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Maria, I wasn’t suggesting that you would turn up, just pointing out that it happens.

My mother once had a letter from the council asking if she was related to some man. Fortunately it created much hilarity in the family, but might not have done.

1939
First name(s) Mahala
County Devon
Last name(s) Aggett
Country England
Birth date 17 Nov 1863
E. D. letter code WFNB
Birth day 17
Schedule 207
Birth month 11
Schedule sub number 1
Birth year 1863
Archive reference RG101/6821B/019/2
Sex Female
Piece number 6821B
Marital status Single
Item number 19
Occupation Retired Head Teacher
Line number 2
Address 241 High Street, Honiton
Category Census, land & surveys
Place Honiton M.B.
Subcategory Census
Borough / district Honiton M.B.
Collections from Great Britain, England

Marriages Jun 1893 (>99%)
Aggett Georgina Okehampton 5b 721
Pratt John Matthew Okehampton 5b 721

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
9, Bitton Street, Teignmouth, West Teignmouth, Newton Abbot, Devon, England
John Matthew Pratt Head Married Male 34 1867 Baker Teignmouth, Devon, England
Georgina Pratt Wife Married Female 32 1869 - Chagford, Devon, England
Donald Brice Pratt Son - Male 7 1894 - Teignmouth, Devon, England
Leslie John Pratt Son - Male 0 1901 - Teignmouth, Devon, England
Harry White Servant Single Male 19 1882 Baker Tiverton, Devon, England
George Drake Servant - Male 13 1888 Baker Moretonhampstead, Devon, England
Emily Maud Langworthy Servant - Female 14 1887 General servant domestic Bishopsteignton, Devon, England

1911 Census For England & Wales
9 Bitton St Teignmouth, Teignmouth, Devon, England
John Matthew Pratt Head Married Male 44 1867 Baker maker Devon Teignmouth
Georgina Pratt Wife Married Female 43 1868 Assisting in the business Devon Chagford
Leslie John Pratt Son - Male 10 1901 School Devon Teignmouth
Mahala Aggett Visitor Single Female 47 1864 Head teacher Devon Chagford
Walter Budd Assistant Single Male 20 1891 Baker maker Devon Bicton
May Monoghan Servant Single Female 21 1890 General servant domestic Devon Newton Abbott


1921 Census Of England & Wales
9, Courtenay Place, Teignmouth, Devon, England
Richard Eager Visitor Male 1880 41 Melton, Suffolk, England Doctor Of Medicine, Deputy Of Medical Supt, Devon, Mental H Devon Country Council
Marion Jane Eager Visitor Female 1879 42 Exeter, Devon, England Home Duties -
Betty Marion Eager Visitor Female 1914 7 Exmouth, Devon, England - -
Kenneth Richard Wilson Eager Visitor Male 1921 - Exmouth, Devon, England - -
Ethel Stevens Visitor Female 1889 31 Kingsteignton, Devon, England Childrens Nurse Private
John Mathew Pratt Head Male 1867 54 Devon, England Apartment House Keeper Employer
Georgina Pratt Wife Female 1868 52 Chagford, Devon, England Home Duties -
Mahalia Agett Visitor Female 1864 56 Chagford, Devon, England School Mistress Devon Country Council
Annie Louisa White Servant Female 1903 17 Devon, England Domestic Servant J M Pratt

Thank you Shirley and everyone who has been helpful. Just to state to anyone having a panic, I AM related, and I am doing a family history piece for the local museum on his aunt (very close with her sister, Alans mum) who was the girls schools head mistress. I know he'd be in his 80's, and I'm not likely to rock up to his door, being that I'm in Devon, not Chippenham!

A daughter was born in 1967, and probably married in 1990, both events in Chippenham.
However, I don't see her or her husband on any recent ER.

Marie, Google gives his previous role on https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/pOknoeShgKarghFNglh2ipBTMUA/appointments

The firm appears to still be in operation as accounts to last year , last statement September 2023 ( wife's family possibly) send them a letter.

Sorry, but you are missing the point, Shirley

We do not know whether Marie is related.............and/or if she is, HOW.

Sorry Shirley, but I agree with Erika that we should be careful in identifying elderly people. Some of these people are vulnerable and as we don’t know which of them are we must surely take some care.

Much better to track them and then find the next generation and pass on that information. It can be very unnerving to get a communication from someone claiming to be family and even worse to have someone knock on the door. I had a friend who had that happen, two men who were relatives of her ex husband.

So on that basis no one can look for relatives born in the 1930, s 1940,s ??

Seems a bit pedantic


:-(

Just being sensible..............I KNOW how old he would be :-S :-S

Age makes no difference with regard to privacy considerations

Goodness the man would be in his 80,s now if still alive so why the problem ?

We have to be careful, Marie, as we don’t know why you are asking about this man

He was still in Chippenham in 2004 with wife Anne

Maybe opted out of public electoral rolls after then

Alan and his wife were on the ER for Chippenham in 2004.

Their house was sold in 2004, and it doesn't appear to have been sold again since then.

It would be a very long shot, but perhaps you could try writing to the present owners, just in case they know where Alan moved to - or could forward your letter to the estate agents through whom they bought the house in 2004, who might know.

Looking at ER, James D Hill and his wife are listed at that address from 2005 ,until at least 2018, when they may have opted out of the public ER.

Looks like he may have married in 1963
Leicestershire

Details on freebmd

Arrival
Name Mr Leslie Vernon Pratt
Arrival Age 12
Birth Date abt 1937
Port of Departure Santos, Brazil
Arrival Date 21 Nov 1949
Port of Arrival Liverpool, England
Ports of Voyage Santos
Ship Name Balfe
Shipping Line Lamport and Holt
Official Number 143604
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With Ismenia aged 42
Leslie Vernon aged 12
Alan Francis aged 9

All previously lived in Brazil

Name Leslie Vernon Pratt
Death Age 33
Birth Date 14 May 1937
Registration Date Oct 1970
[Nov 1970]
[Dec 1970]
Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district Leicestershire Central
Inferred County Leicestershire
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Went out with Ismenia Elvira aged 34 and Leslie Vernon aged 9 months

Name Leslie John Pratt
Gender Male
Departure Age 39
Birth Date abt 1900
Departure Date 16 Mar 1939
Departure Port England
Ship Name Bronte
Shipping Line Lamport and Holt Line Limited
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Destination Port Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Master J S Carapper

Name Leslie J Pratt
Death Age 60
Birth Date abt 1901
Registration Date Jul 1961
[Aug 1961]
[Sep 1961]
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district Newton Abbot
Inferred County Devon
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