Clara Ellen Pitt (1866 - 1925)

Born 1866 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

Died 1925 at about age 59 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

The birth of Clara, daughter of Henry Pitt and his wife Mary Pitt (nee Fereday) was registered in Kidderminster in the last quarter of 1865^[1]

Clara was living with her parents in Kidderminster at aged 25 and was working as a 'picker' (possibly in the carpet weaving industry)^[2]

She passed away in 1925 having never married.^[3]

Notes

These were on the profile before it was orphaned

Clara is a daughter of Henry and Mary A. Pitt born in 1866 at Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. She was christened June 14, 1856. Her death date is shown as Sept. 1877 - she was buried Sept. 30 at Worcester, England. She died at age 10. Profile not complete yet.''

Sources

1. ↑ GRO Index

   PITT, CLARA ANN FEREDAY GRO Reference: 1865 D Quarter in :KIDDERMINSTER Volume 06C Page 250

2. ↑ 1891 Census, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, RG12 En.Dist. 15 Piece: 2315; Folio: 114; Page: 54

   Henry Pitt 69 Brussels carpet weaver, employed

   Mary Pitt 68

   Clara Pitt 25 Picker, employed

   Harriet Pitt 30 Boot stitcher,employed (all born Kidderminster)

3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHW-3HV2 : 4 September 2014), Clara Pitt, 1925; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

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• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5B4-H94 : 23 June 2017), Clara Pitt in entry for Henry Pitt, 1871.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27F-LTY7 : 20 August 2016), Clara A Pitt in household of Henry C Pitt, Kidderminster Old Borough, Worcestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 54, Piece/Folio 2902/30, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,826.
• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7TDG-8PZ : 1 April 2016), Clara A Pitt in household of Harry Pitt, Kidderminster Borough, Worcestershire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Worcestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSSB-DXN : 8 April 2016), Clara Pitt in household of Mary Pitt, Kidderminster Borough, Worcestershire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Kidderminster subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7YY-N1C : 2 August 2017), Clara Pitts in household of Harry Charles Pitts, Wolverley, Cookley, Worcestershire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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