Samuel Prosser
(-)
Ann Cadwell
(-)
Johnson Vivian of Pengegon
(1825-1898)
Elizabeth Grangey
(Abt 1837-1889)
Cpt. Reece Prosser
(1868-1925)
Elizabeth Jane Vivian
(1864-1947)
Reece Wilfred Prosser
(1895-1953)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
Hyacinth May Floyd

  • Wilfred Floyd Prosser+
  • Lawrence W. Prosser
  • Kenneth Richard Prosser
  • Edward Godfrey Prosser
  • Sylvia Prosser
  • James Prosser

Reece Wilfred Prosser

  • Born: 3 Aug 1895, Pengegon, Camborne, Cornwall 1
  • Christened: 18 Sep 1895, Tuckingmill All Saints, Camborne, Cornwall 1
  • Married: 1920, Redruth District, Cornwall
  • Died: 1953, Pinellas Co., FL, USA 2
  • Buried: Clearwater Municipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Pinellas, FL, USA 3

  Research Notes:

On 2 Oct 1920, Reece Wilfred Prosser, 24, blacksmith, and wife Hyacinth May (24y), arrived in New York per S. S. Imperator. Reece's nearest living relative in Cornwall was his father, R. Prosser of Pengegon Camborne. Reece and his wife's final destination was Elizabeth New Jersey. 4

1940 U.S. Federal Census (called Rees W.):

Age given: 44 years
Birthplace: England
Dwelling Place: Warren, Somerset, New Jersey
Occupation: Superintendent (cork industry)

Present were wife Hyacinth M. (44) of England, children (born in New Jersey): Wilfred (18), cork packer, Lawrence (16), Kenneth (15), Edward (11), Sylvia (9), James (7), brother Godfrey Prosser (36) of England, single, mechanic (cork industry)

  Marriage Information:

Reece married Hyacinth May Floyd, daughter of William Floyd and Lydia, in 1920 in Redruth District, Cornwall. (Hyacinth May Floyd was born on 27 Feb 1896 in Wesley St., Camborne, Cornwall 5 6, died on 2 Aug 1975 in Pinellas Co., FL, USA 6 7 and was buried in Clearwater Municipal Cemetery, Clearwater, Pinellas, FL, USA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Married during 2nd Quarter (GRO Marriage Index, vol. 5c, p. 484).

Sources

1 Tuckingmill Parish Registers, births and baptisms, p. 248, no. 1983.

2 Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, certificate no. 21425.

3 FindAGrave, Memorial.

4 (http://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger).

5 England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008, Redruth district, 2nd Quarter, vol. 5c, p. 211.

6 United States Social Security Death Index.

7 Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, certificate no. 58294.

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