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Edward Pratt
in the England & Wales, Civil Divorce Records, 1858-1918
Name: Edward Pratt
Gender: Male
Record Type: Divorce
Type: Wife's petition
Petition Date: 1889
Spouse: Eliza Sara Pratt
Divorce Court File Number: 2969
Divorce because of cruelty.
Edward was the respondent, and Eliza the petitioner.
Alimony £38 per annum, payable monthly, commencing 14 May 1889.
15 July 1889: Edward had changed his address to 91 Melbourne St, Sloane Square.
17 Feb 1990 - order re alimony amount.
£100 per annum, payable quarterly, for the support and maintenance of the three youngest children. That amount to be reduced by the amount of any income Eliza might receive from a house at 15 Forrest Hill Road.
If within 14 days Edward put Eliza in full legal possession of that house, the alimony would be reduced from £100 to £60 per annum.
Marriage cert image:
Marriage in Surat, Bombay Presidency, 27 Oct 1864.
Edward Pratt, full age, widower, assistant commissioner of customs, Surat.
Residence: Surat.
Father's name: Edward Pratt.
Eliza Sarah Millard, 16, spinster, residence Surat.
Father's name: Lieut.I.N. [ JN ??] James Millard.
They had 9 children "only now surviving":
Edward Millard - 29 Aug 1865.
George Marlow - 13 April 1867
Charles Rasey - 29 aug 1868
Frederick Greville - 4 Dec 1869
David Cameron - 3 Nov 1871
Julia Honoria - 5 Nov 1874
John Thomas - 13 Jan 1976
Richard Septimus - 11 Oct 1881
William Henry - 27 Nov 1887
Edward had treated Eliza and children "with great unkindness and cruelty" for several years.
1880, at Boulogne, France, he had dragged Eliza up the stairs, pushed her down and pulled her hair.
Summer 1881, Southampton, Hants, pushed he against the wall, swung her round and tore the sleeve of her dress.
1884 onwards, he refused to occupy the same bedroom as Eliza. (You would think she would be glad of that!)
Summer 1885, at 15 Forest Hill Road, he pushed her about, knocked her against the table, and threw a jug full of water over her.
March 1886, at 15 Forest Hill Road, he threatened to crush her head, and said that she deserved to be kicked out of doors.
He frequently insulted, abused, and threatened her, and "kept her without servants, and without clothing and without money, and insisted upon offensive and uncleanly arrangements in the household".
When teaching his children their lessons he spat upeon their exercises, and dragged the girl about by the hair.
He frequently threatened and beat his children "with great cruelty and called them vile names".
15 March 1889, 15 Forest Hill Road, he swore at Eliza, beat his daughter Julia, and caused Eliza to have an attack of hysteria.
1 April 1889, 15 Forest Hill Road, he swore at Eliza and called her vile names.
22 April 1889, left Eliza without means of support.
By reason of " his ill treatment and misconduct as aforesaid" Eliza's health was greatly impaired.
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Edward Willard Pratt
in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917
Name: Edward Willard Pratt [
]Gender: Male
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 18 Feb 1866
Baptism Place: England, Chelsea Holy Trinity, Kensington and Chelsea
Father:
Edward Pratt
Mother:
Eliza Sarah Pratt
Register Type: Parish Registers
Edward M. Pratt
in the 1881 England Census
Name: Edward M. Pratt
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: Edward Pratt
Mother: Eliza S. Pratt
Gender: Male
Where born: Paris British Subject, France
Civil Parish: Camberwell
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: 23 Lancroft Rd
Education:
Employment status:
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Occupation: Scholar
Registration District: Camberwell
Sub registration district: Camberwell
ED, institution, or vessel: 33
Neighbors:
Piece: 678
Folio: 76
Page Number: 24
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Pratt 54 - Assistant Collr. (annd something), Bombay Presidency retired.
Eliza S. Pratt 32
Edward M. Pratt 15
George M. Pratt 13 - Bombay
Charles R. Pratt 12 - Vinigola (??), Bombay Presidency
Frederick G. Pratt 11 - Bombay
David C. Pratt 9 - Karwar (?), Bombay
Julia H. Pratt 7 - Coomista (?), Bombay
John T. Pratt 5 - ditto
Father born Bombay; mother born Poonah.
The occupation which I've assumed was the father's is actually written on the mother's line. I assumed that was a mistake - but maybe she was ahead of her time!
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Edward Miliard Pratt
in the UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939
Name: Edward Miliard Pratt
Record Type: Register
Residence Date: 21 Dec 1886
Residence Place: India
Indian CS (judge and Sessions judge at Bombay).
Educated at Dulwich College and University College, London.
appointed after exam of 1884.
Arrived 21 Dec 1886 and served as assistant "collr." and magistrate.
2nd assistant, March 1894.
1st assistant, March 1897
Judge and session judge, Sept 1897
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You say, "he was retired from Singapore in 1930"
Do you mean he retired to the UK?
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Edward M Pratt
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Edward M Pratt
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1865
Residence Year: 1939
Address: Green Sedges [ Greenhedges on image]
Residence Place: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Occupation: Judge, High Court Bombery {Bombay on image] retired
Line Number: 40
Schedule Number: 122
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: DTBV
Borough: Maidenhead
Inferred Spouse:
Gertrude A Pratt
Household Members Age
Edward M Pratt 74
Gertrude A Pratt 52 - 3/8/1887, private means, married
Agnethe Buchardt 28 - 14/6/1911, single, domestic servant.
Edward Millard Pratt
in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
Name: Edward Millard Pratt
Death Date: 28 Jun 1949
Death Place: Berkshire, Berks, England
Probate Date: 2 May 1952
Probate Registry: Oxford, England
Address: Greenhedges.
Probate to widow Gertrude Augusta Pratt.
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So, how do you relate to this man if you know nothing about his family?
Have you done any research yourself?
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I'm looking for descendants of Captain Edward Pratt,who was a magistrate and judge in 1920'S Singapore & Malaya.I dont know when he was born,name of wife and children.I know he was retired from Singapore in 1930.I don't know names of his parents too.
Can anyone help me with this enquiry?.
Best wishes,
Winson Saw
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