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I am helping a neighbour who has just started to research her family history. We have a hiccup with this chap and would appreciate some help please. He was her GG Grandfather.

We believe this to be his birth reg:

Births Dec 1841
Prodger Samuel Eastbourne 7 300

We cannot see him on the 1851 Census (but we have all subsequent census plus marriage and death).

Can anyone else spot him? Or find a baptism please?

Many Thanks

1851 England Census about Samuel Proogea
Name: Samuel Proogea
[Samuel Prodger]
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Edward Proogea
Mother's name: Mary Ann Proogea
Gender: Male
Where born: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Civil Parish: Eastbourne
County/Island: Sussex
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration district: Eastbourne
Sub-registration district: Westham
ED, institution, or vessel: 1d
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 48
Piece: 1637
Folio: 191
Page Number: 12
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Proogea 51
Mary Ann Proogea 34
Ruth Proogea 11
Samuel Proogea 9
Mary Ann Proogea 1
Thomas Proogea 1 Mo

No wonder we couldn't find it! We don't speak double-dutch!

Very many thanks Thelma.

Is this the family, you didn't give us any other clues to help our search!

Ancestry has the name as Proogea which has a correction to Prodger. This is the FMP version

1851 census transcription details for: Sea Side Road, Eastbourne

National Archive Reference:
RG number: HO107
Piece: 1637
Folio: 191
Page: 12
Reg. District: Eastbourne
Sub District: Eastbourne
Parish: Eastbourne
Enum. District: 1D
Ecclesiastical District: Trinity
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Sea Side Road, Eastbourne
County: Sussex
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
PROOGIE, Edward Head Married M 51 1800 Bricklayer Eastbourne, Sussex
PROOGIE, Mary Ann Wife Married F 32 1819 Middlesex
PROOGIE, Ruth Daughter F 11 1840 ScholarEastbourne, Sussex
PROOGIE, Samuel Son M 2 1849 Eastbourne, Sussex
PROOGIE, Mary Ann Daughter F 1 1850 Eastbourne, Sussex
PROOGIE, Thomas Son M 0 (1 MOS) 1851 Eastbourne, Sussex

1851 Census
6 Records found



Piece: HO107/1637 Place: Eastbourne -Sussex Enumeration District: 1d
Civil Parish: Eastbourne Ecclesiastical Parish: Eastbourne
Folio: 191 Page: 12 Schedule: 48
Address: Seaside Road

Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
PRODGER Edward Head M M 51 Bricklayer Employing 8 Men Sussex - Eastbourne
PRODGER Mary Ann Wife M F 53 Middlesex - -
PRODGER Ruth Dau - F 11 Scholar Sussex - Eastbourne
PRODGER Samuel Son - M 9 Scholar Sussex - Eastbourne
PRODGER Mary Ann Dau - F 1 Sussex - Eastbourne
PRODGER Thomas Son - M 1m Sussex - Eastbourne



http://www.freecen.org.uk/

They're Prodger in 1841:

1841 England Census
about Ruth Prodger Name: Ruth Prodger
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Gender: Female
Where born: Sussex, England

Civil Parish: Eastbourne
Hundred: Eastbourne
County/Island: Sussex
Country: England

Registration district: Eastbourne
Sub-registration district: Eastbourne
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1114
Book: 12
Folio: 10
Page Number: 12
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Prodger 40
Mary Prodger 25
Sarah Prodger 8
Stephen Prodger 6
William Prodger 4
Ruth Prodger 1

There is a tree on Ancestry which may help you.
EVERETT / NICHOLSON Family Tree

Public Member Tree
6 attached records, 6 sources
Samuel Prodger

Birth: bef 30 Dec 1841 (30 Dec 1841) - Sussex, England
Marriage: 18 Feb 1868 - Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Croydon

It can be viewed for free at:-
http://www.mundia.com/gb/

Prodger Edward & Son, builders & contractors, 1 Ceylon place
Prodger William & Son, plumbers & glaziers, South street
Prodger (Miss), lodging house, 27 Cavendish place
Prodger Charles, lodging house, 26 Cavendish place
Prodger David, lodging house, 25 Cavendish place
Prodger Edward, lodging house, 3 Robertson pl. Susan's rd
Prodger John, plumber & glazier, 2 Terminus road
Prodger John, jun. lodging house, 20 Ceylon place
Prodger William, lodging house, 27 Ceylon place

http://www.sandh.me.uk/ssx1867/eastbourne1867e.html

(above, if anybody relating!)

Chris :)

Hi Stuart

We couldn't give you any other clues because Samuel was born after the 1841 Census and had left home by the 1861 Census. That's why we needed to find him in 1851 to find out who his parents were!

Thanks x

1861 Census
8 Records found



Piece: RG9/567 Place: Eastbourne -Sussex Enumeration District: 3F
Civil Parish: Eastbourne Ecclesiastical Parish: Holy Trinity
Folio: 54 Page: 7 Schedule: 36
Address: 1 Bourne St Devonshire Villa

Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
PRODGER Edward Head M M 61 Builder Mason Master Sussex - Eastbourne
PRODGER Mary A Wife M F 48 London - -
PRODGER Ruth Dau U F 21 Sussex - Eastbourne
PRODGER Samuel Son U M 19 Builder Mason Journeyman Sussex - Eastbourne xxxxxx
Page: 54/8 PRODGER Thomas Son - M 10 Scholar Sussex - Eastbourne
PRODGER Benjamin Son - M 7 Scholar Sussex - Eastbourne
PRODGER Daniel Son - M 5 Scholar Sussex - Eastbourne
PRODGER Hannah S Dau - F 1 Sussex - Eastbourne

Sussex Advertiser
Publication date:Tuesday 13 December 1864

Deaths
Prodger. —Dec. 7, at Eastbourne, of consumption, Annie, wife of Mr. Samuel Prodger, aged 26, also, on the 9th inst., Edward Henry, infant son of the above, aged nine weeks.

Chris :)

Thanks for all the extra info folks.

I am having problems with family search at the moment (it says it cannot support my browser and I have to update it). Which I will do when I figure out how to do it!

In the meantime, can anyone find a marriage for Edward & Mary Ann please? Or a baptism for Edward c1800 in Eastbourne?

Thankyou

Sorry Stuart! I have just noticed the 1861 Census that safc posted and see that Samuel is with his family. I think I got him mixed up with his son Harry Croydon Prodger!

UPDATE

I now have the marriage of Edward & Mary Ann Ward
4th April, 1832 Eastbourne.

Hi Christine. This is really interesting. I'm a Croydon prodger and I've always wondered where the Croydon bit comes from. Harry Croydon is the oldest I've found with this name.

My branch of. The family was moved from Eastbourne during the war. My dad found some of our family 45 years ago and found his grandfather But can't actually remember his name. Useless! I wonder if your neighbour is a relative and if you are able to help me at all in my search?

James

Hello James, welcome to the community boards. It's lucky that the thread you've found is a very recent one - often people stumble across ones that are years old where the posters may no longer be members, at least we know Christine is around.

You could click on her name to send a direct message with the details you have of your family and she may be able to connect you to her neighbour.

Hi James

I believe my neighbours family was also evacuated during the war and ended up in Gloucestershire.

Her grandparents were Albert Croydon Prodger and Freda V Stevens. All their sons carried the Croydon middle name.

If there is a connection perhaps you could contact me off board as I obviously need to speak to my neighbour before sharing any other info!

Kind Regards
Christine