George Dean Pitt
Major-General George Dean-Pitt, KH (1781[1] or 1772[2][3] – 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.[1]
Early life[edit]
He was born George Dean, the illegitimate son of George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers.
During his military career before arriving in New Zealand, Dean-Pitt, at the time a Major, was stationed (January – September 1828) at Malta with the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers).[4]
Arrival in New Zealand[edit]
Dean-Pitt arrived with his family on the barque Minerva at Auckland on 8 October 1847.[2] He 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.
Ill for some time, he died on 8 January 1851 while Lieutenant-Governor and was buried with full military honours in the Symonds Street Cemetery in Auckland. A number of retail businesses in Auckland closed for the day of his funeral.[5]
Personal life[edit]
In 1818 he married Susan Baillie in Bristol, England.[citation needed] In 1819 he adopted the surname Dean-Pitt by Royal Licence.[citation needed]
Children[edit]
- Emelia Marie Dean-Pitt (20 June 1820 – 5 April 1877) m. 23 May 1848 at St. Paul's Church, Auckland, Captain J.H.Laye[6]
- Lieutenant-General George Dean-Pitt (C.B.) (1 June 1822 or 14 January 1823 – 4 April 1883) m. 22 November 1842 Louisa Jones (18 February 1816 – 8 July 1889).
- Georgiana Dean-Pitt (1822 – 23 May 1877)
- Louisa Dean-Pitt (1823 – 7 April 1873) m. 18 November 1848 Lieutenant George Hyde Page, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland[6]
- Susan Dean-Pitt (born Malta 1828)
- Douglas Charles Dean-Pitt (born 1829 Ireland) m: 10 Dec 1878 Alice Antoinette Birdwood at Mahableshwar, Bombay, India.
- Charlotte Marcia Dean-Pitt (6 March 1830 – 7 April 1873) m. 18 November 1848 Captain Charles Lavallin Nugent, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland[6]
- William Augustus Dean-Pitt (1833 – 8 November 1890) m. 11 Jun 1863 Anne Isabella Lloyd Gellibrand at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. He was buried in Symonds Street Cemetery next to his father..
- Clara Eliza Dean-Pitt (5 September 1838 at Bristol – 1916 Kensington England, unmarried.)
- Susan Dean-Pitt (born 14 July 1847)
References[edit]
- ^ a b List of Leaders of former New Zealand Provinces
- ^ a b "Arrivals on the Minerva 1847". Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Cemetery Record for William Augustus Dean Pitt". Auckland Council. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "The British Army Garrison in Malta. 1828 – 1865". Archived from the original on 29 May 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ "Major General George Dean Pitt". Karangahape Road Business Association. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Marriages mentioned in The New Zealander 1843–1890
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