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Family of Nicholas PITTS and Elizabeth CLARKE

Husband: Nicholas PITTS (1758-1805)
Wife: Elizabeth CLARKE (1766-1844)
Children: Nicholas PITTS (c. 1799-1870)
Eliza Clark PITTS (c. 1802-1831)
William PITTS ( - )
Marriage 23 Nov 1797 Chivelstone, Devon, England

Husband: Nicholas PITTS

Name: Nicholas PITTS1,2
Sex: Male
Father: Nicholas PITTS (c. 1719- )
Mother: Winnifred UNKNOWN ( - )
Birth 1758 Stokenham, Devon, England
Death 6 Dec 1805 (age 46-47) South Allington, Devon, England

Wife: Elizabeth CLARKE

Name: Elizabeth CLARKE1
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -
Birth 1766 Chivelstone, Devon, England
Death 20 Dec 1844 (age 77-78)

Child 1: Nicholas PITTS

Name: Nicholas PITTS1
Sex: Male
Spouse: Elizabeth Prettejohn HARRIS (1812-1877)
Birth c. 1799 Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism 19 Dec 1799 (age 0) privately in Stokenham, Devon, England
Occupation Farmer, Gent
Census 6 Jun 1841 (age 40) Chivelstone, Devon, England3
South Allington
Occupation 6 Jun 1841 (age 40) Yeoman; Chivelstone, Devon, England3
Census 30 Mar 1851 (age 50) Chivelstone, Devon, England4
South Allington
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 (age 50) Land proprietor and farmer occupying 350 acres employing 14 men, 4 boys and 3 women; Chivelstone, Devon, England4
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 61) Chivelstone, Devon, England5
South Allington House
Occupation 7 Apr 1861 (age 61) Landowner farming 344 acres employing 9 labourers; Chivelstone, Devon, England5
Death 28 Feb 1870 (age 70-71) Lower Knowle, Devon, England
Cause: Apoplexy (Stroke)

Child 2: Eliza Clark PITTS

Name: Eliza Clark PITTS1,2
Sex: Female
Birth c. 1802
Death 1831 (age 28-29) South Allington, Devon, England
Burial 28 Jul 1831 Chivelstone, Devon, England

Child 3: William PITTS

Name: William PITTS1
Sex: Male

Note on Marriage

Married by licence. Brother William Pitts and friend Samuel Pearce were witnesess. The Pearce family seem closely linked to these Pitts.

Sources

1"Nick Heard". www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
2"Marriage Settlements, Wills and Testementary Papers Pitts, Prettejohn;,Pearce" (DRO box contains many Pitts and Prettejohn documents mainly, from 17th to 19th century).
3"Census 1841 Chivelstone,Devon ED10 HO107/211 Book 8 Folio 6 Page 6 (Nicholas Pitts)".
Text From Source: Name Age Occupation Where Born
Nicholas Pitts 40 Yeoman
Elizabeth Prettejohn Pitts 25
Nicholas William Prettyjohn Pitts 7 Scholar
Elizabeth Harris Pitts 5 Scholar
Thomas Harris Pitts 3
Walter Lamble Prettejohn Pitts 3 mths
ED10 HO107/211 Book 8 Folio 6 Page 6. Cit. Date: 6 June 1841. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
4"Census 1851 Chivesltone, Devon ED5 HO107/1875 Folio 247 Page 30 (Nicholas Pitts)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Nicholas Pitts Head Mar 50 Land proprietor and farmer occupying 350 acres employing 14 men, 4 boys and 3 women Stokenham, Devon
Elizabeth Prettejohn Pitts Wife Mar 30 farmer's wife Loddiswell, Devon
Ann Eliza Pitts Dau Unm 7 School at home Chivelstone,Devon
Mary Dorothea Pitts Dau Unm 5 School at home Chivelstone,Devon
Ellen Clark Pitts Dau Unm 3 School at home Chivelstone,Devon
Louisa Prettejohn Pitts Dau Unm 4 mths Infant Chivelstone,Devon
Thomas Harris Father-in-law Widower 68 Land proprietor Aveton Gifford,Devon
ED5 HO107/1875 Folio 247 Page 30. Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
5"Census 1861 Chivelstone,Devon ED 4 RG9/1423 Folio 43 Page 5 (Nicholas Pitts)".
Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place
Nicholas Pitts Head Mar 61 Landowner farming 344 acres employing 9 labourers Stokenham, Devon
Elizabeth Prettejohn Pitts Wife Mar 48 Loddiswell, Devon
Thomas Harris Pitts Son Unm 23 Superintending farm Chivelstone,Devon
Elizabeth Harris Pitts Dau Unm 25 Chivelstone,Devon
Ann Eliza Pitts Dau Unm 17 Chivelstone,Devon
Ellen Clark Pitts Dau Unm 13 Scholar Chivelstone,Devon
Louisa Prettejohn Pitts Dau Unm 10 Scholar Chivelstone,Devon
ED 4 RG9/1423 Folio 43 Page 5. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. Assessment: Secondary evidence.