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Amelia Jane Pitt

Female 1869 - 1945  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Amelia Jane Pitt was born on 6 Feb 1869 (daughter of Joseph Pitt and Charlotte Elizabeth Blackbeard); died on 25 May 1945 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes

    Amelia married William John Thompson on 21 May 1890. William was born in 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. William Vincent Pitt Thompson was born on 13 Apr 1895; died on 27 Nov 1943.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Pitt was born on 10 Jun 1837; was christened on 9 Jul 1837 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (son of Robert Pitt, 1820 Settler and Mary Short, 1820 Settler); died on 7 May 1922 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes

    Joseph married Charlotte Elizabeth Blackbeard on 4 Nov 1861 in St Bartholomew's Church, Market St, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Charlotte (daughter of Robert Blackbeard, 1820 Settler and Charlotte Amelia Testard) was born in 1843; died on 8 May 1906 in South Africa; was buried in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Charlotte Elizabeth Blackbeard was born in 1843 (daughter of Robert Blackbeard, 1820 Settler and Charlotte Amelia Testard); died on 8 May 1906 in South Africa; was buried in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes

    Children:
    1. Albert Joseph Pitt was born in 1861 in South Africa; died in 1907 in South Africa.
    2. Robert Henry Pitt was born on 31 Jan 1863 in South Africa; died on 16 Jul 1910 in South Africa; was buried in Jul 1910 in Heidelberg Cemetery (Kloof), Heidelberg, Gauteng, South Africa.
    3. Walter Edward Pitt was born on 29 Mar 1865 in Goba; was christened on 29 Jan 1869 in Somerset East Church (Methodist), Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. 1. Amelia Jane Pitt was born on 6 Feb 1869; died on 25 May 1945 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. Charles Testard Pitt died in Jul 1953.
    6. Arthur James Pitt was born est 3 Nov 1873.
    7. Jessie Cornelia Pitt
    8. Ivy Agnes Pitt
    9. Albert Gray Pitt
    10. Joseph Forrester Pitt was born on 12 Jul 1876 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 6 Sep 1876 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Robert Pitt, 1820 Settler was born in 1812 in London, England (son of Robert Pitt, 1820 Settler and Lucy, 1820 Settler); died in 1846 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 2736
    • Name: Robert Pitt 1820
    • Occupation: a Shoemaker
    • Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Sephton's party on the Aurora

    Robert married Mary Short, 1820 Settler on 16 Jun 1835 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Mary (daughter of Joseph Short, 1820 Settler and Mary Edwards, 1820 Settler) was born in 1814 in Walcott, Bath, Somerset, England; died on 2 Sep 1872. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Short, 1820 Settler was born in 1814 in Walcott, Bath, Somerset, England (daughter of Joseph Short, 1820 Settler and Mary Edwards, 1820 Settler); died on 2 Sep 1872.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 2775
    • Name: Mary Short 1820
    • Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Sephton's party on the Aurora

    Notes:

    Married:
    Description: Rev John Heavyside

    Children:
    1. Mary Ann Pitt was born on 29 Apr 1836 in Free State (Orange Free State), South Africa; was christened on 12 Jun 1836 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 31 Aug 1873 in 'Karelsensaanleg', Rouxville, Free State, South Africa; was buried in Rouxville, Free State, South Africa.
    2. 2. Joseph Pitt was born on 10 Jun 1837; was christened on 9 Jul 1837 in Albany District, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 May 1922 in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    3. Sarah Jane Pitt was born in 1840 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 30 Aug 1840 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 7 Apr 1892 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Selina Elizabeth Pitt was born on 29 Nov 1842; was christened on 1 Jan 1843 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. James Pitt was born in 1844 in South Africa.

  3. 6.  Robert Blackbeard, 1820 Settler was born on 3 Mar 1819 in Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green, London, England (son of Francis Blackbeard, 1820 Settler and Elizabeth Toynbee, 1820 Settler); died on 6 Nov 1856.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 2568
    • Name: Robert Blackbeard 1820
    • Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England
    • Death: 1856

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Rowles' party on the Nautilus

    Robert married Charlotte Amelia Testard on 9 May 1842 in DRC, Somerset east, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Charlotte (daughter of John Testard) was born in 1822; died in 1861. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Charlotte Amelia Testard was born in 1822 (daughter of John Testard); died in 1861.

    Notes:

    Married:
    married 9-5-1842 Dutch Reformed Church, Somerset, Cape Colony, South Africa “MARRIED at Somerset on the 9th ultimo, by the Rev J Pears, of the Dutch Reformed Church, Robert Blackbeard to Charlotte Amelia, eldest daughter of Mr. John Testard of Reit Fontein, District of Somerset.” {Graham’s Town Journal Thursday 16 June 1842}

    Children:
    1. 3. Charlotte Elizabeth Blackbeard was born in 1843; died on 8 May 1906 in South Africa; was buried in Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    2. Letitia Toynbee Blackbeard was born on 12 Jul 1850; was christened on 3 Jun 1851 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1907.
    3. Daniel John Blackbeard was born on 28 Sep 1854; was christened on 24 Sep 1855 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1913.
    4. Cornelia Jane Blackbeard
    5. Charles Robert Blackbeard


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Robert Pitt, 1820 Settler was born in 1777 (son of William Pitt and Jane Long).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 2735
    • Name: Robert Pitt 1820
    • Occupation: a Husbandman
    • Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Sephton's party on the Aurora

