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Hon. and Rev. John Hamlet Gittens, B. A.

Male Abt 1788 - Abt 1863  (75 years)

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  • Name John Hamlet Gittens  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Prefix Hon. and Rev. 
    Suffix B. A. 
    Birth Abt 1788  [3] 
    Baptism 13 Jan 1788  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Degree 1806  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • entered Trinity College, lent, Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, Apr. 15, 1805. S. of John Hamlet, of the Barbados, West Indies. School, Hackney, London (Dr Heathcote). Matric. Lent, 1806; B.A. 1810. Ord. deacon (Bristol) Oct. 6, 1810. R. of St John's, Barbados. Father of the above.
    Degree Abt 1810  At Cambridge University Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Degree 7 Oct 1810  Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Property 1819  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Pilgram Plantation, willed by Josuha Mayers Gittens, John's Uncle
    Occupation 1815-1820  Saint Joseph, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • Rector at St. Joseph's Parish Church
    Occupation 29 Aug 1820  Saint John, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • Appointed Rector of St. John Parish Church
    Held Office 1825  Saint John, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    • Rector of St. John Church
    Held Office 1832  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    • Appointed Rural Dean of Barabdos, J.H. Gittens was the Rector of St. John Church and Rural Dean.
    Held Office 1834  Saint John, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    • Rector of St. John Church, Chuch was in ruins in 1834.
    Health 17 Jul 1834  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    • caused him to be granted a 6 month leave from the Council of Barbados
    Held Office
    • Member of Council
    Held Office Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    • Resigned his appointment to the Exective Cabinet, Barbados.— Some changes have been made in the Council and Assembly. In the former body, the Hon. and Rev. J. H. Gittens hns resigned his seat. The resignation of the Hon. Member, it is said, was induced from the fact that he was the next senior Member of Council to his Honor the President, nnd that in the event of his Honor's death, or absence from the island, during the absence or death of his Excellency the Governor, there might be some difficulty in Mr. Gittens assuming the reins of Government, over the Bishop. Mr. Gittens was a punctual member at the Council board, possesses great talents, and, during the time he tilled a seat at the board, discharged the duties of his office tfaithfully and zealously. His retirement is consequently regretted.
    Occupation 14 Mar 1840  [22] 
    • Rural Dean in Barbados until his resignation
    Held Office 1842  Saint John, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [23] 
    • Rector of St. John Church
    Occupation 4 Jan 1843  Saint John, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [24, 25] 
    • Rector Parish of St. John
    Occupation 5 Jul 1847  Saint John, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [26] 
    • The Bishop granted a licence of non-residence
    Other 1849  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [27] 
    • Visit of John Candlers to Barbados in 1849
    Held Office 1862  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [28] 
    • Member of Executive Council Government of Barbados, Mr. Gittens was originally appointed in 1819 and reappointed in 1848 with precedency next after the President.
    Held Office 1862  Saint John, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [28] 
    • Rectory of St John
    Wills 6 Oct 1862  Saint John, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [29] 
    • Clerk and Rector of the Parish of St. John
      All to my sons John Gittens of Oldbury in the Parish of St. Phillip and Rev George Duncan Gittens, Rector of the Parish of St. Lucy
      Grand Daughter Lucretia Louisa Gittens
      Will dated Oct 6 1862
      Will proved Apr 17, 1863
    Death Abt 1863  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I1163  Gittens Direct Line from Reunion
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2024 

    Father John Hamlet Gittens,   b. Abt 1751   d. 1802, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Margaret Archer,   b. Abt 1746   d. Abt 1832, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jan 1783  Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [30, 31] 
    Family ID F155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lucretia Ostrehan,   b. 29 Sep 1792, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 16 Jan 1859, Saint John, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage 26 Sep 1812  St Gregory's, Dawlish, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [32, 33, 34] 
    • Lucretia was married to a HALL who died. There was no issue of the marriage and his widow, Lucretia Hall married the Rev. J.H. Gittens,Rector of St, John, by whom she had issue.

      The East window of St. John's Church was erected to her memory after her death on 14 Jan 1859 at age 67.

      Apparently the exact date of her marriage is recorded in BMHS Journal XXV Vol 1 P 27; unfortunately I am missing this copy.
    Children 
    +1. John Hamlet Gittens, Esq. M. C. P.,   b. 15 Jun 1813, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1870, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    +2. George Duncan Gittens, S. C. C.,   b. 1814, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1893, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F284  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Feb 2020 

    Family 2   
    Marriage Bef 7 May 1839 
    Children 
    +1. John Hamlet Gittens, Esq. M. C. P.,   b. 15 Jun 1813, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1870, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F1996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2013 

  • Sources 
    1. [S259] The Journal of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, JBMHS, Volume 22, page 253.

