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1. John Prentice b. c. 1836, Scotland, and d. 7 Aug 1906, Beufort, Victoria, Australia. per Leanne Grogan, email, 25 and 26 Oct 2010. . By 1878 he was in Buangor, Victoria, Australia, where his son, Thomas was born per Ancestry.com . John's Will leaves everything to his son, Thomas Black Prentice, per Leanne Grogan, above.

He m. Mary Usher. She was b. c. 1850, London, and d. 14 Oct 1914, Beaufort, Victoria, Australia. By email of 25 Oct 2010, Leanne Grogan reports that this was her 2nd marriage. We have no further information about her. Mary Will left everything to her daughter, Margaret Emily. John and Mary had 4 childrenMary had 2 by her first marriage), including:

1. Thomas Black Prentice, b. 1878 in Buangor, Victoria, Australia, and d. 1937, Red Cliffs, Vicoria. It appears he did not marry per Leanne Grogan, email, 28 Oct 2010.

2. James Black Prentice, b. 1880 in Buangor, Victoria, Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]

3. Margaret Emily Prentice, b. 1881 in Buangor, Victoria, Australia, and d. 1977, Surrey Hills, Victoria, age 96 years. She did not marry per Leanne Grogan, email, 25 Oct 2010.

4. John Murdoch Prentice, b. 10 Mar 1886, Buangor, Victoria, Australia, and d. 1964, Concord, Sydney, NSW, age 78 years. He went to America in 1920 per Leanne Grogan, email, 25 Oct 2010. The passenger list records his destination as Talladega, Alabama. He returned to Australia and enlisted in the Australian Army on 4 Aug 1942 at Paddington, New South Wales and was discharged on 17 Dec 1946 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with HQ EAST COMM.

2. James Black Prentice, b. 1880 in Buangor, Victoria, Australia, and d. 1934, Ballarat, Vicoria.

He m. Mary Elizabeth Butler in 1927. She was b. c. 1882 and was the daughter of George Butler & Elizabeth Mary Lynch. She d. 1957 at Beaufort, Victoria.

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