Peter Pratt (1850-1902)

  • Name:

  • Peter Pratt1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • btw Mar 1850 and Jun 1850

  • Ore, Sussex1 2 3

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  • The 1901 Census gives his birth place and his age as 57 which gives a calculated year of birth of 1844. However, his birth registration whist confirming his birth place (Ore is a sub-district of the the Hastings registration district) indicates that he was born in 1850. The age given in his death registration (52) provides confirmation.

  • Birth Registration (quarter):

  • Jun 1850 (age 0)

  • Hastings4

  • Death:

  • 1902 (age 51-52)

  • Hastings, Sussex5

  • Death Registration (quarter):

  • Mar 1902 (age 52)

  • Hastings5

Marriage

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1901, 1901 Census for Household of Peter Pratt in Hastings, Sussex

  • Spouse:

  • Sarah Ann Duke (1853-1933)

  • Children:

  • Peter James Pratt (1896?- )

  • Marriage:

  • 12 Dec 1894 (age 44)

  • St Mary's Church6 1

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  • Address: Islington, Middlesex

    The marriage which was by licence was performed by the Rev. Pryor who was the Curate. Why they were married in Islington when neither of them seemed to have any connection with the area is not known. However, the fact that they were married by licence would indicate that wished for a quiet wedding. Before their marriage the bride stayed at 55 Gibson Square in Islington which the 1901 Census indicates was a lodging house. Thus, so as far as the bride was concerned it was almost certainly a temporary address. The wife of the head of the household was Caroline Smith who was one of the witnesses at the wedding. Whether she was related to the bride is not known but it would seem rather doubtful as she was born in London and it is probable that she was asked by the bride to be a witness on a casual basis. As the groom groom's address was just given as Hastings it is our almost certain that he travelled to Islington for the wedding on the day. The relationship of the other witness, George Cotton, to the couple is unknown and he may also have been a casual witness.

    After the wedding they probably retuned to Hastings.

  • Census for household:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 51)

  • Hastings, Sussex7

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  • Address: 1 Bohemia Road

    The household consisted of Peter, his wife Sarah (formerly Mackellow), their son Peter (age 5), and Sarah's three chilldren by her previous marriage Edward (age 20), Frederick (age 16) and Alfred (age 11). There is also a servant Helen Cross who probably works in Peter's public house.

Sources

1.

1901 England Census for Household of Peter Pratt in Hastings, Sussex, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG13/869, Folio 111, Page 1, Schedule 1; Peter Pratt age 57 born in Ore, Sussex. National Archives. Call Number: RG13/869.

2.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Peter Pratt, (Period, Apr-Jun 1850). Custom Id: Births 1859 Q2 Hastings Vol. VII, Page 433; Quarter and Year Apr-Jun 1850Surname PrattGiven Names PeterRegistration District Hastings. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.

3.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Peter Pratt, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Deaths 1902 Q1 Hastings, Vol 2b, Page 41; Quarter and Year Jan-Mar 1902Surname PrattGiven Names PeterAge 52Registration District Hastings. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

4.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Peter Pratt, (Period, Apr-Jun 1850). Custom Id: Births 1859 Q2 Hastings Vol. VII, Page 433; Cit. Date: Q2 1850. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.

5.

General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of Peter Pratt, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Deaths 1902 Q1 Hastings, Vol 2b, Page 41; Cit. Date: Q1 1902. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.

6.

Register Entry for the Marriage of Peter Pratt and Sarah Ann Mackellow in St Mary, Islington, (12 Dec 1894). ChurchSt MaryParish IslingtonCountyMiddlesexDenominationChurch of EnglandDate12 Dec 1894Groom's NamePeter PrattGroom's Age44Groom's Condition BachelorGroom's ResidenceSt Leonards on SeaBride's NameSarah Ann MackellowBride's Age41Bride's ConditionWidowBride's Residence 55 Gibson SquareMarried inParish ChurchAccording toEstablished ChurchByLicenceGroom's SignaturePeter PrattBride's SignatureSarah Ann MackellowWitness 1 SignedGeorge CottonWitness 2 SignedCaroline SmithSignedRoland? Pryor, Curate. London Metropolitan Archives. Call Number: P83/MRY1, Item 1259.

7.

1901 England Census for Household of Peter Pratt in Hastings, Sussex, (Ancestry website). Custom Id: RG13/869, Folio 111, Page 1, Schedule 1; Cit. Date: 31 March 1901. National Archives. Call Number: RG13/869.