Hugo Pratt origin, his maternal grandfather was of Marrano (Jewish) descent, and his grandmother was of Turkish origin. He was also related to actor Boris Karloff (né William Henry Pratt). In 1937, Pratt moved with his mother to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), joining his father who was working there following the conquest of that country by Benito Mussolini's Italy. Pratt's father, a professional Italian soldier, was captured in 1941 by British troops and in late 1942, died from disease as a prisoner of war. The same year, Hugo Pratt and his mother were interned in a prison camp at Dirédaoua, where he would buy
Henry C. Pratt (merchant) Kugler, (May 24, 1781); Henry Pratt, (November 18, 1782 – July 13, 1784); and, Frances Henrietta, (August 25, 1784 – July 17, 1785). He then married Elizabeth Dundas on October 27, 1785. They had six children: Mary Ann, (August 3, 1786 – August 18, 1786); Anna Marie Dundas, (September 15, 1787); James Dundas Pratt, (April 23, 1789); Henry Pratt, (October 15, 1790); Sarah Clementina McKean, (December 1, 1791); and, Henry (September 13, 1793 – September 26, 1793). Elizabeth died in her 29th year. In 1794 he married his third wife, Susannah Care; she was 18 years old and he 33.