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We are working with Vicki (Prentice) Brown and Beverly Markham on their family tree. Both are descendants of William Alexander McLaren Prentice, #5, below. Here is what we have so far:

1. William Prentice married Elizabeth Taylor. We do not have a specific birth date for William, but he was christened 20 July 1777. Children:

1. Andrew Prentice, chr. 21 Jun 1806. . . . . . . . . . [2]

2. Andrew Prentice, chr. 21 Jun 1806 at Sauchie, Clackmannanshire,Scotland. He was a brewer journeyman. He m. Mary Ferguson, chr. 8 Nov 1812 at Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland. Mary was the dau. of James Ferguson and Isobel Bowie. Andrew & Mary Prentice lived in Stirling. Children:

1. William Alexander McLaren Prentice, b. 22 Apr 1834. . . . . [3]

2. Isabella Prentice, b. c. 1835, Stirling, Scotland. She m. Duncan Anderson on 12 Jan 1857. Children:
   1. Duncan Anderson, b. 1857, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
   2. Andrew Anderson, b. 1858, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
   3. Mary Anderson, b. 1864, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
   4. Isabella Anderson, b. 1865, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
   5. Benjamin Anderson, b. 1868, Dundee, Perthshire, Scotland.

3. Elizabeth Prentice, b. c. 1836, Stirling, Scotland. She m. Daniel McNaughton on 12 Nov 1864. Children:
   1. Agnes McNaughton, b. 1864, Stirling.
   2. John McNaughton, b. 1868, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
   3. Mary McNaughton, b. 1869, Kilmarnock.
   4. Jane McNaughton, b. 1872, Kilmarnock.
   5. Robina McNaughton, b. 1874, Kilmarnock.
   6. Jessie McNaughton, b. 1878, Kilmarnock.
   7. Daniel McNaughton, b. 1880, Kilmarnock.

4. James Prentice,b. c. 1839, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland. He m. Janet McGregor on 6 Jul 1866. Children:
   1. Andrew Prentice, b. 1867, Stirling.
   2. William Prentice, b. c. 1870, Tradeston, Lanark, Scotland.
   3. Isabella Prentice, b. 1872, Tradeston.
   4. James Prentice, b. 1875, Gorbals, Lanark, Scotland.
   5. John Prentice, b. 1878, Gorbals.
   6. Daniel Prentice, b. 1881, Gorbals.

5. Andrew Prentice, b. 20 Mar 1842, Stirling, Scotland. He m. Margaret Munro on 29 Oct 1869. Children:
   1. Andrew Prentice, b. 1870, Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland.
   2. Robert Prentice, b. 1872, Govan, Lanark, Scotland.
   3. William Prentice, b. 1874 and d. 1874, Alloa.
   4. William Alexander McLaren Prentice, b. 1875, Alloa. He m. in Sydney NSW Louisa WHYATT. They are the Great, great grandparents of Mrs Vicki Brown, Binghi Park, 14 Upper Widgee Road, MS115, Gympie, Qld 4570, Australia. bingi@spiderweb.com.au
   5. Margaret Prentice, b. c. 1877, Alloa.
   6. Mary Prentice, b. c. 1880, Alloa.
   7. James Prentice, b. c. 1883, Alloa.
   8. Daniel Prentice, b. c. 1885, Alloa.

Sauchie (pronounced sorkie) is a little north c. 3 miles from the present Clackmannan township, and about equi-distant from Stirling and Kincardine in Perthshire. There are other Kincardines in Scotland. Both Sauchie and Kincardine are on the northern side of the Forth River and down river from Stiirling - possibly within ten miles.

3. William Alexander McLaren Prentice, b. 22 Apr 1834. About 1855, the time of the Australian gold rushes, William emigrated to Australia. His children included:

1. William Alexander McLaren Prentice, b. c. 1856-64. . . . . [4]

4. William Alexander McLaren Prentice, b. c. 1854-64. His children included (per Vicki Brown, email, 24 Nov 2001):

1. William Alexander McLarenPrentice, b. 28 Jan 1890, Sydney, NSW. . . . . [5]

5. William Alexander McLaren Prentice, b. 28 Jan 1890, Sydney, NSW, who married Sophia Margaret Schultz on 26 Oct 1910. Sophia was b. 10 Sep 1885 at Toolburra, Queensland, Australia and d. 18 Aug 1977 in Toowoomba. William died 25 Dec 1939 in Townsville, Queensland. Children (per Vicki Brown, email, 24 Nov 2001):

1. William Alexander Prentice, b. 2 Nov 1911 in Warwick, Queensland. He m. 24 Jun 1933 in Dalby, Qld. to Betty Barber. He m. 2nd Joyce Howard but we have no other information on her or the date of the marriage.

2. Gertrude Alice Prentice, b. 14 Apr 1914 in Grenfell, NSW and d. 5 Oct 1950 in Dalby, Qld. She m. Raymond Hall, b. 5 Apr 1908 and d. 23 Aug 19971 in Brisbane, Qld.

3. Roland John Prentice, b. 28 Nov 1917 in Grenfell, NSW and d. in Toowoomba. He married Dulcie Anderson on 18 Dec 1941. She was born 3 Mar 1920 in Toowoomba.

4. Albert Edward (Pat) Prentice, b. Sep 1919 in Grenfell, NWW.

If you have any information about the folks mentioned in this article, please contact us at dewald@prenticenet.com.