Percival Richard Pratt

[MaggieAnne]

Looking for birth details of PERCIVAL RICHARD PRATT BORN between 1828-1833 in Essex, England.

I can find him in 1841/51/61/71/81 and his place of birth varies from Belcham, Little Yeldham & Fulham - all in Essex.

1841 he was in a boarding school in Suffolk aged 13 - so no parent's names.

Percival died in the first quarter of 1886, age given was 53 yrs.

Can anyone help me solve this dilemma BIG PLEASE .

Thanks and regards, Maggie - Australia

[Valda]

Hi

What details does his marriage give about his father?

Marriages Dec 1856 
Barratt  Sophia Maria    Bedford  3b 745       
Pratt  Percival Richard     Bedford  3b 745

He gives Belcham as his birthplace on the 1851 census but Yeldham (Little on the 1881 census) on all subsequent censuses. Little Yeldham and the villages of Belchamp St Paul, Belchamp Otten and Belchamp Walter are all adjacent.


There are Pratt families living in Belchamp Otten on the censuses or giving a birthploace of this village.

1851 census HO107 1788 folio 64
Coles Farm Otten Belchamp Essex
John Pratt 66 Head Married Farmer (of 200) 6 labs Walter Belchamp
Sarah Pratt 62Wife Married O Belchamp
Philip Pratt 32 Son Unmarried O Belchamp
Charles Pratt 30 Son Unmarried O Belchamp
Charlotte Pratt 23 Daughter Unmarried O Belchamp
plus 1 servant

HO107 1788 folio 65
Fowes Farm
Thomas Pratt 52 Head Married Farmer (300) 14 labourers O Belchamp
Ann Pratt 47 Wife Married Horringsheath Suffolk
plus 1 visitor and 1 servant


Regards

Valda

[MaggieAnne]

Thank you so much Valda for your advice.  I have searched and searched and cannot find PERCIVAL RICHARD PRATT.

I do not have a copy of the Marriage Certificate.

With his different birthdates and places of birth, it is difficult.  I have searched the IGI's as well.

He has to be somewhere?

Again thanks for your interest.  With regards Maggie

[trish1120]

Hi Maggie,

You need to buy the Marriage Cert to go any further with your Percival.
If he is your main line there is no other way around it.


Trish

[MaggieAnne]

Thank you Trish - I was trying to get away with not having to purchase another certificate, but you're right.

Thanks again.

Maggie

[trish1120]

Hi Maggie,
I have tried every resource I have and cant find him!
When you get the cert let us know and then we can try and trace further back
This has me intrigued.

[Valda]

Hi


The IGI coverage of Essex parishes is relatively poor in comparison to many other counties (more not covered than covered). The IGI doesn't appear to have any coverage of the baptisms of the parishes you are interested in for the period you are interested in. Have you searched through either Little Yeldham or  the Belchamp baptism parish registers, the more likely of the Belchamps being Otten Belchamp? His age varies by up to 2 years on each census but no more.

The microfilms of the parish registers can be ordered and viewed at your local family history centre.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0cax/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0cay/

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp


Or have you requested a search of the Essex baptism index 1780-1840 and that has also proved fruitless?

http://www.sturnidae.com/Essex/Baptisms.htm


All the Belchamp parishes are covered as well as Little Yeldham.

http://www.sturnidae.com/Essex/BapIndex.ht



Regards

Valda