Pratt, Anthony Warre, son of Warre Harriott Alexander Pratt LMSSA, med. practitioner, and Gertrude, d. of Archibald Frost Hardyment; b. 27 Apr. 1923; adm. Sept. 1936 (G); left July 1940; Univ. of London 1940-2 and 1946-9, BSc 1949; Roy. Aircraft Establishment Farnborough 1942-6; a chemical engineer, AMIChemE 1953, CEng 1969; Allen & Hanbury Ltd 1949-54; BP 1954-5; Kellogg lnternat. Corpn 1956-65; Pullman-Kellogg Co., New York and Houston, Texas, 1965-70; Chemical Construction Corpn New York 1970-6; Stone & Webster Eng. Corpn New York 1976-9, Principal systems engineer London 1979-83; process engineer Humphreys & Glasgow Lt 1984-6; m. 12 July 1949 Nancy Barbara, d. of Sydney Charles Cronk of Streatham.

PRATT, CHARLES, of Surrey; b.; adm.; QS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1588, matr. 17 Jan 1588/9, aged 19, Westminster Student to 1592; BA 1592; adm. Inner Temple, called to bar 19 May 1603, as of Southwark, late of Clements Inn; living 1611.

PRATT, HENRY JAMES FREDERICK, son of Rev. Henry Pratt, Nusserabad, India, Chaplain EICS Bengal, and Elizabeth --- (IGI); b. 9 Jun 1842; adm. 26 Mar 1855 (G); QS 1856; left 1859; ICS Bengal 1861; Sub-Deputy Opium Agent, Bareilly; retd. 1897; m. Ellen Wishaw (IGI); d. 6 Apr 1922.

Pratt, John Geoffrey Drewe, son of John Lhind Pratt, Metropolitan Magistrate, and Annie Mary Mills, d. of Maj. Arthur John Coghill of Melbourne, Australia; b. 23 Jan. 1925; adm. Sept. 1938 (A); left July 1943; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1943, BA 1946, MA 1949; a geophysicist; BP Papua 1952-4, Kuwait 1954-5, Canada 1955-6, Senegal 1959-60, Libya 1961-2; Trans-Arctic Expedition 1956-9, Polar Medal 1958; operational res. BP London 1962-79, retd. Mar. 1979; d. 24 Apr. 1994.

PRATT, THOMAS, son of Thomas Pratt, St. James’s, London; b.; adm.; in under school list 1715; KS 1717; Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 1 Apr 1721, aged 18. [Note that a Thomas Pratt was Under Clerk, Treasury Mar 1724 – Nov 1769, Chief Clerk Nov 1769 – Jul 1798, and Keeper of Papers, Treasury Sep 1765 – Jan 1783]

Preece, Percy John, third son of Sir William Henry Preece, K.C.B., F.R.S., engineer-in-chief to the General Post Office, by Agnes Mary, daughter of George Pocock, of Southampton; b. July 24, 1870; adm. as Q.S. June 12, 1884; left (with Triplett) July 1889; Trin. Coll. Camb. (adm. pensr. May 27, 1889); B.A. 1892; adm. a solicitor March 1897; firm, Fox and Preece, Dean's Yard, Westminster; secretary to the governing body of the school; 2nd Lieut. Rifle Brigade July 28, 1897; served in the South African War with the Army Post Office Corps; mentioned in despatches; Lieut. Feb. 3, 1900; Capt. 8th Batt. London Regt. Dec. 9, 1902; acting Major Sept. 5, 1914; Lieut.-Col. June 1, 1916; served in France in Great War I; T.D.; secretary to the governing body July 29, 1912 to Feb. 18, 1918; d. Oct. 29, 1921.

PRESCOTT, EDWARD, son of William Prescott, Clare Hall, Halifax, Yorks.; bapt. Halifax 20 May 1760 (IGI); at Manchester GS 1772; adm. 10 Jan 1774; KS 1774; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1778, matr. 17 Jun 1778, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1778 – void 21 Oct 1790 (expiry year of grace as V. Long Preston from 26 Oct 1789); BA 1782; MA 1785; ordained; Vicar of Long Preston, Yorkshire, from 1789; m. 31 Aug 1790 Mary Cooke, Callico Hall, Halifax, Yorks.; d. 16 Feb 1809, aged 48.

PRESSE, ---; b.; adm.; QS in 1554 (Chapter Muniments).

PRESSE, ---; b.; adm.; QS in 1556 (Chapter Muniments 7723).

PRESTON, ---; b.; adm.; QS 12 May 1554 (Chapter Muniments).