Audrey Bernice (Prowse) Dryden (1917 - 1999)

Born 28 Feb 1917 in Murray Harbor, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Norman Pride Dryden — married 13 May 1950 in Upper Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada

Died 30 Jul 1999 at age 82 in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Audrey was born on Februay 28, 1917 in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island.^[1] She was the daughter of A. Samuel Prowse and Bessie Hicks. She lived in Murray Harbour when she was young,^[2][3] and then in 1932, the family moved to New Brunswick.^[4]

Audrey became a registered nurse. On May 13, 1950, Audrey married Norman Dryden in Upper Sackville, New Brunswick.^[5] They lived in Moncton and had 1 son.

Audrey died on July 30, 1999.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ PEI, Public Archives and Records Office, Baptismal Record, United Church, Murray Harbour South, Book 3, Page 1 - Audrey Bernice Prowse
2. ↑ 1921 Census of Canada (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com), PEI, Kings (District 146), Murray Harbour South (sub-district 31), Lot 64, Page 20 of 24 - All on same page (Murray Harbour South, Lot 64), families of William H & Ada Prowse, Samuel & Bessie Prowse, Frederick & Pearl Prowse, Albert P & Williamina Prowse
3. ↑ 1931 Canada Census, Prince Edward Island, Kings (District 1), Murray Harbour and Murray Harbour East (Sub-District 33), Page 23 - Albert S and Bessie A Prowse & 4 children
4. ↑ The Charlottetown Guardian, May 17, 1932, Pg 5 - Murray Harbour notes
5. ↑ PANB. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS141 B7 Index to New Brunswick Marriages, Number 2013, Code B4/1950, Microfilm F20725 - Marriage of Norman Dryden and Audrey Prowse.
6. ↑ Info from an Ancestry family tree. To be corroborated.

Additional sources:

• Recollections of Florence (Prowse) Cooper, recorded by Leanne Cooper, July 21, 2011, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
• Firsthand knowledge of Leanne Cooper
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 April 2020, 17:21), entry for Audrey Bernice Prowse (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2Z3X-BL4 ); contributed by various users.