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Sir William Pitt 1559–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Blandford Forum, Dorset, England

Death Date: 29 MAY 1636

Death Location: Stratfield Saye, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Father: John Pitt

Mother: Joan Swaine

Spouse(s): Edith Cadbury

Children(s): Edward Pitt

In 1559, Sir William Pitt entered the world in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England, born to John Pitt And Joan Swaine. Sir William Pitt married Edith Cadbury, and had children including Edward Pitt. Sir William Pitt passed away in 1636 in Stratfield Saye, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1559, Sir William Pitt entered the world in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England, born to John Pitt And Joan Swaine.
  • Sir William Pitt married Edith Cadbury, and had children including Edward Pitt.
  • Sir William Pitt passed away in 1636 in Stratfield Saye, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Pitt
1523–1596
Birth Location: Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
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Joan Swaine
1528–1602
Birth Location: Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
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Spouses(s)

Edith Cadbury
1568–1633
Birth Location: Church Knowle, Dorset, England
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Children(s)

Edward Pitt
1591–1643
Birth Location: Stratfield Saye, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
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Sir Pitt's Ancestors

Self
Sir Pitt
1559–1636
Birth Place: Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Parents
John Pitt
1523–1596
Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Joan Swaine
1528–1602
Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Grandparents
William Pitt
1489–1540
Pattingham, Staffordshire, England
Helena (De) Haviland
1492–1600
St Martins, Guernsey, Channel Isles, England
John Swaine
1509–1591
Tarrant Gunville, Dorset, England
Agnes Ryves
1512–1591
Gunville, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Pitt
1474–1546
Elizabeth
1480–
James Haviland
1450–1512
Helena Beauvoir
1454–1495
Thomas Swaine
1478–
Paris
1482–1509
Robert Ryves
1490–1552
Joan
1490–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Pitt
1444–1528
Elizabeth
1469–1502
Sieur Haviland
–1481
Richard Beauvois
1435–1463
Constance Tildesley
1455–1500

Sir Pitt's Descendants

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Sir (William) Pitt (1559–29 MAY 1636) m. Edith Cadbury (1568–3 DEC 1633)
  1. 1. Edward Pitt 1591–1643 m. Rachel Morton 1602–1643
    1. 1. George Pitt 1625–1694 m. Jane Savage 1626–1676
      1. 1. George Pitt 1663–1734 m. Lora Grey 1665–1750
        1. 1. William Pitt 1708–1749 m. Rose Belbin 1701–1782
      2. 2. Edward Pitt 1670–

Sir Pitt's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of Sir William Pitt in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
Blandford Forum, Dorset, England
1636
29 MAY 1636
Age 77
Death of Sir William Pitt in Stratfield Saye, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Stratfield Saye, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Blandford Forum, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 MAY 1636
    Event Place: Stratfield Saye, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
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