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Barratt was born in Burslem, North Staffordshire, England.
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William Barratt
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On 11 July 1840, apostle George A. Smith recorded in his diary that he had ordained the 17-year-old Barratt to the office of elder and had set him apart to preach as a missionary in Australia. Barratt"s parents had already decided to emigrate to Australia and Barratt had decided that he would accompany them and eventually join the main gathering of Latter-day Saints in Utah Territory. On 17 July, Barratt"s ship left London for Australia.
The Barratts arrived in Adelaide on 16 November 1840.
Barratt found employment as a shepherd"s cook in Mount Barker. Barratt tried preaching in Australia, and was successful in baptizing a few people, but quickly became discouraged at the moral tone of the settlers there.
One of the people he did baptize in 1842 was Robert Beauchamp. Barratt became a prominent land owner in the Bald Hills and Inman Valley areas of South Australia.
Barratt died at Bald Hills, South Australia and is buried at Victor Harbor, South Australia.
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Religion
Mormonism