Isaac Prior (1815 - 1886)

Born 1815 in England

Husband of Jane Quantrille (Fletcher) Prior — married 3 Aug 1839 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1886 at about age 71 in McLaren Vale, South Australia

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Biography

Isaac Prior was born in England, in about 1815. His father, Timothy Prior, was an ironmonger.

Isaac Prior married, at about age 24, to Jane Fletcher, age 28.
They were married in Salem Chapel, Ipswich, Suffolk, on the 3rd of August 1839.

In 1841 Isaac and Jane were living in Christ Church Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. ^[1]

They immigrated to Australia on board the "Caleb Angas." which departed London on the 30th of October 1841 and arrived in Port Adelaide, South Australia, on the 16 of February 1842.

By the end of 1856, Isaac, about age 41, and Jane about 45, had completed their family with their 8th known child.

1. John Sibley PRIOR b. <20> May 1841 Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England; d. 1868 SA, Australia
2. Elizabeth Fletcher (Bessie) PRIOR b. 12 Apr 1843 Adelaide, SA, Australia
3. Timothy Benjamin (Benjamin) PRIOR b. 30 Mar 1845 Hindmarsh, Adelaide, SA, Australia; m 1866 to Ellen BOLITHO
4. Caroline Rebecca PRIOR b. abt 1848 McLaren Vale, SA, Australia; m 1866 to Robert HOWIE
5. Clara PRIOR b. 8 Apr 1849 McLaren Vale, SA, Australia; m 1888 to George John GILMOUR
6. Matthew Henry PRIOR b. abt 1852 McLaren Vale, SA, Australia; m 1883 to Jane Lydia EDWARDS
7. Asshur Joseph PRIOR b. 7 May 1854 McLaren Vale, SA, Australia
8. Grace Clarissa PRIOR b. 2 Dec 1856 McLaren Vale, SA, Australia

There were possibly two more children.

Isaac Prior was a Congregational Minister, School Master and Owner Of Vineyards.

In his later years, Isaac Prior resided in his home, known as Ivyburn, until his death in 1886, at age 71.
His wife Jane lived a further 19 years and died in 1905 at the age of 94.

Isaac and Jane Prior were both buried at McLaren Vale, South Australia in the McLaren Vale Uniting Church Cemetery.

Headstone inscription:

Sources

1. ↑ '1841 England and Wales Census.' Class: HO107; Piece 710; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Christ Church Spitalfields; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 25; Page: 15; Line: 1; GSU roll: 438820. Residence date: 1841 Residence place: Christ Church Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

• 1841 England Census Ancestry.com
• England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 FreeBMD
• Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Ancestry.com
• Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
• Michele (Flanagan) Gregg. "McLAREN – Journey of Generations." Compiled from 1996 by Michele Gregg nee Flanagan. New Zealand. Unpublished. Last revised 11 Mar 2019. Michele is 3 x great-granddaughter of Isaac Prior.