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Henry Hitt 1785–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1785

Birth Location: Otterton, Devonshire, England

Death Date: 10 Feb 1853

Death Location: Otterton, Devonshire, England

Father: Thomas Hitt

Mother: Sarah May

Spouse(s): Ann Brown

Children(s): Mary Hitt, Thomas Hitt, Francis Lab), Henrietta Hitt, John Hitt, Blanche Hitt, Septimus Hitt, Elizabeth Hitt, Robert Hitt, Robert Hitt, Henry Hitt, William Hitt

The story of Henry Hitt began in 1785 in Otterton, Devonshire, England. Henry Hitt married Ann Hitt Nee Brown, and had children including Blanche Hitt, Elizabeth Hitt, Francis Hitt Ag Lab, Henrietta Hitt, Henry Hitt, John Hitt, Mary Ann Marriam Jerred Nee Hitt, Robert 1 Hitt, Robert Hitt, Septimus William Hitt, Thomas John Hitt, William Hitt. Henry Hitt passed away in 1853 in Otterton, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Hitt began in 1785 in Otterton, Devonshire, England.
  • Henry Hitt married Ann Hitt Nee Brown, and had children including Blanche Hitt, Elizabeth Hitt, Francis Hitt Ag Lab, Henrietta Hitt, Henry Hitt, John Hitt, Mary Ann Marriam Jerred Nee Hitt, Robert 1 Hitt, Robert Hitt, Septimus William Hitt, Thomas John Hitt, William Hitt.
  • Henry Hitt passed away in 1853 in Otterton, Devonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Hitt
1760–1817
Birth Location: Otterton Devon
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Sarah May
1762–1837
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Ann Brown
1785–1863
Birth Location: East Budleigh, Devonshire, England
AB

Children(s)

Mary Hitt
1816–1879
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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Thomas Hitt
1818–1891
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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Francis Lab)
1811–1889
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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Henrietta Hitt
1809–1887
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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John Hitt
1815–1879
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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Blanche Hitt
1824–1915
Birth Location: Otterton, Devonshire, England
BH
Septimus Hitt
–1892
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Hitt
1825–1906
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
EH
Robert Hitt
1828–1888
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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Robert Hitt
1814–1827
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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Henry Hitt
1807–1887
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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William Hitt
1816–
Birth Location: Otterton, Devon, England
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Henry Hitt's Ancestors

Self
Henry Hitt
1785–1853
Birth Place: Otterton, Devonshire, England
Parents
Thomas Hitt
1760–1817
Otterton Devon
Sarah May
1762–1837
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Hitt's Descendants

