By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
Summer 2000 and Revised: 30 Dec 2011
Update of 28 Jan 2005: John Prentice is the son of John Prentice and Ann Rawson who are #17 in our Spring 2001 article on the Prentices of Linslade, etc.. The contents of this article have now been inserted into that other article.
Original Article: We are helping John Taylor, Kim Schlotterbeck, Ron Stretton, Sean PrenticeJoan Marshall and Marilyn Foster with the invaluable aid of Ian Prentice, in tracing the ancestry the following Prentice families of Oakley and Sharnbrook: (A word of caution: Ian Prentice advises that the earliest 2 generations have not yet been fully verified)
1. John Prentice, b. c. 1720-25, perhaps in Willington, Bedfordshire, England. John m. Ann Grendige in Willington in 1744. Willington lies about 5 miles east of Bedford. By 1746 they were living Cople, about a miles or so south of Willington.
Who are John's parents. We do not yet know. The only John Prentice shown in the IGI as born about 1720 in Bedfordshire is John Prentise, son of William and Mary Prentise, chr. 12 Feb 1716 in Billington, Bedfordshire. Billington lies just below Leighton Buzzard and about 30 miles SW of Willinton.
In any event, the known children of John and Ann are (per Ian Prentice and IGI):
- Susan Prentice, b. 12 Oct 1746, Cople, Bedfordshire. She m. in 1769, but the name of her husband has not yet been determined.
- Ann Prentice, b. 8 Oct 1749, Cople, Bedfordshire. She m. in 1774, but the name of her husband has not yet been determined.
- John Prentice, b. 5 Nov 1752, Cople. . . . . . . . [2]
- Henry Prentice, b. 20 Jul 1755, Cople. . . . . . . [3]
- William Prentice, chr. 14 Aug 1757, Cople (per IGI)
- Edith Prentice, b. 1758, Cople. She m. in 1790, but the name of her husband has not yet been determined.
- Judith Prentice, b. 1760.
- Elizabeth Prentice, b. 1762
2. John Prentice, b. 1752, Cople, Bedfordshire. He m. Sarah Dawson in 1778 in Oakley. Children (per Ian Prentice and IGI):
- Charlotte/Charlotta Prentice, born/chr. 16 May 1779 (per IGI), Oakley. She m. William Lawson on 25 Jul 1803, Oakley.
- Sarah Prentice, born/chr. 23 Sep 1781, Oakley (per IGI)
- (perhaps) Elizabeth Prentice, b. c. 1784. She m. Thomas Childs, 24 Feb 1805, in Oakley. No children shown in IGI.
- John Prentice, chr. 25 Feb 1786, Oakley (per IGI)
- Joseph Prentice, b. 18 Mar 1787, Oakley (per IGI). He m. Mary Denton
on 29 Apr 1810, Oakley (per IGI). He may, or may not, be the
Joseph Prentice who m. Hannah, perhaps as a 2nd wife, before 1816 and had:
- Charlotte PrenticeH, chr. 21 May 1820 Oakley.
- Isaac Prentice, chr. 11 Jan 1818, Oakley. He m. Ann. Children:
- Eliza Prentice, b. 16 Feb 1843, chr. 14 May 1843, Oakley. d/o Isaac Prentice and Ann
- Mary Prentice, chr. 10 Mar 1816, Oakley.
- (perhaps) Mary Prentice, b. c. 1820 whose father is called Joseph Prentice in the IGI record of her m. to William Cradock on 2 Feb 1841, Oakley. He was b. c. 1820.
- (perhaps) John Prentice, b. c. 1822, Oakley. See information received from Celia Northern by email of 15 Mar 2003. See John Prentice of Oakley in our Spring 2003 issue.
- Ann Prentice, b. chr. 21 Sep 1789, Oakley (per IGI)
- John Prentice, chr. 25 Sep 1791, Oakley (per IGI). . . . . . . . . . [4]
- James Prentice, born/chr. 23 Sep 1793, Oakley. He may, or may not, be the
James Prentice who m. Eleanor. Son:
- William Prentice, chr. 20 Aug 1815, Hockliffe (per IGI) which lies about 20 miles south of Oakley.
- (perhaps) Joseph Prentice, b. c. 1826; he m. Eliza Wooding on 23 Oct 1849, Oakley. She was b.c. 1826. (per IGI)
- (perhaps) William Prentice, b. c. 1822, who m. Fanny Wooding
on 14 Nov 14 NOV 1843, Oakley (per IGI). Daughter:
- Elizabeth Prentice, b. 22 Aug 1847, Oakley and d. 27 Nov 1928. Bur. Oakley Church Yard. She m. John Panter on 15 May 1888, Oakley. (per IGI)
- Mary Prentice, chr. 20 Sep 1795, Oakley. She is probably the Mary Prentice who m. Joseph Church on 26 Sep 1814, Oakley.
