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William Prentice of Moyston, Victoria, Australia
By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Summer 2007 and Revised 18 Sep 2008

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Update of 20 Mar 2001: William David Prentice is #23(i) in our Spring 2001 article about Prentices of Linslade, Tilsworth, Chalgrave, etc. . That article now replaces this article.

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1. William David Prentice was bap. 20 Aug 1820, Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England. He was a farmer.

He m. Elizabeth Mary Church on 23 Jun 1859, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire. After their 1859 marriage, William and his wife left Sharnbrook, England, for Australia, arriving aboard the "Ocean Home" in Aug 1860. Children (Lisa Paddle, email 20 Mar 2008 and Ancestry.com: One World Tree):

1. Elizabeth Jane Prentice, b. 1866 in Moyston, Victoria, Australia. She m. William Dunning om 1887 and had:
   1. William Dunning, b. 1888 in Nine Mile Creek, [locality], Victoria, Australia
   2. Thomas Dunning, b. 1889 in Numurkah, [locality], Victoria, Australia
   3. Sarah Prentice Dunning, b. 1892 in Numurkah, [locality], Victoria, Australia
2. William John Prentice, b. 1868 in Moyston, Victoria, Australia. He m. Catherine Campbell in 1892 and had:
   1. Florence Sarah Prentice
   2. Thomas Ralph Prentice
   3. Albert Eddison Prentice
   4. Agnes Eda Prentice, b. 1892 in Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
   5. William John Prentice, b. 1895 in Barwo, Victoria, Australia
   6. Francis George Prentice, b. 1897 in Strathbogie, Victoria, Australia, and d. 1901, Barwo, Victoria.
   7. Arthur Eric Prentice, b. 1900 in Barwo, Victoria, Australia
   8. Francis Claude Prentice, b. 1902 in Barwo, Victoria, Australia
3. Sarah Henrietta Prentice. b.1870 in Moyston, Victoria, Australia
4. Thomas Arthur Prentice, b. 1873 in Moyston, Victoria, Australia. He m. Bridget Ellen Bellew in 1908. She was b. Kotupura. Children:
   1. Violet Amy Prentice
   2. Francis George Prentice
   3. Thomas William Prentice
   4. Grace Eda Prentice. She m. Alfred Claremont Jacobs. He was b. 1917 in Numurkah, Victoria, and d. 15 Jan 1978 in Brunswick, Victoria. Children:
      1. Living son Jacobs. He m. Miss Robyn and had a son.
      2. Living son Jacobs. He m. Miss Robyn and had a son and daughter.
      3. Patricia Ellen Jacobs, b. 1946 in Melbourne, [locality], Victoria, and d. 20 Nov 1954, Mt. Eliza, Victoria.
   5. James Gordon Prentice
   6. Emma Victoria Prentice
5. Samuel George Prentice. b. 1873 in Moyston, Victoria, Australia. He m. Mary Campbell in 1900. Children:
   1. Robert Arthur Prentice
   2. Henrietta Prentice
   3. Ellen Elizabeth Prentice
   4. Edward William Prentice
   5. George Baden Prentice, b. 1900 in Barwo, Victoria, Australia
   6. Maria Maude Prentice, b. 1902 in Barwo, Victoria, Australia
   7. Samuel Prentice, b. 1902 in Barwo, Victoria, Australia
   8. Annie Prentice, b. 1903 in Barwo, Victoria, Australia
6. Lucy Ellen Prentice, b. 23 Mar 1876 in Moyston, Victoria, Australia. She m. Charles McKenna on 143 Nov 1905. Daughter:
   1. Ida May Prentice, b. 5 Mar 1900 in Numurkah, Victoria, Australia (witness on birth cert. aunt Eda Porter, Nathalia). She m. Gerard James (or James Gerard) Pendlebury on 19 Aug 1918. Children:
      1. Olive Pendlebury.
      2. Margaret Patricia Pendlebury, b. 11 Dec 1927, Carlton, Victoria, and d. 1990s. Lisa Paddle is her granddaughter.
      3. Gerard Pendlebury.
7. Eda Prentice, b. 1878 in Moyston, Victoria, Australia. She m. James Porter in 1897. Son:
   1. Raymond George Porter, b. 1899 in Barwo, Victoria, Australia

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