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William Henry Prowse 1807 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1807

Birth Location: Baptised 29 Nov 1807 St. Luke's, LONDON

Death Date: 18 Dec 1875

Death Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Prowse

Mother: Elizabeth Peryer

Spouse(s): Mary Fairhead

Children(s): Mary Prowse, Elizabeth Prowse, William Prowse, Louisa Prowse, Harriet PROWSE, Charles Prowse, Louisa PROWSE, Mary PROWSE, Alice PROWSE

William Henry Prowse was born in 1807 in Baptised 29 Nov 1807 St. Luke's, LONDON, the child of John Prowse and Elizabeth Peryer. William Henry Prowse married Mary Ann Fairhead, and had children including Mary Ann Prowse, Elizabeth Jane Prowse, William John Prowse, Louisa Ann Prowse, Harriet Elizabeth PROWSE, Charles Henry Prowse, Louisa Ann PROWSE, Mary Ann PROWSE, Alice Sarah PROWSE. William Henry Prowse passed away in 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Henry Prowse was born in 1807 in Baptised 29 Nov 1807 St. Luke's, LONDON, the child of John Prowse and Elizabeth Peryer.
  • William Henry Prowse married Mary Ann Fairhead, and had children including Mary Ann Prowse, Elizabeth Jane Prowse, William John Prowse, Louisa Ann Prowse, Harriet Elizabeth PROWSE, Charles Henry Prowse, Louisa Ann PROWSE, Mary Ann PROWSE, Alice Sarah PROWSE.
  • William Henry Prowse passed away in 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Prowse
1779 – 1856
Birth Location: Thorverton, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Peryer
1784 – 1860
Birth Location: Albury, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Fairhead
1811 – 1885
Birth Location: Shoreditch, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Mary Prowse
1832 – 1835
Birth Location: Shoreditch, Hackney, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Prowse
1834 – 1916
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom (Percival S
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William Prowse
1836 – 1902
Birth Location: St. James' Church, Clerkenwell. LONDON
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Louisa Prowse
1838 – 1844
Birth Location: Clerkenwell St James, England
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Harriet PROWSE
1841 – 1916
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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Charles Prowse
1843 – 1927
Birth Location: LIVERPOOL Merseyside England
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Louisa PROWSE
1847 – 1911
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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Mary PROWSE
1850 – 1897
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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Alice PROWSE
1854 – 1892
Birth Location: West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire
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William Prowse's Ancestors

Self
William Prowse
1807 – 1875
Birth Place: Baptised 29 Nov 1807 St. Luke's, LONDON
Parents
John Prowse
1779 – 1856
Thorverton, Devon, England
Elizabeth Peryer
1784 – 1860
Albury, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Turpin Prowse
1742 – 1790
Thorverton, Devon, England
Elizabeth Pitts
1749 – 1814
Thorverton, Devon, England
John Peryer
1755 – 1811
Broadwater, Sussex, England
Judith Naldrett
1755 – 1797
Slinfold, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Turpin Prowse
1715 – 1787
Sarah Marshall
1718 – 1796
John Peryer
1730 – 1777
Ann
Adam Naldrett
1718 – 1772
Hannah
1727 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Turpin Prowse
1670 – 1744
Grace Prowse
1669 – 1721
Henry MARSHALL
George Naldrett
1676 – 1742
Frances Churcher
1675 – 1739

