William Pitt

Brief Life History of William

When William Pitt was born about October 1860, in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Peter Pitt, was 42 and his mother, Mary Salisbury, was 38. He lived in East Lockinge, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861.

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Family Time Line

Charles Peter Pitt
1818–1896
Mary Salisbury
1822–1875
Charles Pitt
1841–1861
Benjamin Pitt
1844–1892
Elizabeth Sylvia Pitt
1846–1900
Sarah Pitt
1850–1901
Thomas Pitt
1853–
Mary Pitt
1856–1920
Samuel Pitt
1859–
William Pitt
1860–
Jane Pitt
1864–1881

Sources (1)

  • William Pitt in household of Peter Pitt, "England and Wales Census, 1871"

World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English pytte, pitte ‘pit’, ‘hollow’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a pit or hollow, or a habitational name from a place called with this word, as for example Pitt in Hampshire.

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

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