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

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 01:29 (2157 days ago) @ Jefff

This site's PRs also include his children's Marriages, which all confirm he was indeed a blacksmith in Mitcheldean.

Record_ID: 939
Entry_Number: 261
Year: 1938
Month: Jun
Day: 6
Grooms_Surname: PROSSER
Grooms_Forenames: Reginald Hubert
Grooms_Age: 23
Groom_Condition: Batchelor
Grooms_Occupation: Farm labourer
Grooms_Residence: Wellington House Mitcheldean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Prosser
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Percy Henry
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Blacksmith
Brides_Surname: PULHAM
Brides_Forenames: Freda Harding
Brides_Age: 23
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Rose Cottage Silver St Mitcheldean
Brides_Fathers_Surname: [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Ada B East
Witness_2: Arthur L East
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: F M Green Rector
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P1 IN 1/12
Page_Number: 131
Parish_Chapel: Abenhall
Soundex_Groom: P626
Soundex_Bride: P450

Record_ID: 132933
Entry_Number: 47
Year: 1938
Month: Aug
Day: 1
Grooms_Surname: CROCKETT
Grooms_Forenames: Ernest Harold
Grooms_Age: 20
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Leather Worker
Grooms_Residence: High Street Mitcheldean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Crockett
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Ernest William
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Haulier
Brides_Surname: PROSSER
Brides_Forenames: Lillian May
Brides_Age: 26
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: Nurse
Brides_Residence: Mitcheldean
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Prosser
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Percy Henry
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Blacksmith
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: James Leslie Rose
Witness_2: Rosa Muriel Prosser
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: A.R.Smith Rector
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P220 IN 1/16
Page_Number: 24
Parish_Chapel: Mitcheldean
Soundex_Groom: C623
Soundex_Bride: P626

FreeBMD birth records suggest the couple settled in Birmingham after the war where their children were born.

Record_ID: 132938
Entry_Number: 1
Year: 1940
Month: Aug
Day: 3
Grooms_Surname: MARSHALL
Grooms_Forenames: Kenneth Frederick
Grooms_Age: 23
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Wood Worker
Grooms_Residence: Hewsker Hill Mitcheldeane
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Marshall
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Frederick Lewis
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Maltster
Brides_Surname: PROSSER
Brides_Forenames: Rosa Muriel
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: Domestic
Brides_Residence: Hewsker Hill Mitcheldene
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Prosser
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Percy Henry
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Blacksmith
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both Sign
Witness_1: Marjory Anne Prosser
Witness_2: Lucy Marshall
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: A R Smith Rector
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P220 IN 1/17
Page_Number: 1
Parish_Chapel: Mitcheldean
Soundex_Groom: M624
Soundex_Bride: P626

Record_ID: 132964
Entry_Number: 27
Year: 1946
Month: Jan
Day: 19
Grooms_Surname: PROSSER
Grooms_Forenames: Leslie Norman
Grooms_Age: 22
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: R N Seaman
Grooms_Residence: Hawker Hill Mitcheldean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Prosser
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Percy Henry
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Blacksmith
Brides_Surname: RUTLAND
Brides_Forenames: Joyce Irene Patricia
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: Canteen Worker
Brides_Residence: High Street Mitcheldean
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Rutland
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Herbert John
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Engineer
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both Sign
Witness_1: H G Rutland
Witness_2: A L East
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: A R Smith Rector
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P220 IN 1/17
Page_Number: 14
Parish_Chapel: Mitcheldean
Soundex_Groom: P626
Soundex_Bride: R345

FreeBMD birth records suggest that both of the above couples stayed in the FoD area, at least while their children were born.