Richard Pratley - m -Sarah ??? abt 1840-1845 Oxfordshire

[ribbo39]

Hi Ladyhawk,

I have 10 children born to Richard Pratley & Sarah and have managed to find all their baptisms in the Leafield registers. (There may be more) The first one was Avis bapt. 9-2-1846 Leafield so I can presume Richard & Sarah married before or near 1846.

Like you, I have Richard aged 20 in 1841(HO 107 / 879/ 13) with John, who I believe is the father of Elisha.

I have them with 4 children (Avis, Mary, Ann & Augustine) on the 1851 census (HO 107/1732 - 162/1)
 
In 1861 they are with 6 children (Ann, Augustine, Thomas, Jane, George R, Harriett)  (RG 9 / 909 - page 20)

In 1871    "      "      "   6      "      (Thomas, Jane, George R, Harriett, Clara, Alice) (RG10 / 1455 Page 10)

In 1881(RG 11 / 1518 page 10)  Sarah is a widow, Gloveress,  with a boarder but have not found a burial for Richard

1891 (RG 12/1178 page 2) Sarah is with dtr Alice & g/son and;
I have a burial for Sarah 2-3-1893 Leafield.

It posing a mystery although, as you have mentioned previously, the marriage of Richard Willett to Sarah Pratley has me baffled - have their surnames been turned around?

Alan

[Ladyhawk]

Richard Pratley & Sarah have about 10 children one of whom is a son baptised

Augustine Pratley 19-1-1851 Leafield who marries  a Sarah Ann Harris 25-12-1878 in Kilburn, London

and he is recorded as Augustine Pratley Willett  who lists his father  Richard Pratley Willett.

Are there any clues on the above marriage? Witness names?

What was father Richard Pratley Willet occupation?

I'm still thinking that the Richard Willet (father Philip) who married 1845 is the son of
Philip PRATLEY & Ann WILLET

Was hoping to find a baptism RWP to confirm but the only one I could find  was
Richard Prately s/o Phillp Pratley & Ann

[ribbo39]

Hi,

Are there any clues on the above marriage? Witness names?

No clues that will lead me anywhere;
Richard Pratley Willett is a labourer.
wits; David Wells/Wills??,    Mary ?? (undecipherable)


Was hoping to find a baptism RWP to confirm but the only one I could find  was
Richard Prately s/o Phillp Pratley & Ann

No I can't find one either

[Ladyhawk]

Don't know if any of these entries relate to your Augustine Pratley Willett (s/o Richard), husband of Sarah Ann Harris

Augustin PRATLEY age 19 occ Groom Layfield Oxon
Scar left eyebrow, under right eye
Conviction or Committal Date:   14 11 1870
Ht 5.6, Hair Lt Bro. Eyes: Grey face: Oval complexion: light
Gaol or Prison:   The County Gaol Gloucester
Discharge Date:   10 Dec 1870
Charge stealing one digging fork at Lechlade property Charles Bayliss
One month hard labourer, single
Not previously known to police father Rich’d Pratley, LeighField Oxford
Record Type:   Registers of Summary Convictions

1871 c
Friar Street, St Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire
Augustine WILLETT   Boarder   21 Leafield Oxfordshire occ Groom

Augustine PRATLEY
obtaining goods by false pretences
Date of Trial:   2 Mar 1871 Oxfordshire
Sentence:   Imprisonment 21 days
England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892

Augustine Pratley WOOLLETT age 24 occ Coachman
Conviction date   19 Mar 1877 Croydon
Ht 5.6 3/4 hair Bro. Eyes Blue complexion Fresh
Medium Height, stout
Scar Left eyebrow ? Back
offence: Found in a certain dwelling house
sentence: 3 months, his pob written as America 
Source   Wandsworth Prison, Surrey: Register Of Prisoners

Augustine PRATLEY Alias WILLETT
obtaining counterfeit coin
Date of Trial:   1 Jul 1878    Oxfordshire
Sentence:   Acquittal
England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892

Augustine WILLETT
larceny & receiving
Session date   27 Jan 1879 Clerkenwell
sentence: 12 months
England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892

[ribbo39]

Hi

I think all those entries relate to the Augustine s/o Richard.

