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1. Henry Prentis was b. c. 1817, Sible Hedingham, Essex, He appears in the 1841 census in Chelmsford, England with his wife and family.

He m. Rose, b. c. 1821, Essex. Children shown in the 1841 census as follows:

1. Eliza Prentice, b. c. 1837, Essex.
2. George Prentice, b. c. 1838, Essex.
3. Mary [Matilda] Prentice, b. c. 1840, Essex.

Henry's wife is shown as Roseanna, b. c. 1817 in Broomfield, Essex, in the 1851, 1861 and 1871 Shoreditch, Essex, census, and the chilren shown are as follows per Ancestry.com :

1. Eliza Prentis, b. c. 1828 Chelmsford, Essex. (That date might be wrong and she may be the 1837 Eliza, above)
2. George Prentis, b. c. 1839, Great Baddow, Essex. 1851 in Shoreditch, Middlesex. Not in 1861 census.
3. Mary Matilda Prentis, b. Sep 1840, Chelmsford, Essex, and d. 1895. At home in 1851. She m. William James Dawling on 8 Sep 1861, Hackney, Middlesex. He was b. 13 Nov 1841, Shoreditch, London, and d. Mar 1901 in Hackney, London. Children per Ancestry.com :
   1. Emily Matilda Dawling 1865 –
   2. Alice Roseanna Dawling 1867 – 1868
   3. Rosetta Jane S Dawling 1869 –
   4. William Henry Dawling 1872 –
   5. James Edward Dawling 1875 –
   6. Arthur George Dawling 1877 – 1939
   7. Alfred Benjamin Dawling 1879 –
   8. Frederick Ernest Dawling 1883 –

4. Benjamin Prentis, b. c. 1842, Chelmsford, Essex. At home in 1861. Not in 1871 census.
5. Martha Prentis, b. c. 1844, Chelmsford, Essex. Not home in 1851.
6. Alfred Prentis, b. c. 1848, Chelmsford, Essex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . [2]
7. James Prentis, b. c. 1855, Shoreditch, Middlesex. At home in 1871. Not in 1881 and later census.
8. Harry Prentis, b. c. 1852, Shoreditch, Middlesex, and d. Mar 1866, London, Middlesex.
9. James Prentis, b. c. 1855, Shoreditch, Middlesex. 1871 at home in Shoreditch. Not in 1881 or 1891 census.
10. Edward Prentis, b. 27 Jun 1858, Shoreditch, Middlesex, or Hoxton, London.. At home in 1871. He m. Annie Ratcliff on 25 Dec 1878, Hackney, Middlesex. She was b. circa 1859, Islington, London. Children per Ancestry.com:
    1. Edith Annie Prentis, b. 13 Jul 1881, Hoxton, London, and d. there Sep 1908.
    2. Maud Florence Prentis, b. 23 Jun 1886, Shoreditch, Middlesex. 1901 res. in Shoreditch, London.
    3. Rose Elizabeth Prentis, b. 2 Jan 1889, Hackney, Middlesex. 1901 res. in Islington, London. She m. William Henry Hart on 20 Dec 1908, Hackney, Middlesex. He was b. 1884, Shoreditch, London. 1911 res. at 26 Shrubland Rd., Hackney, Middlesex. An Ancestor Chart can be found for him at Ancestry.com .
    4. Lilian Grace Prentis, b. 30 Jul 1891, Hackney, Middlex, and d.Apr-Jun, 1976. She m. William John Ferigan, b. c. 1892, England.
    5. Daisy Ellen Prentis, b. 12 May 1893, Hackney, Middlesex. 2902, Shoreditch, London.
    6. Sydney Frank Prentis, b. 25 Nov 1895, Hackney, Middlesex, and d. Jun 1979, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. He m. 1st Amy E. B. Ryce in Jun 1921, St. George Hanover Square, Belgravia, England. He m. 2nd Barbara L. Rodaway in Jun 1976, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales.

Henry does not appear in the 1881 or 1891 census and was likely by then deceased.

2. Alfred Prentis, b. c. 1848 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, appears in the the 1881 London census as a Compositor with his wife, Emily, b. c. 1851, London. They were then living at 64 Forston St., London. Alfred does not appear in the 1851, 1861 or 1871 Essex census. Alfred later appears in the 1891 census as a "Printer's Compositor" in District 34, Haggerston, Shoreditch, London. Also in the 1891 Shoreditch census. Children appearing in the 1881, 1891 and 1901 census:

1. HenryHarry Prentis, b. c. 1877, Brixton, London. At home in 1891.
2. Alfred E. Prentis, b. c. 1879, London. He might be the Frank Prentis shown in the 1891 and 1901 census, at home, and b. c. 1879, London.
3. Ethel M. Prentis, b. 1881, Hoxton, London. At home in 1891 and 1901.
4. Daisy Prentis, b. c. 1882, Shoreditch, London. At home in 1901.
5. Emily Prentis, b. c. 1884 , Stepney, London.
6. Olive Prentis, b. c. 1885, London City (per 1901 census). At home in 1901.
7. Dorothy Prentis, b. c. 1890, Haggerston, London. At home in 1901.

Alfred does not appear in the IGI.

A search of census records in England from 1841 forward does not disclose any other Prentis or Prentice born in Sible Hedingham other than the 1851 Sible Hengham census which shows a Matilda Prentice, b. c. 1842, visiting Ann Prentice, b. c. 1800 in Glemsford, Suffolk. Ann was a Housekeep in the home of David Rush of Sible Hedingham.

One could hypothesize that Ann Prentice was the mother of Matilda Prentice and that perhaps was the mother of, or sister to Henry Prentis.

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