George Prosser (1823 - 1887)

Born 5 Sep 1823 in North Gwillimbury, York, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Emes) Prosser — married 5 Feb 1867 in East Gwillimbury Twp, York, Canada West

Descendants

Died 2 Mar 1887 at age 63 in North Gwillimbury, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

George was born in 1823 to Elder John Prosser and Sally Willoughby.

George appeared in the Canada Census of 1851. The information is as follows: Surname: Prosser, Given Name: George, Gender: Male, Age: 27, Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: York (county), District Number: 42, Sub-District Name: North Gwillimbury, Sub-District Number: 405, Page Number: 35, Microfilm: C-11761 Reference: RG 31 Item Number: 1165854. Others in the household included: Sarah age 48; George age 27; Elijah age 22; Solomon age 19; Nelson age 15; Robert age 13; Lauretta age 10; Daniel age 5.

He married Jane Draper and they had, at least, three children.

George appeared in the Canada Census of 1861. The information is as follows: Surname: Prosser, Given Name: George, Gender: Male, Age: 28, Marital Status: Married, Place of Birth: Canada West, Religion: Other M, Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: York, Sub-District Name: North Gwillimbury, Page Number: 34, Line Number: 48, Microfilm: C-1087 Item Number: 131850. Household residents included: George age 28; Jane 30; James A. age 4.

He married Lydia Emes in 1867 ^[1] and they had, at least, three children.

George appeared in the Canada Census of 1871. The information is as follows: Surname: Prosser, Given Name: George, Gender: Male, Age: 47, Birth Year: 1824, Marital Status: Married, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: Christian, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 43, Sub-District Name: North Gwillimbury, Sub-District Number: g, Page Number: 44, Line Number: 5, Microfilm: C-9966 Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada Item Number: 2198817. Others in the household included: George age 47; Lydia age 27; James age 13; Victoria age 3.

George appeared in the Canada Census of 1881. The information is as follows: Surname: PROSSER, Given Name: George, Occupation: Farmer, Gender: M, Age: 59, Birth Year: 1822, Marital Status: W, Place of Birth: Ontario, Religion: Christian, Nationality: Holland, Province: Ontario, District Name: York North, District Number: 137, Sub-District Name: Gwillimbury North, Sub-District Number: H, Division Number: 1, Family Number: 173, Page Number: 35, Microfilm: C-13249, Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada Item Number: 3627856. The household included: George age 59; James age 23; Victoria age 13; Nora age 9.

George passed away in 1887. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-19PB : 31 March 2017), George Prosser and Lydia Emes, 05 Feb 1867; citing York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,068.
2. ↑ “Find a Grave: George Prosser.” Findagrave.com, 24 Sept. 2008, www.findagrave.com/memorial/30045120. Mann Cemetery, Keswick, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

"Canada Census 1851: George Prosser." Government of Canada, 21 April 2016, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1851/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1165854. North Gwillimbury Township, York, Canada West.

"Canada Census 1861: George Prosser." Government of Canada, 16 October 2015, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=131850. North Gwillimbury Township, York, Canada West.

"Canada Census 1871: George Prosser." Government of Canada, 30 May 2016, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2198817. North Gwillimbury Township, York, Ontario, Canada.

"Canada Census 1881: George Prosser." Government of Canada, 7 April 2016, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3627856. North Gwillimbury Township, York, Ontario, Canada.

• Burial Mann Cemetery, Keswick, York, ON