By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Winter 2006 and Revised 13 Jul 2007
Update of 13 Jul 2007: This article has now been replaced by our later article, William Prentice of Maldon, Essex, England .
1. Robert Prentice was b. c. 1842 in Maldon (indexed as "Moldon">, Essex, England, and d. 1918 at Hartlepool (per Robert Prentice IV, see below). He does not appear in the 1851 census, but does appear in the 1861 census in "Civil Parish Vessels, Misc. Ships at Sea or Abroad" as am A B Seaman aboard the vessel "Vesper", Stephenk Chapman, Master, in the town of Yarmouth Roads, England.
He does not appear in the 1871, 1881 or 1891 census, but does appear in the 1901 census in West Hartlepool, Durham, England, as a "Marriner Seas." with his wife and family.
He m. Jane Grainger (see below), b. c. 1845, Whitby, Yorkshire. Children per census records and email of Robert Prentice IV):
- William Henry Prentice, b. 23 May 1863. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
- Emily Prentice, b. c. 1879, Hartlepool, Durham. At home in West Hartlepool in 1901 (per census).
- Gladys D. Prentice, b. c. 1899, West Hartlepool, Durham. At home in West Hartlepool in 1901 (per census).
- Harry Prentice, b. c. 1875, Hartlepool, Durham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]
Robert Prentice IV provided the following information by email of 13 Feb 2007 Robert gave his father as William [Prentice], profession, 'mariner'. Their eldest son
was William Henry [Prentice,] (my grandfather) b. 23 May 1863 and d. 4 Mar 1915 (enemy action), who
became a master mariner
Also living with Robert's family in 1901 was a granddaughter, Ethel V. Bell, b. c. 1889, West Hartlepool, Durham, and a nephew, John T. Walker, b. c. 1861, Hull, Yorkshire.
2. William Henry Prentice, b. 17 Oct 1751 and d. 4 Mar 1915 (enemy action), master mariner (per email of 13 Jul 2007, above). He is the William H. Prentice, Master Mariner, b. c. 1864, who appears in the 1901 census in West Hartlepool, Durham, England, with his wife and family.
He m. Mary Mole on 6 Sep 1881. She was b. 10 Aug 1861, Hartleepool, and d. 1957. Children per 1901 census:
3. Harry Prentice, b. c. 1875, Hartlepool, Durham. At home in West Hartlepool in 1901.
He m. Sophia, b. c. 1872, Epton Bridge, Yorkshire. In the 1901 census they are living with Harry's parents. No children shown.
Robert Prentice's email of 13 Jul 2007 relates Robert, #1 above, on his marriage record gave his father's name as William Prentice, profession, 'mariner'. We do not yet have his birth date, but using a rule-of-thumb of about 30 years per generation, and since Robert was b. c. 1842, one could infer that William may have been b. c. 1812, plus or minus 6 years (1806-1818)
Robert may, or may not, be related to the Maldon families discussed in our earlier Newsletter articles in:
Robert may, or may not, be related to Walter Prentice, b. c. 1847, Maldon, Essex, who appears in the 1881 West Ham, Essex, census as married, but no wife named, and in the 1901 West Ham, Essex, census with his wife, Emily, b. c. 1859, Coggershall, Essex.
Walter is almost certainly the same person as Walt Prentice, shown in the IGI as chr. 1 Feb 1846 in Mundon, Essex, son of Jeremiah Prentice. Mundon lies about 4 miles south of Maldon. Perhaps he was b. in Maldon and chr. in Mundon.
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The above was my great grandfather b1842 d1918 at Hartlepool and I refer to him as Robert Prentice the First.
He married Jane Grainger. However, only marriage given in the statutary records was Robert Prentice/Jane Walker
at Hartlepool in April 1861. Age on certificate is given as 'Full Age' which is always suspicious. He was 19, she was
16,perhaps they were marrying without parantal consent.
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