- Sarah Prentice, born/chr. 1 Feb 1801, Oakley.
- William Prentice, chr. 1 Apr 1804, Oakley (per IGI); m. 1843. . . . [5]
3. Henry Prentice, b. 20 Jul 1755, Cople, Bedfordshire. He m. Rebecca Lebon 1778 in Wishampstead. Children (per IGI, Ian Prentice and John Taylor):
- Henry b. 1778 Wilshamstead; m. 1818 Sarah Selby (per Ian Prentice)
- Sarah Prentice, chr.4 Feb 1781 Blunham, Bedford, England
- Louisa Prentice, b. 23 Oct 1785 Blunham, Bedford, England
- John Prentice, b. 1786, chr. 22 Apr 1787. . . . . . . . . . [6]
- Edith Prentice, b./chr. 9 Nov 1788 Blunham, Bedford, England
- Mary Prentice, b./chr. 2 Jan 1791 Blunham, Bedford, England. She may be the Mary Prentice who m. John Johnson on 11 Apr 1814 in Blunham.
- John Prentice, b./chr 13 Jan 1793 Blunham. He m. Mary Frere in 1825. Their children included:
- Jane Prentice, b. 1828 at Blunham. Jane died 1904 at Sandy,
Bedfordshire. Jane married John Gailor in 1848 at Blunham. Their
children included:
- William Gailor, born 1853, Sandy.
- Arthur Gailor, born 1867, Sandy.
- William Stevens Prentice, chr. 24 Oct 1830, All Saints, Leighton Buzzard.
- Joseph Prentice, chr. 18 Jul 1833, All Saints, Leighton Buzzard.
- William Prentice, chr. 18 Mar 1835, All Saints, Leighton Buzzard.
- Jane Prentice, b. 1828 at Blunham. Jane died 1904 at Sandy,
Bedfordshire. Jane married John Gailor in 1848 at Blunham. Their
children included:
- Lucy Ezir/Ezird Prentice, chr. 27 Jul 1794 and d. 1795, Blunham.
- Sarah Prentice, chr. 16 Oct 1796, Blunham, Bedford, England
- William Prentice, b.chr. 18 Aug 1799, Blunham, and d. 1869 in
Biggleswade. He m. Martha Guy in 1820, Blunham. Children
(per Ian Prentice):
- Henry Prentice, b. 1822, Blunham.
- William Prentice, b. 1825. He lived in Moggerhanger. Imprisoned in 1834. Died 1857, Biggleswade.
- Benjamin Prentice, b. 1827 and d. 1893. He m. Anne Martha,
b. 1834. Children:
- William Prentice, chr. 25 Jul 1858, Blunham.
- Frederick Arthur Prentice, chr. 9 Sep 1860, Moggerhanger, Bedford. He m. Georgiana Hall 23 Apr 1883 Moggerhanger, Bedford, England.
4. John Prentice, chr. 25 Sep 1791 (per IGI) in Oakley, Bedfordshire, England, which lies a short distance northwest of Bedford. He d. 25 May 1854 Sharnbrook (per Joan Marshall, email, 27 Nov 2003)
One of our correspondents has indicated that John may have married Lucy, b. c. 1798, Bromham, which lies less than 2 miles south of Oakley.
Pending clarification, we shall continue with the family of John Prentice and Lucy of Bromham. After their marriage, they later moved about 5 miles north to Sharnbrook at some date prior to the birth of their son, John, in 1824. They left Sharnbrook, England for Victoria, Australia on 20 Aug 1860. John and Lucy had the following children:
- William Prentice, chr. 20 Aug 1820, Souldrop. William m. Mary Ann Church on 23 Jun 1859, Sharnbrook (per Ron Stretton, emails, Dec 2000). Not in 1881 census.
- John Prentice, b. c. 1824, Sharnbrook. John m. a Mary Westley on 2 Jul 1842 or 1843. Not in 1881 census.
- Charles Prentice, b. c. 1829, Bromham. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . [7]
- Thomas Prentice
- George Prentice. He is Kim Schlotterbeck's ancestor.
- James Prentice
- Samuel Prentice, b. c. 1833, Sharnbrook.
- Sarah Prentice, b. c. 1836, Sharnbrook.
