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John PITTS's parents: Nicholas PITTS (c. 1768-1858) and Sarah CHOPE (1777-1819)
Mary PROUT's parents: Unknown PROUT ( - ) and Grace UNKNOWN (c. 1775- )

Family of John Prettijohn PITTS and Mary Grace PROUT

Husband:	John Prettijohn PITTS (c. 1806-1858)
Wife:	Mary Grace PROUT (c. 1805- )
Children:	Sarah PITTS (c. 1830- )
	John PITTS (c. 1832-1863)
	Nicholas PITTS (1833-1868)
	Thomas Prout PITTS (c. 1836-c. 1848)
	Mary Grace PITTS (1838- )
	Kate PITTS (c. 1840-c. 1899)
	(Hannah?) Ann Elizabeth PITTS (c. 1843- )
	William Alfred PITTS (c. 1845- )
	Thomas Prout PITTS (c. 1849- )
Marriage	24 Jul 1828	Stokenham, Devon, England

Husband: John Prettijohn PITTS

Name:	John Prettijohn PITTS¹
Sex:	Male
Father:	Nicholas PITTS (c. 1768-1858)
Mother:	Sarah CHOPE (1777-1819)
Birth	c. 1806	Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism	5 Nov 1811 (age 4-5)	Stokenham, Devon, England
Occupation		Yeoman
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 45)	Stokenham, Devon, England²
	Coleridge John, Mary and the 8 children are at Coleridge.
Occupation	30 Mar 1851 (age 45)	Farmer 200 acres employing 4 lab; Stokenham, Devon, England²
Death	8 Apr 1858 (age 51-52)	Stokenham, Devon, England³

Wife: Mary Grace PROUT

Name:	Mary Grace PROUT¹
Sex:	Female
Father:	Unknown PROUT ( - )
Mother:	Grace UNKNOWN (c. 1775- )
Birth	c. 1805	Stokenham, Devon, England
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 45)	Stokenham, Devon, England²
	Coleridge

Child 1: Sarah PITTS

Name:	Sarah PITTS¹
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Richard Lewis GARLAND (1820- )
Birth	c. 1830	Coleridge Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism	10 May 1830 (age 0)	Stokenham, Devon, England
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 20)	Stokenham, Devon, England²
	Coleridge
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 31)	Stokenham, Devon, England⁴
	Farm House, Coleridge, Stokenham

Child 2: John PITTS

Name:	John PITTS¹
Sex:	Male
Birth	c. 1832	Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism	11 May 1832 (age 0)
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 18)	Stokenham, Devon, England²
	Coleridge
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 29)	Stokenham, Devon, England⁴
	Farm House, Coleridge, Stokenham John is running the farm, with brothers and sisters living with him, including Nicholas, Sarah, Mary, Kate, Elizabeth, William and Thomas.
Occupation	7 Apr 1861 (age 29)	Farmer of 260 Acres employing 6 men and 3 boys; Stokenham, Devon, England⁴
Death	Q4 1863 (age 30-31)	Stokenham, Devon, England

Child 3: Nicholas PITTS

Name:	Nicholas PITTS¹
Sex:	Male
Birth	27 Nov 1833	Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism	29 May 1834 (age 0)
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 16)	Stokenham, Devon, England²
	Coleridge
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 27)	Stokenham, Devon, England⁴
	Farm House, Coleridge, Stokenham
Death	1868 (age 34-35)

Child 4: Thomas Prout PITTS

Name:	Thomas Prout PITTS¹
Sex:	Male
Birth	c. 1836	Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism	21 Apr 1836 (age 0)	Stokenham, Devon, England
Death	c. Dec 1848 (age 11-12)	Totnes, Devon, England
Burial	22 Dec 1848	Coleridge Stokenham, Devon, England

Child 5: Mary Grace PITTS

Name:	Mary Grace PITTS¹
Sex:	Female
Birth	Q2 1838	Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism	16 May 1838 (age -1-0)	Stokenham, Devon, England
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 12)	Stokenham, Devon, England²
	Coleridge
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 22)	Stokenham, Devon, England⁴
	Farm House, Coleridge, Stokenham

