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Lewis Prentice of England and Australia
Summer 2000 and Revised: 15 Jan 2001

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Update of 15 Jan 2001: The information in this article has now been consolidated with the information in Prentices of Bilton Ainsty, Braham, Thorp Acres, Walsall, Thorp Arch and Hobart Australia in our Spring 2001 issue.

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We are helping Jean Ann Orser in tracing her Prentice roots. Here is what we have so far:

1. Lewis Prentice/Prentis, bap. 20 Jun 1790 at Thorp Arch, Yorkshire, England. Lewis died 9 Dec 1852 in Hobart, Australia.

He m. Margaret (Stabler?) and they had several children all born in England. Lewis and his eldest son, Edward, went to Australia sometime after 1832. Both died there in the 1850s. Children:

1. Elizabeth Prentice, chr. 20 Sep 1813, Bramham, Yorkshire, England
2. Edward Prentice, chr. 30 Sep 1815, Otley, Yorkshire, England. He married Ann . Their children were:
   1. William Charles Prentice. William Charles married Alice Eliza Hogarth in Hobart, Australia on March 4,
   2. Sarah Ann Prentice
   3. John Albert Prentice
   4. Frederick Lewis Prentice
   5. There may have been other children.
3. John Stabler Prentice, bap 2 Feb 1817 in Otley. On 26 Jun 1838 in the Parish of Leeds, York, he m. Mary Ann Thorp who was bap. 28 Dec 1818. Children (per Jean Lupinetti, email, 17 Jun 2000):
   1. Emma Stabler Prentice, b. 1844-1845. She m. William Knight Thackrah on 8 Feb 1864 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. William was b. 1844.
      1. Sarah Emma Thackrah, b. c. 1879. She m. Mr. Hargreaves.
         1. Nellie Hargreaves, b. 1915. She m. Mr. Ennis.
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            1. Joan Ennis, b. 1935. She m. Mr. Beck.
   2. Martha Prentice. She m. Lorenzo Ramsden.
   3. Elizabeth Prentice who died young.
   4. Sarah, Jane Prentice who died young.
   5. Jane Prentice. She m. Frederick Moye.
   6. Edward Prentice.
   7. Mary Ann Prentice.
   8. John Stabler Prentice Jr., b. Mar 1853 and d. Dec 1853,
   9. John Stabler Prentice III.
4. Sarah Prentice, chr. 26 Jun 1820, St. Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
5. Matilda Prentice, chr. 25 Aug 1830, Gainesborough, Lincoln., England.
6. Lousia Prentice, chr. 25 Aug 1830, Gainesborough, Lincoln., England.
7. Lewis Prentice, chr. 11 Mar 1832, St. Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
8. Emma Prentice, chr. 11 Mar 1832, St. Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
9. Jane Prentice, chr. 11 Mar 1832, St. Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

Who are the parents of Lewis Prentice?

By email of 17 Jun 2000, while acknowledging that firm documentation is presently lacking, Jean Ann Orser Lupinetti suggests that the parents of Lewis Prentice are Francis Prentice, bap. Thorp Arch on 8 Apr 1761 and Sarah Birdsall who he m. 22 Apr 1789, also at Thorp Arch. Jean says their children were:

• Lewis Prentice, above.
• Elizabeth Prentice.
• Mary Prentice.
• Thomas Prentice. Died young.
• James Prentice.
• Ann Prentice.
• Miles Prentice. For possible descendants, see our article about Miles Prentis of Stone in our Spring 2001 Prentice Newsletter.

She also identifies the parents of Francis Prentice as Francis Prentis, bap. 15 Apr 1719 and Mary Hornshaw who he m. in Throp Arch on 26 Sep 1749. Jean says their children were:

• John Prentice who died young of small pox.
• William who married Mary Blackburn.
• Anne Prentice.
• Elizabeth Prentice.
• Margaret Prentice.
• Francis Prentice, bap. 1761, above.

She also expresses the belief that the parents of Francis Prentice (bap 15 Apr 1719) are William Prentis, bap. 23 May 1680 and Anne Challener who he m. in Nov 1704.

If you have any information about the folks mentioned in this article, please contact us at dewald@prenticenet.com.

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