See also
| Husband: | John Prettejohn PITTS (1864-1910) | |
| Wife: | Charlotte Cecilia CARTER (1867-1911) | |
| Children: | Charles Lawrence PITTS (1894-1977) | |
| Leslie Loye PITTS (1897-1914) | ||
| Marriage | 17 Sep 1891 | Congregational Church - Devonshire Street - Surrey Hills - Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Name: | John Prettejohn PITTS1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | William Lawrence PITTS (1839-1898) | |
| Mother: | Ann Elizabeth Cole LOYE (1842-1884) | |
| Birth | 22 Sep 1864 | Stokenham, Devon, England2 |
| Baptism | 18 Oct 1866 (age 2) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Master Butcher, then Publican /Barman | |
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 6) | Stokenham, Devon, England3 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 16) | Stokenham, Devon, England4 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Occupation | 9 Mar 1898 (age 33) | butcher |
| When probate of his father's will was granted to John, he was described as a butcher. | ||
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 35) | Southwark, London, England5 |
| 60 Bankside (public house) | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 36) | Publican; Southwark, London, England5 |
| Occupation | 1902 (age 37-38) | Publican; Southwark, London, England |
| Waterman's Arms, Bankside, Southwark | ||
| Occupation | butcher6 | |
| Death | 27 Feb 1910 (age 45) | Camberwell Infirmary, London, England |
| Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis exhaustion | ||
| Name: | Charlotte Cecilia CARTER1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Charles CARTER (c. 1829-1877) | |
| Mother: | Annie BROWN (c. 1840-1902) | |
| Birth | 24 Jun 1867 | Dundalk, Louth, Ireland7 |
| Baptism | 28 Jul 1867 (age 0) | Dundalk, Louth, Ireland |
| Occupation | General Domestic Servant | |
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 4) | Wath on Dearne, Yorkshire, England8 |
| Townend | ||
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 13) | Hampstead, London, England9 |
| Soldiers Daughters Home, Rosslyn Hill | ||
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1881 (age 13) | Scholar; Hampstead, London, England9 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 33) | Southwark, London, England5 |
| 60 Bankside (public house) | ||
| Death | Q1 1911 (age 43) | Kensington, London, England10 |
| Name: | Charles Lawrence PITTS1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Edith Maud STEELE (1894-1957) | |
| Birth | 4 Feb 1894 | St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia11 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 7) | Southwark, London, England5 |
| 60 Bankside (public house) | ||
| Baptism | 2 Feb 1902 (age 7) | Haverstock Hill, London, England |
| Waterman's Arms, Bankside, Southwark | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 17) | Westminster, London, England12 |
| Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 17) | Club Waiter; Westminster, London, England12 |
| Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall London W! | ||
| Enlisted (Military) | 24 Aug 1914 (age 20) | Shoreditch, London, England |
| Posted (Military) | 8 Mar 1915 (age 21) | |
| Charles was posted to 6th Battery 65th Brigade RFA | ||
| Posted (Military) | 30 May 1915 (age 21) | France |
| Posted (Military) | 21 Jan 1916 (age 21) | Salonika |
| Occupation | 1917 (age 22-23) | Gunner, RFA |
| Standard Road, Enfield Lock, Middlesex | ||
| Residence | 24 May 1917 (age 23) | Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England6 |
| 27 Standard Road | ||
| Occupation | 24 May 1917 (age 23) | Soldier RFA; Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England6 |
| Residence | 1917 (age 22-23) | Enfield Lock, Middlesex, England |
| 27 Standard Road | ||
| Medical History | 9 Sep 1918 (age 24) | |
| Admitted to the 28th General Hospital with GSW to left forearm and left thigh | ||
| Posted (Military) | 29 Sep 1918 (age 24) | Malta |
| St Elmo Military Hospital Wounded. He was in Malta for 115 days |
||
| Wounded (Military) | Sep 1918 (age 24) | Salonika |
| Posted (Military) | 22 Jan 1919 (age 24) | |
| He sailed home from Malta and then remained in a military hospital until 3 Jan 1920 - probably the Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton | ||
| Residence | 1919 (age 24-25) | Waltham Abbey, Essex, England |
| 87 Rounton Road | ||
| Discharged (Military) | 3 Jan 1920 (age 25) | Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton |
| 18 Harvest Road, Holloway, London N Unfit for service. 70% disability following amputation of left arm and scarred knee. He was awarded a pension for life. |
