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First
Generation
James FITT (1681, 1685) Innkeeper of Winchester. Born c.1646, married 7th January 1678, in Winchester Cathedral, to Joane BLAKE who died 1721 as Joan KENT. James died 1685, Only one baptism of his children has been found in Winchester, but from his will the following has been assumed. i Susanna married John NEWBY. ii John baptised 15th June 1681 St Thomas, Winchester and buried 20th November 1734, Gosport. iii Thomas born c.1681. |
There is also a James FITT tailor of Winchester and a Henry FITT (died 13th January 1705 in 29th year) of Old Alresford at about this time. In his will Henry mentions a brother James with a wife Sarah and a daughter Sarah of Winchester. James FITT the tailor had a wife named Sarah and a daughter, Sarah REEVES. |
In 1715 Thomas received the 'Star' at Hursley from Joan KENT, and is mentioned in her will of 1729. Joan was his mother remarried. |
Second Generation These are the children of Thomas FITT, Shoemaker (1715) and yeoman (1733) of Hursley, born. c.1681, married Margaret ?, and buried 30th January 1760, Hursley. Thomas died 20th January, Hursley and buried 21st January 1736, Hursley. The MI is now against the west wall of Hursley churchyard. Children: i James. Baptised 2nd November 1719 at Hursley ii Thomas. Baptised 30th October 1722 at Hursley |
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On the 24th July 1740, James took on an indenture to hold Parsonage Quarter, Little Mead, Brickhouse Meadow waste of manor of Merdon in Hursley for eleven years. Also mentioned is Ratlake lane, Ladwell Hill. |
Third Generation |
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On 28th January 1772 Thomas took on the lease of Bakers farm, North end Hursley for 14 years and from 10th October 1775 - 1789 Lands of The Pelican , from Magdalen College, Oxford - which he no doubt sublet for profit! |
These are the children
of Thomas FITT maltster of Hursley,
baptised 30th October 1722 Hursley and married (1)
28th July 1754, in South Stoneham, to Sarah
SNUGGS, (daughter of
Charles SNUGGS and Ann(e) ?) buried: 10th June 1779, Hursley, Married (2) 5th April 1783 in Hursley to Elizabeth SMITH , born c.1746, and died 13th February 1801, buried 17th February 1801, at Hursley. Thomas died 29th December 1799, buried 3rd January 1800, Hursley. Pec. will 1800. Children of marriage (1): i Thomas baptised 17 September1756, Hursley and buried 22nd April 1779, Hursley. ii Charles baptised 18th June 1758, married Jane SMITH on 19th October 1798 at Selborne. Farmer of Priory farm, Selborne. Buried at Selborne on 11th May 1843. iii Ann baptised 8th June 1760 Hursley and buried 13th February1777, Hursley. Children of marriage (2): iv Elizabeth baptised 22nd June 1783 and buried 16th August 1802, Hursley. v Sarah baptised 10thSeptember 1786 at Hursley. Sarah died 16th January and was buried 22nd January 1813, Hursley. Pec. will 1813. |
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For more on the PERN family, contact Phillip Pern |
Fourth Generation |
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| These are the children of Edward FITT (1744 -
1811) and Frances ( Fanny) Elliot
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1819) and Mary LAVINGTON
(c.1755 - 1837) i William Baptised: 28th September 1778 married Ann FITT (his cousin and daughter of James and Mary NOYCE) on the 21st April 1807 Sparsholt. ii Elizabeth, baptised 26th January 1780, buried 23 March 1782, at Hursley. iii Nancy baptised 21st January 1782 Hursley and died Winchester 12th March 1866. iv Amelia baptised 18th March 1784 Hursley v Jacob FITT agriculturist, baptised 20th April 1786 married (1) 14th June 1819, in St Mary's Lamberth, Martha FALKNER, (daughter of Thomas FALKNER and Martha FALKNER) died 28th January 1821, buried: 3rd February 1821, St. Andrew's, Farnham. Married (2) 21st July 1824, in St. Thomas, Porsmouth. Licence, to Julia LOE, (daughter of Daniel LOE and Elizabeth LOE of Selborne) died 17th October 1852, buried: 20th October 1852, Cheriton. Jacob died 27th February 1864, MI Cheriton, buried: 3rd March 1864, Cheriton. vi Edward baptised 29th April 1788 Hursley, farmer of 820 acres married 24th February 1829, in Hursley, to Ann LAVINGTON. Edward buried: 6th April 1864, Hursley, Ann buried 8th February 1870 at Littleton. vii Sarah baptised 11th May 1790 at Hursley married William PESKETT on the 14th February 1814. viii James baptised June 1792 privately, buried 9th July 1792 ix Elizabeth baptised June 1795, Hursley married James CORDERY on the 27th April 1825 at Littleton, by licence. |
