By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Winter 2006 and Revised 7 May 2007
Update of 7 May 2007: The 1851 census identifies the father of the children, listed below, as William Prentice a Widower and Blacksmith, b. c. 1799, South Lopham. This article is now replaced by our Winter 2006 article about William Prentice of South Lopham, Norfolk, England .
1. Eliza Prentice, a widow, was b. c. 1818 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Eliza and her family appear in the 1861 census in South Lopham, Norfolk.
The name of her deceased husband is not yet known. Children of Eliza and her deceased husband shown in the 1861 census in South Lapham, Norfolk :
- Sophia Prentice, b. c. 1839, South Lopham, Norfolk, per 1851 census.
- Soloman Prentice, b. c. 1840, South Lopham, Norfolk, per 1851 census.
- Mary Prentice, b. c. 1842, South Lopham, Norfolk
- David Prentice, b. c. 1844, South Lopham, Norfolk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]
- James Prentice, b. c. 1846, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1861. Not in 1871 and later census.
- Charles Prentice, b. c. 1848, South Lopham, Norfolk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [3]
- John Prentice, b. c. 1850, South Lopham, Norfolk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [4]
- Elizabeth Prentice, b. c. 1851, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1861.
2. David Prentice, b. c. 1844, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1861. He is probably the David Prentice shown in the 1891 census in South Lopham as b. c. 1846, South Lopham, with his wife and family.
He m. Ellen, b. c. 1847, South Lopham, Norfolk. Known children:
- Ernest Prenticel, b. c. 1881, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1891 and 1901.
- Herbert Prentice, b. c. 1871, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1891. He appears in the 1901 census in
South Lopham with his wife, Annie, b. c. 1877, Thelnetham, Suffolk, and daughter:
- Blanche Prentice, b. c. 1894, South Lotham. At home in 1901.
- Horace Prentice, b. c. 1869, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1891 and 1901.
- Margaret Prentice, b. c. 1879, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1891 and 1901.
- Walter Prentice, b. c. 1875, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1891. Not in 1901 census.
- William Prentice, b. c. 1876, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1891. He is probably the William Prentice dshown in the 1901 census as living with his grandparents in South Lopham, Levi Bowell, b. c. 1819, South Lopham, and Maria Bowell, b. c. 1841, South Lopham.
Living with David's family in 1901 was a granddaughter, May E. Bowell, b. c. 1895, South Lopham. It is unclear who her parents may be.
3. Charles Prentice, b. c. 1848, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1861. In the 1871 census he is a Boarder in South Lopham. He is probably the Charles Prentice shown in the 1881 census in South Lopham with his wife and family.
He m. Mary A. Bradstreet, b. c. 1852 in South Lopham, Norfolk. Living with the family in 1901 was Mary's father, James Bradstreet, b. c. 1836, South Lopham, Norfolk. Known children:
- Elizabeth Prentice, b. c. 1873, South Lopham. At home in 1881.
- Mary A. Prentice, b. c. 1874, South Lopham. At home in 1881.
- Frederick Prenticek, b. c. 1875, South Lopham. At home in 1881 and 1891. Not in 1901 census.
- James W. Prentice, b. c. 1880, South Lopham. At home in 1881 and 1891.
- Infant Prentice, b. c. 1881, South Lopham. At home in 1881.
- Matilda Prentice, b. c. 1882, South Lopham. At home in 1891.
Charles Prentice, b. c. 1885, South Lopham. At home in 1891 and 1901. - Ethel Prentice, b. c. 1888, South Lopham. At home in 1891 and 1901.
- Jesse Prentice, son, b. c. 1890, South Lopham. At home in 1891 and 1901.
- Percy Prentice, b. c. 1895, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1901.
4. John Prentice, b. c. 1850, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in 1861. In 1871 he is a Boarder in South Lopham. He appears in the 1891 and 1901 census in Garboldisham, Norfolk, with his wife and family. Garboldisham lies only a couple miles west of South Lopham.
He m. Mary Ann. She was b. c. 1856, Hopton, Suffolk. Children per census records:
- George Prentice , b. c. 1874, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in Garboldisham in 1891. Not in 1901 census.
- Florence Prentice, b. c. 1882, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in Garboldisham in 1891.
- Daisy Prentice, b. c. 1884, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in Garboldisham in 1891.
- Annie Prentice, b. c. 1886, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in Garboldisham in 1891 and 1901.
- Alice Prentice, b. c. 1889, South Lopham, Norfolk. At home in Garboldisham in 1891 and 1901.
- William Prentice, b. c. 1892, Garboldisham, Norfolk. At home in 1901.
- Frederick Prentice, b. c. 1894, Garboldisham, Norfolk. At home in 1901.
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