See also
| Husband: | William Lawrence PITTS (1839-1898) | |
| Wife: | Ann Elizabeth Cole LOYE (1842-1884) | |
| Children: | John Prettejohn PITTS (1864-1910) | |
| William Francis PITTS (c. 1866-1866) | ||
| Sarah Kate PITTS (1868-1914) | ||
| Anna Elizabeth Cole PITTS (c. 1872-1919) | ||
| Letitia Isabella PITTS (1874-1903) | ||
| Nicholas Samuel PITTS (1884-1948) | ||
| Marriage | 26 May 1864 | Stokenham, Devon, England1 |
| Name: | William Lawrence PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | William Elliott PITTS (c. 1813-1845) | |
| Mother: | Katherine LOYE (c. 1820-1840) | |
| Birth | 20 Sep 1839 | Stokenham, Devon, England3 |
| Baptism | 10 Oct 1839 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England4 |
| Occupation | Yeoman/Farmer | |
| Census | 6 Jun 1841 (age 1) | Bishopsteignton, Devon, England5 |
| Village | ||
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 11) | Stokenham, Devon, England6 |
| Maybe Muckwell Farm. No address recorded | ||
| Occupation | 30 Mar 1851 (age 11) | scholar; Stokenham, Devon, England6 |
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 21) | Stokenham, Devon, England7 |
| Kellaton Farm House | ||
| Occupation | 7 Apr 1861 (age 21) | Learning Farming; Stokenham, Devon, England7 |
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 31) | Stokenham, Devon, England8 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1871 (age 31) | Farmer of 116 acres; Stokenham, Devon, England8 |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 41) | Stokenham, Devon, England9 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1881 (age 41) | Farmer of 120 Acres employing 2 men & 2 boys; Stokenham, Devon, England9 |
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 51) | Stokenham, Devon, England10 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 51) | Farmer; Stokenham, Devon, England10 |
| Occupation | Farmer11 | |
| Death | 12 Jan 1898 (age 58) | Stokenham, Devon, England12 |
| Probate | 9 Mar 1898 | Exeter, Devon, England |
| William left total effects to the value of £900.11.4d. Probate was granted to son John. | ||
| Burial | ||
| Name: | Ann Elizabeth Cole LOYE2 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | James LOYE (c. 1818-1845) | |
| Mother: | Elizabeth COLE (c. 1824-1870) | |
| Birth | Q2 1842 (age 0) | Kellaton - Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 23 Jun 1842 (age 0) | |
| Census | 30 Mar 1851 (age 8) | Kingsbridge, Devon, England13 |
| Fore Street | ||
| Census | 7 Apr 1861 (age 18) | Stokenham, Devon, England7 |
| Kellaton Farm House | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 28) | Stokenham, Devon, England8 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 38) | Stokenham, Devon, England9 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Occupation | 3 Apr 1881 (age 38) | Farmer's wife; Stokenham, Devon, England9 |
| Death | 14 Dec 1884 (age 42) | Kingsbridge, Devon, England |
| Burial | 18 Dec 1884 | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Name: | John Prettejohn PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Charlotte Cecilia CARTER (1867-1911) | |
| Birth | 22 Sep 1864 | Stokenham, Devon, England14 |
| Baptism | 18 Oct 1866 (age 2) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Master Butcher, then Publican /Barman | |
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 6) | Stokenham, Devon, England8 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 16) | Stokenham, Devon, England9 |
| 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, England15 |
| 60 Bankside (public house) | ||
| Occupation | 31 Mar 1901 (age 36) | Publican; Southwark, London, England15 |
| Occupation | 1902 (age 37-38) | Publican; Southwark, London, England |
| Waterman's Arms, Bankside, Southwark | ||
| Occupation | butcher16 | |
| Death | 27 Feb 1910 (age 45) | Camberwell Infirmary, London, England |
| Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis exhaustion | ||
| Name: | William Francis PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | c. 1866 | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 18 Oct 1866 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Death | 1866 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England17 |
| Name: | Sarah Kate PITTS2,18 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | William Edmund PARTRIDGE (1860-1946) | |
| Birth | Q1 1868 | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 11 Mar 1868 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England19 |
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 3) | Stokenham, Devon, England8 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 13) | Stokenham, Devon, England9 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 23) | Stokenham, Devon, England20 |
| Bickerton She is visiting step grandfather William Cole |
