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John Prentice of Scotland and Liverpool, Lancashire, England


John Prentice of Scotland and Liverpool, Lancashire, England
By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Winter 2006 and Revised 29 Nov 2006

We found the following family in Ancestry.com and have augmented it with England census records:

1. John Prentice was b. c. 1806, Scotland. He appears in the 1841 census in Liverpool, Lancashire, England with his wife and family. He does not appear in the 1851 and later census records.

He m. Isabella Hair in 1827 (Bans on 14 Oct 1827). She was b. c. 1811, Scotland. Known children:

  1. Henrietta Prentice , b. c. 1828, Scotland. At home in Liverpool in 1841.
  2. Ninian Prentice, b. c. 1832, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
  3. Grace Prentice, b. 30 Sep 1834, Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]
  4. William Prentice, b. c. 1839, Lancashire, England. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[4]

2. Ninian Prentice, b. c. 1832, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (per 1841 and 1871 census). At home in Liverpool in 1841. He is almost certainly the Ninian Prentice who appears in the 1861 census in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, with his wife and family. He also appears in the 1871 census as "Mirmian Prentice" in Liverpool.

He m. Sarah, b. c. 1833, Howling, Lincolnshire, England. They appear in that 1861 census with their children:

  1. Julia Prentice, b. c. 1854, Liverpool, Lancashire. At home in 1861. In 1881 Liverpool census working as a housemaid.
  2. Sarah Prentice, b. c. 1856, Liverpool, Lancashire. At home in 1861.
  3. John Prentice, b. c. 1857, Liverpool, Lancashire. At home in 1861.
  4. Ninian Prentice (indexed as Mirian in 1861 census), son, b. c. 1860, Liverpool, Lancashire. At home in 1861. Since the correct parents are shown, he is incorrectly indexed in the 1871 census as William Prentice, b. c. 1860, Liverpool, who is living at home in Liverpool in 1871. In 1891 census indexed as William Prentice in West Derby, Lancashire, and living with his wife, Naomi, b. c. 1866, Huggate, Yorkshire and his grandfather, Ninian; daughter:
    1. Ellen Prentice, b. c. 1885, West Derby, Lancashire.

  5. Ellen Prentice, b. c. 1853, Liverpool, Lancashire. At home in 1871.

3. Grace Prentice, b. 30 Sep 1834, Scotland. At home in Liverpool in 1841. 1871 in Bootle, Lancashire.

She m. as his 2nd wife, James McCormick in Sep 1854, Lancashire. He was b. c. 1826, Scotland, and d. 1898 in West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire. Children:

  1. Elizabeth McCormick, b. 1873, England. She m. John Judge, b. c. 1862, Ireland. Children:
    1. (son) Judge
    2. Ethel Judge 1895 –
    3. Lugie Judge 1899 –
    4. Jesse Judge 1904 –
    5. James Judge 1905 –
  2. William Frederick McCormick, b. c. 1874, Liverpool, Lancashire, and d. 1916, Battle of Jutland (see Wikipedia: Battle of Jutland ). He m. Florence Harrison.

4. William Prentice, b. c. 1839, Lancashire, England. At home in Liverpool in 1841.Although further investigation is needed for confirmation, he might be the William Prentice shown in the 1881 census as b. c. 1840, Liverpool, and in the 1891 census in Tranmere, Cheshire, with his wife and family. In 1901 census in Birkenhead, Cheshire.

That William m. Amelia, b. c. 1839, Isle of Man, Isle of Man. Children:

  1. Isabella J. Prentice, b. c. 1866, Liverpool, Lancashire. At home in 1881. She may, or may not, be the Isabella Prentice shown in the 181 census in West Derby, Lancashire, as an Officer; no family shown.
  2. Amelia Prentice, b. c. 1873, Tranmere, Cheshire. At home in 1881. She may be the same person as Edith, below.
  3. Edith Prentice, b. c. 1873, Traansmere, Cheshire. At home in 1891 and in 1901 census in Birkenhead, Cheshire. She may be the same person as Amelia, above.
  4. John Prentice, b. c. 1877, Tranmere, Cheshire. At home in 1881 and 1891. In 1901 census in Birkenhead, Cheshire.

Who are John Prentice's Parents?

Although John Prentice had left Scotland by 1841, we looked at the 1841 census to see what families remained. We found the following family in Dumbriesshire, Civil Parish: Dunscore, which may, or may not, be related to John:

  1. James Prentice, b. c. 1811, Scotland He m. Ann, b. c. 1811, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Children:

    1. John Prentice, b. c. 1840, Dumfriesshire, Civil Parish: Dunscore, Scotland
    2. Mary Prentice, b. c. 1835, Dumfriesshire, Civil Parish: Dunscore,Scotland
    3. Thomas Prentice, b. c. 1837, Dumfriesshire, Civil Parish: Dunscore,Scotland

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