In the county of
Lancashire, and in neighbouring counties, there has existed a family
of the name of Peatfield /Patefield/ Paitefield going back to at least
1500. Over the years some branches of this family have changed
their name to Pitfield. This transision seems to have taken place at
different times in different areas, with the earliest instance of the
name spelt as Pitfield being in 1767 with the marriage of Charles
Pitfield ( -1796) to Ann
Robinson (1750-1817) at Tunstall, Lancashrie (see below). I have
not researched the families of Peatfield/ Patefield /Paitfield, as this
has been done by others, but have concentrated my efforts on those lines
where the name has changed to Pitfield. Some of those shown in this
database have the surname shown as Peatfield or Patefield with subsequent
generations changing to Pitfield. In some cases individuals are shown
with both the Pitfield name and its earlier version, as these people
seem to have changed their name during their lifetime. The names Pitfield,
Peatfield and Patefield all exist in the north of England today. This
database shows every reference that I have to the name Pitfield in the
county of Lancashire. Some of these references build into quite large
family groups whilst others may just show one individual, with meagre
details, whom I have been unable to connect to anyone else. This Database
has its own Index, in which
you can make a search for members of the Llancashire family.
It should be pointed
out that if you are looking for a particular member of the Pitfield
family they may not appear in the Database that you expect. For instance,
there are members of the Pitfield family who appear in Australia, New
Zealand and America who I can show are descended from either Robert
Pitfold of Allington or have their origins in Lancashire. Therefore
they are shown in either the Dorset or Lancashire Databases, rather
than the Australian or North American Databases. To find the Pitfield
that you are interested in, you may have to visit more than one Database,
each of which has its own index.
As with all of the
Databases, I am not showing a person sheet for anyone who was born after
the year 1911. This is to protect the privacy of any person who
is living. If you are a member of the Pitfield family accessing
this site (and therefore almost certainly born after 1911), then your
details will not be shown, but it is likely that your ancestors are,
and it is possible that I am in possession of information relating to
you and your family, that is not shown on this site. If you would like
to make contact with me I would be happy
to share information with you.
The Lancashire family
that I am particularly interested in is that of Charles
Pitfield of Cantsfield ( -1796), some of who's descendants settled
in America. However, as stated above, I have shown as many of the Lancashire
Pitfields as I can.
For a brief outline
of the different databases return to the Homepage.
Go to the Index
of Surnames appearing in Database Three
To go directly to
one of the other Databases follow the links below.
