James P Prouse (1853 - 1919)

Born 2 Oct 1853 in Wainuiomata, Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Clara Ann (Sedcole) Prouse — married 19 Aug 1879 in Wellington New Zealand

Died 9 Feb 1919 at age 65 in Levin, Horowhenua, New Zealand.

Biography

James was born in 1853.^[1]

He married Clara Ann Sedcole in 1879.^[2] The children of James and Clara were:

1. James Percival
2. Richard Norman
3. Herbert Stanley
4. Emma
5. Lancelot West^[3]

In 1904 he lived in Levin, Horowhenua, New Zealand - Justice of Peace.

He passed away in 1919.^[4]

He was buried on 12 Feb 1919 in the Tiro Tiro Road Cemetery, Levin, Horowhenua, New Zealand.^[5]

James Prouse, one of the most prominent residents of Levin, died suddenly at his home on Sunday. The deceased was born at the Lower Hutt 60 years ago, and was a son of the late Mr. Richard Prouse, who arrived at Wellington by the Duke of Roxburgh in February, 1840, and established a sawmill at Wainui-o-mata. Mr. James Prouse was educated at the Hutt. As a young man, he removed to Levin, and remained there until his death. For some years he carried on a sawmilling business at Weraroa, in partnership with his brothers (Messrs. John and Richard Prouse) and Mr. John Wright, and subsequently he went in for farming. He took a prominent part in local affairs, and was a leading member of the local Methodist Church. Mr. Prouse left a widow, four sons, and a daughter.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online Birth: 1853/2540 Prouse James Parents - Jane and Richard
2. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online Marriage: 1879/1844 Clara Ann Sedcole and James Prouse
3. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online Births:

   1880/9704 Prouse James Percival Parents - Clara Ann and James

   1882/14770 Prouse Richard Norman Clara Ann James

   1885/6393 Prouse Herbert Stanley Clara James

   1889/12721 Prouse Emma Clara James

   1895/6463 Prouse Lancelot West Clara Ann James

4. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. :Name: James Prouse

   Death Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1919

   Registration Place: Levin, Wellington, New Zealand

   Folio Number: 365

5. ↑ Grave record for James Prouse (1853 - 1919), BillionGraves Record 11552014 Levin, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
6. ↑ Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 14992, 13 February 1919, Page 4

• "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2VCC-93L : 28 May 2019), James Prouse, 1919; citing , , record number 1919/57, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 007009898.