Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Alfred James Pitts[1]

Male 1849 - 1930  (81 years)


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  • Name Alfred James Pitts 
    Born 13 May 1849  Bicester, , Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1851  Bicester, , Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Immigration 1863  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Immigration 1870  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    iron founder 
    Occupation 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Labourer 
    Residence 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1881  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Machinist 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Not Given 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Machinist 
    Occupation 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Machinist, Foundry 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-63805 
    Died 14 May 1930  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10
    Cause: carcinoma of the rectum (2 years) 
    Buried Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Person ID I63805  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father James Pitts,   b. 1814, Bicester, , Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Jane Adams,   b. 1818, Bicester, , Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1908, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F29954  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emma Nash,   b. 20 Feb 1848, , Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 24 Jun 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Percy H. Pitts,   b. 3 Apr 1872, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Bessie Pitts,   b. 23 Dec 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Kate Pitts,   b. 1875, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Francis G. Pitts,   b. 4 Jan 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Ada Louise Pitts,   b. 20 Feb 1880, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     6. Alfred J. Pitts,   b. 15 Jul 1882, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Florence May Pitts,   b. 11 May 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F26598  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ellen Nash,   b. 1844, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Jun 1871  [8
    Children 
     1. Kate Pitts,   b. 1867, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Charles Pitts,   b. 1868, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Arthur Pitts,   b. 1871, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Fred Pitts,   b. 1873, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Kate Pitts,   b. 1875, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Theresa Pitts,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. James Pitts,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Sidney Pitts,   b. 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Hetty Pitts,   b. 1883, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Daisy Pitts,   b. 1889, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F246305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Ellen E. Clark,   b. 21 Nov 1844, Portsmouth, , Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1924, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 18 Aug 1887  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Children 
     1. Etta Lovett,   b. Feb 1884, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Edith Ellen Pitts,   b. 4 Mar 1888, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1889, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Daisy Delphine Pitts,   b. 12 Mar 1890, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F16662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1871 - Alfred Pitts in same household as Arthur W. Kent.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 014669-98.
      George Walter Wilson, 33, b. Beverly Twp, res. Galt, Widower, occ. Labourer, son of John Wilson and Isabella Lindsay, Married Kate Pitts, 23, b. Galt, res. same, daughter of Alfred Pitts and Emma Nash, Witn; Thomas Wilson, Bessie Pitts, Both Galt, Married 26 Dec 1898, Galt

    2. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-7 Page 13.

    3. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 86.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Alfred James Pitts (iron founder of Galt) Born: England Age: 23 Est. Birth: abt 1848 Father: James Pitts Mother: Jane Pitts married Emma Nash Age:: 23 Est. Birth: abt 1848 Born: England Father: William Nash Mother: Maria Nash married 24 Jun 1871 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Galt

    5. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Alfred Pitts, d. 14 May 1830 Galt, b. England 13 Mar 1849, s/o James Pitts (b. England) & Jane Adams (b. England) cause: carcinoma of Rectum (2 years) disease contracted at Calgary Alberta. Buried Galt

    6. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 16.

    7. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 22.

    8. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 45.

    9. [S2177] Census - England - 1851, Class: HO107; Piece: 1729; Folio: 406; Page: 23; GSU roll: 193638 Biecester Market End, Oxford, England.
      James Pitts 36 b. Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
      Jane 32
      Ellen 14
      Henry 11
      Samuel 8
      Whitman 4
      Alfred 2

    10. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, T., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, T. (1849). Alfred James Pitts (1849-1930) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 4 September 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186888412/alfred-james-pitts.

    11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Alfred Jas Pitts Born: England Age: 38 Est. Birth: abt 1849 Father: James Pitts Mother: Jane Pitts married Ellen Lovet Age:: 37? Spouse Born: England Father: William Mother: Sarah married 18 Aug 1887 Galt, witnesses William and Sarah Clark.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 May 1849 - Bicester, , Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Bicester, , Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1863 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1870 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - iron founder - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jun 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machinist - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Aug 1887 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Not Given - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machinist - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machinist, Foundry - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: carcinoma of the rectum (2 years) - 14 May 1930 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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