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| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 33) | Stokenham, Devon, England21 |
| Muckwell Farm | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 43) | Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England22 |
| Breddifield, Woolfardisworthy, Morchard Bishop | ||
| Death | 15 Sep 1914 (age 46) | Lapford, Devon, England |
| Cause: 1. Phthisis 2. Haemorrhage Syncope Address: West Gate |
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| Probate | 29 Dec 1914 | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Westgate, Lapford, Devon Probate granted to William Edmund Partridge, Widower. Effects valued at £780 10s 7d |
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| Name: | Anna Elizabeth Cole PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Edwin John COLE (1878-1956) | |
| Birth | c. 1872 | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 14 Apr 1872 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England23 |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 9) | Stokenham, Devon, England9 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 19) | Stokenham, Devon, England10 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 19) | Domestic Assistant; Stokenham, Devon, England10 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 29) | Stokenham, Devon, England21 |
| Muckwell Farm | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 38) | Puddington, Devon, England24 |
| Smynacott Farm | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 38-39) | Domestic Assistant; Puddington, Devon, England24 |
| Death | 31 Aug 1919 (age 46-47) | Puddington, Devon, England |
| Probate | 12 Mar 1920 | London, England |
| Estate valued at £643.10.0 | ||
| Name: | Letitia Isabella PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | Q3 1874 | Muckwell - Stokenham, Devon, England25 |
| Baptism | 9 Sep 1874 (age 0) | Stokenham, Devon, England26 |
| Census | 3 Apr 1881 (age 6) | Stokenham, Devon, England9 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 16) | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England27 |
| 5 & 7 Claremont Road High Class Girls School | ||
| Occupation | 5 Apr 1891 (age 16) | Boarder; Bristol, Gloucestershire, England27 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 26) | Stokenham, Devon, England21 |
| Muckwell Farm | ||
| Death | 7 Dec 1903 (age 29) | Paignton, Devon, England28 |
| Probate | 1 Jan 1904 | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Muckwell Farm Stokenham Probate granted to Anne Elizabeth Cole Pitts. Effects valued at £76 6s 5d |
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| Name: | Nicholas Samuel PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Emma Kathleen WRIGHT (1878-1954) | |
| Birth | 23 Nov 1884 | Stokenham, Devon, England |
| Census | 5 Apr 1891 (age 6) | Stokenham, Devon, England10 |
| Muckwell | ||
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 16) | Stokenham, Devon, England29 |
| Muckwell Farm | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | |
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 26) | Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England22 |
| Breddifield, Woolfardisworthy, Morchard Bishop Nick was helping brother-in-law William Partridge at Woolsery. |
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| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 26) | farmer's assistant; Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England22 |
| Residence | 23 Sep 1911 (age 26) | Lapford, Devon, England11 |
| Higher Town Farm | ||
| Occupation | 23 Sep 1911 (age 26) | Farmer; Lapford, Devon, England11 |
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 36 yrs 7 mns) | Sandford, Devon, England30 |
| West Sandford | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 36) | Farmer; Sandford, Devon, England30 |
| Employment: Employer Place of Work: At home |
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| Residence | frm 1930 to 1931 (age 45-47) | Crediton , Devon, England |
| 48 Park Street Nicholas and Kate had the sweet shop at the top of Bowden Hill, next door to the Kings Arms |
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| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 54) | Morchard Bishop, Devon, England31 |
| Alma Cottage, Polson Hill | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 54) | General Farm Worker; Morchard Bishop, Devon, England31 |
| Death | 10 May 1948 (age 63) | Crediton , Devon, England32 |
| Cause: 1a Auricular fibrillation, b Myocardial degeneration, 2 Ventral Hernia Address: 13 East Street. |
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Witnesses were Philip Loye and Ann Gillard Cole
At the 1851 Census William was staying with his Uncle John Prettyjohn Pitts and his Grandmother Sara in Stokenham.
The three daughters were all unmarried at Muckwell farm in 1901.