William Prowse's Descendants

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William (Henry) Prowse (24 Jul 1807 – 18 Dec 1875) m. Mary (Ann) Fairhead (22 Sep 1811 – 18 Jan 1885)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Prowse (21 Jul 1832 – 15 Jun 1835)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Prowse (2 Oct 1834 – 4 Nov 1916) m. John SPENCER (1833 – 3 Apr 1896)
    1. 1. John (William) SPENCER (1859 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Martha) SPENCER (5 Apr 1860 – )
    3. 3. Louisa (J) Spencer (1865 – )
    4. 4. Robert (Power) Spencer (1867 – 1941)
      1. 1. Robert (Lloyd) Spencer (1912 – 1998)
    5. 5. William Spencer (1870 – )
    6. 6. Mary Spencer (1872 – )
    7. 7. Samuel (G) Spencer (Oct 1873 – 17 Jul 1927)
    8. 8. Charles Spencer (19 Mar 1874 – 24 Oct 1945)
  3. 3. William (John) Prowse (19 Sep 1836 – 11 Sep 1902) m. Sarah (Jane) Harrison (23 Jun 1851 – 16 Oct 1938)
    1. 1. William (Ralph) PROWSE (1869 – 1942)
    2. 2. Louisa (Ann) PROWSE (15 Jul 1872 – 10 Mar 1959) m. John Salt (1866 – 1949)
      1. 1. Ernest (Talbot) Salt (1893 – 1916)
      2. 2. Adelaide (May) Salt (1895 – 1981)
      3. 3. Jack (Henry) Salt (1897 – 1916)
      4. 4. Olive (Mary) Salt (1901 – 1983)
      5. 5. Geoffrey (John) Salt (1903 – 1978)
      6. 6. Robert (James) Salt (1910 – 1988)
      7. 7. Elsie (Violet Edna) Salt (1913 – 1992)
      8. 8. Hilda (Christina) Salt
      9. 9. Lillian (Mabel) Salt
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) PROWSE (25 Mar 1874 – 7 May 1960)
    4. 4. Henry (Richard) PROWSE (9 Mar 1876 – 16 Oct 1959) m. Gladys (Margaret) Ross (12 Jul 1880 – 5 Feb 1938)
      1. 1. William Prowse (24 Sep 1906 – 17 Dec 1971)
      2. 2. Henry Prowse (26 Jan 1908 – 30 Jun 1988)
      3. 3. Morris PROWSE (19 Jun 1910 – 13 Oct 1988) m. evelyn (gladys) smith (06 Jan 1913 – 2013)
        1. 1. Donald PROWSE (1938 – 2005)
      4. 4. Sarah (Victoria) Prowse (21 Mar 1912 – 9 Jun 1958)
      5. 5. Isabel (Caroline) Prowse (12 Aug 1913 – 8 Dec 1975)
      6. 6. Gladys (Martha) Prowse (03 Oct 1916 – 5 April 1979)
    5. 5. Harriet (Mary) PROWSE (27 May 1878 – 16 Jun 1947)
    6. 6. John (Charles) PROWSE (28 Apr 1881 – 12 Aug 1967)
    7. 7. James (Robert) PROWSE (28 May 1883 – 17 Mar 1952)
    8. 8. Frederick (William) PROWSE (18 May 1885 – 1981)
    9. 9. Marion (Sarah) PROWSE (4 Jun 1887 – 13 Feb 1988) m. John (Lemington) Tucker
      1. 1. Elsie (Mary) Tucker m. George (Leslie) Pownall
        1. 1. Noel Pownall
    10. 10. Arthur (Talbot) PROWSE (28 Jul 1889 – 13 Feb 1952)
    11. 11. Leslie (George) Prowse (1894 – 1897)
  4. 4. Louisa (Ann) Prowse (31 Dec 1838 – 8 Apr 1844)
  5. 5. Harriet (Elizabeth) PROWSE (Sep 1841 – 25 Oct 1916) m. William Curran (1842 – )
    1. 1. John (William) Curran (1869 – )
    2. 2. George Curran (1871 – 1958)
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Curran (1873 – )
    4. 4. William (Henry) Curran (1874 – 1953)
    5. 5. John Curran (1878 – )
    6. 6. Louisa (Ann) Curran (1880 – 1966)
  6. 6. Charles (Henry) Prowse (9 June 1843 – 12 February 1927) m. Mary (Ellen) Spencer (13 Oct 1844 – 12 Feb 1899) m. Katherine Robinson (January 1855 – 30 Aug 1939)
    1. 1. Mary (Emily) Prowse (21 Dec 1865 – 1944) m. Charles (Porter) Russell (1865 – 1953)
      1. 1. Charles (Henry) RUSSELL (1888 – 1950)
      2. 2. John (A) RUSSELL (1889 – )
      3. 3. Dorothy (E) RUSSELL (1890 – )
      4. 4. Edith RUSSELL (1896 – )
      5. 5. George RUSSELL (1897 – )
      6. 6. Sydney Russell (abt 1897 – )
      7. 7. Josephine RUSSELL (1899 – )
      8. 8. Josephine Russell (abt 1904 – )
      9. 9. Frank Russell (1908 – )
    2. 2. Martha (Louisa) Prowse (2 Jun 1867 – 26 Mar 1949) m. Charles (William) McKie (1862 – 1931)
      1. 1. Louisa (Ethel) McKIE (1890 – )
