See also
| Husband: | Charles Lawrence PITTS (1894-1977) | |
| Wife: | Edith Maud STEELE (1894-1957) | |
| Children: | Peggy Biddy Cecilia PITTS (1917-2000) | |
| Marriage | 24 May 1917 | Enfield Highway, Middlesex, England1 |
| St James parish church | ||
| Name: | Charles Lawrence PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | John Prettejohn PITTS (1864-1910) | |
| Mother: | Charlotte Cecilia CARTER (1867-1911) | |
| Birth | 4 Feb 1894 | St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia3 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 7) | Southwark, London, England4 |
| 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, England5 |
| Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 17) | Club Waiter; Westminster, London, England5 |
| 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, England1 |
| 27 Standard Road | ||
| Occupation | 24 May 1917 (age 23) | Soldier RFA; Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England1 |
| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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, England3 |
| 18 Harvist Road, N7 | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 27) | Liftman; Holloway, London, England3 |
| Employment: Harvey Nichols Co., drapers Place of Work: Knightsbridge |
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| National or Tribal Origin | 19 Jun 1921 (age 27) | Resident3 |
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 45) | Southgate, Middlesex, England6 |
| 27 Grenoble Gardens | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 45) | Lift Attendant; Southgate, Middlesex, England6 |
| Religion | Church of England | |
| Death | Q1 1977 (age 82-83) | Battle, Sussex, England7 |
| Name: | Edith Maud STEELE2 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 11 Jul 1894 | Waltham Abbey, Essex, England |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 6) | Waltham Abbey, Essex, England8 |
| Crooked Mile | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 16) | Enfield, Middlesex, England9 |
| 27 Standard Road, Enfield Wash | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 16) | Machinist; Enfield, Middlesex, England9 |
| Residence | 24 May 1917 (age 22) | Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England1 |
| 27 Standard Road | ||
| Occupation | 24 May 1917 (age 22) | -; Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England1 |
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 26 yrs 11 mns) | Holloway, London, England3 |
| 18 Harvist Road, N7 | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 26) | Home duties; Holloway, London, England3 |
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 45) | Southgate, Middlesex, England6 |
| 27 gRENOBLE gARDENS | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 45) | Unpaid Domestic Assistant; Southgate, Middlesex, England6 |
| Death | Q3 1957 (age 62-63) | Wood Green, London, England |
| Name: | Peggy Biddy Cecilia PITTS2 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse 1: | Arthur Frederick WOOD (1913-1990) | |
| Spouse 2: | Kenneth Edmund GROWCOTT (1910-1996) | |
| Birth | 25 Sep 1917 | Enfield Lock, Middlesex, England3,10 |
| Baptism | 17 Oct 1917 (age 0) | St James, Enfield Highway, Middlesex |
| Standard Road | ||
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 3 yrs 9 mns) | Holloway, London, England3 |
| 18 Harvist Road, N7 | ||
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 22) | Barnet, Hertfordshire, England11 |
| 4 Raydean Road | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 22) | Unpaid domestic duties; Barnet, Hertfordshire, England11 |
| Death | Feb 2000 (age 82) | Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, England |
There was a note on Lewis Loye (John) Pitts' military record that any medals he was awarded should be sent to his brother, Charles Laurence Pitts, RFA at his address 87 Rownton Road, Waltham Abbey, when Charles had completed his military service.
| 1 | 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 |
| 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 | 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,,,,,,, |
| 4 | 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. |
| 5 | 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. |
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| 6 | 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, |
| 7 | Free BMD Birth. Battle Vol 18 Page 0055. Cit. Date: Q1 1977. |
| 8 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation `Birth Place Andrew Newton Steele Head M 31 Labourer in Royal Gunpowder Factory Enfield, Middlesex Jessie Alice Steele Wife M 29 Waltham Abbey Jessie Alice Steele Dau S 10 Scholar Waltham Abbey Lydia Steele Dau S 8 Scholar Waltham Abbey Edith Maud Steele Dau S 6 Scholar Waltham Abbey Stanley Andrew Steele Son S 9 mths Waltham Abbey |
| RG13/1276 Folio 68 Page 2 Edmonton, Waltham Abbey ED 4. Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 9 | Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place Andrew Newton Steele Head Mar 42 worker at Royal gun powder factory, Enfield, Middlesex, England Jessie Alice Steele Wife Mar 39 Housekeeper Domestic Waltham Abbey, Essex, England Lydia Steele Dau Unm 18 Machinist, explosive cartridge factory, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England Edith Maud Steele Dau Unm 16 Machinist, Electric Light Works,lamps and filaments Waltham Abbey, Essex, England Stanley Andrew Steele Son Unm 10 Scholar Waltham Abbey, Essex, England Mabel Annie Steele Dau Unm 8 Scholar Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England |
| RG14/7434 RG78/358 RD132 SD6 ED27 SN68. Cit. Date: 2 April 1911. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |
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| 10 | Free BMD Marriage. Edmonton 3a 875. Cit. Date: Q4 1917. |
| 11 | Text From Source: Register England & Wales 1939 Address: 4 Raydean Road Place: Barnet, Hertfordshire, England Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments Wood, Arthur Frederick,,M,17 Nov 1913,M,Commercial traveller, ledger and general clerk, Wood, Peggy Biddy Cecilia,,F,25 Sep 1917,M,Unpaid domestic duties, There is an individual with a closed record in the household who may or may not be related to the Woods. |