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These are the children of Charles FITT , Farmer of Priory farm, Selborne (son of
Thomas FITT1722 -1799 and Sarah SNUGGS
1723 - 1779)
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Fifth Generation
These are the childrenof James FITT born. c.1775, married (1) 8th October 1799, in Crawley, Sally PERN (no issue), married (2) c.1814, in Headborne Worthy, Mary PERN, born c.1774, died 30th May 1844, Sparsholt. James died 28th June 1846 and buried 3rd Jul 1846, Sparsholt. i Charlotte married Richard Hinton BAILEY (c.1793 - 1882) of kings Sombourne, on the 1st of December 1820 ii James Pern c.1819 - 1878 ,married (1) Elizabeth NEVILL married (2) Ann NEVILL iii Frances c.1813 married William COLLINS (c.1797 - 1872) on the 12th January 1835 iv Martha married Thomas GODWIN of Kings Sombourne on the 13th May 1826 v Eliza married ? CAIZIN of Southampton vi Mary (1813 - 1832) |
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| These are the children of Thomas FITT, born
c.1780, yeoman of Westley, Standon, Sparsholt and Sarah MORGAN (c.1780 - 1845) married 18th January 180
at Nether Wallop i Sarah Jane baptised 31st December 1806 Sparsholt and married by licence on the 20th June 1837 at St. Thomas Winchester to Edward POWELL ii Thomas baptised 19th January 1809 at Sparsholt iii Edward baptised 26 November 1811 at Sparsholt iv Elisa baptised 18h March 1813 Sparsholt and buried at Hursley on the 24th May 1819. |
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children of Edward FITT (1788 - 1864) and Ann LAVINGTON
(c.1796 -
1870) i Catherine baptised 27th March 1832 Littleton and buried 7th March 1862 ii William Edward baptised 9th March 1834 littleton married (1) Eliza (2) Francis Martha iii Ann Eliza baptised 7th March 1836 |
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These are the children of Jacob FITT, baptised 20th April 1786 Hursley and
married (1) Martha FAULKNER (1790 - 1821) on 14th June
1819 at Farnham - no issue and (2) Julia LOE (1804 - 1852) on 21st July 1824 at Portsmouth. Jacob died on the 27th February 1864 age 78. i Henry Edward baptised 25th October 1825 Cheriton ii Julia baptised 11th January Cheriton and buried 17th January iii Henry baptised 18th June 1829 and married on the 20th December 1864 at East Meon to Sarah Olive RAY (1839 to at least 1939) iv Julia baptised 18th June 1829 v James William baptised 20th January 1830 at Cheriton and died there on the 29th June 1850 age 20 |
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Benjamin took over Priory farm,Selborne from his father and in the 1851 census farmed 300 acres employing 9 Labourers. |
These are the children
of
Benjamin FITT (1800 - 1869) and Dinah
CHRISTMAS
(1827 - 1873)
i Benjamin (1846 i Arthur. (1848 - ii John (1850 - iii Jacob. (1853 - iv Albert (1853 - v Georgiana baptised 3rd September 1854 and buried 17th January 1856 Selborne. vi Margaret born c.1855 vii Gilbert born 6th December 1858. viii Laura Jane born c.1865 |
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| These are the children of Edward FITT and Mary Ann McCARTHY
Mentioned in the 1830 riots. Farmer at Borhunt, Empshott and then Faringdon, He was a miller at Selborne in the 1850,s. Edward died 30th April 1893 age 89, at Faringdon. MI. Children: i William Read 1855 - 1900, Empshott. ii Elizabeth Ann 1857 - Empshott, married William FITT (1858 - ) the son of Thomas FITT (1835 - 1881) and Annie (GARRETT) (1835 - c.1902), i.e. cousins. iii McCarthy Edward 1858 - 1915 Empshott iv Isabella J 1860 -. Empshott |
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These are the
children of Frederick Warne
FITT Draper, farmer and miller. Baptised 26th
September 1806 Selborne and married 29th March 1832 to
Sarah DANCASTER, (daughter of William Smither
Dancaster). i Alfred born c. 1833, ii Thomas born 1835. iii Samuel Smith(er) born 1836. iv Edward born 1838 iv William born 1841 vi Charlie born 1843, vii Frances Ann born. 1846. viii John Frederick |
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These are
the childen of Arthur James Ward (Warne) FITT
farmer and miller. Baptised 27th November 1811,
Selborne, married 20th June 1837, in Selborne by licence, Eliza EADE, born c.1814 and
