George Dean Pitt

Major-General George Dean Pitt (K.H.) [Knight, Hanoverian Order. Apparently very rarely awarded. [http://www.thepeerage.com/index_award_knight.htm A list of some Honours recipients] ] (born 1781 [http://rulers.org/newzprov.html List of Leaders of former New Zealand Provinces] ] or 1772 [http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/7572/minerv47.txt Arrivals on the Minerva 1847] ] died (?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^{(confirmation required)} 1851. His father was George Pitt, 2nd Baron Rivers. [http://www.thepeerage.com/p18754.htm Brief Biography at thepeerage.com George Snr] ]

During his military career before arriving in New Zealand, Pitt, at the time a Major, was stationed (January - September 1828) at Malta with the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers). [http://website.lineone.net/~peterbidmead/regiments2.htm The British Army Garrison in Malta. 1828 - 1865] ]

Pitt, by then a widower, arrived with his family on the barque "Minerva" at Auckland on 8 October 1847.

He died while Lieutenant-Governor and was buried in the Symonds St cemetery in Auckland.

Children

*Lieutenant-General George Dean Pitt (C.B.) b. 14 January 1823 d. 4 April 1883. m. 22 November 1842 Louisa Jones b. 18 February 1816 d. 8 July 1889. [http://www.thepeerage.com/p18629.htm Brief Biography at thepeerage.com George Jnr] ]
*Emelia Marie Dean (second daughter) m. 23 May 1848 at St. Paul's Church, Auckland, Captain J.H.Laye [http://www.pearlspad.net.nz/MARRIAGES.htm Marriages mentioned in "The New Zealander" 1843-1890] ]
*Charlotte Marcia (third daughter) m. 18 November 1848 at St. Paul's Church, Auckland,Captain Charles Lavallin Nugent
*Louisa (fifth daughter) m. 18 November 1848 at St. Paul's Church, Auckland,Lieutenant George Hyde Page

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