• Born: 1861, Wendron, Cornwall ¹
• Married: 3 Jun 1888, Wendron, Cornwall ²
• Died: 31 Oct 1929, Polventon, Killigrew Rd., Falmouth, Cornwall ^{3 4}

  Research Notes:

In 1921 Hercules Prisk, aged 59 yeares 11 months, born in Wendron Cornwall, retired, and wife Minnie Prisk, aged 51 years 9 months, born in Wendron, were living in Cranleigh, Crane, Camborne, Cornwall. With them were children Hercules Prisk (32y 3m) of Nevada USA, married, mining engineer, Lily Prisk (19) of Camborne, single, home duties, Paul Prisk (17y 10m) of Camborne, bank clerk, Samuel Prisk (14y 7m) of Camborne, school boy, Muriel Prisk (10y 2m) of Camborne, school girl, son-in-law Edward Harold Williams (25y 3m) of Crowan, joiner, and daughter Dorothy Williams (24y 11m) of Camborne, married, home duties.

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DEATH.—The death occurred on Thursday of Mr. Hercules Prisk, aged 68, of Polventon, Killigrew Villas, Falmouth, who collapsed in his garden and passed away. A member of a well-known Wendron family interested in mining, Mr. Prisk was a mining engineer, and visited many countries abroad, including Nevada and New Zealand. He came to Falmouth to reside eight years ago. A widow, three sons, and five daughters are left.

The West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, Thursday, 7 Nov 1929, p. 7

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Hercules Prisk of Polventon Killigrew-road Falmouth Cornwall died 31 October 1929. Probate London 22 January 1930 to Minnie Prisk, widow, and Paul Prisk and Samuel Prisk, clerks. Effects £5309 2s. 6d. ⁴