died 5th August1881. Arthur James Ward died 21st November 1879, Newchurch, IOW. i James baptised 16th June 1839 Selborne and married 23rd Oct 1884, Sarah Miriam MARSHALL. ii Sarah Jane born 29th September1840, Selborne, married 10th December 1873, Albert ATTRILL. iii Frederick baptised 3rd March 1844 Selborne; 1881 butcher at Gravesend, Kent and farmer at Capel, Kent 1901. iv Frank baptised 10th October 1847, Selborne and died 17th June 1872, Newchurch IOW v Jacob baptised 2nd April 1847 1847, Selborne, buried 16th June 1850, Newchurch IOW. vi Arthur baptised 9th October 1853 Newchurch IOW, died 21st January 1895 vii Katherine born 4th June 1853, married Henry William PINNICK on 21st September 1882 at Fawley. Died on 14th May 1921 in Poole, Dorset. viii Wallis Henry born 1859, married 1880, Clara Isabella THARLE, born c. 1857, Arreton and buried there in 1884. |
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Sixth Generation |
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Arthur went to Petersfield college but by 1881 was a fishhawker at Deadwater Hill, Headley |
These are children of
Arthur FITT , Fishhawker, baptised 15th
October1848 at Selborne, buried 24th August
1893 and married 10th February 1872, in West Worldham to Jane GOODENOUGH . i Arthur baptised 16th November 1873 Headley, buried age 2 weeks. ii Katherine baptised 2nd April 1876, Headley, iii Alice born c.1875, Headley.buried 14th August 1893 |
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These are the children of Gilbert FITT , Journeyman
butcher. born 6th December 1858, Selborne, married 4th
May 1884, in the Parish church, St Leonards, Hastings to Caroline SMITH |
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For more on the descendants of Thomas FITT and Annie Garrett, contact Arthur FITT |
These are the children of Thomas FITT, coachbuilder and landlord of the Market
Inn, Petersfield and Annie GARRETT
i William born 1858, Petersfield, married Elizabeth FITT, (daughter of Edward and ?). ii Blanche born 3 Oct 1860. iii Annie married Geo BERRY. iv Tom v Harry vi Kate vii Arthur Knighton born. c. 1865. viii Grace married ? HEASMAN. ix Fred. Percival born 25 Dec 1864. x Sam Hector died 1940s. xi Daisy xii Emma married ? WATSON. xiii Mabel died c.1960, Eastbourne. xiv John Ingram |
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Whites directory, Samuel Smither is at 109-10 West street, Fareham;
a butcher, victualler, Bugle Inn and horse and gig letter. In the 1881 census for Fareham at 108/109 West street; a licensed victualler and butcher |
These are the children of Samuel Smither FITT and Ann
NEWELLS i William Dancaster born 1861, Selborne, ii Rosa born c.1869, Fareham. iii Kate born c. 1866, Selborne. iv Ethel May born c.1876, Fareham. v Clara Maud born c. 1864, Selborne. vi Francis Annie born c.1868, Fareham. vii Lilian Ada born c.1871, Fareham. |
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Arthur Henry FITT was a master butcher and owned a butcher's shop at 153 Springfield Road, Brighton. After the second world war he was joined in the business by his son, Arthur George FITT. During the Great War he served with the 13th battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment. |
Seventh Generation These are the children of Arthur Henry FITT, my grandfather, born on the 21st September 1890, St Leonards, Hastings and married on the 26th December 1912, in the Parish church, Littlehampton to Mary Ann COOPER , born 15th November 1887, South Kensington, London, (daughter of George COOPER and Mary Ann WEST) and died June 1975, Brighton. Arthur Henry Fitt died 1954, Brighton. i Arthur George 1913.- 1994 ii Irene Mary 1915 - 2002 |
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In 1881 James Nevill Fitt and the family were at Pouchenend, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, but in 1889 had moved to the Manor House Hockliffe, Bedfordshire where he and his wife are buried. He published two books ' Hunting, Steeple-Chasing, and Racing Scenes'. Illustrated by B. Herring. Edited by J. N. Fitt. 34. James Peddie; London, [1869.] 4o. and 'Covert-Side Sketches' Samson Low & Co.: London, 1879. |
This is the child of James Pern FITT (1810 - 1878) and Elizabeth NEVILL (c.1810 - 1833)
James Nevill FITT born 27th September 1833, married 7th Oct 1858, in East Meon, Ann Maria RAY. James Nevill died on 26th May 1896, and Ann Maria on 29th June 1905. i Beatrice Mary 1856 ii Elizabeth 1857 - 1863 iii James 1859 - 1932, Art student (1881), Reverend (1889) and of Halesworth, Suffolk, 1930. iv William 1861 - , Farmer (1889) and timber merchant (1896) v Ann 1863 - vi Thomas Nevill 1865 - 1889 vii Arthur Anthony Kersley 1868 - viii Emma Martha born c.1870, died 6th January 1871, Sparsholt. ix Sidney Francis born c.1871, died 28th February 1872. This page last updated 24th February 2003 |
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