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John PITT 1875–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jul 1875

Birth Location: Sorn,Ayr,Scotland

Death Date: 25 January 1950

Death Location: Catrine, East Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Samuel Pitt

Mother: Ann Pitt

Spouse(s): Elspeth (Pitt)

Children(s): Annie (Richmond), William Twin, John Twin, Agnes (Adams), Samuel PITT, Mary Pitt

In 1875, John PITT entered the world in Sorn,Ayr,Scotland, born to Samuel Pitt And Ann Pitt. In 1881, John PITT resided in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland. John PITT married Elspeth Struthers Gibb Pitt, and had children including Agnes Gibb Pitt Adams, Annie Laidlaw Pitt Richmond, John Pitt Twin, Mary Pitt, Samuel Pitt, William Gibb Pitt Twin. John PITT passed away in 1950 in Catrine, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1875, John PITT entered the world in Sorn,Ayr,Scotland, born to Samuel Pitt And Ann Pitt.
  • In 1881, John PITT resided in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • John PITT married Elspeth Struthers Gibb Pitt, and had children including Agnes Gibb Pitt Adams, Annie Laidlaw Pitt Richmond, John Pitt Twin, Mary Pitt, Samuel Pitt, William Gibb Pitt Twin.
  • John PITT passed away in 1950 in Catrine, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John PITT's Ancestors

Self
John PITT
1875–1950
Birth Place: Sorn,Ayr,Scotland
Parents
Samuel Pitt
1850–1918
Prestwick, Ayrshire
Ann Pitt
1850–1910
Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Pitt
1818–1860
Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen (McMurron) Pitt
1819–
Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland
William LAIDLAW
1798–1871
South Mains Farm, Sanquhar, Dumfries-Shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary (DALGLEISH) (Laidlaw)
1818–1871
Annan, Dumfriesshire
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Pitt
1785–1860
Lillias (Pitt)
1784–1852
Jonathan Mcmurran
1789–1891
Susanna Mcalden
1784–1891
David (Laidlaw)
1770–1807
Isabella (Laidlaw)
1770–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pitt
1768–1831
Mary Douglas
1764–1842
William Drynan
1760–
Marion Sloan
1761–1875
James Laidley
1736–
Janet (Laidley)
1738–1827
Alexander (Broadfoot)
1730–1799
Jacobina (Broadfoot)
1735–1794

John PITT's Descendants

1.
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John PITT (6 Jul 1875–25 January 1950) m. Elspeth (Struthers GIBB) (Pitt) (30 Dec 1866–7 November 1944)
  1. 1. Annie (Laidlaw Pitt) (Richmond) 1901–1978 m. John (Kerr) Richmond 1899–1979
    1. 1. John (Pitt) Richmond 1934–2023 m. Agnes (Margaret McKelvie) (Richmond) 1930–1983
    2. 2. Elspeth (Richmond) (Gibb) 1928–1997 m. William (Alexander Gibb) Rev. 1916–2002
    3. 3. Hugh (Kerr) Richmond 1931–1947
  2. 2. William (Gibb PITT) Twin 1905–1912
  3. 3. John (PITT) Twin 1905–1916
  4. 4. Agnes (Gibb Pitt) (Adams) 1897–1964 m. James Adams 1896–1940
  5. 5. Samuel PITT 1899–1985 m. Elizabeth ("Bessie" Cumming Anderson) (Pitt) 1904–1951
    1. 1. John (Anderson (Jack)) Pitt 1927–2018 m. Barbara (Jean Van Houten) (Pitt) 1929–2018
  6. 6. Mary Pitt 1900–

John PITT's Timeline

8 Records

1875
6 Jul 1875
Birth of John PITT in Cornwall St, Catrine, Sorne, Ayrshire, Scotland
Cornwall St, Catrine, Sorne, Ayrshire, Scotland
1875
6 Jul 1875
Birth of John PITT in Sorn,Ayr,Scotland
Sorn,Ayr,Scotland
1881
1881
Age 6
John PITT resided here in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 16
John PITT resided here in Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 26
John PITT resided here in Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
1912
1912
Age 37
John PITT resided here in Glasgow, Scotland: West and Scotland: Glasgow, Northern Ireland
Glasgow, Scotland: West and Scotland: Glasgow, Northern Ireland
1940
1940
Age 65
John PITT resided here in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1950
25 January 1950
Age 75
Death of John PITT in 25 Silverburn St, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
25 Silverburn St, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1875
    Event Place: Cornwall St, Catrine, Sorne, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1875
    Event Place: Sorn,Ayr,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Sorn; ED: 11; Page: 15; Line: 15; Roll: cssct1881_196

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Newton on Ayr; ED: 18; Page: 18; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1891_198

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Kilmarnock; ED: 12; Page: 29; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1901_227

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1912
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland: West and Scotland: Glasgow, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Ulster, Ireland, Ulster Covenant, 1912, Public Records Office of Northern Ireland; Belfast, Northern Ireland, Uk; Ulster Covenant 1912

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, The Mitchell Library; Glasgow, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1950
    Event Place: 25 Silverburn St, Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Catrine, East Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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