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WILLIAM PITTS 1868 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1868

Birth Location: Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1923

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: THOMAS PITTS

Mother: MARIA WALKER

Spouse(s): MARY BLANDFORD

Children(s): THOMAS PITTS, DAISY PITTS, GEORGE PITTS, ALFRED PITTS, LOUISA PITTS

The story of WILLIAM PITTS began in 1868 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. In 1871, WILLIAM PITTS resided in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England, Eng. WILLIAM PITTS married MARY EMMA BLANDFORD, and had children including THOMAS PITTS, DAISY ELLEN MARIA PITTS, GEORGE WOODCOCK PITTS, ALFRED WILLIAM PITTS, LOUISA PITTS. WILLIAM PITTS passed away in 1923 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of WILLIAM PITTS began in 1868 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
  • In 1871, WILLIAM PITTS resided in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England, Eng.
  • WILLIAM PITTS married MARY EMMA BLANDFORD, and had children including THOMAS PITTS, DAISY ELLEN MARIA PITTS, GEORGE WOODCOCK PITTS, ALFRED WILLIAM PITTS, LOUISA PITTS.
  • WILLIAM PITTS passed away in 1923 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS PITTS
1836 – 1889
Birth Location: Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England
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MARIA WALKER
1839 – 1910
Birth Location: Castle Donnington, Leicestershire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

MARY BLANDFORD
1868 – 1934
Birth Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
MB

Children(s)

THOMAS PITTS
1891 – 1956
Birth Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
TP
DAISY PITTS
1893 – 1965
Birth Location: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
DP
GEORGE PITTS
1896 – 1973
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
GP
ALFRED PITTS
1898 – 1968
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
AP
LOUISA PITTS
1901 – 1948
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
LP

WILLIAM PITTS's Ancestors

Self
WILLIAM PITTS
1868 – 1923
Birth Place: Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Parents
THOMAS PITTS
1836 – 1889
Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England
MARIA WALKER
1839 – 1910
Castle Donnington, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
GEORGE PITTS
1819 – 1841
Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, England
ELIZABETH FOWKES
1818 –
Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England
GEORGE WALKER
1813 – 1871
Castle Donnington, Leicestershire, England
MARY (ANN) FIELDING
1816 –
Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
RICHARD PITT
ELIZABETH CHECKITS
THOMAS FOWKES
1792 –
SARAH NEWBOLD
1793 – 1830
ROBERT WALKER
1775 – 1841
MARTHA CHARLESWORTH
1780 – 1871
JOHN FIELDING
1793 – 1873
MARY
2nd-Great-Grandparents
SAMUEL FOWKES
GRACE MARTIN
1765 –
THOMAS NEWBOLD
1764 – 1854
SARAH LEACY
1766 –
JOHN WALKER
JANE HICKINBOTHAM
1740 –
JOHN CHARLESWORTH
1754 –
CATHERINE TWELLS
1734 –
JOHN FIELDING
HANNAH HORSLEY
1770 –

WILLIAM PITTS's Descendants

1.
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WILLIAM PITTS (1868 – 1923) m. MARY (EMMA) BLANDFORD (1868 – 1934)
  1. 1. THOMAS PITTS (1891 – 1956) m. Mary Stevens (1901 – )
    1. 1. GEORGE (WILLIAM) PITTS (5 Jul 1912 – 1918)
    2. 2. MARY (KATHLEEN) PITTS (4 Dec 1913 – 2003) m. William (H) Lloyd
      1. 1. MAUREEN (M) LLOYD (25 Sep 1936 – ) m. Brian (G) Bull
        1. 1. TINA (M) BULL (1956 – )
  2. 2. DAISY (ELLEN MARIA) PITTS (1893 – 13 Jan 1965) m. Alfred Churchill (1896 – 28 Jun 1955)
    1. 1. DENIS (ALFRED WILLIAM) CHURCHILL (9 Dec 1920 – 17 Apr 1978) m. Mary Brewer
      1. 1. PENELOPE (A) CHURCHILL (1956 – )
      2. 2. MICHAEL (J) CHURCHILL (1959 – )
  3. 3. GEORGE (WOODCOCK) PITTS (1896 – 1973) m. Lilian (Evelina) Williams (5 Apr 1896 – 1978)
    1. 1. JOYCE (LILIAN) PITTS (4 Aug 1919 – 2004) m. William Barnes
    2. 2. LEONARD (GEORGE) PITTS (29 Jul 1921 – 2003) m. Barbara (Mary) Hewitt (20 Dec 1924 – 21 Dec 2003)
  4. 4. ALFRED (WILLIAM) PITTS (14 Dec 1898 – 1968) m. Violet (E) Templar (23 Feb 1900 – )
    1. 1. DONALD (ALFRED) PITTS (2 Mar 1925 – 2004) m. Ellen (D) Coles
    2. 2. JOAN (ELIZABETH) PITTS (14 Aug 1929 – 28 Mar 2017) m. Mark Harvey
  5. 5. LOUISA PITTS (1901 – 1948) m. William Selway (1 Apr 1900 – )
    1. 1. LILY (LOUISA) SELWAY (10 Jan 1921 – 1998) m. Frederick (W G) Hussey
    2. 2. WILLIAM (ALFRED) SELWAY (30 Apr 1924 – 1991) m. Edna (M) Burt
    3. 3. GILBERT SELWAY (4 Apr 1935 – 14 Apr 2010) m. Janet (M) Collings

WILLIAM PITTS's Timeline

9 Records

1868
1868
Birth of WILLIAM PITTS in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
1868
4 Mar 1868
WILLIAM PITTS was baptized in Holy Trinity, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Holy Trinity, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
1871
1871
Age 3
WILLIAM PITTS resided here in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England, England
Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England, England
1881
1881
Age 13
WILLIAM PITTS resided here in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
1891
1891
Age 23
WILLIAM PITTS resided here in Stroud, Stroud, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Stroud, Stroud, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
1901
1901
Age 33
WILLIAM PITTS resided here in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1911
1911
Age 43
WILLIAM PITTS resided here in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1921
1921
Age 53
WILLIAM PITTS resided here in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1923
1923
Age 55
Death of WILLIAM PITTS in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1891 England Census
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2545; Folio: 78; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1341614
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 6a; Page: 42
    [5] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3465; Folio: 26; Page: 7; GSU roll: 839424
    [6] 1901 England Census
    [7] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [8] Staffordshire, England, Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes, 1837-2017, Staffordshire County Council; Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England; Indexes of Births, Marriages and Deaths for the County of Staffordshire; Reference Number: Bot/035/045
    [9] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/11762, RD 319 RS 5 ED 17; Book: 11762

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Holy Trinity, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3465; Folio: 26; Page: 7; GSU roll: 839424

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2545; Folio: 78; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1341614

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Stroud, Stroud, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/11762, RD 319 RS 5 ED 17; Book: 11762

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 6a; Page: 42
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