Richard PROWSE (1868

Richard PROWSE (1868 - 1942)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Hilda J PROWSE (1895 - ) Robert Frederick PROWSE (1900 - 1974) James PROWSE (1904 - ) Mildred Olive PROWSE (1906 - ) Thelma Muriel PROWSE (1909 - )	Richard PROWSE (1868 - 1942) + Frances PURCELL (1871 - 1948)	James PROWSE (1836 - 1904)	William PROWSE (1798 - 1862)

			Honor JELBERT (1805 - 1850)

		Mary Ann WILEY (1844 - 1922)

b. 03 Jan 1868 at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia

m. 20 Apr 1892 Frances PURCELL (1871 - 1948) at Adelong, New South Wales, Australia

d. 04 Apr 1942 at Adelong, New South Wales, Australia aged 74

Parents:

James PROWSE (1836 - 1904)

Mary Ann WILEY (1844 - 1922)

Siblings (2):

James Irwin PROWSE (1865 - 1954)

William George PROWSE (1866 - 1946)

Children (5):

Hilda J PROWSE (1895 - )

Robert Frederick PROWSE (1900 - 1974)

James PROWSE (1904 - )

Mildred Olive PROWSE (1906 - )

Thelma Muriel PROWSE (1909 - )

Events in Richard PROWSE (1868 - 1942)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
03 Jan 1868		Richard PROWSE was born	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
20 Apr 1892	24	Married Frances PURCELL (aged 20)	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
1895	27	Birth of daughter Hilda J PROWSE	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
1900	32	Birth of son Robert Frederick PROWSE	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
12 Feb 1904	36	Birth of son James PROWSE	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia		73
12 Feb 1904	36	Death of father James PROWSE (aged 67)	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
abt 1906	38	Birth of daughter Mildred Olive PROWSE	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
25 Sep 1909	41	Birth of daughter Thelma Muriel PROWSE	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
1922	54	Death of mother Mary Ann WILEY (aged 78)
04 Apr 1942	74	Richard PROWSE died	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia

Personal Notes:

Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga) 22 Apr 1942
“Obituary
MR. R. PROWSE
Mr. Richard Prowse, who died suddenly early this month at his home, “Truro," Nacka Nacka, at the age of 74 years, was a native of Adelong and was one of its best-known identities. All his life his work and interests were connected with the Adelong district, and his death is mourned by a legion of people who were privileged to call him friend. His generosity and unfailing good nature were always at the service of his friends and his charitable actions were extensive. At the conclusion of his early schooldays Mr. Prowse turned his attention to rural pursuits to such good purpose that his property, "Truro," became one of the show places of the Adelong district.
Mr. Prowse married Miss Frances Purcell, daughter of Mr. Charles Purcell, of Wondalga, and thus two of
the district's oldest families were linked. He was an astute judge of cattle and sheep and put his knowledge into good effect. His Interest in the Adelolg district, and particularly in his own locality of Nacka Nacka, was shown by the number of official positions he occupied and their diversity. He was a president of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association, president of the Adelong Jockey Club, trustee of the racecourse, member of the Gundagai Pastures Protection Board, a Tumut Shire councillor, vice-
president of the Tumut and Adelong District Graziers' Association, vice-president of the Voluntary Bush Fire Brigade, and president of the Mt. Pleasant and Nacka Nacka cricket and tennis clubs, with all his outsidp activities Ms first and paramount interest was his home, wife and family.
He is survived by his wife, seven daughters, Misses Alice, Cecilia, and Mildred Prowse of "Truro," Adelong, Mrs. H. E. Bayliss and Mrs. E. Nlsbet, of Hay; Mrs. R. B. Hunter, Holbrook; Mrs. N. Haynes, Wagga; and two sons, Charles, "Truro,'' and Robert, Cootamundra. There are also
three grandchildren. Twelve brothers and sisters also survive him. They are:
J. I. Prowse, Mrs. John Purcell W.G. Prowse, Wagga, J. H. Prowse, M.H.R., Albert, Benjamin. Mrs. F. Carter. Mrs. B. Moore, all of Western Australia, Joseph, Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. Bailey and Miss Tilly Prowse, of Sydney. Another brother, Robert, predeceased him. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. R. Prowse would have been celebrated on April 20.”

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.

My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).

I upload new information to this website about every 3 months. My motivation for these projects is to provide public information for people seeking to trace ancestors and what became of them. Much of the information I provide can be difficult to find.
If you find errors - anything incorrect (dates, places, wrong parents, wrong children), and you have evidence, I would love to fix them. Or, if you have information that would extend my projects, do not hestiate to contact me on the email link below. I do not publish information on living people - which means I'm not much interested in people born after about 1920, and I usually distrust material from before about 1770 without extremely good sources.
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