||
| Occupation | 23 Mar 1920 (age 26) | Lift operator |
| Charles gave Debenhams permission to seek a reference for him. This was in his military papers. | ||
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 27 yrs 4 mns) | Holloway, London, England11 |
| 18 Harvist Road, N7 | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 27) | Liftman; Holloway, London, England11 |
| Employment: Harvey Nichols Co., drapers Place of Work: Knightsbridge |
||
| National or Tribal Origin | 19 Jun 1921 (age 27) | Resident11 |
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 45) | Southgate, Middlesex, England13 |
| 27 Grenoble Gardens | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 45) | Lift Attendant; Southgate, Middlesex, England13 |
| Religion | Church of England | |
| Death | Q1 1977 (age 82-83) | Battle, Sussex, England14 |
| Name: | Leslie Loye PITTS1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Alt. Name: | John PITTS | |
| Birth | 27 Dec 1897 | Paddington, London, England |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 3) | Southwark, London, England5 |
| 60 Bankside (public house) | ||
| Baptism | 2 Feb 1902 (age 4) | Haverstock Hill, London, England |
| Waterman's Arms, Bankside, Southwark | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 14) | Camberwell, Southwark, London, England15 |
| 67 Mosedale Street, Camberwell SE Leslie was boarding with Albert and Rose Gray - a labourer, in Camberwell. The Grays have three grown up children with them, and another boarder, Robert Taylor, a labourer, as well as Leslie. He has wrongly recorded his place of birth as Devon, which suggests they spent some time there after the family returned from Australia. |
||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 14) | Scholar; Camberwell, Southwark, London, England15 |
| Enlisted (Military) | 13 Jan 1913 (age 15) | Bethnal Green, London, England |
| Posted (Military) | 18 Jan 1913 (age 15) | Athlone |
| Wounded (Military) | 16 Sep 1914 (age 16) | France |
| Medical History | 20 Sep 1914 (age 16) | |
| He was admitted to No 3 General Hospital, St Nazaire, on 17 Sep 1914 with shrapnel wounds to his leg and testicle that he received in action. He died from the wounds. | ||
| Death | 20 Sep 1914 (age 16) | Mons, France |
| Cause: shrapnel wound leg and testicle | ||
| Burial | 1914 | St Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, France |
| St Nazaire (Toutes Aides) Cemetery | ||
| Possessions | 20 Feb 1919 (age 21) | £9 9s 9d |
| His effects after his death were listed as £4 9s 9d and £5 warn gratuity. £4 9s 9dm went to his sister-in-law Mrs Edith M Pitts and £5 to his brother Charles | ||
| Religion | Church of England | |
| Military Regiment | Royal Field Artillery, 65th Battery | |
| Height (Military) | 5'6" | |
| Weight (Military) | 127lbs | |
| Eyes (Military) | Blue | |
| Hair (Military) | Brown | |
| Chest Size (Military) | 35 1/2 | |
| 3 1/2 | ||
| Marks/Scars (Military) | brown mark left side neck | |
| Military Service No. | 70873 | |
| Military Rank | Driver | |
In 1881 John was at home at Muckwell.John went to Australia between 1881 and 1891, where he married Charlotte Cecilia Carter, and had one son Charles L. Pitts.
By 1897 he was back in England,living at 39 Tavistock Crescent. By 1901 at Bankside, London, where he was a publican, at the Watermans Arms, 60 Bankside, with two sons, and wife. At his death in 1910 he was a Barman of 25 Mansion Street - his work address? Charlotte was informant of his death, and her address was given as 40 Earls Court Road West Kensington.
At the time of their marriage John is a merchant of Newtown Sydney, and Cecilia is a Domestic Servan, of Croydon NSW. They are married in a congregational church. Three years later John is described on Charles BC as a Butcher -
In 1881 Charlotte had swapped her names round and was at the Soldiers Daughter Home, Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead, London, where she was a scholar. At various times her place of birth was given as Dundalk, Rotherham and Doncaster.The 10th Royal Hussars were on duty in Ireland dealing with "Fenian" troubles after 1863. Her birth was registered for 1867 in Dundalk.
On 8 Sept 1885 Charlotte Cecilia sailed from Plymouth on the SS Belgic to Sydney, arriving on 25th October 1885. She was described as an 18 year old housemaid, from York, Church of England, able to read and write, and was listed amongst the single women on the journey. She took an assisted passage.
Australia
The church where they married in Australia was between present-day Sydney Cricket Ground, and Sydney Harbour.
