Roger Pitt
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Background
Charles and Roger both arrived in Sydney, Australia in 1837 on the Success, born 1823 and 1826 respectively.
Roger Pitt married Anne Quin on 29 July 1844, Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, Reg #1194.47 Roger's wife was Anne Pitt who was a former convict in Van Diemen's Land Tasmania. She received a ticket of leave around 1845.[1] Roger Pitt (passenger number 181)aged 22 years and Charles Pitt (passenger number 154) aged 19 years departed Tasmania aboard the vessel Platina in 1845.[2] Charles and Roger both arrived in Sydney, Australia in 1837 on the Success, born 1823 and 1826 respectively.
Emigrated from Van Diemen's Land to Geelong. From there the family travelled to Ballarat, where their daughter Jane Pitt attended school at the Catholic Church St Alipius on the Eureka Diggings on 11 March 1854.
Jane Pitt attended St Alipius School in Ballarat East on 11 March 1854 when she was 11 years old.[3]
Children of Roger Pitt and Ann Quinn Jane, b. 29 March 1843, Avoca Tasmania, d. 1885. Ellen, b. 28 September 1849, Corio Geelong, d. 27 November 1926, Duke Street Daylesford. Roger, b. 1851, Geelong, d. 2 February 1916, 36 Coppin Street Richmond. Charles, b. 1854, Geelong, d. 31 January 1938, West Footscray. Mary Ann, b. 1857, Ballarat, d. 12 October 1914. William (Leslie), b. 13 August 1861, near Creswick, d. 1925, Richmond. Sarah, b. 1863, Daylesford, d. date unknown.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
From Ballarat they went to the Bullarook goldfields Creswick, then Daylesford then California Gully Bendigo.
Between 1872 and 1886 moved to Richmond, Melbourne.
Marriage: 2 March 1874, St Peters Melbourne. More About ROGER PITT and ELLEN Curtin/Jones: Marriage: 7 December 1874, St Johns Melbourne. Marriage bann: 7 December 1874, St Johns Melbourne 829.
Marriage witnessed by George Hunt.......Robert Andrew Press Were living in Carlton at time of marriage
BIOGRAPHY: When married to Ellen Jones ,Roger was a carpenter living in Carlton. At the time of his insolvency he was living at 82 Madeline street Carlton. May 1884
Ellen was a tailoress, also Carlton. They ran a Grocery shop which was declared insolvent in 1884
Roger is buried in Melb Gen Cemetery with Ellen Jones, Thomas Jones and Esther Jones.
When he married Eliza Christmas he was living in Little Lons Street Melb. DEATH: Dc 12869 1889 DEATH: Died in Elizabeth street Melbourne, an inquest was held and found he died of disease of the heart. At this time, 1889, he was living with his daughter Mary Ann Green in Balaclava.
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Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
