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John Prentice of Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Winter 2003 and Revised 4 Apr 2003

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Update of 4 Apr 2005: John Prentice of Glasgow is a descendant of John Prentice of Carluke , discussed in our Spring 2003 issue.

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We are helping Pat McKenzie in tracing her Prentice roots. Here is what we have so far:

1. Charles Prentice may have been b. c. 1830-40. He m. Elizabeth ms. McCowat. They had 1 or more children, including:

1. John McCowat Gardiner Prentice, b. 18 Nov. 1861 in Glasgow. He became headmaster of Pollok Academy in Glasgow. Ellis Island Records show that in 1924, John, widowed and a retired School Master, arrived in the Port of New York, USA on 7 Jul 1924 for the purpose of vising his daughter. Daughters shown in the Ellis Island Record were Sarah and Elizabeth, below.

   He m. Sarah McNab on 2 July 1885 in Pollokshaws, Glasgow. She was b. 18 Aug. 1856 in Keills, Argyll. She was a Gaelic speaker. Children:

   1. Sarah Prentice, b. 28 Mar 1886 and d. 11 Jul 1965. In 1924 she was apparently unmarried and was living at 34 Milbrea Rd., Langaide, Glasgow, Scotland. She was named in Ellis Island records as John's closest relative. Sarah married John George Thomson on 31 Dec. 1924. They had 2 children:
      1. John George Innes Thomson, b. 26 Feb. 1926. Daughter:
         1. Pat Thomson. She m. Mr. McKenzie.
      2. Morag Innes Thomson, b.23 June 1928.
   2. Charles/Charlie, b. 21 Aug. 1887 and d. 3 Mar 1888.
   3. Charles Prentice, b. 15 Dec. 1890. . . . . . . [2]
   4. Elizabeth "Bessie" Prentice, b. 31 Aug. 1892. . . . . . . [3]
   5. Mary "May" Prentice, b. 7 Jun 1894. May did not marry. She d. 6 Sept. 1977.

2. Charles Prentice, b. 15 Dec 1890. Charles married Isabella Fraser Macintyre on 3 April 1929. Little is presently known about Charles. At the time of his marriage he was a rubber-planter in Malaya and may have died in Ireland in the late 1940s.

3. Elizabeth Prentice was b. c. 1892 in Glasgow, Scotland and d. c. 1936 (per Doug Caves, email, 13 Jul 2006). She was the daughter being visited by John Prentice. Her address was given as Mrs. Elizabeth Caves, 86 Fairfield St., S. Manchester, CT. She is almost certainly the same person as Bessie Prentice, sought by Pat McKenzie. Bessie is Pat's great-aunt.

Bessie m. Dugald Paton Caves in 1920 in Glasgow. He was. b. 20 Apr 1894 in, or near, Glasgow, and d. Nov 1966 in Southbridge, Worcester Co., MA (per SSDI). Children (per 1930 census in Somerset, Bristol Co., MA, and Doug Caves, email, 13 Jul 2006).

1. John Prentice Caves, b. 5 Dec 1921 and d. 4 Nov 2000 at Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA (per SSDI). The name of his wife is not yet known. Children (per Doug Caves, email, 13 Jul 2006).
   1. John Prentice Caves Jr. (per Doug Caves, email, 13 Jul 2006).
   2. Doug Caves, Fitchburg MA. (per Doug Caves, email, 13 Jul 2006).
   3. (son) Caves.
   4. (son) Caves.
   5. (dau.) Caves.
2. May Caves, b. c. 1924, MA.
3. Elizabeth Caves, b. c. 1927, MA.
4. Flora Caves (per Doug Caves, email, 13 Jul 2006).
5. Betty Caves (per Doug Caves, email, 13 Jul 2006).

After Elizabeth/Bessie died, Dugald then m. 2nd Elsie who may, or may not, be the Elsie H. Caves shown in the SSDI as b. 15 Feb 1914, obtained her SS# in MA, and d. 16 Nov 1999 in Gardena, Los Angeles Co., CA. Dugald and Elsie had a daughter:

1. Beverly Caves.

If you have any information about the folks mentioned in this article, please send your information to us at the Prentice Newsletter. Be sure to give the full title and date of this article in the Subject line of the email.

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