George William Prowse (1863 - 1941)

Born 18 Jun 1863 in Montreal, Canada East

Ancestors

Husband of Florence (Baylis) Prowse — married 1890 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died 20 Aug 1941 at age 78 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

George was born in 1863. He was the son of George Prowse and Mary Chapman.

1871 Canada Census at St. Antoine Ward, Montreal, Quebec, Canada:^[1]

• Head: George Prowse, 35, b. Quebec, Merchant;
• Wife: Mary A, 35, b. England;
• Son: Chs W., 7, b. Quebec; (note: poor handwriting on original document)
• Son: Henry J, 5, b. Quebec;
• Daughter: Catherine, 4, b. Quebec;
• Daughter: Mary Ann, 1, b. Quebec.

1881 Canada Census at St. Antoine Ward, Montreal, Quebec, Canada:^[2]

• Head: George Prouse, 45, b. Quebec, Merchant;
• Wife: Mary, 45, b. England;
• Son: George, 18, b. Quebec, Clerk;
• Son: Henry, 16, b. Quebec, Clerk;
• Son: Charles, 15, b. Quebec,
• Daughter: Mary, 11, b. Quebec;
• Daughter: Georgiana, 8, b. Quebec;
• Daughter: Florence, 3, b. Quebec.

In 1890 George William Prowse married Florence Baylis at St. Martin's Anglican Church, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[3]

Daughter Florence Ethel Prowse was born 8 Mar 1895 at Medford, Massachusetts.^[4]

1900 United States Federal Census at Providence City, Rhode Island:^[5]

• Head: George W. Prowse, 37, b. 18 June 1863 Canada, Immigration 1883, Electrician;
• Wife: Florence, 37, b. 23 June 1863 England, Immigration 1890, Married 1890;
• Daughter: Florence E, 5, b. 8 Mar 1895 Massachusetts.

1910 United States Federal Census at Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island:^[6]

• Head: George W. Prowse, 46, b. Canada, Immigration 1882, Electrician at Cotton Mills;
• Wife: Florence B., 46, b. England;
• Daughter: Florence E, 14, b. Massachusetts.

Daughter Florence Ethel Prowse wed Anton Suneson, b. 1892 District of Columbia, at Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts on 3 Apr 1915. Parents George and Florence are listed on the record along with Suneson's parents John and Hilda, n. Anderson.^[7]

1920 United States Federal Census at Hartford, Connecticut:^[8]

• Head: George W. Prowse, 56, b. Canada, Immigration 1882, US Citizen 1904, Mechanical Engineer;
• Wife: Florence B., 56, b. England.

1930 United States Federal Census at West Hartford, Connecticut:^[9]

• Head: George W. Prowse, 66, b. Canada, Immigration 1890, Dealer Real Estate;
• Wife: Florence B., 66, b. England, Immigration 1890.

He passed away in 1941 and is buried at Mont-Royal Cemetery, Outremont, Montreal along with his parents and some siblings. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 Canada Census, Series RG31, Roll C-10047, Page 36
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVJR-6YT : Fri Mar 08 02:27:24 UTC 2024), Entry for George Prouse and Mary Prouse, 1881.
3. ↑ Canada, Montréal, Non-Catholic Marriages, Centre d'archives de Montréal, CE601,S75, Page 9
4. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXXQ-HPB : 1 December 2022), George William Prowse in entry for Florence Ethel Prowse, 1895.
5. ↑ Series T623, Roll 1241507, Sheet 8, Image 485
6. ↑ Series T624, Roll Sheet 9-B, Image 794
7. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4X4-VY3 : 4 November 2022), George Prowse in entry for Anton Suneson and Ethel Prowse, 1915.
8. ↑ Series T625, Roll Sheet 13-A, Image 655
9. ↑ Series T626, Roll Sheet 269, Image 37
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109047785/george_william-prowse: accessed April 2, 2024), memorial page for George William Prowse (1863–20 Aug 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 109047785, citing Cimetière Mont-Royal, Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; Maintained by Headstone Genealogist (contributor 46999396).