Matilda Eliza Pitt ¹⁴¹⁷

   FamilySearch ID: MGWH-6Z6.

  General Notes:

Married Richard White at Affpuddle on 17 Jun 1846.

1851 census at Burton Tything, Winfrith: Richard (36, head, M, farmer of 350 acres employing 21 labourers, b. ?), Eliza (26, wife, b. Wimborne), Henry (3, b. East Barton), Walter (2, b. East Barton), Jane (1, b. East Barton) plus 2 FS.

1861 census at Winfrith: Richard (47, head, M, farmer of 360 acres employing 12 men & 5 boys, b. Hampreston), Matilda Eliza (36, wife, b. Wimborne), Henry (14, son, scholar, b. Burton), Walter (12, son, scholar, b. Burton), Jane (11, dau, scholar, b. Burton), plus governess, cook & housemaid.

1871 census at Back Burden (?), Newfrith Newburgh: Richard White (58, head, M, yeoman, 1070 acres employing 38 men, 11 women , 14 boys, b. Lougham), Matilda E (46, b. Petersham, Dorset), Henry (23, son, U, farmer's son, b. Burdon), Walter (22, son, U, b. Bordon), Jane (21, dau, U, b. Borden), Lucy M (9, dau, b. Borden), plus 2 servants.

Not found on 1881 IGI census.

Richard's death record in Q3 1879 in Wareham RD aged 67.
Matilda's death record on FreeBMD in 4Q 1883 in Wareham RD. ⁵⁶

  Events

• Census, 1841, Affpuddle, Dorset, England. ¹⁴¹⁸ Age 65, farmer.

• Census: UK, 1841, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. ¹⁴⁴⁶ Age 15 with William Pitt (65), James (35), Jane (50) and Ann (20).

• Census, 30 Mar 1851, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England. ¹⁴⁵³ Farmer of 350 acres employing 2 Ag. Laborers. Tything of Burton. Says he was born in Hampreston. Census says he was born in 1815. Baptism record showing 1811 is more likely.

• Will, 8 Apr 1854, Affpuddle, Dorset, England. Extensive naming of children and spouses of children.

• Census: UK, 1861, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England. ⁵⁶ Farmer of 360 acres employing 12 men and 5 boys. Born Hampreston. [birth place conflict with 1871 census].

• Census: UK, 1871, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England. ¹⁴⁵⁴ Village of East Burton
Richard White (58, head, M, yeoman, 1070 acres employing 38 men, 11 women, 14 boys, b. Lougham), Matilda E (46, b Petersham, Dorset, Henry (23, son, U, b. Burton), Walter (22, son, U, b. Burton), Jane (21, dau, U, b. Burton), Lucy M (9, dau, b Burton) plus two servants in the household.

• Census: UK, 1871, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England. ¹⁴⁵⁴ Village of East Burton
Richard White (58, head, M, yeoman, 1070 acres employing 38 men, 11 women, 14 boys, b. Lougham), Matilda E (46, b Petersham, Dorset, Henry (23, son, U, b. Burton), Walter (22, son, U, b. Burton), Jane (21, dau, U, b. Burton), Lucy M (9, dau, b Burton) plus two servants in the household.

• Named in will: of her father, 1854, Affpuddle, Dorset, England. ⁶¹ "...Matilda Eliza the wife of Richard White..." (Line 31-31)

• Census, 1881, East Burton, Dorset, England. ¹⁴⁵⁵ Farmer of 806 acres.

Matilda married Richard White 17 Jun 1846 in Affpuddle, Dorset, England.¹⁴⁵¹ (Richard White was born in 1811 in Hampreston, Dorset, England ¹⁴⁵⁶, christened 26 Dec 1811 in Hampreston, Dorset, England ¹⁴⁵⁷ and died Sep Q 1879 in Wareham, Dorset, England ⁵⁶.)