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William PITTS

William PITTS

Male 1790 - 1872  (~ 81 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 104 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name William PITTS 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Baptised 13 Apr 1790  St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • from IGI
      Do I have the right William Pitts?
      This one was born in about 1790 judging from census returns and age at death (in 1872), but another was buried in Blackawton aged 44 in 1834!
    Gender Male 
    Occupation From 1813 to 1829  Wadstray, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Butcher 
    • Shown as butcher in all the entries for his children's baptisms, 1813 - 1829 (no father's occupation shown for the earlier ones so probably a butcher then too)
      Shown as of Wadstray for children's baptisms from 1825 - 1829, no abode shown for earlier ones so could well have been at Wadstray then too.
    Occupation 1841  Lower Wadstray, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer 
    • By 1841 it appears his son (or sons) had taken over the butchering while William worked as a farmer.
      There were 2 farms known as Lower Wadstray, so to avoid confusion one was renamed Middle Wadstray. In the 1841 census both are just shown as "Lower Wadstray" so I am not clear which of the 2 the Pitts were at.
      (I read about the 2 names in a booklet I read while staying at Middle Wadstray Farm in 2012; stupidly I didn't make a note of the name of the booklet!)
      It should be possible to work it out from the tithe commutation map.
    Middle Wadstray Farm     		Middle Wadstray Farm
    Farm buildings and farmhouse; the latter looks like it has evolved from an old longhouse.
    Died 22 Jan 1872  (probably), Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref.: PITTS, William q1 1872 aged 82 Kingsbridge RD 5b 151
      Actual date from gravestone
      (There is also a burial of a Wm Pitts in Blackawton on 13 Jul 1834 aged 44 - can't be this one because I've found him in census returns up to 1871!)
    Buried 28 Jan 1872  St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • source: South Hams website
      Age given as 82
    The grave of William and Grace Pitts
    The Pitts family graves in their setting
    Siblings 2 brothers and 3 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    William PITTS,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Father) 
    Elizabeth LINNINGTON,   b. Abt 1758,   d. 1831  (Age ~ 73 years)  (Mother) 
    Notes 
    • Retired by 1851, census entry adjacent to the Vicarage entry so presumably now living in the village nr the Vicarage.

      Nicholas burial (aged 1 month) in 1826 shows his abode as "Dartmouth" - was he living with a grandparent or other, or did the family move to Dartmouth and then back to Wadstray? (Caroline was shown as resident at Wadstray when she died in 1830)
    Person ID I785  All
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2017 

    Father William PITTS,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth LINNINGTON,   b. Abt 1758,   d. 1831  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Married 20 Feb 1787  St. Sylvester’s Church, Chivelstone, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From DFHS CD; more info in PR (not yet seen)
    Family ID F401  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family Grace BAKER,   b. 1788, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1865  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 3 Oct 1809  St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • from IGI
    Children 17 children 
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2012 
    Family ID F590  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBaptised - 13 Apr 1790 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Oct 1809 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - William PITTS - 1 Jan 1810 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - William PITTS - Abt 1811 - Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - James Baker PITTS - 16 Apr 1812 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Butcher - From 1813 to 1829 - Wadstray, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - John PITTS - 13 Oct 1813 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Grace Baker PITTS - Abt 1814 - (probably), Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Baker PITTS - 20 Feb 1816 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Charles Baker PITTS - 15 Feb 1817 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Ann PITTS - 11 Aug 1818 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Baker PITTS - 31 Jan 1820 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Susan Jane PITTS - Abt 1821 - Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Samson PITTS - 4 Feb 1823 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas PITTS - Abt 1824 - Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Eliza PITTS - 7 Sep 1825 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Nicholas PITTS - 28 Oct 1826 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Louisa PITTS - 5 Mar 1828 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Caroline Baker PITTS - 29 Apr 1829 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1841 - Lower Wadstray, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Jan 1872 - (probably), Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 Jan 1872 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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