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I am looking for information regarding a relative of mine, Stephen Pittman (born 1879) who travelled to the USA in 1918 aboard the ORONTES with his friend James Bradley. I think he lived initially in New York.
He was the son of John Joseph Pittman and Marian Swordes and he had 5 siblings: Mary. Elizabeth, Gertrude, John and Esther. Esther married Patrick Greene, my great-great-grandfather.
I would be grateful for any information about any of these relatives.

If the rest of the family stayed in the U.K. Have you looked on freebmd for possible marriages etc

Not seeing his birth or picking up the marriage of his parents


Where was he born please

Ok located them on the 1891 census

VIEW 1891 England Census

Name: Stephen Pittman
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Relation: Son
Mother's name: Miriam Pittman
Gender: Male
Where born: Kingsdown
Civil Parish: Kirkdale
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: West Derby
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
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Piece: 2961
Folio: 74
Page Number: 43
Household Members:
Name Age
Miriam Pittman 44
Mary Pittman 19
Elizabeth Pittman 17
Ester Pittman 13
Stephen Pittman 11
John Pittman 5
Gertrude Pittman 3
Edward Kogan 21

All born Kingstown Ireland except for the younger two chiidren who were born Liverpool

PITTMAN, GERTRUDE SWORDS
GRO Reference: 1887 J Quarter in WEST DERBY Volume 08B Page 403

PITTMAN, JOHN SWOARDS Order
GRO Reference: 1886 M Quarter in WEST DERBY Volume 08B Page 399


So different spellings each time on surname .
Guess maybe it was how it sounded to the registrar



Name: John Pittman
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 27 Nov 1885
Birth Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Father: John Pittman
FHL Film Number: 2147930

Gertrude Pittman
in the Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1802-1906

Name: Gertrude Pittman
Birth Date: 23 May 1887
Baptism Date: 19 Jun 1887
Parish: St Francis de Sales, Lancashire, England
Father's name: Joannis Pittman
Mother's name: Mariae Annae Swords

By 1901 only the two youngest still at home


Name: John Pittman
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1886
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Mother: Mary A Pittman
Birth Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Walton on the Hill
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Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Liverpool
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: West Derby
Sub-registration district: Walton
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
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Piece: 3454
Folio: 139
Page Number: 45
Household schedule number: 264
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary A Pittman 47
John Pittman 15 occ office boy - merchants
Gertrude Pittman 13


Not seeing them after 1901

Name: Elizabeth Pittman
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1874
Birth Place: Kingstown No 1, Dub, Ireland
Baptism Place: Kingstown No 1, Dub, Ireland
Father: John Pittman
Mother: Mary Anne Swords
FHL Film Number: 255894


Name: Elizabeth Pitman
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1874
Baptism Date: 11 Mar 1874
Baptism Place: Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland
Residence Place: Patrick St
Parish Variants: Dun Laoghaire, St. Michael's, Kingstown
Diocese: Dublin
Father: John Pitman
Mother: Mary A Swords


Lizzie Pitman
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Relationship to Head: Daughter
Father: John Pitman
Mother: Marian Pitman
Gender: Female
Where born: Ireland
Civil Parish: Walton on Hill
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 38 Winslow St
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: West Derby
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
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Piece: 3687
Folio: 56
Page Number: 41
Household Members:
Name Age
John Pitman 37 occ seaman
Marian Pitman 33
Mary F. Pitman 9
Lizzie Pitman 7
Ester Pitman 5
Stephen Pitman 1
Ann Jane 16
Oscar ? Mille 27
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John Pittman
in the UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927

Name: John Pittman
Estimated Age: 30
Birth Date: 1844
Birth Place: Bray, Dublin
Issue Date: 10 Mar 1874
Issue Port: Dublin
Certificate Number: 6244

John Pittman
in the Liverpool, England, Crew Lists 1861-1919

Name: John Pittman
Age: 41
Birth Year: 1845
Birth Place: Bray
Event Date: 1886
Port of Registry: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Ship Name: Servia
Official Number: 84172
Reference Number: 387CRE/762

Esther Pitman
Baptism Age: 0
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 29 Mar 1877
Baptism Date: 1 Apr 1877
Baptism Place: Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland
Residence Place: Patrick St
Parish Variants: Dun Laoghaire, St. Michael's, Kingstown
Diocese: Dublin
Father: John Pitman
Mother: Mary A Swords

Looks like there was another daughter

Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 No Image

Name: Sophia Pittman
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1878
Birth Place: Rathdown, Dublin, Ireland
Father: John Pittman
Mother: Mary Anne Pittman Swords
FHL Film Number: 256003

Both with sister Esther


Name: Gertrude Pittman
Age in 1911: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Relation to Head: Sister
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Liverpool, Walton
Civil Parish: Walton on the Hill
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County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: 72 Hale Rd Walton
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Lady Book Keeper
Registration district: West Derby
Registration District Number: 455
Sub-registration district: Walton
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Piece: 22373
Household Members:
Name Age
Esther Green 33
Eileen Green 11
Mary Frances Green 8
Patrick Albert Green 6
Charles Green 1
John Joseph Pittman 24 occ clerk
Gertrude Pittman 22


Marriages Sep 1899 (>99%)
GREENE Patrick Joseph W. Derby 8b 1114
PITTMAN Esther Frances W. Derby

Looks like she went to New Zealand and intended to live there
Miss G Pittman. Occ bookkeeper
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1889
Departure Date: 10 Aug 1914
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: Wellington, New Zealand
Ship Name: Ruahine
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Shipping line: The New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited
Official Number: 124582
Master: F Forbes

