |
| Death | 22 Feb 1845 (age 31-32) | Bishopsteignton, Devon, England 8 |
| Burial | 26 Feb 1845 (age 31-32) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
Additional Information
| Census | Shute |
| Death | Cause: Typhus fever |
Child 3: Elizabeth Prettejohn Pitts
| Name: | Elizabeth Prettejohn Pitts 1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Philip Loye (1811?-1866) | |
| Birth | 1814 | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Census (1) | 6 Jun 1841 (age 20 (!)) | Stokenham, Devon, England 9 |
| Census (2) | 30 Mar 1851 (age 36) | Stokenham, Devon, England 10 |
| Census (3) | 7 Apr 1861 (age 46) | Stokenham, Devon, England 11 |
| Census (4) | 2 Apr 1871 (age 56) | Stokenham, Devon, England 12 |
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1871 (age 56) | Landowner; Stokenham, Devon, England 12 |
| Death | 4 Apr 1877 (age 62-63) | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Burial | 7 Apr 1877 (age 62-63) | |
Additional Information
| Census (1) | Lower Widdicombe |
| Census (2) | Stokenham Farm |
| Census (3) | Farm House |
| Census (4) | Chillington |
Child 4: Edward Elliott Pitts
| Name: | Edward Elliott Pitts 1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 22 May 1817 | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 22 May 1817 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Death | 6 Nov 1818 (age 1) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Burial | 6 Nov 1818 (age 1) | |
Child 5: Nicholas Prettijohn Pitts
| Name: | Nicholas Prettijohn Pitts 1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Laetitia I(J).E. Hayne (1824?- ) | |
| Birth | 18 Mar 1819 (app) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 18 Mar 1819 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Farmer | |
| Death | 1890 (age 70-71) | Kingsbridge, Devon, England |
Child 6: Sarah Harriet Pitts
| Name: | Sarah Harriet Pitts 1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 21 Mar 1821 (app) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 29 Mar 1821 (age 0) | |
| Death | 1822 (age 0-1) | |
| Burial | 7 Jun 1822 (age 1) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
Note on Husband: John Pitts
John and Sarah are at Muckwill at the 1841 census with John and Nicholas
Thomas Burner and George Stoneare apprenticed to John Pitts of Mucwell(sic) in 1821
Note on Wife: Sarah H Elliott
1851and1861 census census Sarah is an "annuitant" at Vicarage House Stokenham with son John. Grandson William is there too in 1851 - his parents are both dead by then. John is unmarried and described as landowner in 1861
Note on Child 1: John Prettyjohn Pitts
Described as landowner in 1861 census
Note on Child 2: William Elliott Pitts
After Katherine's death,William seems to be farming at Shute, Bishop's Teignton. William Jnr is being looked after in the village.His death is reported by Jane Vinal Walter, aged 19, who is present at the death. In 1851 she is a visitor at Woolsgrove, Bishopsteignton, the farm of James Cornish. She marries William Splatt in Bishopsteignton, and her married life seems to take her around the country, though she is staying with the Cornish family again in 1861. How did she come to be at the death of my g-g-grandfather? In 1891 Splatt is described as a Marine Surveyor
Note on Child 3: Elizabeth Prettejohn Pitts
Widowed, at St Barnabas Chillington by 1871 census
Note on Child 5: Nicholas Prettijohn Pitts
At Muckwell in 1851 and 1861
In 1871 at Chillington. Described as Landowner
Judith Williams email 22 Jan 05 advises Tom Pitts gives dob as 18.3.1819 - matches death age, and 1881 census. At Fore Street Kingsbridge in 1881
IGI give dob as 2 Nov 1815, and baptism at Ford Independent Chapel as 26 Dec 1815
Sources
| 1 | "Nick Heard". www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
| 2 | "Parish register on MF". Stokenham MFs, Devon RO. Cit. Date: 16 July 1776. |
| 3 | "Memorial Inscription". Stokenham churchyard. |
| 4 | "Census 1851WLPitts1851". HO107/1875 Folio 115 Page 7 Kingsbridge, Blackawton ED 1a. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 5 | "Census 1871 Stokenham, Devon, England RG10/2100 Folio 99 Page 22 (Sarah Pitts nee Elliott)". RG10/2100 Folio 99 Page 22. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 6 | "Census 1901 Stokenham". Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 7 | "Census 1841WEPitts41". Newton Abbot, Chudleigh ED 18 HO107/219 Book 4, Folio 5 Page 5. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 8 | "GRO". Newton Abbot, Vol 10, P.119. Cit. Date: Q1 1845. |
| 9 | "Census 1841Loye41". HO107/212 Book 15 Folio 8 Page 11 Kingsbridge, Stokenham ED6. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 10 | "Census 1851 Loye51". HO107/1875 Folio 114 Page 5 Kingsbridge, Blackawton ED1a. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 11 | "Census 1861 Loye 61". RG9/1423 Folio 94 Page 20 Kingsbridge, Stokenham ED7. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
| 12 | "Census 1871 Loye71". RG10/2100 Folio 91 Page 5 Kingsbridge, Stokenham ED7. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |