FIRST GENERATION
James PRENTICE was born ca. 1801 in Dalziel.
In the 1851 census he was listed as an Engine Keeper/Agricultural Labourer in Dalziel.
He was married to Jane TORRENCE. Jane was born ca. 1801 in Camnethan.
50 in 1851 census. She probably had a sister Ann, born in 1795 in Camnethan.
Children of James and Jane:
- John PRENTICE was born on 12 Feb 1821 in Dalziel.
He was a Mason in 1851 in Dalziel.
- Robert PRENTICE was born in 1826.
- Janet PRENTICE was born in 1831.
- Grace PRENTICE was born in 1833. Married to
Thomas Torrance.
- William PRENTICE.
- Joseph PRENTICE was born in 1835 in Dalziel. Married to
Harriet Pollock 6/27/1865. He was a Fireman in 1851.
- Ann PRENTICE was born on 30 May 1837 in Dalziel.
- Jane PRENTICE was born in 1842 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire.
- Isabella PRENTICE was born on 24 Sep 1846 in Dalziel.
SECOND GENERATION
William PRENTICE was born in 1833 in Dalziel,
son of James and Jane.
He was a Journeyman Blacksmith. He was a Carter.
He was married to Janet Lambie
(daughter of William Lambie and
Margaret Oar)
on 18 Dec 1857 in Cambusnethan, Wishaw. Janet was born on 30 Jun 1834 in
Muirkirk, Ayrshire - Newhouse, Crossflat. She was christened on 30 Jul 1834
in Muirkirk, Ayrshire.
Children of William and Janet:
- James PRENTICE was born on 6 Oct 1858.
- Agnes Orr PRENTICE was born on 29 Jun 1860.
- William Lambie PRENTICE was born on 23 Feb 1863 in Bothwell Parish.
- Margaret (?) PRENTICE.
- John PRENTICE.
- Jane Torrence PRENTICE was born on 17 Apr 1867 in Bothwell (?).
- Agnes PRENTICE was born on 12 Jan 1869. Married to
John Suttie.
- George PRENTICE was born on 12 Dec 1872 in Dalziel. He was
christened 1/29/1872 (?).
William PRENTICE had the following children:
- Alexander PRENTICE.
- Robert PRENTICE.
- William PRENTICE.
THIRD GENERATION
John PRENTICE was born on 19 Feb 1865 in Jerviston,
Nr Motherwell, son of William and Janet. He died on 25 Oct 1943 in 7 Kirkwood Street, Coatbridge of pneumonia -
getting sick after watching a soccer match in Airdrie. He was married to
Georgina Lindsay
(daughter of George Lindsay and
Helen Park) on 1 Aug 1890.
Georgina died on 6 Apr 1955 at 7 Kirkwood Street, Coatbridge.
She was born Approx. 1867 in Nova Scotia. Father in Scottish Military Regiment.
Children of John and Georgina:
- George PRENTICE.
- John PRENTICE.
- James PRENTICE.
- William PRENTICE.
- Ellen PRENTICE.
FOURTH GENERATION
William PRENTICE was born on 13 Apr 1891 in
Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland, son of John and Georgina.
He died on 24 Jul 1963 in 4 Mitchell Street,
Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was buried in Old Monkland Cemetery.
He was married to Mary Whitelaw BLACK
(daughter of James GOLDIE and
Margaret BLACK) on 2 Jun 1916. Mary was born on 5 Aug 1893
in Tollcross, Glasgow. She was buried in Old Monkland Cemetery.
Children of William and Mary:
- James Goldie PRENTICE.
- John PRENTICE.
Provided by
Christine Hadden.
Henry Hamilton Prentice,
b. 8 April 1807 at St Kitts, West Indies; m. 1849(?) in Scotland(?),
Ann Jane McKenzie of Greenock, Scotland.
For more information, see Prentices in Australia.
Ebenezer Prentice - Merchant in Glasgow,
m. Margaret Collins, dau. of
Thomas Collins, St. Croix in Glasgow, on
18 Aug. 1801 (Scots Magazine 63.587)
Found in: Directory of Scottish Settlers in N. America, 1625-1825, by
David Dobson, 1985; Vol III, p. 142
Thomas Prentice - b. 1798, son of
Archibald Prentice (1734-1831) and his second wife
Helen _______ (1757-1836), Covington Mains, Lanarkshire,
former tenant farmer in Cleghorn Mill, Lanark. Died in Philadelphia, Penn. on
28 June 1823. (Covington GS)
Found in: Directory of Scottish Settlers in N. America, 1625-1825, by
David Dobson, 1985; Vol V, p. 251.
See also: This Thomas Prentice appears in the new
1997 edition of Binney's PRENTICE book
on pg. 476. It also contains information about his siblings that immigrated to
American and their descendants.
Thomas Prentice, b. 21 Apr 1839,
Carluke, LKS, SCOT; emig to CAN 1850+, then to US lived Blackstation,
Antelope PO, Yolo Co, CA. Looking for descendents; par:
James Prentice &
Margaret Stark.
Contact cnovak.
Found at: (bad link) <a href="http://www.citynet.net/mostwanted/plpz.htm">
http://www.citynet.net/mostwanted/plpz.htm>/a>
John Muir, b. 18 June 1777, Carnwath Parish,
Lanarkshire, Scotland; son of William Muir and
Frances Somerville;
m. abt. 1807 in Scotland, Mary Prentice.
Children of John and Mary:
- Mary Muir
- William Muir, b. 1809, Scotland; d. 1880
- James Muir, b. July 1811, Scotland; d. 18 April 1887, Scotch Ridge, Ohio
- Francis Muir, b. 1813, Scotland; d. 13 Nov. 1872, Scotch Ridge, Ohio
- Jane Muir, b. 11 Jan. 1820, Linlithgowshire, Scotland;
m. 11 June 1839 in Scotch Ridge, Ohio, Robert Dunnipace;
d. 10 April 1899, Scotch Ridge, Ohio
- Samuel Muir, b. 18 Aug. 1822, Scotland; d. 22 June 1911, Scotch Ridge, Ohio
- Margaret Muir
- John Muir, b. 1825, Scotland; d. 1897
Found at:
http://sundae.roanoke.edu/~jsteehle/html/surnames.html
Thomas Shiels, b. July 12, 1819 near Biggar,
Lanarkshire, Scotland; He was the oldest son of Thomas Shiels
and Barbara Jean Cranston. He worked for the Prentice
family as a coachman and groom on a farm called Muirlea Farm owned by
John Prentice of Libberton.
He fell in love with one of the bosses' daughters,
Elizabeth Prentice, and they were
married on April 30, 1840 at Libberton Scotland. Elizabeth was well educated
as she was from a good family.
They had 4 children in Scotland, Robert (1839),
Jane (1841), Thomas Prentice
(1845) and John (1851).
Found at: http://www3.mb.sympatico.ca/~dshiels/thomas.html
Thomas Prentice, b. prob. 1872;
came to Canada from Glasgow, Scotland at the age of 12; m.
Marion Hamilton
in Ontario, Canada. Children of Thomas and Marion:
- Oswald Prosser Prentice, b. 25 Jan. 1894 in
Ontario (town ?), Canada, d. 31 Dec. 1952 in Toronto, York County, Ontario Canada.
- possibly Douglas Prentice Sr.
Contact: Scott
William Prentice,
m. Mary Kennedy.
William and Mary came to the U.S.
around 1850 with children Tom and Alec from Wales or Scotland.
William was a Coal Miner in the old country and had the same occupation
here. They lived in the Carnegie area.
Children of William and Mary:
- Tom Prentice [Tom was about 10 yrs older than Margaret.]
- Alec Prentice
- John Prentice
- Kate Prentice
- Margaret Prentice, b.?; d.13 March 1945; bur. Carnegie, PA,
- [There may have been a William Prentice.]
Contact: Scott
Agnes Prentice b.1811 in
Lanarkshire Scotland.
She married Capt. Thomas P. Dick.
She died in Red River County, Texas in 1866.
Contact: Scott
Robert Prentice (from Scotland), b. 1815; d. 24 Aug 1867;
m. Miriam Shell, b. 1823, d. 24 Sept 1900.
Children of Robert and Miriam:
- Robert Prentice, m.
Janet Cherry.
- William Prentice, m.
Nancy Fralick.
- George Prentice, m.
Mary J. Crosier.
Contact: Scott
Elizabeth Prentice,
b. 12 Jan. 1827 in Scotland.
More info on CD #100.
Found on: Automated Archives Birth Records CD#17 by Scott
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