Henry Tritton [1916]

  General Notes:

From Kent Records - Cinque Ports General Brotherhood held at New Romney on 21/7/1812 Henry Tritton represents Hythe a "Finnis jurats" and is appointed to inspect the records together with the clerks and Mr. Fawle - solicitor. A schedule tp be made and copied with the proceedings of one guinea a copy. Also (he is) appointed in the committee to audit bills and consider grievances. From Kentish Gazette 3rd April 1827 "Died at Hythe Henry Tritton Esq. aged 86 years senior resident Jurat of that town and port"

Source Ruth Golding Hythe Live E-mail: info@hythelive.com - One Henry TRITTON was a Riding Officer in Hythe or Sandgate. My notes suggest that one Tho. TROTTER persuaded Edward SMITH (gentleman) to erect a theatre on land bought from Henry TRITTON (Riding Officer in His Majesty's Customs). Land situated in Back Lane and leased in 1771 to Henry TRITTON by the Corporation of Hythe. (Back Lane was a kind of generic term in Hythe for a number of side streets and this one is now called Theatre Street.) -

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation. Ridings Officer

Henry married Sarah Mercer [2440] [MRIN: 675] on 17 Oct 1765 in Hythe, Kent. (Sarah Mercer [2440] was born in 1743, christened on 12 May 1743 in Hythe, Kent, died on 9 Oct 1779 in Hythe, Kent and was buried on 13 Oct 1779 in Hythe, Kent.)

Henry next married Ann Barton [2443] [MRIN: 676] on 11 Jul 1785 in Hythe, Kent. (Ann Barton [2443] died on 14 Feb 1787 and was buried on 21 Feb 1787 in Hythe, Kent.)

Henry next married Ann Dunk [2444] [MRIN: 677] on 7 May 1788 in Hythe, Kent. (Ann Dunk [2444] died on 26 Oct 1831 and was buried on 1 Nov 1831 in Hythe, Kent ³⁵.)