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These pages tell part of
the story of the Pitt family, originally from Devon in the UK, the Frost family
from Buckinghamshire and the Hodson’s from Lancashire. In their way they tell the
story of Australia itself, its formation and its settlement, From Samuel Pitt
who came to this country guarding convicts, Ann Quinn who came as a convict,
Samuels children, one who married a convict, and another the son of a convict;
and the Frost and Hodson families who came to Australia as free settlers. Through these pages I wanted to express my
love for my ancestors who came to this country and to celebrate the brave and
sometimes foolish things they did.
I am descended through Samuel
Pitt, his son Roger, his son William and his son Alfred Leslie Pitt.
Nothing was known of the
beginnings of this branch of the Pitt family (in my immediate family) until I
began my research. It came as a complete surprise that our ancestors contained
a sergeant in the English army and a convict as well as my “ne’er do well”
great grandfather Roger.
It is extremely difficult
to do justice to their lives as very few written records remain.
The main document found so
far is the court testimony regarding my Great grandmothers trial in
Ballarat/Creswick, it is the only record where her actual words are recorded. A
great find by a fellow researcher Diana Steel.
Some reproductions of certificates are available to view
but unfortunately not as many as I would like. Others are scattered through the
following pages.
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The
Success
Pedigree
Collapse: Why we haven’t got an impossible number of ancestors.
Maps of
Buckinghamshire
Three
History of Devon
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Researchers who came before me did many parts of this work, and I have borrowed liberally; my thanks to Darcy Maddock, Pamela Andre, Diana Steel, Glenys Beveridge, Ted Frost, Pat Popplewell and Neil Carmody.
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Dedicated to the memory of Lucy Hodson, Nancye Pitt, Alfred Leslie
Pitt.
