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Flitt family

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Part 1: Edmund Flitt Sr (c1752 - 1825)

The origins of the Flitt surname are unknown but there are possibilities that it was Jewish and/or of Germanic origin and sometimes recorded as 'Fleet'. The earliest known Flitt was Edmund Flitt. There is a record of an Edmund Flitt baptised 02 August 1752 in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England whose parents were Smith Flitt (or Fleet) and Mary (surname unknown). Smith and Mary had seven children all born around the time of the 1750s: Ann, Edmund, Elisabeth, Mary, An, John and Ned (died in infancy). All were baptised in Marsworth, Buckinghamshire, England. Nothing else is known of Smith or Mary.

Edmund married Jane (surname unknown, c1756 - 1827) and they had seven children: Ann, Mary, John, Edmund, Hannah, William and Jane Sarah. It is not known when Edmund moved away from the Marsworth area but it was most likely as an adult for work reasons (though it is not known what his occupation was). All the children were baptised in Monken Hadley, near Chipping Barnet, some twenty-five miles from Marsworth. Edmund died aged 74 and was buried 02 January 1825 in St John the Baptist Church, Chipping Barnet. Jane died aged 71 and was buried 09 December 1827.

Next: Edmund Flitt Jr

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