Kim believes that Thomas Prentice, above, is the same person as the Thomas Prentice mentioned our Spring 2000 article and identified there by Sue and Ron Terwijn as the son of a John Prentice and Ruth Pugh. Whether they are the same Thomas Prentice, the key to resolving the problem lies in determining whether:
- there were 2 men named John Prentice who married different women (one Lucy and the other Ruth Pugh),
- or whether there was only 1 John Prentice and the two women are either the same person with one name being wrong, or perhaps 1st and 2nd wives.
5. William Prentice, chr. 1 Feb 1804 at St. Mary, Oakley. He m. Eliza Day on 26 Oct 1843 in the village of Harrold which lies about 5 miles NW of Oakley on the east side of the Great Ouse River. Children:
- William Prentice, b. c. 1839, Harrold.
- Emma Prentice, b. 28 Jan 1845 Harrold and chr. 23 Mar 1845 Harrold.
She m. William Edward Palmer on 24 Dec 1873, Harrold. Emma d. 29 Dec 1920,
Peterborough. Children:
- Thomas Palmer, b. 06 Nov 1874, Thrapston, Northamptonshire
- Frank Palmer, b. 20 Mar 1876 (place unknown )
- Ruben Palmer, b. 5 Jun 1877 (place unknown )
- Julia Palmer, b. 1 Aug 1878 (place unknown )
- Samuel Palmer, b. 20 Feb 1881 (place unknown )
- John Palmer, b. 27 Nov 1882 (place unknown )
- Alice Palmer, b. 8 Apr 1884, Cavendish St., Peterborough. She m. James George Towersey on 19 Jul 1910, Featherston, New Zealand. Alice d. 10 Dec 1955, Main Street, Greytown, New Zealand and is was bur. 12 Dec 1955, Public Cemetery, Greytown, New Zealand. They are Ron Stretton's grandparents.
- Lydia Palmer, b. 22 Mar 1886 (place unknown )
- Louisa Prentice, b. c. 1849, Harrold.
6. John Prentice, b. 1786, chr. 22 Apr 1787, Blunham, Bedford, England.
John m. Elizabeth Selby on 13 Sep 1811 at Blunham, Bedford, England. (per Marilyn Foster, email, 14 Apr 2001). Children per Ancestry.com ):
- Joseph Prentice (1813 - )
- Caroline Prentice (1815 - )
- Maria Prentice (1817 - )
- Azar/Asa Prentice, b. 1819 and d. 1849. . . . . . . . [8]
- William Prentice 1822 1843
- Jane Prentice 1825
- Esther Prentice 1827
- Abraham Prentice (ca. 1831 - ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . [9]
- Eli Prentice 1833 1833
- Jesse Prentice, son, 1837
7. Charles Prentice, b. c. 1829, Bromham, Beds, and d. 21 Feb 1896, Sharnbrook (per Joan Marshall, email, 27 Nov 2003). He m. Mary Williamson of Sharnbrook in 1843. She was b. c. 1830, Sharnbrook. Charles d. 21 Feb 1896 and Mary d. 23 Oct 1897. Children (per 1851 Sharnbrook census and Kim Schlotterbeck):
- William Prentice, b. 1843 in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire. He died 21 Jan. 1848 at the age of 5 years.
- Elizabeth Prentice, b. c. 1845, Sharnbrook.
- Harriet Prentice, b. c. 1847, Sharnbrook and d. Jul 1855, age 8.
- Sarah Ann Prentice, b. c. 1849, Sharnbrook.
- George Prentice, b. 21 Mar 1852, Sharnbrook. . . . . . . . . . . .[10]
8. Azar/Asa Prentice, b. 1819 and d. 1849. Called Aso Prentice in IGI. He m. Hannah Smith, b. 1821, dau. of James Smith and Lydia Dew. Children:
- Charles Prentice, chr. 4 Jun 1843, Blunham, Bedford and
d. 1915. Charles m. Charlotte Peacock on 4 Feb 1863,
Eltisley, Cambridge, England. Children:
- Eliza Ann Prentice, chr. 22 Jul 1866, Eltisley, Cambridge, England (per IGI) and d. 1955.
- Henry Asa Prentice, chr. 13 Oct 1867. . . . 11]
- Emma Prentice, chr. 15 Aug 1869 Eltisley, Cambridge, England (per IGI)
- James Prentice, chr. 28 Aug 1870 Eltisley, Cambridge, England (per IGI)
- Herbert Prentice, chr. 5 Nov 1871 Eltisley, Cambridge, England (per IGI)
- Martha Ann Prentice, b. 1874 and d. 1956.