    Robert + Lucy, 1820 Settler. Lucy was born in 1781. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Lucy, 1820 Settler was born in 1781.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 2737
    • Name: Lucy 1820
    • Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Sephton's party on the Aurora

    Children:
    1. 4. Robert Pitt, 1820 Settler was born in 1812 in London, England; died in 1846 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

  3. 10.  Joseph Short, 1820 Settler was born on 20 Mar 1785 (son of John Short and Mary Bowley); died on 9 Jun 1867 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 2773
    • Name: Joseph Short 1820
    • Occupation: a Gardener
    • Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Sephton's party on the Aurora

    Joseph married Mary Edwards, 1820 Settler on 14 Nov 1811. Mary (daughter of Aaron Edwards and Ann, - wife of Aaron Edwards) was born in Feb 1788 in Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England; died on 5 Jun 1861 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Mary Edwards, 1820 Settler was born in Feb 1788 in Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England (daughter of Aaron Edwards and Ann, - wife of Aaron Edwards); died on 5 Jun 1861 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 2778
    • Name: Mary Edwards 1820
    • Settler: 15 Feb 1820, Gravesend, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Settler:
    Sephton's party on the Aurora

    Children:
    1. John Short, 1820 Settler was born on 24 May 1812; died in 1861.
    2. 5. Mary Short, 1820 Settler was born in 1814 in Walcott, Bath, Somerset, England; died on 2 Sep 1872.
    3. Penelope Short, 1820 Settler was born on 15 Jan 1817 in Bath, Somersetdhire, England; was christened on 14 Jul 1822 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 17 Sep 1889 in Glenthorpe; was buried in Glen Thorn Cemetery (Presbyterian) on Glen Thorn farm, Mancazana Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. Frederick William Short, 1820 Settler was born on 13 Nov 1819 in England; was christened on 14 Jul 1822 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 11 Jan 1851 in 'Lindale', Salem (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. Selina Short was born on 8 Jun 1822; was christened on 14 Jul 1822 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 29 Feb 1892 in Hillary, Sidbury (nr), Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried in Sidbury Chapel, Sidbury, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    6. Joseph Short was born on 20 Jun 1825; was christened on 2 Oct 1825 in Salem, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 3 Jul 1844.
    7. Francis Edward Short was born est 1826.
    8. Isaac Short was born in 1830; died in 1902 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

  5. 12.  Francis Blackbeard, 1820 Settler was born about 1793 in Islington, London, England (son of Francis Blackbeard and Mary Titley); died on 9 Jul 1833 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 2566
    • Name: Francis Blackbeard 1820
    • Occupation: a Silversmith
    • Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Took over leadership of the Rowles Party after Thomas Rowles left in 1821.
    Lower Albany Chronicle 23 Feb 1825. Deeds for Rowle's Location were made in the name of Francis Blackbeard, now in charge.

    Settler:
    Rowles' party on the Nautilus

    Francis married Elizabeth Toynbee, 1820 Settler on 20 Oct 1816 in London Church (St Pancras), London, England. Elizabeth (daughter of George Toynbee and Ann Briggs) was born in 1793 in Horsham, Sussex, England; was christened on 11 Aug 1793 in Horsham, Sussex, England; died on 7 May 1854 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth Toynbee, 1820 Settler was born in 1793 in Horsham, Sussex, England; was christened on 11 Aug 1793 in Horsham, Sussex, England (daughter of George Toynbee and Ann Briggs); died on 7 May 1854 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 1820 Lineage: Yes
    • Settler ID: 2569
    • Name: Elizabeth Toynbee 1820
    • Settler: 3 Dec 1819, Gravesend, Kent, England

    Notes:

    Extracts from the South African Commercial Advertiser - May1854
    Transcribed from CO53/11 at the National Archives in Kew, London
    At Graham's Town on the 7th inst, Mrs. Elizabeth HAYHURST, relict of the
    late Francis BLACKBEARD, aged [number obscured in fold] years, one of the
    British Settlers of 1820.
    [age liable to be 60, according to Settler Handbook]

    DIED at Graham's Town on Sunday the 7th May, Mrs. Elizabeth HAYHURST (Relict of the late Francis BLACKBEARD) Aged 60 years. Born TOYNBEE. Deceased came to this Colony with the British Settlers of 1820. She leaves a large number of relatives to mourn the loss of an affectionate mother. Her end was peace.
    Graham's Town, 20th May 1854

    Settler:
    Rowles' party on the Nautilus

    Children:
    1. Francis Blackbeard, 1820 Settler was born on 21 Dec 1816 in London, England; was christened on 15 Jan 1817 in St George in the East, London; died between 1852 and 1858.
    2. 6. Robert Blackbeard, 1820 Settler was born on 3 Mar 1819 in Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green, London, England; died on 6 Nov 1856.
    3. Charles Blackbeard was born in 1821 in Kafir Drift, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 26 Oct 1850 in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was buried on 28 Oct 1850 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    4. William Blackbeard was born about 1822 in Riversdale, Cathcart district, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1864 in Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
    5. Frederick Blackbeard was born about 1825 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died about 1879 in Hebron.
    6. Cordelia Blackbeard was born on 6 Jul 1827 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 9 Jul 1827 in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died in 1864.
    7. Elizabeth Blackbeard was born about 1829 in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 9 Jun 1833 in Grahamstown Church (St George's - Anglican), Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 12 Sep 1911 in Christiana, North West, South Africa..

  7. 14.  John Testard
    Children:
    1. 7. Charlotte Amelia Testard was born in 1822; died in 1861.


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