The addresses where they lived all seem to be around Sydney in 1891 and 1894
| 1 | 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 | Free BMD Birth. Kingsbridge 5b 196. Cit. Date: Q4 1864. |
| 3 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place William Lawrence Pitts Head Mar 31 Farmer of 116 acres Stokenham, Devon Ann Elizabeth Cole PittsWife Mar 28 Kellaton - Stokenham, Devon John Prettejohn Pitts Son Unm 6 Scholar Stokenham, Devon Kate Pitts Dau Unm 3 Stokenham, Devon Ann Gillard Grandmother-in-law W 74 Annuitant Stokenham, Devon |
| RG10/2100 Folio 56 Page 2 Kingsbridge, Stokenham ED5. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
|
| 4 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place William Lawrence Pitts Head Mar 41 Farmer of 120 Acres employing 2 men & 2 boys Stokenham, Devon Ann Elizabeth Cole Pitts Wife Mar 38 Farmers Wife Kellaton - Stokenham, Devon John Prettejohn Pitts Son Unm 16 Stokenham, Devon Anna Elizabeth Cole Pitts Dau Unm 9 Scholar Stokenham, Devon Letitia (Lettie) Isabella Pitts Dau Unm 6 Scholar Muckwell - Stokenham, Devon Kate Pitts Dau Unm 13 Scholar Stokenham, Devon |
| RG11/2181 Folio 52 Page 2 Kingsbridge, Stokenham ED 2. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
|
| 5 | Text From Source: Census England 1901 Address: 60 Bankside (public house) Place: Southwark, London, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity John Prettejohn Pitts,Head,M,M,35,Publican,,,Stokenham, Devon, England, Charlotte Cecilia Pitts,Wife,M,F,33,,,,Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Charles Lawrence Pitts,Son,S,M,7,,,,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Leslie Loye Pitts,Son,S,M,3,,,,Paddington, London, England, 29 year-old Annie Stanley, from Burnham , Bucks, was a live-in domestic servant. |
| 6 | Text From Source: 1917, Marriage solemnized at St James parish church in the Parish of Enfield Highway in the County of Marriage No: Parish Register, St James, Enfield Highway When Married: 24 May 1917 Name and Surname: Charles Lawrence Pitts and Edith Maud Steele Age: 23 and 23 Condition: Bachelor and Spinster Rank or Profession: Soldier RFA and - Residence at the time of Marriage: 27 Standard Road, Enfield Wash and 27 Standard Road, Enfield Wash Father's Name and Surname: John Prettejohn Pitts (Deceased) and Andrew Newton Steele Rank or Profession of Father: Butcher and Munition worker Married in the church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, By Licence by me, Philip E Twamley. This Marriage was solemnized between us, Charles Lawrence Pitts and Edith Maud Steele in the Presence of us, Horace Pavitt, Evelyn Maud Sharp, Andrew Newton Steele |
| 7 | 10th Huss. Vol 272 P 16. |
| 8 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Charles Carter Head Mar 42 Chelsea Pensioner ,London Annie Carter Wife Mar 31 St Helier, Jersey Catherine Carter Dau Unm 11 Scholar Aldershot, Hampshire Percy George Carter Son Unm 10 Scholar Norwich, Norfolk Jessie Carter Son Unm 6 Scholar Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland Charlotte Cecilia Carter Dau Unm 4 Scholar Dundalk, Louth, Ireland Carlyle Alfred Charles Carter Son Unm 1 Wath on Dearne, Yorkshire |
| RG10/4710 Folio 45 Page 4 Rotherham, Wath ED3. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
|
| 9 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Charlotte Cecilia Carter Head Unm 13 Scholar Dundalk, Louth, Ireland |
| RG11/167 Folio 35 Page 7 Hampstead ED6. Cit. Date: 3 April 1881. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
|
| 10 | Free BMD Marriage. Kensington 1a 64. Cit. Date: Q1 1911. Assessment: Questionable. |
| 11 | Text From Source: Census England 1921 Address: 18 Harvist Road, N7 Place: Holloway, London, England Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Married,Where Born,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages Charles Lawrence Pitts,Head,27y 4m,M,Married,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,Resident,,Liftman,Harvey Nichols Co., drapers,Knightsbridge,1,3 Edith Maud Pitts,Wife,26y 11m,F,Married,Waltham Abbey, Essex, England,,,Home duties,,,, Peggy Biddy Cecilia Pitts,Daughter,3y 9m,F,Both Alive,Enfield Lock, Middlesex, England,,,,,,, |
| 12 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Charles Lawrence Pitts Head Unm 17 Club Waiter ,New South Wales, Australia |
| RG14/505 RG78/17 RD6 SD1 ED11 SN54. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
|
| 13 | Text From Source: Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments Charles Lawrence Pitts,,M,4 Feb 1894,M,Lift Attendant, Edith Maud Pitts,,F,11 Jul 1894,M,Unpaid Domestic Assistant, |
| 14 | Free BMD Birth. Battle Vol 18 Page 0055. Cit. Date: Q1 1977. |
| 15 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Leslie Loye Pitts Head Unm 14 Scholar Paddington, London, England |
| RG14/2498 RG78/84 RD27 SD3 ED14 SN217. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |