seeking answers - only child/his name was Edgar Raymond Hayward Pritchard

[sandgroper38]

anyone know  if my father was an only child/his name was Edgar Raymond Hayward Pritchard born  in Clent/Burmingham,1/11/1905 died 17/9/1966 in West Australia/buried at Karrakatta/  I never knew him /my parents separated after the war/I was born 1938. in Carnarvon WA
thanks  sandgroper38.

[WILLIAM 1]

hi have you tried to look up the census for before he was born and after he was born that would give you all the people who where there at the time of the census. i hope this helps you

[Mort29]

Pity he was born before 1911/12 - when mothers maiden names were shown in the Birth Index.

Births Dec 1905 
 
Pritchard  Edgar Raymond H     Bromsgrove  6c 332


Try and find him in the 1911 census Index site - http://www.1911census.co.uk/search/tnaform.aspx

[Daisypetal]

Hi,

I couldn't find Edgar in 1911 as this might be why,

Ship:  ORSOVA
Departure:  06 January 1910 London     
Passenger destination: Fremantle, Australia 

Wm H PRITCHARD    Married    Occupation: Engineer
Mrs          "                "         Housewife
Edgar       "
   
 
 
There is this marriage which could be his parents,

William Henry PRITCHARD    Mar Q 1905    Kings Norton    6c  494

other people with the same reference
Ada Mary HAYWARD
Kathleen MACREADY
William Henry OSBORN

It looks like William Henry PRITCHARD married Ada Mary HAYWARD especially as Edgar had a middle name Harvey.


We can't do transcriptions of the 1911 but in 1901 Kins NortonRD I can see a Kathleen MACREADY age:20 born: Harborne Staffordshire, she appears to be Kathleen OSBORNE in 1911.


You would need to get Edgar's birth certificate to be sure.


Regards,
Daisy

[Mort29]

Nice work 

[sandgroper38]

Sounds like my  grandparents  alright!! William Henry and Ada Mary  Pritchard  and son,Edgar,  came out to Freemantle WA,  about that time/  subsequently moved up to Carnarvon to a job at the Comercial Club /secretary?? i believe?
so it seems as though there were no brothers or sisters  . My father, Edgar Raymond Hayward Pritchard  ( known as Ray)  worked  at Dalgheties/??stock and station  merchants,before and after the 2nd WW.until he retired  ill in the 1960,s
Thanks for all your help.  Gerry P.
I will keep  communications open  for  any further  info??

[sue21757]

Looks like William Henry Pritchard remarried after Ada died in 1930

Perth 1931
Pritchard   William H         
Brameld   May

I suppose you know that Edgar married a second time

Gascoyne  1927
Pritchard   Edgar R H   Gascoyne      
Woodward   Elva V

Perth  1947
Pritchard   Edgar R H      
Jones    Olivia A

There are a few articles about William Henry Pritchard

http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper

Cheers Sue

[sandgroper38]

Thanks Sue,   I knew    ERH P  re married /   he married  Olive?  and my elder Bro /and sis  lived with them for a time?  I stayed with Mum,   my parents separated after the  war/and I never  met him or knew  him till about  1960 /after I was married and he paid a visit to my older sister in perth and i spoke to him for  30 seconds  in the driveway??  He  completely disowned me  and I often wonder if he was my real dad or not??

That info about  William Henry  remarrying  is news to me?? last i heard  of my grandparents was they lived at Forestfield/and he was an orchardist?? I dont know  when they passed on ??
thanks  sandgroper38

[Essie]

Burial records have William Henry aged 61 of Kelmscott.
Date 9 Apr 1941.
http://www.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/search.php

It appears second wife May married again in 1942.
http://www.wamarriage.info/

Essie