Howard Roy Pratt (1894 - 1900)

Born 19 Mar 1894 in Port Gawler, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 13 May 1900 at age 6 in Port Gawler, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Howard Roy Pratt was born on 19 March 1894 in Port Gawler, South Australia, the son of Arthur Pratt and Mary Ann Baker^[1].

He died from acute dysentery on 13 May 1900 aged 6 years and 7 weeks^[2][3]. His younger brother, Cyril Ivan Pratt died also died from acute dysentery 9 days earlier^[4]. Howard is buried together with his brother in the Two Wells Cemetery^[5].

Note: See photo of headstone below.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth record for Howard Roy Pratt - Genealogy SA. Birth Index. (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 8 October 2020), database entry for Howard Roy Pratt: - Surname: PRATT; First Names: Howard Roy; Date of Birth: 19 Mar 1894; Father: Arthur Pratt, Mother: Mary Ann BAKER; Birth Residence: Port Gawler; District: Port Gawler; Book 539; Page 347.
2. ↑ Death record for Howard Roy Pratt - Genealogy SA. Death Index. (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 21 October 2020), database entry for Howard Roy Pratt - Surname: PRATT; First Names: Howard Roy; Death Date: 13 May 1900; Age: 6; Marital Status: C; Place of Death: Port Gawler; Residence: Port Gawler; Relative: Arthur PRATT [F]; District: Port Gawler; Book 269; Page: 403.
3. ↑ Family Notices (1900, May 17). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), p. 2 (ONE O'CLOCK EDITION). Retrieved October 21, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208924058
   PRATT.-On the 13th May, at Two Wells, of acute dysentery, Howard Roy, the beloved youngest surviving son of A. and M. A. Pratt, aged 6 years and 7 weeks.
4. ↑ Family Notices (1900, May 19). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87802242
   PRATT.— On the 4th May, at Two Wells, of dysentery and teething, Cyril Ivan; dearly beloved infant son of A. and M. A. Pratt, aged 13 months.
5. ↑ Genealogy SA - South Australian Cemeteries database – Memorial Inscription: (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 21 October 2020): Surname: PRATT; First names: Howard Roy; Death Date: 13 May 1900; Age: 6; Cemetery: Two Wells; Relations: Son of A & M A; Source: Memorial Inscription; District Code: 10; Event Year: 1900.

Research notes

Cyril Ivan Pratt and Howard Roy Pratt, tombstone