Dinah (Prowse) Lund (abt. 1836 - abt. 1890)

Born about 1836 in Sandford, Devon, England

Ancestors

Wife of Harry Lund — married 1863 in East Stonehouse, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died about Mar 1890 at about age 54 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Dinah Prowse was christened on the 4th of April 1838 at Crediton, Devon, England, the daughter of Mark Prowse and Mary. ^[1]

In the 1851 census, she is age 15 and an unmarried Laundress living with her parents in Crediton. Her father is 57, an Agricultural Labourer. Also present is her brother, Mark Prowse, age 17, occupation: Roper. ^[2]

She married Harry Lund in 1863, in the East Stonehouse district of Devon, England.^[3] Their children were:^[4]

• Mary Maria Lund (1864?–?)
• Elizabeth A. Lund (1866?–?)
• Eliza Lund (1869?–?)
• Sarah Lund (1871?–?)

Dina's death (age 53) was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1890 in the Stoke D. district.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5S9-RRF : 11 February 2018, Mark Prowse in entry for Dinah Prowse, 04 Apr 1838); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 917,183, 917,184.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJC-X2Y : 10 November 2017), Dinah Prowse in household of Mark Prowse, Crediton, Devon, England; citing Crediton, Devon, England, p. 17, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCS7-SHB : 4 November 2017), Harry Lund and Dinah Prowse, 1863, Marriage; from "Church of England parish registers 1538-1911," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Devon, archive reference , images provided by FamilySearch International.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5RH-F72 : 11 December 2017), Dinah Lund in entry for Harry Lund, 1871.
5. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 2 November 2023)
   Lund, Dina (Age at death: 53).
   GRO Reference: 1890 Jan-Feb-Mar in Stoke D. Volume 5b Page 281.