Percy Henry Prosser b 1884 Ross on Wye. (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 00:51 (2157 days ago) @ tuthill

Today I did some basic research on this gentleman after he was mentioned to me on social media, so I thought I'd use it to add some detail to this thread.

FreeBMD & FamilySearch gives;

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Births Dec 1884
Prosser Percy Henry Ross 6a 468

1891 Gateford Road, Brampton Abbotts, Ross, Herefordshire
Residence Note Gateford Road
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Prosser Head M 34 Groom. Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Prosser Wife F 33 Herefordshire, England
Cecil Prosser Son M 10 Scholar. Herefordshire, England
Tracey Prosser Son M 6 Scholar. Herefordshire, England
Percy H Prosser Son M 5 Scholar. Herefordshire, England
Adolphus A Prosser Son M 4 Scholar. Pencoyd, Herefordshire, England

1901 Wye Street, Ross Urban, Herefordshire, Wales
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Walter B Townsend Head M 39 LICENSED VICTUALLER. Kennessley, Herefordshire
Charlotte Townsend Wife F 37 Pereshere, Worcestershire
Percy Prosser Servant M 16 OSTLER AND BOOTS. Trevase, Herefordshire

(NB Trevase is near Pencoyd, west of Ross)

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1910
Morgan Edith Ross 6a 1067
Prosser Percy H Ross 6a 1067

1911 Ross Rural, Ross, Herefordshire, England
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Percy Prosser Head M 26 Blacksmith. Ross, Herefordshire
Edith Prosser Wife F 26 Hentland, Herefordshire
May Prosser Daughter F 0 Hom Green, Herefordshire

(Hentland is near Percy's home area of Pencoyd).

It's hard to be sure where Edith's (Census) background was as not a rare name in the general area.

From this site's PRs;

Record_ID: 456393
Entry_Number: 563
Year: 1911
Month: Apr
Day: 1
Parents_Surname: PROSSER
Child_Forenames: Lily May
Fathers_Forenames: Percy Henry
Mothers_Forenames: Edith
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Horns Green
Occupation: Blacksmith
Officiating_Minister: J. A. S. Griffith Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes: 9.3.11
Register_Reference: BW14/2
Page_Number: 71
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: P626

Record_ID: 456600
Entry_Number: 771
Year: 1913
Month: Jun
Day: 21
Parents_Surname: PROSSER
Child_Forenames: Ada Beatrice
Fathers_Forenames: Percy Henry
Mothers_Forenames: Edith
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Horns Green
Occupation: Blacksmith
Officiating_Minister: L.P. Jones Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes: 5.6.13
Register_Reference: BW14/2
Page_Number: 97
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: P626

NB: their residence should read Hom Green, which is southwest of Ross towards Goodrich.

Record_ID: 457142
Entry_Number: 1315
Year: 1920
Month: May
Day: 29
Parents_Surname: PROSSER
Child_Forenames: Rose Muriel
Fathers_Forenames: Percy Henry
Mothers_Forenames: Edith
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Blaisdon Longhope
Occupation: Blacksmith
Officiating_Minister: L.P. Jones Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes: 14.32
Register_Reference: 142
Page_Number: 165
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: P626

Record_ID: 457552
Entry_Number: 123
Year: 1924
Month: May
Day: 31
Parents_Surname: PROSSER
Child_Forenames: Norman Leslie
Fathers_Forenames: Percy Henry
Mothers_Forenames: Edith
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Blaisdon
Occupation: Blacksmith
Officiating_Minister: R.T.A. Money Kyrle Rector
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: [1] b[orn] March 25.1924
Notes: [1] entered in Child's Christian Name column
Register_Reference: BW14/3
Page_Number: 16
Parish_Chapel: Ross on Wye
Soundex: P626

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1955 (>99%)
Prosser Percy H 70 Ross 9a 96

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Percy apparently once worked as a farrier/smith in Mitcheldean, at what is now a shop near the Lamb pub, presumably at some time after the 1911 Census. This seems to fit in with the family moving south from Ross thro' Hom Green to Blaisdon.

If so, then maybe this is wife Edith's burial ?

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Jun 1942
Prosser Edith 57 F.of Dean 6a 508

??
Yes, Mitcheldean... and age fits too.

Record_ID: 219527
Entry_Number: 694
Year: 1942
Month: Jun
Day: 6
Surname: PROSSER
Forenames: Edith
Residence: Hawkes Hill Mitcheldean
Age_at_death: 57 years
Officiating_Minister: A.R.Smith
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference:
Page_No: 87
Parish_Chapel: Mitcheldean
Soundex: P626

Sadly cannot find a Mitcheldean burial record for Percy.