I have him 1851 & 1861 but not in 1871 (but you have found him in Reading as a groom) which ties him nicely as he is a coachman when he marries in 1878 in Kilburn.

In the 1881 he & Sarah have no children with them although I found a Clara bapt. 1879 in Idbury, Oxon.
 
In the 1891 Willesden -  he is a Coachman with 5 children born 1883 - 1890. Again this explains with his imprisonment 1879 of 12 months why no children between 1879 & 1883.

All censues say his place of birth is Leafield etc, Oxon

The alias Pratley/Willett is interesting.

I think Augustine dies in 1899 as I have a death regis for Paddington Dist. aged 46

Alan

[Ladyhawk]

In the 1881 he & Sarah have no children with them although I found a

Clara bapt. 1879 in Idbury, Oxon.

Clara PRATLEY age 11 Bould, Oxfordshire with her HARRIS grandparents on 1891 census
RG12; Piece: 1178; Folio: 170; Page: 5

and

Clara age 1 Bould, Oxfordshire with her Harris grandparents in 1881
her surname transcribed as HARRIS
RG11; Piece: 1519; Folio: 78; Page: 5

[Ladyhawk]

Clara has a middle name

PRATLEY, CLARA  EMMA  mmn   HARRIS 
1879  D Quarter in CHIPPING NORTON  Volume 03A  Page 761

She possibly marries in Wales

Dec 1900 Bridgend Glamorgan Volume:   11a Page:   1396

Arthur Daniel M Pearse
Ben Davies
Benjamin Davies
Clara Pratley
Elizabeth Thomas

1901c RG13; Piece: 5044; Folio: 69; Page: 37 - Bridgend Glamorgan
Francis G Pearce Head S   26
Rose E Pearce sister   S 23
Arthur D M Pearce brother    mar. 24
Clara E Pearce   sister  mar. 21 Idbury Oxon
Sydney Barnard   30 boarder
Elsie Barnard   21

Arthur Leslie William PEARSE mmn PRATLEY
1907  S Quarter in BRIDGEND  Volume 11A  Page 913

Edit - Arthur bpt in Oxford

Arthur Leslie William Pierce
Baptism 22 Sep 1907 Idbury, Oxfordshire, England
Father:   Arthur Pierce, occ miner Mother:   Clara abode S Wales

[Ladyhawk]

I think Augustine dies in 1899 as I have a death regis for Paddington Dist. aged 46

Cambridge Daily News 14 January 1899
Norfolk News - Norwich, Norfolk 21st January 1899

A Father’s Fatal Chase of his Son

Paddington Coroner’s Court Dr H R Oswald held an inquest into death of Augustine Pratley age 46 lately of 3 Cirencester Street Harrow Road, Paddington.

The evidence showed that the deceased, a groom, on Thursday evening called his son age 9 who was playing in the street to come in - he did not obey so he ran after him. The boy ran onto the roof of the washhouse, his father followed and slipped from the roof, that was unprotected he struck against a broom handle that was against the wall. The top of the broom entered his body, he was taken to St Mary’s hospital it was found the wood had penetrated three inches and ruptured the bowels, from the effects of which he died.

The jury returned a verdict of ‘Accidental Death”

For info.

When Augustine & Sarah’s son John Henry Harris Pratley (bn 1889) marries in 1915 his father Augustine Pratley has middle name George, occ coachman, deceased

[ribbo39]

Hi.

Well I have another twist to the story; Sarah Ann Harris (who married Augustine Pratley 1878) is the d/o William Harris  & Harriet.  bapt. 19-8-1855 Idbury.  Harriet married William Harris 1850 Shipton and her maiden name was Pratley d/o Philip

The news clips on   Augustine's death interesting.

Alan