George Ashburner Pitt Pladdy

Other Events:

• Baptism: 4 Oct 1818, St Martin in a Field, Westminster. child of John Pitt & Mary Paddy of 13 Princess Place, Drury Lane, [Confectioner]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 15 Jul 1788, Bassenthwaite, Cumberland.

Notes:

On the 21 January 1817 John Pitt Pladdy was granted the Freedom of the City of London - see charter [Archive - digital file DM 23]
The Freedom of the City of London is indeed the highest honour that the City can bestow, but it is granted very rarely. The vast majority of City Freemen were, and are, admitted by other means, and represent a very broad cross-section of the population. Over the last 300 years, about 300,000 ordinary people have been made Free of the City of London.
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
Historically, only City Freemen could:
- vote in Parliamentary elections;
- vote in civic elections, for each Ward's Common Councilmen and Alderman;
- be exempt from all tolls payable on animals brought into the City for sale;
- be exempt from all market tolls payable anywhere in the country;
- be exempt from naval impressment;
- enjoy certain legal privileges with respect to being tried and imprisoned.
Census Listings:
1841 Hagg Land, Lower Allithwaite, Cartmel. age 50. Farmer. (41-69) (C 74)
1851 Hagg Lane, Lower Allithwaite, Cartmel. son (widower) age 62. Formerly Confectioner. (51-85) (C 75)

Baptism:
Baptised as John Bleddey.

John married Mary Mortram on 9 Mar 1816 in Saint Bride, Fleet Street, London.. Mary (daughter of Zachariah Mortram and Mary Bunn) was born on 27 Nov 1787 in Norwich, Norfolk, England; died in 1849 in Cartmel, England; was buried on 29 Mar 1849 in Cartmel, Lancashire,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 5 Dec 1787, Norwich, Norfolk

Notes:

Birth:
Parish reg St. Mildred (Bread Street) & St. Margaret Moses
giving sons birth information

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Married:
Marriage: 9th March 1816, St Brides, London.
John Pitt Pladdy of the Parish of St Mary Aldermary, London, Batchelor
Mary Mortram, X (her mark) of this Parish, Spinster, were married by Licence by John Jones, Curate.
In the presence of J Mortram & Ann Kedge X (her Mark).
[archive - digital copy]

Notes:

A.K.A. Williams Pitblady. \ Pitbleddey \ Bleddey
William was covicted as a felon at Carlisle in August 1790 and was transported to Australia on the "Britannia" in 1791. The Journey in the convict ship must have been very traunmatic, with 29 of the 150 prisoners dying on the way. William had no previous convictions, but admitted breaking into a shop of a Mrs Mary Crosthwaite in Kendal while being intoxicated, the property was recoverd. His sentance was Death, commuted to transportation for 7 years. William made a life for himself in Australia, was appointed as a constable, was granted land, married and raised a family. He called his first daughter Jane.
Letter from his 4th great granddaughter, Dinny Laufenboeck 6 September 2021:
Very briefly - he did father two children, a girl Jane and a boy Thomas, in Australia after remarrying. Jane married a Sea Captain, Richard Ballard, and they travelled to British India where it is understood that they both died. Her brother Thomas is also believed to have followed them to India but his trail has proven difficult to establish - certainly no trace can be found of him in Australia after about the age of 21.

Richard and Anne Ballard had left behind in Australia with her Father, William Blady and his wife, a little girl Jane Anne Ballard. Jane married and had a large family, one member of whom ended up in Fiji where our branch continues to this day. William Pitt Blady is therefore my Gt Gt Gt Gt Grandfather. His story and that of his wife have fascinated me for years and some very kind people in the Cumberland Research Centre helped to fill in the gaps. I have often wondered what ever became of the little boy he had to leave behind in England. I hope, when I am able to send you what information I have of William's life in Australia, that you may have more on what became of the little one left behind in England. I wonder did he ever know that his Father had survived and became a man I think his family could have been proud of.

William married Mary Cowperthwaite on 17 Nov 1787 in Cartmel, Lancashire, England. Mary (daughter of William Cowperthwaite and Anne Litt) was born in 1767 in Kendal, Westmorland, England; died in 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 14 Jun 1767, Kendal, Westmoreland, England

Notes:

sometime between 1795 & 1841, Mary married Mr Ashburner. He died before the 1841 census.

Census;
1841 Hagg Lane, Lower Allithwaite, Cartmel. age 70. Independant means. < Mary Ashburner> (41-69)
1851 Hagg Lane, Lower Allithwaite, Cartmel. Head (Widow). age 83 Landed Proprietress. < Mary Ashburner> (51-85)

Zachariah married Mary Bunn on 12 Dec 1785 in St Stephen, Norwich, Norfolk. Mary (daughter of Harry Bunn) was born about 1765 in (of) Norwich, Norfolk, England; died on 8 Mar 1800 in Norwich, Norfolk,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Marriag 12 december 1785 The Church of St Stephen , Norwich.
Zachariah Mortram "X" (his mark) Single man of this parish
Mary Bunn "X" (her mark) of the same, Spinster
were married by Banns by Henry Carrington, Vicar
in the presence of Isaac Holroy & Mary Tindall

Notes:

Alternative Name; John Pitbladdy

Archive;
Descendants of John Pitbladdy & Jane (Jean) Nixon (Dickson) (FG1-21)

John married Jane Nixon on 1 Jul 1757 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Jane was born in 1733 in Scotland; died in 1796 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Alternative name; Jean Dickson.

Other Events:

• Baptism: 25 Oct 1741, Kendal, Westmoreland

William married Anne Litt on 17 Sep 1766 in Lorton, Cumberland England. Anne (daughter of John Litt) was born in 1744 in Distington, Cumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Bonds, Archdeaconry of Richmond, England;
Know all Men by there presents that we William Cowperthwaite of Kentmere in Kendal, Husnbandman
and John Litt of the Parish of Distington, Husbandman
are firmley bound to pay the lord Bishop of Chester ?200 of good and lawful money of Great Britain
dated this fifteenth day of September 1766
Signed William Cowperthwaite & Jojn Litt
[ see archive file DM 100]

William Cowperthwaite age 24 & Ann Litt of Distington, Spinster,age 22