- Elizabeth Prentice, b. 1877 and d. 1945.
- Emma Prentice, chr. 23 May 1847 Blunham, Bedford.
- Eliza Prentice, chr. 23 May 1847 Blunham, Bedford.
- Martha Ann Prentice, chr. 31 May 1852 Blunham, Bedford.
9. Abraham Prentice (ca. 1831 - ). Pending the discovery of additional documentation, Abraham is likely the Abraham Prentice sought by Kay Prentice who was b. in Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire, about 1834. He emigrated to New Zealand some time before 1873 and d. at Palmerston Nth, a city on the North Island of NZ,on 15 Sep 1907 where he is buried.
He married Mary Ann (Woolnough) Cameron , a widow, in St. Mary's Anglican Church, in Timaru, New Zealand, on 15 Mar 1873 (per Wedding Certificate in possession of a correspondent Known children of Abraham and Mary Ann per Ancestry.com and Kay:
9.1 Amelia Ethel Prentice, b. 26 Nov 1879, Pleasant Point, New Zealand, and d. 2 Nov 1972.
She m. Lance Johansen in 1915. He was b. 25 Jun 1876 and d. 21 Jun 1941. An Ancestor Chart for him can be found at Ancestry.com . Children:
10. George Prentice, b. 21 Mar 1852, Sharnbrook and d. 13 Jun 1934, Santa Rosa, CA, and int. Willows Cemetery, Willows, CA. . He m. Sarah Montague, (b. 1 Jan 1852, Crayford, Kent, England and d. 2 Jun 1932, Santa Rosa, CA; interred Willows Cemetery, Willows, CA).
George and Sarah sailed to New Zealand on the Opawa. It sailed on 7 Sep 1878 from Plymouth, England. On 5 Dec 1878 it "stood in towards Timaru, unsafe" and on 7 Dec 1878 arrived at Port Lyttelton with 290 souls on board. The passenger list indicated they had a ten-year-old child with them named A. Prentice. Amy Prentice (b. 18 Jun 1869 Sharnbrook, England) was the daughter of Sarah Ann Prentice who was George's sister. Amy was age 9 at that time and might have been raised as their child. It is not yet known whether she remained in NZ or returned to England.
Sometime after 1905, George moved to California where he appearw in the 1920 census in Tehama Co., CA with his wife and daughter, Margurette.
Children of George and Sarah:
11. Henry Asa Prentice, chr. 13 Oct 1867 Eltisley, Cambridge, England and d. 1949. He is Marilyn Foster's grandfather. (per Marilyn Foster and IGI). Henry m. Ann Wilson (1870 - 1943) in 1892 at Abbots Ripton, England.
12. Frederick Prentice, b. 22 Nov 1877 and d. 1963 at Palmerston North. He was Kay's husband's father. Frederick was married 3 times. He m. 1st Mary/Francis Carroll. Their family was: (per Kay, email, 20 Apr and 9 Sep 2001)
Frederick's second wife was Elizabeth (Arbuckle) McIntosh.
They had 3 children:
Frederick m. 3rd, at the age of 70, Minnie Furze on 8 Jun 1949.
13. Charles Prentice Jr., b. 1893. He m. Florence Cobley who was b. 1893. Children (per Sean Prentice):
14. Herbert Prentice, b. 1897 and d. 1982. He m. Lorna Sands on 11 Apr 1920 at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. She was b. c. 1898 and d. c. 1980. Children:
14.1 Harold Prentice, b. c. 1927 and d. 1983. He m. Beatrice Hughes who d. 2005. Children per Janelle (Prentice) Barkley, email 15. Ernest Prentice, b. Dec 1899, perhaps in Oundle, and d. 1967. He m. Jessie Blackwell on 25 Aug 1923 at Molesworth, England. She was b. c. 1903 and d. 1971, dau.of Isaac Blackwell. They had a son and 3 daughters. Children: (per Russell Prentice)
16. Henry Prentice, b. 1902 and d. 1984. He m. Margaret Lyon on 30 Sep 1939 at Latimer, Ontario, Canada. She was b. 1914 and d. 1988, dau. of Harold B. Lyon and Idda Rebecca Kent. Children:
17. Charlotte Jane Prentice, b. c. 1906 and d. bef. 2001. She m. Ted Marshall on 9 Jun 1923 at Molesworth, England. They had 8 sons and 1 daughter.
18. Frances Elizabeth Prentice, b. 1909 and d. 1991. She m. William Patrick Smith in 1931. He was b. 1879 and d. 1978. They had 3 sons and 7 daughters.
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