      2. 2. Lily McKIE (c1891 – )
      3. 3. Margorie (E) McKIE (1894 – 1983)
    3. 3. Charles (Elias) Prowse (7 Jul 1869 – Jun 1950) m. Nellie Gray (abt 1876 – 1934)
      1. 1. Muriel PROWSE (1903 – )
    4. 4. William (Henry) Prowse (26 Aug 1870 – 18 Mar 1948) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lumb (1870 – )
    5. 5. Alice (Maud) Prowse (20 Jul 1872 – 19 Apr 1879)
    6. 6. George (Spencer) Prowse (Dec 1874 – Sep 1939) m. Alice (Maud) Ball (26 Jan 1875 – 8 Nov 1952)
      1. 1. George (Spencer) Prowse (10 Mar 1900 – Dec 1973) m. May
      2. 2. Lawrence (Oswald) Prowse (21 Jan 1902 – Jul 1981) m. Nita Levene (1 Jan 1909 – 14 Apr 1991)
        1. 1. Golda Prowse (23 Nov 1931 – 15 Sep 2024) m. Tony Drian (6 Mar 1932 – Aug 1976)
        2. 2. Pauline Prowse (23 Feb 1935 – ) m. Jean Rusterholtz (15 Dec 1934 – Jul 1986)
        3. 3. Keith Prowse (Apr 1940 – 1945)
      3. 3. Ernest Prowse (1903 – December 1903)
      4. 4. Ivy (May) Prowse (24 Mar 1908 – Sep 1998) m. Alfred (E Le) Page (21 Oct 1917 – )
        1. 1. Marjorie (Le) Page (29 October 1942 Wolverhampton, – May 1988) m. Terence (J.) Pryce
        2. 2. Susan (Le) Page (21 February 1947 Aldershot, Ha – Jul 1993) m. Vernon Aldred (5 Feb 1938 – 7 Jun 2013)
      5. 5. Lilian Prowse (29 Jun 1909 – 19/1/1968) m. Charles Downey (25 Jan 1913 – Oct 1988)
        1. 1. Jake Downey (5 Jul 1936 – ) m. Kris m. Sarah m. Lesley
        2. 2. Manya Downey (1939 – 11 Dec 2023) m. Frank Potter ( – 2017)
      6. 6. Marjorie Prowse (10 Jan 1912 – 23 May 1934)
      7. 7. Ernest Prowse (27 Jun 1914 – 17 Sep 2008) m. Rose Waldman (10 Jan 1919 Holborn, London – 26 Jan 1999 (Southampton Gene)
        1. 1. Frank (Spencer) Prowse (29 Nov 1948 – ) m. Beverly Smith (9 May 1955 – )
        2. 2. Mark (Ernest) Prowse (12 Oct 1952 – ) m. Ann Brewer (5 Apr 1955 – )
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane) Prowse (October 1876 – October 1877)
    8. 8. James (Bebbington) Prowse (3 Feb 1880 – aft 1921) m. Edith Griffiths (1881 – )
    9. 9. Robert (Ernest) Prowse (23 Nov 1881 – 3 Dec 1922) m. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Noble (December 1884 – 22 Mar 1961)
      1. 1. Norman (Spencer) PROWSE (January 1905 – 12 December 1959)
      2. 2. Perry Prowse (abt 1913 – )
    10. 10. Samuel (Harold) Prowse (28 April1884 – 5 Aug 1884)
    11. 11. John (Alfred) Prowse (10 Dec 1885 – 8 Dec 1954) m. Hannah (Melville) Cochrane (22 May 1883 – 1973)
      1. 1. Harold PROWSE (23 Oct 1910 – 28 Jan 1979) m. Elsie (Margaret) Doward
      2. 2. Leslie PROWSE (11 Mar 1912 – Apr 1990)
      3. 3. Eric PROWSE (1917 – 1917)
      4. 4. Trevor PROWSE (Sep 1918 – 6 Oct 1938)
    12. 12. Frederick (Samuel) Prowse (21 Mar 1887 – 11 Jun 1962) m. Margaret Brown (1890 – )
      1. 1. Ronald Prowse (10 Mar 1912 – )
      2. 2. Emma (G) Prowse (1913 – )
  7. 7. Louisa (Ann) PROWSE (1 Jun 1847 – 1911) m. James Power (c1850 – 1911)
    1. 1. Arthur POWER (1874 – 1911)
    2. 2. William (H) POWER (1879 – 1911)
    3. 3. Frederick (C) POWER (1881 – 1911)
    4. 4. Lillian (Amy) POWER (1883 – 1911)
    5. 5. Florence (M) POWER (1885 – 1911)
    6. 6. Joseph (A) POWER (1888 – 1911)
  8. 8. Mary (Ann) PROWSE (October 1850 – 23 Jun 1897)
  9. 9. Alice (Sarah) PROWSE (1854 – May 1892) m. George (William) Bebbington (1854 – 17 Mar 1931)
    1. 1. Edith (Mary) BEBBINGTON (1880 – 1937)
    2. 2. Margaret (Amy) BEBBINGTON (10 Jan 1882 – 1971)
    3. 3. L-Cpl (George Arthur) Bebbington (July 1883 – 30 Jul 1916)
    4. 4. Lilian (Alice) Bebbington (15 Feb 1885 – 26 Jun 1973)
    5. 5. Bailey Bebbington (1886 – 1942)
    6. 6. Charles Bebbington (20 May 1892 – 16 Jan 1917) m. Mabel (B) Bebbington (17 Oct 1896 – ) m. Beatrice Bebbington
      1. 1. Living Bebbington
      2. 2. Florence. (May) Bebbington (18 Jul 1917 – )

