Charles Pratt married Ann 19 July 1814 at London, England. On 25 January 1830 the 'Eagle' arrived at the Gage Roads from Gravesend via St Jago and St Paul Island. Among the 28 passengers were the ship's owner James Solomon, his sister Ann, her husband Charles Pratt and their two children Charles Edward Pratt (age 15) and Ann Ellen Pratt (age 14). On February 16 1830, Pratt was advised that he was entitled to select 8,986 acres. However further lands were to be opened up before he could make a selection. Pratt acquired Fremantle Town Lots 95, 96, 97 and 98. A store and alehouse were erected on part of Lots 95 & 96. Pratt purchased the 'Eagle' for 2000 pounds from James Solomon and began trading with the eastern colonies. By August 1830 Pratt was very disillusioned and moved his family to Van Diemens Land, leaving Solomon to manage the Fremantle store. Over the next 3 years he sailed between Mauritius, Sydney and Van Diemens Land. As Pratt's trade with Mauritius had developed he returned his family to Fremantle in June 1834 to take over management of the Fremantle store. In July 1836 Pratt was granted Avon Location W - 7986 acres near Northam. He called these properties 'Buckland' and 'Wongamine'. A modest stone hut was erected, cattle and sheep were driven up and a shepherd employed. Pratt requested permission from the Governor on 15 November 1837 to sell spirits at a general store he proposed to open at Guildford 'not as an Inn, but a place where a poor person could buy a bottle at a time'. The store was near the river landing at Meadow Street. He purchased a house 'Bebe Moro' at Lot 95, also 40 acres near Success Spring (Swan location Q2). This land was used to pasture sheep and as a holding paddock for animals waiting for slaughter. A small butchering trade was added to his Guildford business in 1838. Charles died 11 October 1853 at Guildford and Ann died 9 October 1872 also at Guildford. Information was extracted from R. Erickson 'The Dempsters' University Of Western Australian Press, 1979 Chapters 1-3).