See also

John Prettyjohn PITTS (c. 1811-1904)

Name: John Prettyjohn PITTS1
Sex: Male
Father: John PITTS (1776-1847)
Mother: Sarah H ELLIOTT (c. 1785-1878)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth c. 1811 Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism 6 Nov 1811 (age 0) Stokenham, Devon, England
Occupation Landowner
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 25) Stokenham, Devon, England2
Muckwell Farm
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 (age 39) Land Proprietor; Stokenham, Devon, England3
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 39) Stokenham, Devon, England4
Maybe Muckwell Farm. No address recorded
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 (age 39-40) Land Proprietor; Stokenham, Devon, England4
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 49) Stokenham, Devon, England5
Village
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 (age 49-50) Landowner; Stokenham, Devon, England5
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 59) Landowner; Stokenham, Devon, England6
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 59) Stokenham, Devon, England7
Village
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 59-60) Landowner; Stokenham, Devon, England7
Census 3 Apr 1881 (age 68) Stokenham, Devon, England8
Village
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 (age 69-70) Annuitant; Stokenham, Devon, England8
Census 5 Apr 1891 (age 79) Stokenham, Devon, England9
Private House, Village
Occupation 5 Apr 1891 (age 79-80) Living on own means; Stokenham, Devon, England9
Census 31 Mar 1901 (age 89) Stokenham, Devon, England10
Muckwell Farm
Death 11 May 1904 (age 92-93) Stokenham, Devon, England11
Muckwell
Probate 20 Jun 1904 Exeter, Devon, England
Muckwell Farm Stokenham
Probate was granted to Sydney Samuel Horton. Effects were valued at £1438 12s 3d

Individual Note

Described as landowner in 1861 census

Sources

1www.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(HO107/212 Book 17 Folio 6 Page 6).
Text From Source: Census England 1841
Address: Muckwell Farm
Place: Stokenham, Devon, England

Name,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born
John Pitts,M,60,Farmer,Y
Sarah H Pitts,F,50,,Y
John Prettyjohn Pitts,M,25,,Y
Nicholas Prettijohn Pitts,M,22,,Y
Living alongside the family are four male servants aged between 12 and 21,
including a William Elliott, and two female servants, 50 and 14.All born locally.
3Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Sarah H Elliott Head Wid 65 Annuitant Ugborough, Devon
John Prettyjohn Pitts Son Unm 39 Land Proprietor Stokenham, Devon
William Lawrence Pitts GrandsonUnm 11 Scholar Stokenham, Devon
HO107/1875 Folio 115 Page 7 Kingsbridge, Blackawton ED 1a. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
4(HO107/1875 folio 115 page 7).
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.
5(RG9/1423 Folio 94 Page19).
Text From Source: Census England 1861
Address: Village
Place: Stokenham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
Sarah H Pitts,Head,Wid,F,75,Annuitant,Ugborough, Devon, England,
John Prettyjohn Pitts,Son,Unm,M,49,Landowner,Stokenham, Devon, England,
Maria Rogers, 30, from Charleton, was a house servant there.
6Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Sarah H Elliott Head Mar 85 Annuitant Ugborough, Devon, England
John Prettyjohn Pitts Son Unm 59 Landowner Stokenham, Devon, England
RG10/2100 Folio 99 Page 22. Cit. Date: 2 April 1871. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
7(RG10/2100 Folio 99 Page 22).
Text From Source: Census England 1871
Address: Village
Place: Stokenham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
Sarah H Pitts,Head,Wid,F,85,Annuitant,Ugborough, Devon, England,
John Prettyjohn Pitts,Son,Unm,M,59,Landowner,Stokenham, Devon, England,
Mariah Rogers was still house servant, her age given as 43.
8(RG11/2181 folio 87 page 17).
Text From Source: Census England 1881
Address: Village
Place: Stokenham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
John Prettyjohn Pitts,Head,Unm,M,68,Annuitant,Stokenham, Devon, England,
Maria Rogers, 52, was a general servant there.
9(RG12/1716 folio 30 page 4).
Text From Source: Census England 1891
Address: Private House, Village
Place: Stokenham, Devon, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity
John Prettyjohn Pitts,Head,S,M,79,Living on own means,,Stokenham, Devon, England,
Maria Rogers,61, was still a servant there - described as housekeeper, and a Maryb P Rogers, 18,was a general servant.
10Text 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.
11Stokenham churchyard.