William Pratt - marriages in Hinckley area

[Truebrit]

Thanks for all looking.  It has been a real challenge finding what happened to Catherine after her husband Thomas King died in 1819.  I spotted two potential marriages for her - one being to Daniel Merrick in Leicester although no other documents to confirm it was right.  I then saw a marriage of Catherine Merrick to William Thompson in Coventry in 1839.  The Coventry St Michael records were partially burned in the war so the online certificate just showed the father as William … so I order the certificate from the GRO.  In the meantime I found Catherine and William Thompson in Long Lawford - Catherine being born in Hinckley.  I also found descendants of one of Catherine and Thomas Kings daughters in Long Lawford, giving me hope.  The marriage certificate arrived, showing her father as William Pratt - much to my relief, and then I ordered the digital death certificate image of Daniel Merrick in Hinckley in 1838 and this showed it was witnessed by Catherine Merrick, wife.  It all finally added up!

Now to find out about Catherine’s parents  - I’m wondering if they might be William and Mary as there is a death of a Mary Pratt in 1785 in Hinckley and then perhaps William married Sarah Harrold in 1786 in Hinckley.

Catherine is confusing about her age -all entries are from Long Lawford where in 1841 she puts her age at 50; in 1861 she is 73; then in 1861 she is 83; before dying in 1867 aged 84! Bit of an age range there then!!

TB

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
The marriage for William Pratt and Elizabet is over at Nuneaton by licence.
William Pratt Miller  of Hinckley and Elizabeth Brown of Nuneaton 21.9.1774
John Hudson and John Wheway.

That doesn't help very much though.
Her marriage to William Thompson says her father is William Pratt labourer so probably not William and Elizabeth Pratt

Ciderdrinker

[Truebrit]

Thanks for that ciderdrinker.  It may help as Catherine’s father William Pratt is described as a labourer on her marriage entry to William Thompson in 1839. A miller trade seems a bit more professional and so perhaps this is not him…..

[ciderdrinker]

This may be William and Mary
William Pratt of Dadlington Leicestershire married 12.5.1778 Clifton Campvill Mary Young of that parish.
Witnesses Elizabeth Beadgate and Ann George

Ciderdrinker

[Truebrit]

You are good spotting that one Ciderdrinker!  I wonder if Catherine’s baptisms can be found in either of those places!!!

[Bunnygirl]

Hi
Leicestershire Marriages cd has this
Hinckley 12 Dec 1803
Catherine Pratt otp spinster 22 & Thomas King otp wid 28 Chandler

Hinckley 17 Apr 1786 Sarah Harrold otp  & William Pratt otp
Hinckley St Mary's PR states witness Thomas Reddalls


Hope this helps
Bunnygirl

[Truebrit]

Thanks for that.

I saw that Thomas King was married before - in 1788 to Mary Gays in Hinckley.  I haven’t managed to find Mary King’s burial, which would have been between 1797 when their last son John was born in Hinckley and 1803 when he married Catherine.  Can anyone spot first wife Mary King’s burial too?

TB