Richard
Wickham
Pratt
Born before in Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Wickham
and Elizabeth Pratt
Brother of
Humphrey Wickham [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Wilmhurst) Pratt
— married
9 Nov 1756 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Descendants 
Father of
Richard Pratt, Elizabeth Pratt, Hannah Pratt, George Pratt, David Pratt, Sarah Pratt, Annesly Pratt and Cary Pratt
Died before
at about age 81
in Rotherfield, Sussex, England
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Nov 2013
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Biography
Richard Pratt was born in Sussex, England.
Richard was born in about 1730 to Richard Wickham and Elizabeth Pratt. At the time his father was married to Ann Birch and his mother was unmarried.
Richard was baptised on 13 Dec 1730 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England by his mother.[1]
On 1 Mar 1731 a bastardy bond was issued to Richard Wickham.
"Richard Wickham the younger of Wadhurst, cordwainer, with his father Richard Wickham the elder of Wadhurst, cordwainer bound in 50, to acquit the parish of any charges, as the father of the bastard son of Elizabeth Pratt of Wadhurst, spinster. Endorsed: receipt for 1 12s 0d for the lying-in of EP; 6 Jan 1732"[2][3]
Richard married Elizabeth Wilmhurst on 09 Nov 1756 in Rotherfield, Sussex.[4]
The couple went on to have at least eight children.
Richard died in 1812 and was buried on 27 Sep 1812 in Rotherfield, St Denys Parish Church.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JS8B-XHL : 22 March 2020), Wickham Richard Pratt, 1730.
- ↑ Bastardy Bond
- ↑ "Bastardy Bond" definition
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6KN-KPT : 13 March 2020), Richard Pratt, 1756.
- ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8H7-RPG : 16 March 2020), Richard Senr. Pratt, 1812.
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