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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Dorset => Topic started by: derby girl on Monday 20 April 20 22:00 BST (UK)
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My husband worked for 44 years in the NHS and did part of his training at the Royal Eye Infirmary in Weymouth. There was a plaque which stated that Queen Victoria was the Patron, and Madame Pratt was the Vice Patron. He's always wondered who Madame Pratt was - can anyone help, please?
Thanks
Derby Girl
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Madame Pratt, otherwise known as Mrs Amy Pratt was a chemist and photographer with premises at Norwich Road, Ipswich. Residence address was Belvidere,Weymouth.
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Thank you very much Trish for your information. It is a great help. I have tried FindMyPast to find out more about her but am not doing very well - looks like I'll have to wait until next time I'm in Dorset - whenever that might be considering everything. She sounds such an interesting woman and yet I can't find much about her. I thought I'd find her in the newspapers - and found her invited to one or two nice weddings - though Dorset isn't heavily digitised yet.
All the best at this trying time.
Derby Girl
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Could be her death
Amy Pratt aged 72 September qtr 1936 Ipswich 4a 986
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Guesswork
She was born Amy Kerby 1864 Kensington Middlesex and married Frank Hugh Pratt 1894 in Ipswich
Frank died 1955 Ipswich but although he is shown as married on the 1901 and 1911 - no wife in household. A daughter Dorothy Amy was born 1895 - mmn Kerby
Frank H Pratt married 1916 to Eleanor Cook in Ipswich and his probate entry shows Eleanor as his widow
No death pre 1916 for Amy so I am guessing they divorced
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They divorced 5.6.1916. He petitioned on the grounds of her adultery with James Fraser Dukes
Dukes was b 1860 Dorset and was married on censuses to 1911 & died 29.12.191. Probate entry shows his widow as the wife on the censuses - Annie Mary Charlotte