Amelia Pitman (buried 1907)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Pitman
First name: 
Amelia
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Burial number: 
518
Born: 
0/0/1830
Died: 
00/00/1907
Buried: 
08/01/1907
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Amelia Pitman (buried 1907) headstone
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
1
Cemetery plot: 
18
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/filled.marble.suffice
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Sandstone
Headstone inscription: 
Totally erased

Life story

Life story

In 1874, in Meltham Mills, Yorkshire, Joseph married Amelia Fossick, nee Birchall. She was the daughter of Alfred and Mary Birchall, and was born in Leeds. She had been married before, to William Fossick, in 1858, but he died in 1867.

In 1881, in Meltham, Amelia, and step-daughter Pauline, were described as 'Lady' on the census return. Joseph was a Cashier at a Cotton Thread Works, and Henry was a Book-keeper at a Cotton Thread Works.

By 1891 Joseph and Amelia, with Pauline, were living at Sandown, in Byron Road. (They were in Sandown by 1885.) Joseph was described as a 'retired Cashier'. They had one female Domestic Servant.

In 1901, Amelia, with Pauline and Henry, was still living at Sandown. Amelia and Pauline living on their own means, and Henry a 'Retired Cashier', at 46.They had a local Domestic Servant, Jessie Greenfield, aged 20.

Henry Osmond died in Worthing in 1905, aged 50.

Amelia died in 1907, in Brighton. She gave probate to Guilbert Howard Pitman, Publisher, of London, who was one of Joseph's younger sons.

Burial researcher: 
Jackie Rooney

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1830
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Fossick, nee Birchall
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Joseph
Spouse one last name: 
Pitman
Marriage one date: 
00/00/1874
Marriage one address: 
Meltham, Yorkshire, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/00/1907
Age (at time of death): 
77
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
9 St James's Avenue, Brighton, Sussex, England
Obituary

Death notice for Mrs Amelia Pitman
Death notice for Mrs Amelia Pitman

 Worthing Gazette 9th Jan 1907 

Death of Mrs Pitman - It will be seen, from an announcement  which appears elsewhere, that Mrs Amelia Pitman died at Brighton on Saturday. The deceased lady was the widow of the late Mr. Joseph Pitman (brother of Sir Isaac Pitman, the inventor of Phonography), who came to Worthing to live in 1885, first taking up his residence in Christ Church Road, and afterwards moving to Sandown, Byron Road. His death took place at the later address in April 1895, but Mrs Pitman continued to reside there for some years.

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Living at Bankfield, Meltham Yorkshire. Josephs occupation is a cashier at Meltham cotton mill. His Wife Amelia is shown to be a Lady along with their Daughter Pauline

1891 census: 

Living at Sandown, Byron Road, Heene, Worthing. Pauline, Josephs Daughter is still showing as living at home and dependant on her Father

1901 census: 

Amelia is living at Sandown Byron Road, where she continued to live until moving to 9 St. Jamess Avenue Brighton. Her children Pauline and Henry Osmond are still living at home

Miscellaneous information

Worthing Gazette 15 May 1907

Letters of administration of the estate of Mrs Amelia Pitman, of 9, St James's Avenue, Brighton and formerly of Worthing, who died on the 5th of January, have been granted to Mr Guilbert Howard Pitman, of 86 and 87, Fleet Street, E.C., publisher, who has sworn the value of the property at £2404.15s.10d. gross and £1554.8s.3d. net.