my ancestor was william pratt (1806-1862). he was born in grinton, yorkshire, and married eleanor demaine ( daughter of thomas demain and ruth spence) i think it was 1831, grinton. he lived in feetham on the census, and was a carpenter/joiner. anyway, he died in 1862, and the informant was a ralph pratt, in attendance, feetham.
so there are 2 ralph pratt's in reeth area for the census.
1) ralph was born in 1829, in melbecks, the son of john pratt (ch.1797, smarber hall independant church.) and elizabeth scott, grandson of john and rachel pratt. he is a lead miner living at smarber 1841-61, with his parents, then his siblings anne (b.1834) and michal (b.1840).
2) ralph was born 1827,melbecks, the son of michael pratt and mary. researching this ralph, he is married to an isabelle, and lives with his brother john (b.1832) and niece mary (b.1838) on the 51/61 census. he's with his mother in 1841, niece, and brothers as well. he lived in feetham the whole time.
ok sounds difficult, but there's more. in 1806, there are 2 william pratts christened in grinton. one in feb, the son of james, the other in nov, the son of michael. so, either ralph may be a nephew at this point.
well, michael pratt married mary parkin in 1804, grinton. this couple have the following children: john b.1804, william b.1806, michal b.1808, mary b.1811, joseph b.1815, ralph b.1818, and parkin b.1821.
joseph through to parkin all have michael and mary listed as parents. there are too more children born to a michael and mary pratt, these in the methodist church: ralph b.1827 (above) and john b.1831 (living with the above ralph in the census).
well with ralph and mary in 1841 is a michael b.1811, which i think is the one born in 1808. if this is the same couple who married in 1804, it means mary was 15, as per the 1841 census, so she would be 15 at the 1st child's birth, and 42 at the lasts. it is also possible that a burial at the same church in 1836, is for the father michael pratt, as per findmypast, which means he was born in 1780, son of john, making him 24 at marriage.
so, am i right in thinking, that my william pratt's parents were michael pratt and mary parking married at grinton in 1804?
that michael was ch.1780 the son of john, dying in 1836, buried at the methodist church, his last 2 children were christened at?
and that this makes michael 24 at marriage, and mary 15, being the daughter of john parking ch.in 1789?
all this making the ralph pratt at william's death, his younger brother, not a nephew or ousin of some kind? am i being delusional, or am i onto something here?
so there are 2 ralph pratt's in reeth area for the census.
1) ralph was born in 1829, in melbecks, the son of john pratt (ch.1797, smarber hall independant church.) and elizabeth scott, grandson of john and rachel pratt. he is a lead miner living at smarber 1841-61, with his parents, then his siblings anne (b.1834) and michal (b.1840).
2) ralph was born 1827,melbecks, the son of michael pratt and mary. researching this ralph, he is married to an isabelle, and lives with his brother john (b.1832) and niece mary (b.1838) on the 51/61 census. he's with his mother in 1841, niece, and brothers as well. he lived in feetham the whole time.
ok sounds difficult, but there's more. in 1806, there are 2 william pratts christened in grinton. one in feb, the son of james, the other in nov, the son of michael. so, either ralph may be a nephew at this point.
well, michael pratt married mary parkin in 1804, grinton. this couple have the following children: john b.1804, william b.1806, michal b.1808, mary b.1811, joseph b.1815, ralph b.1818, and parkin b.1821.
joseph through to parkin all have michael and mary listed as parents. there are too more children born to a michael and mary pratt, these in the methodist church: ralph b.1827 (above) and john b.1831 (living with the above ralph in the census).
well with ralph and mary in 1841 is a michael b.1811, which i think is the one born in 1808. if this is the same couple who married in 1804, it means mary was 15, as per the 1841 census, so she would be 15 at the 1st child's birth, and 42 at the lasts. it is also possible that a burial at the same church in 1836, is for the father michael pratt, as per findmypast, which means he was born in 1780, son of john, making him 24 at marriage.
so, am i right in thinking, that my william pratt's parents were michael pratt and mary parking married at grinton in 1804?
that michael was ch.1780 the son of john, dying in 1836, buried at the methodist church, his last 2 children were christened at?
and that this makes michael 24 at marriage, and mary 15, being the daughter of john parking ch.in 1789?
all this making the ralph pratt at william's death, his younger brother, not a nephew or ousin of some kind? am i being delusional, or am i onto something here?
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