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About Mary Pitt
1820 British Settler
Mary Short 5, together with her parents and 3 siblings, were part of Sephton's Party of 344 people on the Aurora.
Party originated from London.
Departure Gravesend, 15 February 1820. Arrival Simon's Bay, 1 May 1820. Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, 15 May 1820
Area allocated to the Party : Assegai Bush River, Salem
Children :
- John Short 7
- Mary Short 5
- Penelope Short 3
- Frederick William Short
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THE PITT FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA
The Pitt family came out to South Africa from Gloucestershire in two groups, both headed by sons of William Pitt & Jane Long who lived at Tetbury.
These brothers may have been twins, since it is known that the one, Robert Pitt - a husbandman and turnkey, was born in 1777 and was an 1820 Settler who came to SA in Sephton’s Party with his wife, Lucy Rapley and 8 year old son, Robert Pitt.
Whereas, although the date of birth is not confirmed, it appears that the other brother, William – a shoemaker - may also have been born in 1777, and he and his wife, Mary Rogers, having agreed on 7.5.1826 to pay half their fare, were enabled to join his brother in the Cape Colony. They came out in Shepherd's party in 1826, bringing with them five children, 22 yr old Sarah [although it is uncertain whether this person is actually a conflation with John’s wife Sarah, below], 13 yr old William, 10 yr old James, 7 yr old Thomas and 23 yr old John Pitt. The latter was married to Sarah Roberts, and they appear to have had two children with them on the boat: 1 or 2 yr old John, and baby Mary. Both had just been christened in Middlesex.
- 1.Robert Snr (1777 - ) m Lucy Rapley
- 1.1 Robert Jnr (1810) m Mary Short
- 1.1.1 Mary Ann (1836-1873) (married William Forrester)
- 1.1.3 Joseph (1839 - 1922) (married Charlotte Blackbeard)
- 1.1.4 Sarah Jane (1840 - ) (married Robert Swan)
- 1.1.5 Selena Elizabeth (1842-1845)
- 1.1.6 James (1844 - ) (married Martha Hood)
- 1.2 James (1813 - < 1820)
- 1.3 Joseph ( 1818 - <1820)
- 1.1 Robert Jnr (1810) m Mary Short
- 2.William (1777 - ) m Mary Rogers
- 2.1 John Pitt (1803 Buckinghamshire – 1870), m Sarah Roberts
- 2.1.1 John (1824 - ) (His wife was a nurse in Grahamstown).
- 2.1.2 Mary. (1826 - ) (married Joseph Green);
- 2.1.3 Sarah (1827 – 1893) (married 1847 Samuel Wood)
- 2.1.4 Ruth (married Edward Dicks);
- 2.1.5 Ann (married George Flannigan)
- 2.1.6 Jane (1830 – 1893) (married 1851 Henry Webster).
- 2.1.7 Phillis (1830 – 1898) (married 1850 William Freemantle). It has been suggested that she was born in London, but as the family were in the Cape Colony by 1826, this may not be so, although her Uncle William did return to England after coming out with the family.
- 2.1.8 William (1836 – 1850)
- 2.1.9 Elizabeth (1841 – 1888) (married 1861 John Ashenhurst)
- 2.2 Sarah (1804 -) (if she isn’t a conflation with John’s wife, Sarah Roberts)
- 2.3 William (1813 -), (who returned to England)
- 2.4 James (1816 - 1842), (married 1837 to Penelope Short Grit)
- 2.5 Thomas (1819 -), (married Dinah ? and died in Grahamstown; they had three children) [Primary Source: http://www.genealogy.amay.co.uk/main.php?p=FF2-pittRoberts. Edits based on new data welcomed - Sharon April 2014].
- 2.1 John Pitt (1803 Buckinghamshire – 1870), m Sarah Roberts
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Mary Pitt's Timeline
| 1815 |
1815
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Gravesend, Kent, England UK
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| 1836 |
April 29, 1836
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Smithfield, South Africa
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| 1839 |
August 5, 1839
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1839
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Grahamstown, Cape Colony
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| 1840 |
1840
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Cape, South Africa
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| 1842 |
December 30, 1842
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Grahamstown, Cape Colony
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| 1844 |
1844
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Grahamstown, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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| 1859 |
November 21, 1859
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Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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