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PITTS, George
1855 - 1918 (63 years) Has 2 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.
1818 - 1883 (65 years)-
Name PITTS, George Birth 1855 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire 
Gender Male Death 1918 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Person ID I117 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father PITTS, John, b. 1803, Emneth, Norfolk, England d. 1880, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 77 years) Relationship natural Mother LOVELL, Louisa, b. 1818, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. 1883, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1852 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Family ID F71 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 JACKSON, Mary Ann, b. Abt 1853, Malpas, Cheshire, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1901 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Family ID F69 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family 2 REEVE, Elizabeth Horn, b. 1857, Outwell, Cambridgeshire, England d. 1899, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 42 years) Marriage 1876 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Children 1. PITTS, John Anthony, b. 1877, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. 26 Sep 1918, Active Service In World War 1 (Age 41 years)2. PITTS, Beatrice Louise, b. 1878, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. 6 Sep 1954, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. PITTS, Faith Emily, b. 1880, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. 1922, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 42 years)4. PITTS, George Walter, b. 1882, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. 15 Oct 1917, Active Service In World War 1 (Age 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. PITTS, Kate, b. 1883, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. Aft 1911 (Age > 29 years)6. PITTS, Hannah Ann, b. 29 Sep 1888, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. 1 Sep 1964, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England (Age 75 years)7. PITTS, Leah Bertha, b. 5 Jan 1891, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. 1972, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 80 years)Family ID F70 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Birth - 1855 - Wisbech, Cambridgeshire 
Marriage - 1901 - Wisbech, Cambridgeshire = Link to Google Earth
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GEORGE PITTS 1855-1918
The birth of George PITTS was registered in 1855.
(GRO December Q 1855 Wisbeach 3b 529)
From the 1861 census of Elm Low Road, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
John PITTS, head, aged 58, labourer, born at Emneth, Norfolk;
Lousie PITTS, wife, aged 43, born at Wisbech;
Susann HUNT, daughter-in-law, aged 18, labourer, born at Wisbech;
John HUNT, son-in-law, aged 15, labourer, born at Wisbech;
James HUNT, son-in-law, aged 12, scholar, born at Wisbech;
*George PITTS, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Wisbech.
(RG9/1049/31/21)
From the 1871 census of Elm Low Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire:
John PITTS, head, aged 59, farm labourer, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
Louise [sic] PITTS, wife, aged 53, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
*George PITTS, son, aged 14, farm labourer, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
William PITTS, son, aged 7, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
(RG10/1616/27/16)
He married Elizabeth Horn REEVE (sic) in 1876.
(GRO December Q 1876 Wisbeach 3b 1426)
1881 census return of 21 Russell Street, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire:
*George PITTS, head, aged 25, agricultural carter, born Wisbech;
Elizabeth H. PITTS, wife, aged 23, born Outwell, Cambridgeshire;
Beatrice L. PITTS, daughter, aged 2, born Wisbech;
Fatima (sic) PITTS, daughter, aged 1, born Wisbech.
(RG11/1696/96/22)
1891 census return of 18 Prospect Road, Wisbech St. Peter:
*George PITTS, head, aged 31, employed as a timber labourer, born at Wisbech;
Elizabeth PITTS, wife, aged 30, born at Wisbech;
John PITTS, son, aged 12, scholar, born at Wisbech;
Beatrice PITTS, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at Wisbech;
Faith PITTS, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Wisbech;
Walter PITTS, son, aged 9, scholar, born at Wisbech;
Kate PITTS, daughter, aged 6, scholar, born at Wisbech;
Hannah PITTS, daughter, aged 2, born at Wisbech;
Leah D. (sic) PITTS, daughter, aged 3 months, born at Wisbech.
(G12/1305/30/22)
1901 census of 3 Short Street, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
*George PITTS, married (sic), 43, Housekeeper, Groom, worker, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
John A. PITTS, son, married, 22, butcher, worker, at home, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Beatrice L. PITTS, daughter, single, 21, housekeeper domestic, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
George W. PITTS, son, single, 18, bricklayer's labourer, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Hannah A. PITTS, daughter, single, 12, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
Leah B. PITTS, daughter, single, 9, born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
(RG13/1556/41/34)
The marriage of a George PITTS to a Mary Ann JACKSON was registered in 1901.
(GRO September Q 1901 Wisbech 3b 1317.
The 1911 census of 3 Short Street, Wisbech:
*George PITTS, head, aged 55, married, labourer, timber trade, born at Wisbech;
Mary PITTS, wife, aged 54, married 10 years, 7 children (all living), born at Malpas, Cheshire.
(RG14/9300)
The death of George PITTS was registered in 1918.
(GRO June Q 1918 Wisbech 3b 590)
NOTES & QUERIES:
There is a mystery here. In the 1901 census enumeration George PITTS said he was married. He wasn't. His wife had died in 1899. Later in 1901 he married Mary Ann JACKSON. In 1901 a Mary A. Jackson, aged 49 and born at Malpas in Cheshire, was enuumerated as housekeeper in Wisbech St. Peter. So far so good, but in 1911 they were living at No. 3 Short Street, Wisbech, where George had been living in 1901, and Malpas born Mary PITTS aged 54 was said to have been married for 10 years and had had seven children, all living, but none were living at home.
(revised 21.09.2012)