Thomas Pittaway

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Pittaway was born on 12 October 1806, in Libbery, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Mark Pittaway, was 29 and his mother, Catherine Freeman, was 26. He married Lucy Stephens on 24 December 1826, in Hampton Lovett, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in St Nicholas' Church, Teddington, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Droitwich St Andrew with St Mary Witton, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died in 1888, in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Pittaway
1806–1888
Lucy Stephens
1807–1875
Marriage: 24 December 1826
Jane Pittaway
1826–
Samuel Pitaway
1827–1839
William Pittaway
1830–1892
James Pittaway
1833–1846

Sources (19)

  • Thomas Pittaway, "England and Wales, Census, 1881"
  • Thomas Pittaway, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Thomas Pitaway, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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Name Meaning

English (Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, and Worcestershire): habitational name from a lost or unidentified place called with Middle English pitt, pett, putt ‘hollow, pit’ + wei(e) ‘road, way’, or perhaps a topographic name for someone who lived near such a feature.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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