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Family of Nicholas PITTS and Sarah CHOPE

Husband: Nicholas PITTS (c. 1768-1858)
Wife: Sarah CHOPE (1777-1819)
Children: John Prettijohn PITTS (c. 1806-1858)
Marriage 2 Feb 1803 Chivelstone, Devon, England1

Husband: Nicholas PITTS

Name: Nicholas PITTS2
Sex: Male
Father: Laurence PITTS (1733- )
Mother: Elizabeth PRETTEJOHN (c. 1728- )
Birth c. 1768 Stokenham, Devon, England3
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 81) Stokenham, Devon, England3
Chillington
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 (age 82-83) retired farmer; Stokenham, Devon, England3
Death 5 Mar 1858 (age 89-90) Chillington, Devon, England

Wife: Sarah CHOPE

Name: Sarah CHOPE2
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 1777
Death 1819 (age 41-42) Stokenham, Devon, England
Burial 7 Sep 1819

Child 1: John Prettijohn PITTS

Name: John Prettijohn PITTS2
Sex: Male
Spouse: Mary Grace PROUT (c. 1805-1858)
Birth c. 1806 Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism 5 Nov 1811 (age 4-5) Stokenham, Devon, England
Occupation Yeoman
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 35) Stokenham, Devon, England4
Coleridge
Occupation 6 Jun 1841 (age 34-35) Farmer; Stokenham, Devon, England4
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 45) Stokenham, Devon, England5
Coleridge
John, Mary and the 8 children are at Coleridge.
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 (age 45) Farmer 200 acres employing 4 lab; Stokenham, Devon, England5
Death 8 Apr 1858 (age 51-52) Stokenham, Devon, England6
Occupation 11 Jun 1861 (age 54-55) Yeoman7
Occupation 1 Jan 1868 (age 61-62) Yeoman8

Note on Husband: Nicholas PITTS

In his will is "formerly of Coleridge(in Stokenham), but now residing in Chillington"

In 1841 living at Chillington with Dorothy.In 1851 in Stokenham with Dorothy

Sources

1Devon FHS parish records.
2www.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
3Text From Source: Census England 1851
Address: Chillington
Place: Stokenham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
Nicholas Pitts,Head,Mar,M,81,retired farmer,Stokenham, Devon, England,
Dorothy Pitts,Wife,Mar,F,79,,Staverton, Devon, England,
There was a servant, Ann Mingo, 34
4Text From Source: Census England 1841
Address: Coleridge
Place: Stokenham, Devon, England

Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born
John Prettijohn Pitts,M,35,Farmer,Y
Mary Grace Pitts,F,35,,Y
John Pitts,M,10,,Y
Nicholas Pitts,M,7,,Y
Thomas Prout Pitts,M,5,,Y
Mary Grace Pitts,F,3,,Y
Kate Pitts,F,10m,,Y
Grace Unknown,F,65,Ind,Y
Susan Blackler,F,35,Ind,Y
Also living there were three male farming apprentices, one male servant, one female farming apprentice and two female servants
5Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
John Prettijohn Pitts Head Mar 45 Farmer 200 acres employing 4 lab Stokenham, Devon, England
Mary Grace Pitts Wife Mar 45 Stokenham, Devon, England
Sarah Pitts Dau Unm 20 Coleridge Stokenham, Devon, England
John Pitts Son Unm 18 Stokenham, Devon, England
Nicholas Pitts Son Unm 16 Stokenham, Devon, England
Mary Grace Pitts Dau Unm 12 Scholar Stokenham, Devon, England
Kate Pitts Dau Unm 10 Scholar Stokenham, Devon, England
(Hannah?) Ann Elizabeth Pitts Dau Unm 7 Scholar Stokenham, Devon, England
William Alfred Pitts Son Unm 5 Scholar Stokenham, Devon, England
Thomas Prout Pitts Son Unm 1 Stokenham, Devon, England
Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
6Free BMD Marriage. Kingsbridge 5b 139. Cit. Date: Q2 1858.
7Text From Source: 1861, Marriage solemnized at Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels in the Parish of Stokenham in the County of Devon
Marriage No: South West Heritage Trust, Archive reference 3031A/PR/1/10, Devon Marriages and Banns, Stokenham Parish Marriages
When Married: 11 Jun 1861
Name and Surname: Richard Lewis Garland and Sarah Pitts
Age: 41 and 31
Condition: Bachelor and Spinster
Rank or Profession: yeoman and -
Residence at the time of Marriage: Aveton Gifford and Coleridge, Stokenham
Fathers' Names and Surnames: Edward Garland and John Prettijohn Pitts
Rank or Professions of Fathers: Yeoman and Yeoman
Married in the church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, By Licence by me, Edwin H Cole.
This Marriage was solemnized between us, Richard Lewis Garland and Sarah Pitts
in the Presence of us, Edward GarlandJnr, Nicholas Pitts, Mary Grace Pitts
8Text From Source: 1868, Marriage solemnized at Parish church in the Parish of Stokenham in the County of
Marriage No: SW Heritage Trust, Devon Marriages and Banns, Parish Marriages Archive reference 3031A/PR/1/10
When Married: 1 Jan 1868
Name and Surname: William Paige and Mary Grace Pitts
Age: 32 and 29
Condition: Bachelor and Spinster
Rank or Profession: Yeoman and -
Residence at the time of Marriage: Hallwell, South Pool and Coleridge, Stokenham
Father's Name and Surname: Richard Paige and John Prettijohn Pitts
Rank or Profession of Father: Yeoman and Yeoman
Married in the church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, By Licence by me, Edmund St Aubyn.
This Marriage was solemnized between us, William Paige and Mary Grace Pitts
in the Presence of us, (Hannah?) Ann Elizabeth Pitts, Sarah Ann Paige, William Alfred Pitts