George Dean Pitt
Major-General George Dean Pitt (K.H.)[1] (1781[2] or 1772[3][4] - 8 January 1851) was Lieutenant-Governor of the former New Zealand Province of New Ulster from 14 February 1848 to his death on 8 January 1851.[2] His father was George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers.[5]
During his military career before arriving in New Zealand, Pitt, at the time a Major, was stationed (January - September 1828) at Malta with the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers).[6]
Married Susan Baillie (1797 - 18 March 1875)
Pitt arrived with his family on the barque Minerva at Auckland on 8 October 1847.[3]
Pitt was the second most important military man in the new colony during the governorship of George Grey. His son and two of his sons-in-law were part of the military establishment as well. His residence was located in Pitt street, which had originally been called Pyt Street after a childhood home of the first governor William Hobson, it is likely the spelling changed because of Dean Pitt's presence.
He died while Lieutenant-Governor and was buried in the Symonds Street Cemetery in Auckland.[3]
Children
- Emelia Marie Dean (20 June 1820 - 5 April 1877) m. 23 May 1848 at St. Paul's Church, Auckland, Captain J.H.Laye[7]
- Lieutenant-General George Dean Pitt (C.B.) (14 January 1823 - 4 April 1883) m. 22 November 1842 Louisa Jones (18 February 1816 - 8 July 1889).[8]
- Georgiana Dean Pitt (1822 - 23 May 1877)
- Louisa (1823 - 7 April 1873) m. 18 November 1848 Lieutenant George Hyde Page, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland[7]
- Susan Dean Pitt (born 1828)
- Charlotte Marcia (6 March 1830 - 7 April 1873) m. 18 November 1848 Captain Charles Lavallin Nugent, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland[7]
- William Augustus Dean Pitt (1833- 8 November 1890) Buried in Symonds Street Cemetery next to his father.
- Clara Dean Pitt (born 5 October 1838)
- Susan Dean Pitt (born 14 July 1847)
References
- ↑ Knight, Hanoverian Order. Apparently very rarely awarded (see: Lundy, Darryl. "A list of some Honours recipients". The Peerage.)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 List of Leaders of former New Zealand Provinces
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Arrivals on the Minerva 1847 at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009)
- ↑ "Cemetery Records - Symonds Street and St Stephens". Auckland Council. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "Brief Biography at thepeerage.com George Snr". The Peerage.
- ↑ The British Army Garrison in Malta. 1828 - 1865
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Marriages mentioned in The New Zealander 1843-1890
- ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "Brief Biography at thepeerage.com George Jnr". The Peerage.