Mrs Jane Ann is still at Muckwell according to Kellys 1902 Directory, but by 1906 it is being farmed by William Henry Widger.33
6 Aug 1884 Western Morning News
A traction engine drew two trucks containing upwards of one hundred children to the Start Lighthouse over the road from Stokenham on the Bank Holiday. The engine is owned by Mr. Pitts of Muckwell and Mr Bucknell of Kellaton. This was the first occasion on which it had been used, and as the kind of locomotion is quite new to the district considrable curiosity was manifested in the progress of the novel party.
L. Pitts advertised in the Western Times on 7 & 14 Aug 1891 for a traction engine driver to take charge of a six horse threshing set on a round. Liberal wages were offered.
In 1861 William Pitts was lodging with William Cole "learning farming" and presumably was already courting William's stepdaughter or met her there.
| 1 | DRO Stokenham PR 9A & 9B MF42. |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | Free BMD Marriage. |
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| 5 | Text From Source: Name Age Occupation Where Born William Lawrence Pitts 1 |
| Newton Abbot, Chudleigh HO107/219 Folio 7 Page 9. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 6 | Text From Source: Census England 1851 Address: Maybe Muckwell Farm. No address recorded Place: Stokenham, Devon, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Sarah H Pitts,Head,Wid,F,65,Annuitant,Ugborough, Devon, England, John Prettyjohn Pitts,Son,Unm,M,39,Land Proprietor,Stokenham, Devon, England, William Lawrence Pitts,Grandson,Unm,M,11,scholar,Stokenham, Devon, England,( his parents are both dead by then.) Jane Jeffery, 18 from Stokenham was a house servant. |
| 7 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place William Cole Head Mar 55 Farmer of 300 acres employing 7 men and 3 boys Stokenham, Devon Elizabeth Cole Wife Mar 38 Kellaton - Stokenham, Devon Philip Cole Son Unm 9 Scholar Start - Stokenham, Devon William Cole Son Unm 8 Scholar Start -Stokenham, Devon Ann Elizabeth Cole Loye Step-daughter Unm 18 Kellaton - Stokenham, Devon William Lawrence Pitts Lodger Unm 21 Learning Farming Stokenham, Devon |
| RG9/143 Filio 57 Page 6 Kingsbridge Stokenham ED 5. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 8 | 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. |
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| 9 | 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. |
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| 10 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place William Lawrence Pitts Head M 51 Farmer Stokenham Jane Ann Pitts Wife M 44 Wembury, Devon, England Anna Elizabeth Cole Pitts Dau S 19 Domestic Assistant Stokenham Nicholas Samuel Pitts Son S 6 Scholar Stokenham |
| Class: RG12; Piece: 1716; Folio 4; Page 2, ED1. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 11 | Text From Source: 1911, Marriage solemnized at St Swithun parish church in the Parish of Sandford in the County of Marriage No: Ancestry,com Ashplant Family Tree Media Gallery When Married: 23 Sep 1911 Name and Surname: Nicholas Samuel Pitts and Emma Kathleen Wright Age: 26 and 33 Condition: Bachelor and Spinster Rank or Profession: Farmer and - Residence at the time of Marriage: Higher Town Farm, Lapford and Sandford Father's Name and Surname: William Lawrence Pitts (Deceased) and Lewis William Wright Rank or Profession of Father: Farmer and machine maker Married in the church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, By Licence by me, Geo. T LLewellin (vicar). This Marriage was solemnized between us, Nicholas Samuel Pitts and Emma Kathleen Wright in the Presence of us, Frederick John Pickett, Nellie Louise Wright, Lewis William Wright |
| 12 | Free BMD Birth. |
| 13 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Ann Elizabeth Cole Loye Head Unm 8 Scholar Kellaton - Stokenham, Devon |
| HO107/1876 Folio 44 Page 29 Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge ED 1b. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 14 | Free BMD Birth. Kingsbridge 5b 196. Cit. Date: Q4 1864. |
