Henry Prowse (1862)

Born 1862 in Prince Edward Island

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Susannah (Hardy) Prowse — married 30 Sep 1891 in Little York, Prince Edward Island

Descendants

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Biography

Henry Prowse was born in 1862 or 1863. He was the child of Joseph Prowse and Agnes Jarvis. In 1881, Henry was living with his parents and siblings on the family farm on Brackley Pt. Road (Lot 33).^[1]

On May 21, 1882, Henry was baptized as an adult in the United Church.^[2] Two of his siblings, Elizabeth and Silas, were baptized on the same day.

In 1891, he was living on his own, in Lot 34, working as a blacksmith.^[3] Later that year, on September 30, 1891, Henry married Mary Susannah Hardy in Little York, Prince Edward Island.^[4] They had 4 children.

The family headed west about 1905 and settled in Carbon, Alberta.^[5] Henry died around 1909-1911. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1881 census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, PEI, Queens (District 2), Subdistrict K, Lot 33, Pg 42, Household 10382 - Joseph and Agnes Prowse plus 8 children.
2. ↑ PEI, Public Archives and Records Office, Baptismal Record, United Church, York, Book 1, Page 6 - Henry Prowse
3. ↑ 1891 Canada Census, Library and Archives Canada, PEI, Queens (135), Subdistrict L, Lot 34. Page 23 -Henry Prowse
4. ↑ PEI, Public Archives and Records Office, Marriage Licenses, RG19, Series3, Subseries4,1891 - Henry Prowse & Mary Susannah Hardy
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVZ-RQK : 1 April 2016), Henry Prowse, 17, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario.
6. ↑ Mary is listed as a widow in the 1911 census. Their youngest child was born in August 1910