Tag: John Slater Pratt

3. Indomitable pluck and perseverance & the ‘winged art’

admin October 5, 2017October 5, 2017 0

This is the third posting on the timeline of William’s life. It describes further influences on his education and development during his early teenage years in Stokesley and before he moved to Middlesbrough in around 1855. _______________________________________________ Having gained some idea of William’s family and where he spent his early years, what do we know …

2. Ah’s Yorkshire… William’s immediate family

admin September 14, 2017October 3, 2017 3

This is the second posting on the timeline of William’s life. It describes his immediate family and his antecedents, his illegitimacy and how he came adopt the middle name of Hall. __________________________________________________________________________ After the brief introduction to William’s birthplace of Stokesley (St Peter’s Bells and my native town) I return to an exploration of his …