William Prowse's Timeline

10 Records

1807
24 Jul 1807
Birth of William Henry Prowse in Baptised 29 Nov 1807 St. Luke's, LONDON
Baptised 29 Nov 1807 St. Luke's, LONDON
1807
29 Nov 1807
William Henry Prowse was baptized in St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
1831
29 May 1831
Age 24
William Henry Prowse was married in St John, Clerkenwell, England
St John, Clerkenwell, England
1843
1843
Age 36
William Henry Prowse resided here in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1851
1851
Age 44
William Henry Prowse resided here in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1855
1855
Age 48
William Henry Prowse resided here in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 64
William Henry Prowse resided here in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1875
18 Dec 1875
Age 68
Death of William Henry Prowse in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1875
23 Dec 1875
Age 68
Burial of William Henry Prowse in Toxteth, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Toxteth, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
1903
1903
Age 96
William Henry Prowse resided here in Kangaroo Flat, Laanecoorie, Victoria, Australia
Kangaroo Flat, Laanecoorie, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1807
    Event Place: Baptised 29 Nov 1807 St. Luke's, LONDON
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/1522-1528
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3784; Folio: 46; Page: 26; GSU roll: 841894
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2182; Folio: 194; Page: 19; GSU roll: 87183-87184
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
    [5] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, Merseyside, England; Liverpool Cemetery Registers; Reference: 352 CEM 9/1/10
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1807
    Event Place: St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St James, Clerkenwell, Register of baptisms, Jan 1785-Dec 1812, P76/JS1/011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 May 1831
    Event Place: St John, Clerkenwell, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Source Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Saint John The Baptist, Clerkenwell, Register of marriages, P76/JNB, Item 012
    [2] England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780 - 1837

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2182; Folio: 194; Page: 19; GSU roll: 87183-87184

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1970, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Liverpool Electoral registers, Burgess rolls and Voters Lists; Reference: Hq324.241LIV

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3784; Folio: 46; Page: 26; GSU roll: 841894

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1875
    Event Place: Toxteth, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
    Record Source: Findagrave, William Henry Prowse 23 Dec 1875

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Kangaroo Flat, Laanecoorie, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Freedom of the City Admission Papers, 1681-1930, London Metropolitan Archive; Reference Number: COL/CHD/FR/02/1522-1528

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1875
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
    [3] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, Merseyside, England; Liverpool Cemetery Registers; Reference: 352 CEM 9/1/10
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1875
    Event Place: Toxteth, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, Merseyside, England; Liverpool Cemetery Registers; Reference: 352 CEM 9/1/10
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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