Hubert
Loxston
Prowse
Born in Maidenhead, Berkshire
Ancestors 
Son of George Prowse
and Louisa Jane (Loxston) Prowse
Brother of
Edwin William Prowse, George Turpin Prowse, Archibald Henry Prowse, Mary Gertrude Hopton (Prowse) Harvey, Louisa Jessie Prowse, Julia Maud Prowse, Alexander Charles Prowse and Ellen Gwendoline Rosina Prowse
Died
at age 30
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Apr 2012
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Biography
Birth:
Hubert Loxston Prowse was born on August 9th, 1884, to George Prowse and Louisa Loxston in Maidenhead, England. [1] Note that his first name is often mis-recorded as Herbert.
School:
Hubert Prowse was enrolled in the National School in Cullompton on April 4th, 1890, by his father George while the family was living on Victoria Terrace. Hubert left the school later that same year on 28 November, 1890[2]
Military Service:
In 1902, 18 year old Hubert enlisted in the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) and served in WWI.[3][4] His enlistment record describes him as "5 foot 6 inches, 126 lbs, chest 32 1/2 to 34 1/2, complexion Fresh, eyes Grey, hair brown, and tattoo dots on left forearm"
Death:
His British Army Services records conclude with a Casualties Form dated 1st May, 1916, which states that "The Army Council has decided that this soldier is to be regarded for official purposes as having died on or before the 18th October, 1914. Next of kin should be notified"
Census Records
| Surname | First | Relationship | Marr | Age | Gender | Occupation | Birth County | Birth Locality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prowse | George | Head | M | 31 | M | Grocer + Ironmonger | Devon | Thorverton |
| Prowse | Louisa J. | Wife | M | 31 | F | Hereford | St Weonards | |
| Prowse | Hubert L. | Son | S | 6 | M | Scholar | Berkshire | Maidenhead |
| Prowse | Edwin W. | Son | S | 4 | M | Scholar | Berkshire | Maidenhead |
| Prowse | George L. | Son | S | 3 | M | Scholar | Berkshire | Maidenhead |
| Prowse | Archibald H. | Son | S | 1 | M | Berkshire | Maidenhead | |
| Hinkins | Sarah A. | Servant | S | 14 | F | General Domestic Servant | Devon | Cullompton |
| Surname | First | Relationship | Marr | Age | Gender | Occupation | Birth County | Birth Locality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prowse | George | Head | M | 41 | M | Draper's Traveller | Devon | Thorverton |
| Prowse | Louisa J. | Wife | M | 42 | F | Hereford | St Leonard | |
| Prowse | Hubert L. | Son | S | 16 | M | Painter + Decorater | Berkshire | Maidenhead |
| Prowse | Edwin W. | Son | S | 14 | M | Tin Smith | Berkshire | Maidenhead |
| Prowse | George T. | Son | S | 13 | M | Errand Boy | Berkshire | Maidenhead |
| Prowse | Archibald H. | Son | S | 11 | M | Berkshire | Maidenhead | |
| Prowse | Mary G. H. | Dau | S | 8 | F | Devon | Cullompton | |
| Prowse | Louisa J. | Dau | S | 7 | F | Devon | Cullompton | |
| Prowse | Maud J. | Dau | S | 4 | F | Devon | Cullompton | |
| Prowse | Alexander C. | Son | S | 1 | M | Gloucestershire | Bristol |
| Surname | First | Rel. | Age | Gen. | Marr | Marr Len | Num Child Born | Num Child Alive | Num Child Dec'd | Occupation | Birth County | Birth Locality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prowse | George | Head | 51 | M | Married | Traveller in Drapery and Outfitting | Devon | Thorverton | ||||
| Prowse | Louisa Jane | Wife | 52 | F | Married | 27 | 9 | 9 | - | Herefordshire | St Weonards | |
| Prowse | Hubert Loxston | Son | 26 | M | Single | Miner - Coal Mines | Bedfordshire | Maidenhead | ||||
| Prowse | Edwin William | Son | 25 | M | Single | Tin Plate Worker Tin + Iron Trade | Bedfordshire | Maidenhead | ||||
| Prowse | George Turpin | Son | 23 | M | Single | Traveller - Credit Drapery | Bedfordshire | Maidenhead | ||||
| Prowse | Louisa Jessie | Dau | 17 | F | Single | Millner | Devon | Cullompton | ||||
| Prowse | Julia Maud | Dau | 14 | F | Single | Surrey | Croydon | |||||
| Prowse | Alexander Charles | Son | 10 | M | Scholar | Gloucestershire | Bristol | |||||
| Prowse | Ellen Rosina | Dau | 6 | F | Gloucestershire | Bristol |
Sources
- WikiTree profile Prowse-193 created through the import of Western_2012-04-09.ged on Apr 9, 2012 by Trevor Western. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Trevor and others.
- ↑ Birth registration. Citing: GRO (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/) PROWSE HUBERT LOXSTON|Mothers Maiden Name: LOXSTON|GRO Reference: 1884 September Quarter | Cookham| Volume 02c, Page 414
- ↑ National School Admission Registers & Log-Books 1870-1914|Devon Heritage Services, Exeter|7779C/EFA1/1|1890|Cullompton School|Admission No 1299|Prowse, Hubert
- ↑ The National Archives|WO 363 - First World War Service Records 'Burnt Documents'| Service No. 9101| Herbert Loxston Prowse
- ↑ https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM%2FWO363-4%2F007367383%2F00489&parentid=GBM%2FWO363-4%2F7367383%2F17%2F489
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hubert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Hubert:
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GRO birth registration. NB mother's maiden surname: Loxston. England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content) : accessed 28 April 2021, database entry for PROWSE, HUBERT LOXSTON ; GRO Reference: 1884 Sept Quarter in COOKHAM Volume 02C Page 414 ; Mother's maiden name: LOXSTON
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Karen Lowe
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X71V-NCX : 20 January 2015), Hubert Loxston Prowse, Bristol, , Gloucestershire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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Karen Lowe
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS6Q-9LW : 29 August 2015), Hubert L Prowse in household of George Prowse, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St George subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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