Robert and Henry Pratt
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Robert and Henry Pratt (who were brothers) were the first settlers in central Barnhartvale, British Columbia, Canada. Pratt Road, a main residential access, is named after them.
Robert Pratt (1870-1935) settled in Barnhartvale in 1890. In 1894 Harry Pratt (1863-1943) acquired adjoining crown land south of Robert.
Robert Pratt married Helena Todd, daughter of James Todd.
By the early 1900’s Robert Pratt had a highly successful farm with a large apple orchard. Pratt was among the first in the Interior of British Columbia to sell apples commercially, winning a gold medal in 1911 at the International Agricultural Fair in England.
[edit] References
- Balf, Mary, "Kamloops: A History of the District Up To 1914, Kamloops Museum Archives, Kamloops, 1969, pp. 123-127
- [1] N379, The Todds and Pratts of Barnhartvale
- Stewart, John, Robert Pratt and Family, The Kamloops Daily News, Friday, December 18, 1987
