Hannah (Gray) Pitt (1857 - 1929)

Born 1857 in Purton, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Died 1929 at about age 72 in District of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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Biography

The birth of Hannah Gray was registered in Q4 1857 in the District of Cricklade, Wiltshire, daughter of Gray/Newman.^[1]

She was baptised on 20 Dec 1857 at Purton, Wiltshire, daughter of James and Mary.^[2]

In 1883 she married John Thomas Pitt in Canada.^[3]

Children:

• James Pitt (born about 1886, Canada)
• Frances Pitt (born about 1887, Canada)
• Blanche May Pitt (born about 1889, Toronto, Canada)
• Florence Gertrude Pitt (born 1890^[4]; baptised 13 Nov 1890 at Walsall, Staffordshire, daughter of John Thomas Pitt and Hannah^[5])
• Beatrice Mary Pitt (born about 1893)
• Violet Rose Pitt (born 1894)^[6]
• Victoria Alice Pitt (born about 1898)^[7]
• Winifred Lilian Pitt (born 1899)^[8]
• Vera Alexandra Pitt (born 1902)^[9]

It is presumed she was the Hannah Pitt whose death was registered in Q2 1929 in the District of Wolverhampton, age 71.^[10]

Hannah Pitt, widow, age 71, was buried on 06 Apr 1929 in the Merridale Cemetery, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.^[11]

Census Records

1861: Hannah Gray resident at Purton, Wiltshire, age 4, born Purton, living with parents James and Mary.^[12]

1871: Hannah Gray resident at Alvescott, Oxfordshire, age 13, born Purton, Wiltshire, living with sister Catherine.^[13]

1881: Hannah Gray resident at Purton, Wiltshire, age 23, born Purton, unmarried, living with parents James and Mary.^[14]

1901: Hannah Pitt resident at Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, age 43, born Purton, Wiltshire, married.^[15]

1911: Hannah Pitt resident at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, age 53, born Purton, Wiltshire, married to John Thomas Pitt.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Gray, Hannah. Daughter of Gray/Newman. Q4 1857 District of Cricklade 05A 25. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
2. ↑ Purton Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
3. ↑ Personal communication from a descendant.
4. ↑ Birth: Pitt, Florence Gertrude. Daughter of Pitt/Gray. Q4 1890 District of Walsall 06B 647. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
5. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYZG-6XG : 4 February 2023), Florence Gertrude Pitt, 1890.
6. ↑ Birth: Pitt, Violet Rose. Daughter of Pitt/Gray. Q3 1894 District of Wolverhampton 06B 570. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
7. ↑ Birth: Pitt, Victoria Alice. Daughter of Pitt/Gray. Q1 1898 District of Wolverhampton 06B 622. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
8. ↑ Birth: Pitt, Winifred Lilian. Daughter of Pitt/Gray. Q4 1899 District of Wolverhampton 06B 599. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
9. ↑ Birth: Pitt, Vera Alexandra. Daughter of Pitt/Gray. Q2 1902 District of Wolverhampton 06B 671. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
10. ↑ Death: Pitt Hannah. Age 71. Q2 1929 District of Wolverhampton 6b 560 FreeBMD.
11. ↑ Staffordshire : Wolverhampton : Merridale Cemetery : Transcript : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/59a24323f493fd4143d24d45 : viewed 27 Apr 2024) burial Hannah Pitt 06 Apr 1929.
12. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7JX-YVX : 3 March 2021), Hannah Gray in household of James Gray, Purton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
13. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD8F-JZ5 : 25 June 2022), Hannah Gray in entry for Catherine Gray, 1871.
14. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-VWD4 : 12 December 2017), Hannah Gray in household of James Gray, Purton, Wiltshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 1, Piece/Folio 2024/57, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,638.
15. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS7G-3F9 : 21 May 2019), Hannah Pitt, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wolverhampton Eastern subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
16. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW7Y-FYX : 4 July 2019), Hannah Pitt in household of John Thomas Pitt, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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.