Elizabeth (Walker) Litt (1868)

Born 1868 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Isaac Cook Litt — married 1889 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Elizabeth (Walker) Litt was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.

Elizabeth was born in 1868 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.^[1] She was the daughter of Edward Walker and Sarah Ritson.

In 1889 Elizabeth married Isaac Cook Litt in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.^[2]

The 1891 England and Wales Census shows the couple and newborn son Edward living in Workington, Cumberland, England.^[3] Elizabeth was 23 years old.

The 1901 England and Wales Census shows the couple and four children living in Great Clifton, Cumberland, England.^[4] Elizabeth was 33 years old.

The 1911 England and Wales Census shows the couple and four children living in Clifton Hall Lodge, Great Clifton, Cumberland, England.^[5] Elizabeth was 43 years old.

Elizabeth's husband Isaac passed away in 1936 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England. He was 68 years old.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 27 April 2024), database entry for Walker, Elizabeth (Mother’s maiden surname: Ritson), GRO Reference: 1868 J Quarter in WHITEHAVEN, Volume 10B Page 573.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Marriage Entry" (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=yqgTRuEV7S15RxCfYiMEYw&scan=1) FreeBMD.org; database online. Citing: Isaac Cook Litt and Elizabeth Shilton, Marriages 1889 Dec Quarter District: WHITEHAVEN Vol: 10b Page: 1004. (accessed 26 April 2024)
3. ↑ 1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4J4T-XZM : Sun Mar 10 23:52:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Isaac Litt and Elizabeth Litt, 1891.
4. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSVK-VT1 : 5 August 2022), Elizabeth Litt in household of Isaac C Litt, Great Clifton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X723-QY9 : 21 July 2019), Elizabeth Litt in household of Isaac Cook Litt, Great Clifton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Acknowledgements

I would like to acknowledge my late mother-in-law Joyce (Uren) Litt for the huge amount of time and effort she spent over many years working on the Litt family tree. Purchase-461 09:46, 27 April 2024 (UTC)