| 15 | 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. |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | Free BMD Birth. Kingsbridge 5b Page 153. Cit. Date: "December Quarter 1866". |
| 18 | Record originated in... |
| 19 | DRO, Stokenham 27. |
| 20 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Kate Pitts Visitor M 23 Stokenham, Devon William Cole Head W 85 Farmer Stokenham, Devon |
| RG12/1716 Folio 8 Page 9 Kingsbridge Stokenham ED1. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 21 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Jane Ann Horton Head M 54 Farmer Wembury, Devon, England Kate Pitts Step-Daur S 33 Stokenham Anna Elizabeth Pitts Step-Daur S 29 Stokenham Letitia Pitts Step-Daur S 26 Stokenham Nicholas Samuel Pitts Stepson S 16 Stokenham John Prettyjohn Pitts Uncle S 89 Stokenham William Edmond Partridge S 41 Farmer (Manager) Woolfardisworthy |
| Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 22 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place William Edmond Partridge Head Mar 51 Farmer Woolfardisworthy, Devon, England Sarah Kate Partridge Wife Mar 43 Stokenham, Devon, England Kathleen Margery Partridge Dau Unm 8 Scholar Withiel, Cornwall, England Gwendolen Mary Partridge Dau Unm 8 Scholar Withiel, Cornwall, England Winifred Annie Partridge Dau Unm 7 Scholar Sunnyside - Withiel, Cornwall, England Nicholas Samuel Pitts 26 Farmer's Assistant Stokenham, Devon, England |
| RG14PN13174 RG78PN762 RD281 SD1 ED6 SN10. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 23 | DRO Stokenham PR 5 MF 27. |
| 24 | Text From Source: Census England 1911 Address: Smynacott Farm Place: Puddington, Devon, England Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity Edwin John Cole,Head,M,32,M,1,,,,Farmer,,,,Staverton, Devon, England,, Anna Elizabeth Cole Cole,Wife,F,38,M,,1,1,,Domestic Assistant,,,,Stokenham, Devon, England,, Ruth Annie Honor Cole,Daughter,F,9m,S,,,,,,,,,Puddington, Devon, England,, Arthur Radford,Servant,M,18,S,,,,,Cowman on farm,,,,Oakford, Devon, England,, There was another servant - Hannah Knight, 24 from Puddington - general domestic servant. Cowman Arthur Radford would marry Edwin's niece, Gwendolen Partridge. |
| 25 | Free BMD Birth. Kingsbridge vol 5b page 193. Cit. Date: Q3 1874. |
| 26 | DRO Stokenham PR 5 Film 27. |
| 27 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Letitia (Lettie) Isabella Pitts Head S 16 Boarder Muckwell - Stokenham, Devon |
| RG12/1973 Folio 63 Page 8 Barton Regis, Ashley ED25. Cit. Date: 5 April 1891. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 28 | Free BMD Birth. Totnes 5b 95. Cit. Date: Q4 1903. |
| 29 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Jane Ann Horton Head M 54 Farmer Wembury, Devon, England Kate Pitts Step-Daur S 33 Stokenham Anna Elizabeth Pitts Step-Daur S 29 Stokenham Letitia Pitts Step-Daur S 26 Stokenham Nicholas Samuel Pitts Stepson S 16 Stokenham John Prettyjohn Pitts Uncle S 89 Stokenham William Edmond Partridge S 41 Farmer (Manager) Woolfardisworthy |
| Class: RG13; Piece: 2078; Folio: 33; Page: 8. ED3. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 30 | Text From Source: Census England 1921 Address: West Sandford Place: Sandford, Devon, England Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Married,Where Born,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages Nicholas Samuel Pitts,Head,36y 7m,M,Married,Stokenham, Devon, England,,,Farmer,Employer,At home,2,5 & 8 Emma Kathleen Pitts,Wife,43y 2m,F,Married,Sandford, Devon, England,,,Home duties,,,, Lewis Laurence Pitts,Son,8y 11m,M,Both Alive,Lapford, Devon, England,,Whole-time,,,,, Sadie Clarice Pitts,Daughter,5,F,Both Alive,Lapford, Devon, England,,Whole-time,,,,, |
| 31 | Text From Source: Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments Nicholas Samuel Pitts,,M,23 Nov 1884,M,General Farm Worker, Emma Kathleen Pitts,,F,5 Apr 1878,M,Unpaid domestic duties, Ellen Willmott,,F,11 Feb 1876,S,Blind incapacitated, Annie Vigers,,F,21 Nov 1860,W,Incapacitated, Elsie L Perkins,,F,19 Nov 1886,S,Private Nurse, |
| 32 | Free BMD Marriage. Devon Central 7a 308. Cit. Date: Q2 1948. |
| 33 | 1851 Census. |