By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Fall 2010 and Revised 15 Oct 2010
Update of 15 Oct 2010: William Prentice is likely the William Pentice who appears in the 1851 census as b. c. 1837 in Whitekirk, Haddington, as b. c. 1837, son of James Prentice (b. c. 1808, Hutton, Berwickshire) and his wife, Jane, b. c. 1810, Whitekirk, Haddington. William is #3(iii) in our Spring 2006 article entitled Philip Prentice of Barlae, Haddington, Scotland . That article now replaces this article.
1. William Prentice b. c. 1837 in Wheldrake, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.
He is likely the William Prentice who appears in the 1851 census as b. c. 1837 in Whitekirk, Haddington, as b. c. 1837, son of James Prentice (b. c. 1808, Hutton, Berwickshire) and his wife, Jane, b. c. 1810, Whitekirk, Haddington. William is #3(iii) in our Spring 2006 article entitled Philip Prentice of Barlae, Haddington, Scotland .
William later appears in the 1861 census in Dalkeith, Midlothian, as a "Gardner Oversees." He was unmarried. He next appears as a widower in the 1871 census in Colwich, Staffordshire, without a wife, but with his daughter, Jessie. Also living with him in 1871 was his sister, Jane Prentice, b. c. 1848, Scotland. He appears in the 1881 census in Shouldham, Norfolk, England with his wife and family. He was then a "Gardner Domestic." 1891 in Worth, Sussex.
He m. 1st UnknownThey had 1 or more children, including:
- Jessie Prentice, dau., b. c. 1869, Colwich, Staffordshire. 1881 and 1891 at home.
He m. 2nd Sarah c. 1867-1868. She was b. c. 1836 in Lucton, Herefordshire, England.
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