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John Pitt

Male 1804 - 1854  (50 years)


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  • Name John Pitt 
    Born 1804  Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 20 May 1804  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 6 Jun 1841  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mason 
    Residence 6 Jun 1841  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 30y 
    Address:
    Bath Place, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 
    Occupation 2 Jan 1847  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mason 
    Residence 2 Jan 1847  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Chalford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 
    Occupation 22 Apr 1848  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mason 
    Residence 22 Apr 1848  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 
    Occupation 7 Jul 1849  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mason / Builder 
    Residence 7 Jul 1849  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1850  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mason / Builder 
    Occupation 6 Jun 1850  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mason / Builder 
    Residence 6 Jun 1850  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 
    Occupation 17 Oct 1850 
    Mason 
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mason / Builder 
    Residence 30 Mar 1851  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 40y 
    Address:
    London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 
    Occupation 16 Dec 1851  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mason / Builder 
    Residence 16 Dec 1851  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1854  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 
    Occupation 6 Feb 1854 
    Mason 
    Died 6 Feb 1854  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age: 47y 
    Cause: Continued Fever (12 days), Delirium (2days) 
    Address:
    London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 
    Buried 10 Feb 1854  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Lawrence Church, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 
    Burial of John Pitt
    Burial of John Pitt
    Occupation 4 May 1872 
    Mason / Builder 
    Person ID I186  Lasbury Family
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 

    Father John Pitt
              b. 28 Feb 1773, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 15 Aug 1849, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Harris
              b. 1770, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 25 Aug 1856, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 5 Aug 1799  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Lawrence Church, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 
    Marriage of John Pitt & Elizabeth Harris
    Marriage of John Pitt & Elizabeth Harris
    Marriage Witness 5 Aug 1799 
    Thomas Haycock 
    Family ID F1433  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 1 Eliza Terrett
              b. 11 Feb 1811, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 17 Oct 1850, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 7 Jul 1849  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Stroud Register Office, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 
    • John Pitt (Snr) and Eliza had three children together. The eldest two - John; born in 1846 and Elizabeth; born in 1848 were both born before the couple married, and , so being illegitimate the children had the surname Terrett, which was Eliza's maiden name, however they both also had the middle name of Pitt.

      After John and Eliza married, the name Terrett was dropped, and the children were known from then on as John and Elizabeth Pitt. Their brother Thomas was always known as Thomas Pitt, he being born in 1850 after his parents marriage.
    Marriage Witness 7 Jul 1849 
    John Selby Howell & Elizabeth Wood 
    Children 
     1. John Pitt
              b. 8 Dec 1846, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1903, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     2. Elizabeth Pitt
              b. 3 Apr 1848, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1932, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Thomas Pitt
              b. 15 May 1850, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 26 Nov 1932, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    BMD Certificates
    Certificate of Marriage - John Pitt & Eliza Brambley
    Certificate of Marriage - John Pitt & Eliza Brambley
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F59  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 2 Mary Ayers
              b. 1816, Avening, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1898, Dursley, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 16 Dec 1851  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    St. Lawrence Church, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK 
    Marriage Witness 16 Dec 1851 
    George Ayers & ????? 
    BMD Certificates
    Certificate of Marriage - John Pitt & Mary Ayres
    Certificate of Marriage - John Pitt & Mary Ayres
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F2032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1804 - Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 20 May 1804 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 6 Jun 1841 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 30y,Address:
    Bath Place, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK - 6 Jun 1841 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 2 Jan 1847 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    Chalford Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK - 2 Jan 1847 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 22 Apr 1848 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK - 22 Apr 1848 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason / Builder - 7 Jul 1849 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Jul 1849 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Address:
    Stroud Register Office, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK - 7 Jul 1849 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason / Builder - 1850 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason / Builder - 6 Jun 1850 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK - 6 Jun 1850 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason / Builder - 30 Mar 1851 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 40y,Address:
    London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK - 30 Mar 1851 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason / Builder - 16 Dec 1851 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 16 Dec 1851 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Address:
    St. Lawrence Church, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK - 16 Dec 1851 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK - 1854 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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    Link to Google MapsDied - Age: 47y,Cause: Continued Fever (12 days), Delirium (2days),Address:
    London Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK - 6 Feb 1854 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    St. Lawrence Church, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK - 10 Feb 1854 - Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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  • BMD Certificates
    Certificate of Death - John Pitt
    Certificate of Death - John Pitt
    Certificate of Marriage - John Pitt & Eliza Brambley
    Certificate of Marriage - John Pitt & Eliza Brambley
    Certificate of Marriage - John Pitt & Mary Ayres
    Certificate of Marriage - John Pitt & Mary Ayres

  • Notes 
    • John Pitt (Snr) and Eliza had three children together. The eldest two - John; born in 1846 and Elizabeth; born in 1848 were both born before the couple married, and , so being illegitimate the children had the surname Terrett, which was Eliza's maiden name, however they both also had the middle name of Pitt.

      After John and Eliza married, the name Terrett was dropped, and the children were known from then on as John and Elizabeth Pitt. Their brother Thomas was always known as Thomas Pitt, he being born in 1850 after his parents marriage.