    2. [S135] "Barbados Marriages, 1591”-1905, Index” database, Citing collections of the Genealogy Socity of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah., accessed 25 Nov 2012); This is a batch update of data scraped using OutWit Hub.

    3. [S131] "Caribbean Births and Baptisms 1590 -1928, index," database, Genealogical Society of Utah. Caribbean Births and Baptisms. Index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah., accessed 4 Dec 2012); Data scraped using Outwit Hub from the Family Search Site.

    4. [S1409] Pat Stafford, Gittens Wills, 1729-1860, (Date: Dec 2008;).

    5. [S1410] Pat Stafford, Gittens Wills, 1729-1860, (Date: Dec 2008;).

    6. [S1411] Pat Stafford, Gittens Wills, 1729-1860, (Date: Dec 2008;).

    7. [S57] FamilySearch, "Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887," database with images.

    8. [S1232] Barbados Archives.

    9. [S241] English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800, (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.).

    10. [S1192] Barbados Archives.

    11. [S1230] Barbados Archives.

    12. [S1412] The Journal of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, JBMHS.

    13. [S949] Barbados Archives.

    14. [S1414] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, (Ancestry.com. Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954.).

    15. [S1413] Ancestry.com, Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, (Ancestry.com. Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data: Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954.).

    16. [S1415] Diocese of Barbados, Diocese of Barbados., (http://www.anglican.bb/stjoseph#formerclergy).

    17. [S1416] Barbados Archives.

    18. [S148] William Hart Coleridge bp. of Barbados, Charges delivered to the clergy of the diocese of Barbados and the Leeward Islands. Google Books. pdf download., (http://books.google.ca/books?id=6X0BAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA16&dq=Gittens&lr=&as_brr=3&rview=1#v=onepage&q=Gittens&f=false: 1835), accessed 23 Aug 2009.

    19. [S1024] The National Archives.

    20. [S259] The Journal of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, JBMHS, Volume VII, page 11&12.

    21. [S156] Colonial magazine and East India review, Volume 5 May-August 1845, "Colonial Intelligence page 509," May - August 1845.

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    23. [S401] House of Loards, THE SESSIONAL PAPERS PRINTED BY ORDERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS 1842. Google Books. Digital images. Volume V Accounts and Paper, Canada and the Colonies., (http://books.google.ca/books?id=uQ9cAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA4-PA146&dq=Gittens&lr=&as_brr=3&rview=1#v=onepage&q=Gittens&f=false: 1842), V Accounts and Papers: 146. accessed 22 Aug 2009.

    24. [S259] The Journal of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, JBMHS, Volume ??, page 5.

    25. [S1418] Hon. And Rev. John Hamlet Gittens B. A.

    26. [S1419] The Journal of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, JBMHS.

    27. [S1236] The Journal of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, JBMHS.

    28. [S157] The Secretary of State for the Colonies, The Colonial Office List for 1862 . Google Books. Digital images. (First Publication to be continued Anually), (http://books.google.ca/books?id=GtANAAAAQAAJ&printsec=titlepage&rview=1&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false: 1862), First: Page 4-5-6. accessed 22 Aug 2009.

    29. [S1420] Barbados Archives.

    30. [S205] Genealogical Publishing Company, English Settlers in Barbados, (Name: English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800 ; Sanders, Joanne McRee."Barbados Records: Marriages, 1643-1800."; Baltimore: GenealogicalPublishing Company, Inc. 1982. Page 211.; Reproduced on Family ArchiveCD #022 (International Records:; English Settlers in Barbados,1637-1800).; Barbados Records: Baptisms 1637 - 1800; Barbados Records:Marriages 1643 - 1800, Volumes I and II; Barbados Records: Wills 1639- 1725, Volumes I-III;), Page 383, RL1/20.

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    32. [S259] The Journal of the Barbados Museum & Historical Society, JBMHS, Volume XXV, page 27.

    33. [S58] FamilySearch, "England, Devon and Cornwall Marriages, 1660-1912," database with images.

    34. [S251] IGI, Batch Number: 2260443 Sheet: 87 Source Call No.: 1553513.