1.
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Henry Hitt (11 May 1785–10 Feb 1853) m. Ann (Hitt, nee) Brown (9 Jun 1785–4 Mar 1863)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann(Marriam?) Jerred, nee) Hitt 1816–1879 m. William Jerred* 1815–1874
    1. 1. Samuel Jerred 1849–1895 m. Rosinna (or Joanna (Annie) Rebecca) Jerrod 1848–1920
      1. 1. Rose (Annie) Jerred 1871–1894
      2. 2. Florence (Kate or 'R'? Ingam, nee) Jerred 1872–1952 m. Hampton (Kirby) Ingham 1869–1913
        1. 1. Lionel (Hampton Kirby) Ingham 1900–1940
        2. 2. Florence (Marion Kirby) Ingham 1901–1985
        3. 3. Anna (Elizabeth Kirby) Ingham 1909–1986
        4. 4. Mary (Kirby) Ingham 1911–1967
      3. 3. Earnes (D) Jerred 1876–1934 m. Kathleen Jerred 1877–1976
        1. 1. Florence (Kathleen) Jerred 1906–1954
        2. 2. Patricia Jerred 1914–1996
        3. 3. Ernest (Samuel Jerred) Jnr 1910–2011 m. Helen (Margaret) Jerred 1916–1991
        4. 4. Francieonard Jerred 1913–1913
        5. 5. Stanley Jerred 1916–1920
        6. 6. Thomas (Joseph) Hayes 1899–1969 m. Alice (Gertrude (Ciss); or Alice Vera) Bermingham 1897–
        7. 7. Harry(Henry) Hayes 1901–1999
      4. 4. Mary (Louise) Jerred 1875–1971 m. William (A) Howell 1869–1952
        1. 1. Edith (Beatrice Mary) Howell 1911–1942
        2. 2. Vera (Osman) Howell 1913–
        3. 3. Ethel (Marion) Howell 1893–
        4. 4. Clifford (Jerred) Howell 1918–1997
        5. 5. Florence (Muriel) Howell 1915–1989
      5. 5. Frederick (George) Jerred 1879–1952 m. Barbara (Amy) Jerred 1886–1979
        1. 1. Brian (Allen Jerred (Flight) Lieut.) 1919–1972 m. Rosamund (Mary) Dunlop 1922–1964
        2. 2. Kenneth (George) Jerred 1914–2010 m. Doris (Jean Jerred, nee) Fraser 1920–2004
        3. 3. Fredrick (George) Jerred 1907–1909
        4. 4. Maurine (Mary(Maria) Ford, nee Jerred) (Saleslady) 1909–2014 m. Lorne (Edward Ford) (Clerk) 1910–1989
        5. 5. Clifford (Irwin) Jerred 1911–1921
        6. 6. Helaine (I) Jerred 1916–1994 m. John (R.) Dickinson 1913–1972
        7. 7. Ival Jerred 1921–1992 m. Laura (Jerred, nee) Beattie 1917–2004
        8. 8. Robert ("Bruce" Jerred () Electrician) 1923–1986 m. Winnifred (Evelyn Jerred, nee) Mitchell 1919–2012
        9. 9. Warren ((Jerry) Calvin) Jerred 1925–1982 m. Ruth (Elizabeth Jerred, nee) Currie 1927–2010
        10. 10. Harold (Lyle) Jerred 1925–1984
      6. 6. Frank (Horace) Jerred 1888–1916
      7. 7. Violet (Marion) Jerred 1889–1988 m. Bertram (Ernest (Ernest Bertram)) Jarman 1888–1961
        1. 1. Marion (Bernice Dickson, nee) Jarman 1910–1984 m. Henry (M S) Dickson 1920–2001
        2. 2. Helen (Margaret) Jarman 1911–
      8. 8. Agnes Jerred 1880–1972 m. John ((Jack) Owen) Webber 1880–1953
        1. 1. Barbara (Agnes Hornbrook, nee) Webber 1906–1994 m. Edger (Evart William) Hornbrook 1907–1966
        2. 2. John (Francis) Webber 1909–2003 m. Sybil (May) Marks 1911–2004
        3. 3. Pamela (M) Webber 1920–2012
      9. 9. Edith (L Constance) Jerred 1882–1932
      10. 10. Eleanor (Baker) Jerred 1892–1959 m. Wilfred (Abram) Isaac 1891–1975
        1. 1. Stafford (Harold Bart) Isaac 1889–1976
      11. 11. Florence (Louisa) Jerred 1866–1935 m. William (James) Hill 1870–1937
        1. 1. Jessie (Louisa May Hill) (servant) 1897–1974
        2. 2. Albert (Eward) Hill 1897–1963
        3. 3. James (Henry Norman) Hill 1895–1914
    2. 2. Ebenezer Jerred 1858–1883
    3. 3. William Jerrard 1847–1924 m. Ellen Yendall 1849–1889 m. Agnes (Sarah Jerred, nee) Hall 1848–1932 m. Lottie (Louisa) Sparkes 1889–1951
      1. 1. Emma (J) Jerrard 1870–1926 m. John Lee 1872–1920
        1. 1. James Lee 1900–
        2. 2. John (William) Lee 1904–
        3. 3. William (David) Lee 1906–
        4. 4. Emma (*Jane Bastin, nee) Lee 1909–2003 m. George Bastin 1906–
      2. 2. Fanny Jerrard 1875–1905 m. George (Page) Symons 1876–
      3. 3. Alice Jerrard 1878–1960 m. James Willis 1866–1923
        1. 1. James (Bertie) Willis 1895–1970 m. Florence (Jane) Davey 1899–1992
        2. 2. Elsie Willis 1898–
        3. 3. Harriet (Lillian) Willis 1910–1969
        4. 4. Frank Willis 1920–2004
        5. 5. Ada Dunn 1885–
        6. 6. Violet (Annie Odd, nee) Willis 1892–1963 m. Herbert (Edgar) Odd 1892–1964
        7. 7. Nellie Willis 1912–2003
        8. 8. Reginald Willis 1918–1983
        9. 9. Daisy (E) Willis 1922–2011
        10. 10. Charles Willis 1908–1959
        11. 11. James Willis 1913–1914
      4. 4. Ellen Jerred 1872–1954 m. George (Arthur Simpkins -) Pvt 1855–1871
        1. 1. Elsie (Mable) Simpkins 1905–1926
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Simpkins 1890–1914 m. Henry ((Harry) Charles) Riseley 1882–1955
      5. 5. William Jerred 1886–1887
      6. 6. unknown Jerred 1900–
    4. 4. Mary Jerred 1851–1942 m. Joseph (Frederick Bramwell) (Schoolmaster) 1862–1952 m. Thomas Smith 1827–1892
      1. 1. William (Jerred Smith) Bramwell 1882–1912 m. Ivy Jerre-Smith 1888–1957
      2. 2. Eva (J) Smith 1884–1925
      3. 3. Agnes (Mary Smith) Bramwell 1882–1949
    5. 5. Mary (Bramwell, Smith,) Jerred 1851–1942
    6. 6. Rosina Jerred 1849–
  2. 2. Thomas ((John)) Hitt 1818–1891
  3. 3. Francis (Hitt (Ag) Lab) 1811–1889 m. Anne*Ana (Hitt, nee) Norris*Morris 1812–1865
    1. 1. Henry Hitt 1833–
    2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Hitt 1849–1931
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Hitt 1839–1902
    4. 4. Francis (Henry) Hitt 1842–1925
    5. 5. Jane Hitt 1844–1915
    6. 6. Blanche Hitt 1846–1868
  4. 4. Henrietta Hitt 1809–1887 m. Charles (Hitt (Railway) Porter) 1811–1900
    1. 1. Elizabeth Hitt 1831–
    2. 2. Blanch Hitt 1832–1915
    3. 3. Charles Hitt 1836–
    4. 4. George Hitt 1847–
    5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Hitt 1845–
    6. 6. Mary (Ann) Hitt 1843–
    7. 7. Henry Hitt 1841–
    8. 8. William Hitt 1838–
  5. 5. John Hitt 1815–1879
  6. 6. Blanche Hitt 1824–1915
  7. 7. Septimus (?(William)) Hitt –1892 m. Priscilla (Vercoe Hitt, nee) Rogers 1828–1863 m. Grace Barrow 1828–1903
    1. 1. Alice (Jane) Hitt 1864–1921
    2. 2. Lily (Barrow) Hitt 1869–1951
    3. 3. Isabella (Jane) Hitt 1867–1921
  8. 8. Elizabeth Hitt 1825–1906
  9. 9. Robert Hitt 1828–1888 m. Mary (Ann Hitt, nee) Hitt(?) 1832–1913
    1. 1. Jessie (Vear, nee) Hitt 1856–1917 m. George (Charles) Vear*Vere 1847–1911
      1. 1. Harry (Edgar) Vere 1889–1915
      2. 2. Emma (Edith de) Vere 1882–1942
      3. 3. Alice (Miriam) Vere 1887–1888
      4. 4. Alice (Rosa) Vere 1880–1881
      5. 5. John (William) Vere 1886–1886
      6. 6. Claude (Leopold) Vere 1883–1916
      7. 7. George (Frederick) Vere 1879–1925
      8. 8. Mabel (Melena Schmidt *, nee) Vere 1878–1958 m. Wilhelm (Richard Hans) Schmidt 1883–1944
        1. 1. Colin (Hans) Schmidt 1916–1968
        2. 2. Frederick (Lincoln) Schmidt 1909–1911
        3. 3. Edgar (Richard) Schmidt 1916–1970
        4. 4. John (Selwyn) Schmidt*Smythe 1914–1983 m. Elsa (Marion) Johnston 1916–2003
      9. 9. Priscilla (Gertrude) Hitt 1874–
    2. 2. Alice (Hall, nee) Hitt 1863–1941 m. John Hall 1848–1916
      1. 1. Bertha (Mabel) Hall 1885–1964
      2. 2. John (Sidney Herbert Hall ;) 24953 1882–1943 m. Anna Danziger 1899–
  10. 10. Robert (.1.) Hitt 1814–1827
  11. 11. Henry Hitt 1807–1887
  12. 12. William Hitt 1816–

