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    Thomas Prentice of Livingston, W. Lothian, Scotland
    By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
    Summer 2000 and Revised: 22 Dec 2006

    We are helping Doug Leith trace the ancestry of his Helen Prentice who m. Alexander Whitelaw on 15 Jun 1866 at Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Although confirmation is needed, we think we have traced her Prentice back to Thomas Prentice, b. c. 1775-1790, who m. Agnes Anderson. The IGI indicates Thomas was b. c. 1787, but contains no further information about him or his parents. Thomas and Agnes had a son:

    1. George Prentice, who the IGI shows as b. 8 Dec 1810 at Livingston and chr. 5 May 1811 at Livingston (the 1841, 1851 and 1861 census says he was b. c. 1813 and in 1841, 1851 and 1861 was living in Livingston, West Lothian). According to the marriage certificate of his daughter, Helen, George was deceased by 15 Jun 1866. He is probably the George Prentice who m. Helen Geddes on 14 May 1837 at Livingston, West Lothian. Helen was b. c. 1814, , Lasswade, Edinburghshire (per 1841 and 1861 census). Children:

      1. Thomas Prentice, b. c. 1834, Canada (per 1851 census). Home in 1851. Not in 1861 census.
      2. John Prentice, b. c. 1838, West Lothian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
      3. Isabella Prentice, b. c. 1840, West Lothian (but the 1851 census says b. in Livingston, Linlithgow) and home in 1841 and 1851 (per 1841 and 1851 census).
      4. Mary Prentice, b. c. 1841, West Lothian and home in 1841 (per 1841 census). She may have d. young as a later Mary is shown below.
      5. Helen Prentice, b. 1843. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]
      6. Mary Prentice, b. c. 1844, Livingston, Linlithgow. At home in 1851 census.
      7. James Prentice, b. c. 1846, Livingston, Linlithgow. At home in 1851 and 1861 census.
      8. Jane Prentice, chr. 21 Jul 1849, West United Presbyterian, Bathgate, West Lothian (but the 1851 census says she was b. in Livingston, Linlithgow).
      9. Agnes Prentice, b. c. 1850, Livingston, Linlithgow. At home in 1851 census.
      10. George Prentice, b. c. 1852, Livingston, Linlithgow. At home in 1851 census. Not in 1861 census.
      11. Janet Prentice, chr. 31 Jul 1853, West United Presbyterian, Bathgate, West Lothian. Home in 1861.
      12. Alexander Prentice, b. 15 Jun 1856, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. At home in 1861. He does not appear in the 1881 census.

    2. John Prentice, b. c. 1838, West Lothian (per 1841 census, but the 1851 census says he was b. c. 1839, Livingston, Linlithgow) and d. 7 May 1914, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    He m., c. 1855, Jane Black, dau. of William Black and Agnes Main. John was a storekeeper. Children (per Christine Hadden, email, 25 Dec 2002):

    1. Agnes Prentice, b. c. 1856, Old Monkland.
    2. George Prentice, b. 23 Jul 1861, Hutchestontow, Glasgow.
    3. Helen Prentice, b. 3 Sep 1863, Old Monkland and chr. Oct 1863, Dunbeth Relief Church, Coatbridge.
    4. Mary Prentice, b. 14 Aug 1865, Old Monkland and chr. 24 Sep 1865, Dunbeth Relief Church, Coatbridge, Lanark, Scotland.
    5. William Prentice, b. 23 Oct 1867, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland.
    6. Jane Prentice, b. 3 May 1869, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland.
    7. Isabella Prentice, b. 16 May 1871, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland.
    8. John Prentice, b. 13 Feb 1873, Old Monkland. . . . . . . . . . . . . [4]

    3. Helen Prentice, b. 1843 in Blackburn ELN (but the 1851 census says she was b. in Livingston, Linlithgow).

    She m. Alexander Whitelaw on 15 Jun 1866 in Livingston, mentioned at the beginning of this article. He was b. in Mid Calder MLN 10 Jun 1832 (but his marriage certificate says he was then 30 and would have been b. c. 1836), son of David Whitelaw and Catherine Millar. Alexander died in Edinburgh in 1890. Children:

    1. Catherine Whitelaw, married William FergusonE.
    2. Violet Mary Whitelaw.
    3. Isabella Prentice Whitelaw, born in Blackburn ELN in 1866, married James SImers, in 1890 in Edinburgh; born in 1864 in Drumoak ABR.
    4. David Whitelaw, born in Abercorn WLN the 3 April 1867, married Helen Smith, in 1897 in Edinburgh St Andrews.
    5. David Whitelaw.
    6. Elizabeth Whitelaw.
    7. Bella Whitelaw.
    8. Helen Whitelaw, born in Abercorn ELN the 25 May 1868.
    9. John Alexander Whitelaw, born in Abercorn WLN the 10 October 1869.
    10. Agnes Whitelaw, born in Abercorn ELN the 6 March 1871. By email of 7 May 2002, Kate in Indiana advises that Agnes apparently 1st m. a Mr. Houston who later died, and that Agnes then m. Daniel Stewart as a 2nd husband on 10 Jun 1898 in Edinburgh (per her marriage record to Daniel Stewart). Children, per Ancestry.com:
      1. William Steward, b. Kilmaurs, Ayr, Scotland
      2. Helen Stewart, b. Galston, Ayr, Scotland.
      3. Ronald Stewart
      4. Agnes Aitken Stewart, b. 17 Jul 1900, Galston, and d. 24 Sep 1964, Galston. Agnes m. William Strachan. He was born 1902 & d. 5 Feb 1970, Galston.
    11. George Whitelaw, born in England in 1874.
    12. William Whitelaw, born in Abercorn ELN in 1876.
    13. Jessie Whitelaw, born in Abercorn ELN in 1878, married Charles Moncur.
    14. Elizabeth Whitelaw, born in Cramond in 1881.

    4. John Prentice, b. 13 Feb 1873, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland. He m. Martha Patterson Cleland in 1908 Martha was b. 2 Nov 1873 in Lesmahagow and d. 30 Mar 1918 in Vancouver. John is the great-grandfather of Maree Gormley. John was a master blacksmith on Alexander St. Coatbridge. John and his wife left Scotland in 1908 for Vancouver, and after the birth of his 2 daughters and the death of his wife, he moved to New Zealand. John lived to a fairly old age before he died after being struck by a tram. Jean also lived to quite an old age. Children (per Maree Gormley, email, 26 Dec 2002 and David James Dodds, email, 12 Jul 2003):

    1. Agnes Black Prentice was b. 11 Mar 1912 in Vancouver, Canada and d. in her early 60s from a lung disease. Agnes had only one child, Maree's mother.
    2. Jean Prentice was b, 2 Apr 1909 in Vancouver Canada. She m. Hugh Eaton on 29 Aug 1934 in NZ and d. 10 Jul 1989 in NZ. She had 3 sons all of whom reside in New Zealand

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