Possibly John

Marriages Sep 1922
PITTMAN John Shea Birkenhead 8a 1408
SHEA Winifred M Pittman

Looks like it's the right one as birth date matches baptism

1939 register
Pittman Household (5 People)
24 Hale Road , Wallasey C.B., Cheshire, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
John Pittman 27 Nov 1885 chief clerk Harbour Docks and Harbour Board
Winifred M Pittman 15 Feb 1890 Unpaid Domestic Duties
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Births Sep 1923
PITTMAN Sheila M Shea Birkenhead 8a 923
Births Mar 1925
Pittman Joan M Shea Birkenhead 8a 878
Births Dec 1932
Pittman John A S Shea Birkenhead 8a 702

VIEW England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995

Name: John Pittman
Death Date: 18 Jun 1953
Death Place: Cheshire, England
Probate Date: 7 Aug 1953
Registry: Liverpool, England
Of 48 Gloucester Close Wallasey died at Clatterbridge General Hospital,Bebingtin

Effects to Widow Winifred Mary

A tree on ancestry has this

Stephen Pittman

Birth: 11 Dec 1879 - Ireland
Death: 10 Apr 1951
Spouse: Florence M Berrie


Name: Stephen Pittman
Death Date: 18 Sep 1951
Cemetery: Saint John Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Middle Village, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

Baptism
Name: Stephen Pittman
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1879
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
Father: John Pittman
Mother: Mary Anne Swords Pittman
FHL Film Number: 256045

WW2 registration card


Name: Stephen Pittman
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence Age: 63
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1879
Birth Place: Dublin, Ireland
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Queens, New York, USA
Address 8532 66 Road, Forest Hills ,Queens NY

NOK Mrs Florence Pittman

Employer Empire Mutual ins co

1940 us census
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Name: Stephen Pittman
Respondent: Yes
Age: 62
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Northern Ireland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: New York, Queens, New York
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: 66 Road
House Number: 8532
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: New York, Queens, New York
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 8A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 13
Occupation: Adjuster in insurance
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 5600
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 36
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 3100
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members:
Name Age
Stephen Pittman 62
Florence Pittman 49
Edward Child 26 stepson

Must have married after 1930
Edward Child
in the 1930 United States Federal Census
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Name: Edward Child
Birth Year: abt 1914
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Manhattan, New York, New York
Map of Home: View Map
Street address: Broadway Terrace
Block: B
House Number in Cities or Towns: 16
Family Number: 499
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members:
Name Age
Florence Child 38
Edward Child 16
Florence Child 13
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Name: Edward Childs
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1915
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1920: Brooklyn Assembly District 9, Kings, New York
Street: 3rd Avenue
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Albert Childs
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's name: Florence Childs
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Attended School: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Childs 38
Florence Childs 27
Albert Childs 7
Edward Childs 5
Florence Childs 4
Veronica Sullivan 23



Edward Berrie Child
in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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Name: Edward Berrie Child
[Edward Child]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Jan 1914
Birth Place: New York City, New York
[New York Cit]
Death Date: 23 Dec 2000
Father: Stephan J Pitman
Mother: Florence M Berrie
SSN: 056032949
Death Certificate Number: FIX FOR "01" DOD 03/01
Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as EDWARD BERRIE CHILD; 19 Apr 2001: Name listed as EDWARD CHILD

He applied for citizenship and there's a picture of him


Name: Stephen Pittman
Age: 38
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1879
Birth Place: Ireland
Application Date: 20 Sep 1918
Application Place: New York, New York, USA
Record Type: Application


He was a seaman at one time

Stephen Pittman
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1881
Birth Place: Dublin
Event Date: 14 Mar 1904
Port of Registry: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Ship Name: Cretic (ex. Hanoverian)
Official Number: 115288
Reference Number: 387CRE/246

BERRIE, FLORENCE MAY WOOD
GRO Reference: 1891 M Quarter in WALSALL Volume 06B Page 723

VIEW 1891 England Census

Name: Edward Berrie
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah Berrie
Gender: Male
Where born: Scotland
Civil Parish: Walsall Foreign
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
Town: Walsall
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:hairdresser

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Walsall
Sub registration district: Walsall
ED, institution, or vessel: 40
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2255
Folio: 129
Page Number: 37
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Berrie 32
Sarah Berrie 26
Margeret Berrie 6
Mary Ann Berrie 3
Florence Berrie 5/12
James Collins 28
Frederick Brandhet 24
John Thornkenson 58

Mary ann berrie was also born Scotland so the marriage could be on Scotlands People


Florence Mai (May) Berrie

Birth: Jan 1891 - Staffordshire, England
Death: July 1976 (Jul 1976) - Forest Hills, Queens, New York, USA
F: Edward


Name: Florence Pittman
SSN: 074-20-2472
Last Residence:
11374 Flushing, Queens, New York, USA
BORN: 28 Nov 1890
Died: Jul 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951)

Edward Berrie's wife Sarah - ie - Stephen Pittman's mother-in-law:


Sarah Ann Berrie
in the New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: Sarah Ann Berrie
Arrival Date: 5 Feb 1923
Birth Date: abt 1866
Birth Location: England
Birth Location Other: burntwood [Staffs.]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality: English
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Columbia

NOK in UK: Husband - Edward Berrie, 18 Monteith Street, Glasgow.
Going to her daughter Mrs Florence Child, 7910 3rd Ave., Brooklyn, NY.
Intending to stay permanently.
Fair complexion, grey eyes and hair.




And returning:

Sarah Ann Berrie
in the UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: Sarah Ann Berrie
Birth Date: abt 1865
Age: 61
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 17 May 1926
Port of Arrival: Glasgow, Scotland
Ship Name: California

Address: 57 Dalmarnock Road, Glasgow.
Country of future intended permanent residence: foreign countries [ie - not in England/Scotland/Wales/Ireland]
Shipping line: Anchor Line
Official Number: 147871