Henry Hitt's Timeline

7 Records

1785
11 May 1785
Birth of Henry Hitt in Otterton, Devon, England
Otterton, Devon, England
1785
11 May 1785
Birth of Henry Hitt in Otterton, Devonshire, England
Otterton, Devonshire, England
1841
1841
Age 56
Henry Hitt resided here in Otterton, Devon, England
Otterton, Devon, England
1851
1851
Age 66
Henry Hitt resided here in Otterton St Tho, Devonshire
Otterton St Tho, Devonshire
1851
1851
Age 66
Henry Hitt resided here in Otterton, Devon, England
Otterton, Devon, England
1853
10 Feb 1853- 1855
Age 68
Death of Henry Hitt in Otterton, St Thomas reg dist., Devon, England
Otterton, St Thomas reg dist., Devon, England
1853
10 Feb 1853
Age 68
Death of Henry Hitt in Otterton, Devonshire, England
Otterton, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1785
    Event Place: Otterton, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1865; Folio: 28; Page: 11; GSU roll: 221013
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 207; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Otterton; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 6; Page: 6; Line: 21; GSU roll: 241304

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1785
    Event Place: Otterton, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Box cottage Otterton
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Hitt Family Tree" created by "sweetmary58"

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Otterton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 207; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Otterton; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 6; Page: 6; Line: 21; GSU roll: 241304

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Otterton St Tho, Devonshire
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Otterton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1865; Folio: 28; Page: 11; GSU roll: 221013

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1853- 1855
    Event Place: Otterton, St Thomas reg dist., Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1853
    Event Place: Otterton, Devonshire, England
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