Child 6: Kate PITTS

Name:	Kate PITTS¹
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Jefferey John MICHELMORE (1834-1905)
Birth	c. 1840	Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism	28 Aug 1840 (age 0)	Stokenham, Devon, England
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 10)	Stokenham, Devon, England²
	Coleridge
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 20)	Stokenham, Devon, England⁴
	Farm House, Coleridge, Stokenham
Death	c. Dec 1899 (age 58-59)	Totnes, Devon, England

Child 7: (Hannah?) Ann Elizabeth PITTS

Name:	(Hannah?) Ann Elizabeth PITTS¹
Sex:	Female
Birth	c. 1843	Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism	4 May 1843 (age 0)
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 7)	Stokenham, Devon, England²
	Coleridge
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 18)	Stokenham, Devon, England⁴
	Farm House, Coleridge, Stokenham

Child 8: William Alfred PITTS

Name:	William Alfred PITTS¹
Sex:	Male
Birth	c. 1845	Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism	12 Dec 1845 (age 0)
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 5)	Stokenham, Devon, England²
	Coleridge
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 14)	Stokenham, Devon, England⁴
	Farm House, Coleridge, Stokenham

Child 9: Thomas Prout PITTS

Name:	Thomas Prout PITTS¹
Sex:	Male
Birth	c. 1849	Stokenham, Devon, England
Baptism	8 Dec 1849 (age 0)
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 1)	Stokenham, Devon, England²
	Coleridge
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 11)	Stokenham, Devon, England⁴
	Farm House, Coleridge, Stokenham

Note on Marriage

Married by license. Witnesses Richard Randall and Elizabeth Pitts

Note on Husband: John Prettijohn PITTS

In 1841 the family is living at Coleridge, with mother-in-law.Real confusion over this John Prettijohn 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	"Census 1851 Stokenham, Devon, England (John Pitts)".
	Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place John Prettijohn Pitts Head Mar 45 Farmer 200 acres employing 4 lab Stokenham, Devon, England Mary Grace Pitts Wife Mar 45 Stokenham, Devon, England Sarah Pitts Dau Unm 20 Coleridge Stokenham, Devon, England John Pitts Son Unm 18 Stokenham, Devon, England Nicholas Pitts Son Unm 16 Stokenham, Devon, England Mary Grace Pitts Dau Unm 12 Scholar Stokenham, Devon, England Kate Pitts Dau Unm 10 Scholar Stokenham, Devon, England (Hannah?) Ann Elizabeth Pitts Dau Unm 7 Scholar Stokenham, Devon, England William Alfred Pitts Son Unm 5 Scholar Stokenham, Devon, England Thomas Prout Pitts Son Unm 1 Stokenham, Devon, England
	Cit. Date: 30 March 1851. Assessment: Secondary evidence.
3	"GRO". Kingsbridge 5b 139. Cit. Date: Q2 1858.
4	"Census 1861 Stokenham, Devon, England RG09/1423 Folio 98 Page 27 (John Pitts)".
	Text From Source: Name Related Cond Age Occupation Birth Place John Pitts Head Unm 29 Farmer of 260 Acres employing 6 men and 3 boys Stokenham, Devon, England Nicholas Pitts Bro Unm 27 Stokenham, Devon, England Sarah Pitts Sis Unm 31 Coleridge Stokenham, Devon, England Mary Grace Pitts Sis Unm 22 Stokenham, Devon, England Kate Pitts Sis Unm 20 Stokenham, Devon, England (Hannah?) Ann Elizabeth Pitts Sis Unm 18 Stokenham, Devon, England William Alfred Pitts Bro Unm 14 Scholar Stokenham, Devon, England Thomas Prout Pitts Bro Unm 11 Scholar Stokenham, Devon, England
	RG09/1423 Folio 98 Page 27. Cit. Date: 7 April 1861. Assessment: Secondary evidence.