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Henry Pitman

1826–1909

Teacher of phonography and journalist. Brother of Sir Isaac Pitman (ODNB), the inventor of phonography, an improved system of shorthand.

Sources

Census returns of England and Wales 1841 (The National Archives: Public Record Office HO107/970/10/11/14), 1881 (RG11/3504/84/47)

England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966 (Ancestry.com, accessed 21 June 2016)

England, select births and christenings, 1538–1975 (Ancestry.com, accessed 21 June 2016)

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