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THOMAS PRENTICE WAS BORN 1837 IN TYNRON SCOTLAND.

MY STEPMOM HAS A BOOK THAT THOMAS PRENTICE WROTE AND PUBLISHED 1914.

THE BOOK WAS CALLED 'MY HAME WHEN A BOY'

HAVE SEARCHED THE NET FOR MORE INFO ON THOMAS HIMSELF AND THE BOOK AS WELL... BUT SO FAR AM HAVING NO LUCK.

HOPING ONE OF U FIND SOMETHING PLEASE.

SORRY FOR THE CAPITAL LETTERS.

CLARE

Do you know anything about his parents?

1851 poss based on location
Name: Thomas Prentice
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relationship: Son
Mother's Name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Kirkmahoe, Dumfries
Parish Number: 852
Civil Parish: Tynron
County: Dumfriesshire
Address: Upper Killmark
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 1
Page: 4 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 13
Line: 2
Roll: CSSCT1851_210
Household Members: Name Age
Ann Prentice 44 Keir, Dumfries
Margt Prentice 5
Sarah Prentice 7
Thomas Prentice 14

Yeah thats the one...... Thomas's dad died when he was 9.

Clare

1841 Scotland Census
about James Prentice
Name: James Prentice
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811
Gender: Male
Where born: Scotland

Civil Parish: Dunscore
County: Dumfriesshire
Address: Hazelwood
Occupation: Shepherd
Parish Number: 822
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Ann Prentice 30
James Prentice 30
John Prentice 7 Mo
Mary Prentice 6
Thomas Prentice 4

1901

Name: Thomas Prentice
Age: 63
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Eliza
Gender: Male
Where born: Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire
Registration Number: 644/12
Registration district: Gorbals
Civil Parish: Glasgow Govan
Town: Glasgow
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 5 Belleisle St
Occupation: Retired Police Sergeant
ED: 67
Household schedule number: 95
Line: 19
Roll: CSSCT1901_317
Household Members: Name Age
David Prentice 27
Eliza Prentice 63
Jane Prentice 4
Margaret Prentice 36
Samuel J W Prentice 22
Thomas Prentice 63

1861 Scotland Census
about Thomas Prentice
Name: Thomas Prentice
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relationship: Head
Mother's Name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Kirkenshoe, Dumfriesshire
Registration Number: 524/1
Registration district: Kilninver
Civil Parish: Kilninver
County: Argyll
Address: Reray
Occupation: Shepherd
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 13
Line: 11
Roll: CSSCT1861_70
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Armstrong 19
Duncan Paterson 18
Ann Prentice 51
Thomas Prentice 24

Yes he was a retired polce sergeant. Im interested in how he started writing poetry a lot of the poems are in gaelic language.

Clare

Clare the education system was more advanced in Scotland than it was in England & Wales.

hi as he was born in sw scotland he would not have learnt gaelic in school there ,he must have learnt it while in argyllshire as a shepherd but there is a very big step from merely speaking it to writing it and then composing poetry maybe he went to night classes thru the police force just a thought
cheers derek

Thanks Derek for that info. Yeah it must have been a big step for him to go ahead and learn gaelic!

Clare