18 Aug 2023
Wife: Edith May Searle
Born: 15 Mar 1878 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire 1 Census: 1891 in Grantchester Lane, Trumpington (see note 1) Census: 1911 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire (see note 2) Occupation: 1911 Laundress Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 (see note 3) Occupation: 1939 Charwoman 1 Father: John Searle (1846 - 1899) Mother: Caroline Rayner (1844 - 1936)
Husband: Harry Manasseh Pratt Birth name: Manasseh Pratt 2 Married: 1901 in Cambridgeshire 2 (see note 4)
Born: 1865 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire 2 (see note 5) Census: 1871 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire (see note 6) Census: 1911 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire (see note 7) Occupation: 1911 Ag Lab Father: William Pratt (1818 - ) Mother: Eliza _____ (1821 - )
M Child 1: Reginald John Pratt Born: 3 Jul 1901 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire 2,1 (see note 8) Census: 1911 in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire (see note 9) Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 Occupation: 1939 Plumber & Fitter 1 Resided: 1961 - 1985 at 65 Foster Road, Trumpington 3 Member: 1971 - 1985 Trumpington Allotment Society 4 Died: 1992 in Norfolk 5 (see note 10) Wife: Celia Gladys Martin b. 16 May 1898 d. 1957 Married: 1932 in Suffolk 2 (see note 11) Wife: Phyllis Mary Mason b. 1926 d. 2008 Married: 1961 in Cambridge 2 (see note 12)
M Child 2: Frederick Thomas Pratt Born: 17 Sep 1919 in Cambridgeshire 2,1 (see note 13) Resided: 1939 in Cambridge 1 Occupation: 1939 Bus Conductor 1 Resided: 1948 - 1959 at 93 Paget Road, Trumpington 3 Occupation: 1949 Civil Servant 6 Member: 1952 - 1959 Trumpington Allotment Society 4 Resided: 1960 - 1967 at 4 Foster Road, Trumpington 3 Died: 1968 in Cambridge 5 (see note 14) Wife: Betty Honorine Tully b. 13 Jun 1920 d. 2005 Married: 1941 in Cambridge 2 (see note 15)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) FreeBMD website. (3) Electoral Register. (4) Trumpington Allotment Society records. (5) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (6) Baptism records of children.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 13, born Grantchester, with aunt Rebecca Hart and her family Note (2) Age 33, born Grantchester, with husband Harry Manessah (sic) Pratt and four children. Laundress Note (3) Widow Note (4) Jun 1901 Chesterton 3b 997 Note (5) Manasseh Pratt: Jun 1865 Chesterton 3b 512 Note (6) Manasah Pratt: age 5, born Grantchester, with mother and family Note (7) Age 45, born Grantchester. Farm Labourer, with wife Edith May and four children Note (8) Sep 1901 Chesterton 3b 458 Note (9) Age 9, born Grantchester, with family Note (10) Dec 1992 Kings Lynn 10 1436 born 3 Jul 1901 Note (11) Jun 1932 Risbridge 4a 1948a Note (12) Sep 1961 Cambridge 4a 665 Note (13) Dec 1919 Chesterton 3b 743 mothers surname Searle Note (14) Sep 1968 Cambridge 4a 188 age 48 Note (15) Mar 1941 Cambridge 3b 1454 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index