Pratchett family at Charters Towers Queensland

[Gemini37]

cupoflife (love the name),

You, ve really got your teeth into this family and for that I thank you very much.

At the moment I'm watching these messages come in on my phone and can see I have  some copy and padting to do whEn I get home before updating my files.

Really appreciate your efforts.

Thank you

Regards Wal

[Aussie1947]

Further to George Patchett.

27th August 1934 Northern Miner newspaper article mentions that Mr G Patchett claims that he had been born at Charters Towers 57 years earlier on the site now occupied by the District Hospital and his wife was also a native of Charters Towers but one year younger.

This would give a birth year for G (probably George) Pratchett of about 1877 at Charters Towers.

Gerry

[cupoflife]

Glad the info is useful TROVE has plenty on this family to keep you busy

[Aussie1947]

This may have been posted or you might already have it.

A brief article about Charles Pratchett in the North Queensland Register Monday, 5th December 1904 page 30s.

It starts "a very old resident passed away yesterday etc.

They went to Natal in South Africa first then came to Queensland in 1864, worked the Gympie goldfields etc.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/84413783?searchTerm=

Gerry

[Aussie1947]

With the snippet of information that the Pratchetts went to Natal brfore coming to Queensland in 1864 it was likely that Emma and Susannah were born in Natal and not England.  The miners right for the Gympie Gold Fields in the 1870s for Charles adds up.

Coming from Natal to Queensland it was likely that they paid their own way and shipping records might not exist.

Gerry

[Gemini37]

cupoflife and Gerry

Ok I am now home so now to copy and paste what you guys have sent me and update the file/s I have.

Many thanks but if you find other info I sure will appreciate it.

The INSTANCE family will be my next problem in Australia also I believe in Charters Towers.

Many many thanks for all the information the both of you have come up with and again I really appreciate it.

Kind regards

Wal Towells

[Aussie1947]

Further to the burials in Charters Towers, you might find headstones and if so they might have where the persons were born if your lucky.

I have many of my lot buried at CT and most have headstones back to 1900 but the online data base indicates that they don't for some reason so if there was a Charters Towers Rootschatter available to check it might prove something,

Gerry

[giblet]

Hi all,

Wal, i live in Charters Towers and can go to the cemetery next week and see if there are headstones and take photos if there is.

[Gemini37]

Thank you for that Gerry and I do have a reply from giblet.

If it is no trpuble it would be appreciated when you have time.

The following information may help:
Bertram John INSTANCE Cem 2 Section 50 Grave 11932 10/1/1956
Cem  Sec Plot    Grave
2   21   31   2684   30/11/1904   PRATCHETT   CHARLES JAMES
2   43   358   8716   15/09/1936   PRATCHETT   EMILY
2   21   21   3496   5/06/1908           PRATCHETT   EMMA
2   61   167   494   10/10/1981   PRATCHETT   MARGARET ANNE
2   43   368   6171   25/06/1920   PRATCHETT   WILLIAM
2   61   157   484   16/10/1980   PRATCHETT   WILLIAM RAYMOND

Many thanks Wal