George Dean Pitt

He was born George Dean, the illegitimate son of George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers. In 1819 he adopted the surname Dean Pitt by Royal Licence. Major Dean Pitt was stationed at Malta with the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) from January to September 1828. ==Arrival in New Zealand==

Dean Pitt arrived with his family on the barque Minerva at Auckland on 8 October 1847. ==Personal life==

He married Susan Baillie at St James' Church, Bristol, England, on 21 May 1818. Children • Georgina Dean Pitt (11 April 1819–) Born at Clifton • George Dean Pitt (14 June 1823–4 April 1883) Born at Cheltenham. m. 22 November 1842 Louisa Jones (18 February 1816–8 July 1889) • Georgiana Dean Pitt (1822–23 May 1877) • Louisa Dean Pitt (12 April 1825–7 April 1873) Born at Malta. m. 18 November 1848 Lieutenant George Hyde Page, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland • Susan Dean Pitt (21 January 1828–) Born at Malta. • Douglas Charles Dean Pitt (1829–) Born in Ireland. m. 10 December 1878 Alice Antoinette Birdwood at Mahableshwar, Bombay, India. • Charlotte Marcia Dean Pitt (6 March 1830–7 April 1873) Born at Malta. m. 18 November 1848 Captain Charles Lavallin Nugent, at St. Paul's Church, Auckland • William Augustus Dean Pitt (1833–8 November 1890) m. 11 June 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 1838–1916) Born at Bristol. Died at Kensington, England, unmarried. • Susan Dean Pitt (born 14 July 1847) ==References==