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PITT, Thomas Governor of Madras, 'Diamond Pitt'
(1653-1726)
INNES, Jane
(About 1658-1727)
PITT, Robert
(1681-1727)
VILLIERS, Harriet
(About 1682-1736)
PITT, William elder, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister of Great Britain
(1708-1778)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. GRENVILLE, Hester

PITT, William elder, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister of Great Britain 1

  • Born: 15 November 1708, Westminster, London, England 3
  • Baptised: 13 December 1708, Westminster, London, England 4
  • Marriage (1): GRENVILLE, Hester on 16 October 1754 in Argyll Street, London, England 1 2
  • Died: 11 May 1778, Hayes, Middlesex, England 3
  • Buried: 9 June 1778, Westminster Abbey, London, England 5

   User ID: E801.

  General Notes:

"Name: William Pitts

Gender: Male

Christening Age: 0

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1708

Christening Date: 13 Dec 1708

Christening Place: Westminster, London, England

Father: Robert Pitts

Mother: Henrietta Pitts"

from England & Wales Christening Index 4


William married Hester GRENVILLE on 16 October 1754 in Argyll Street, London, England.1 2 (Hester GRENVILLE was born on 8 November 1720 2, baptised on 6 December 1720 in St James Church, Westminster, London, England,2 died on 3 April 1803 in Burton Pysent, Somerset, England 2 and was buried on 16 April 1803 in Westminster Abbey, London, England 2.)


  Marriage Notes:

"In the same year (1754), Pitt married Hester Grenville, sister of Earl Temple and George Grenville .... The couple had three sons and two daughters: William (Pitt the Younger) was their second son."

from victorianweb 1

Sources


1 Internet Site, https://victorianweb.org/history/pms/chatham.html William Pitt (the Elder), Earl of Chatham (1708-1778).

2 Internet Site, https://www.thepeerage.com/p1251.htm#i12505 Hester Grenville, Baroness Chatham.

3 Internet Site, https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/william-pitt-1st-earl-of-chatham Past Prime Ministers William Pitt 'The Elder', 1st Earl of Chatham.

4 ancestry.co.uk, England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980.

5 Internet Site, https://www.thepeerage.com/p1251.htm#i12506 William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.

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