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Prall, John Albert

Male 1832 - 1912  (79 years)


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  • Name Prall, John Albert  [1
    Birth 26 Nov 1832  Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 29 Dec 1837  Brenchley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Matfield, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 8y 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 19y 
    Residence 28 Oct 1855  Marden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 23y 
    Occupation 5 Aug 1859  [1
    nursery gardener 
    Residence 5 Aug 1859  Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 19 Jul 1860  Camberwell, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    nurseryman 
    Residence 19 Jul 1860  19 Clarendon Place, New Road, Camberwell, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 29 May 1870  Brenchley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    nurseryman 
    Occupation 29 May 1870  Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13
    nurseryman 
    Residence 29 May 1870  Brenchley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Residence 29 May 1870  Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12, 13
    Census 2 Apr 1871  Chownings Green, Brenchley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Age: 38y 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1871  Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    nurseryman 
    Age: 38y 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Nursery House, Pralls Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Age: 48y 
    Occupation 3 Apr 1881  Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    nurseryman of 8 acres employing 5 workers 
    Age: 48y 
    Occupation 6 Apr 1885  [16
    nurseyman 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Paddock Wood Road, Brenchley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Age: 58y 
    Occupation 5 Apr 1891  Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    nurseryman 
    Age: 58y 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Nursery House, Pralls Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Age: 68y 
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    nurseryman and farmer 
    Will 19 Feb 1910  Matfield, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20
    Census 2 Apr 1911  The Nurseries, Pralls Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    Age: 78y 
    Nationality 2 Apr 1911  [21
    British 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  The Nurseries, Pralls Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [21
    nurseryman 
    • Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Employer
      Whether Working at Home: At Home
    Occupation 1 Jul 1912  [22
    nurseryman 
    Death 1 Jul 1912  The Nurseries, Pralls Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 22, 23, 24, 25
    Age: 79y 
    Cause: senile decay 
    • Witness Role: Informant: [I891] George Albert PRALL [22]
    Funeral 5 Jul 1912  All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [25
    Occupation nurseryman  [23
    Burial 5 Jul 1912  All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 24, 27
    Person ID I114  Jennerations
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2024 

    Father Prall, John,   b. Cal 1803, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1865, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Joy, Elizabeth,   b. Est 1802, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1869, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1823  All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [28
    • Witness Role: Witness: Name: John Beecher
      Witness Role: Witness: Name: Frances Clarke
      Witness Role: Witness: Name: Thomas Buley - Church Clerk [28]
    Family ID F299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nash, Sarah Anne,   b. Cal 25 Jan 1835, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1910, Matfield, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 28 Oct 1855  St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • witnessed by George William Prall and Mary Joy
    Possession Cal 28 Oct 1905  [29
    poem written by E Piper on their golden wedding anniversary 
    Children 
     1. Prall, Mary Jane,   b. 5 Aug 1857, Brenchley, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1946, Milestone House, Staplehurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     2. Prall, Clara Amelia,   b. 4 Jul 1860, 19 Clarendon Place, New Road, Camberwell, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1941 (Age 80 years)
     3. Prall, John Brooker,   b. 5 Nov 1862, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 24 Jan 1874, All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 11 years)
     4. Prall, Elizabeth Sarah,   b. 21 Jun 1866, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1951 (Age 84 years)
     5. Prall, Ellen Emma,   b. 9 Aug 1868, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 3 Sep 1958, All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 90 years)
     6. Prall, George Albert,   b. 27 Feb 1870, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1952 (Age 82 years)
     7. Prall, Thomas Edwin,   b. Cal 1872, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1953 (Age 81 years)
     8. Prall, Jane Louisa,   b. Cal 1873, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1958, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     9. Prall, Rosa Julia,   b. 1875, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1957, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Nov 1832 - Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 29 Dec 1837 - Brenchley, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 8y - 6 Jun 1841 - Matfield, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 19y - 30 Mar 1851 - Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 23y - 28 Oct 1855 - Marden, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Oct 1855 - St Michael and All Angels Church, Marden, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Aug 1859 - Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - nurseryman - 19 Jul 1860 - Camberwell, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 19 Jul 1860 - 19 Clarendon Place, New Road, Camberwell, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - nurseryman - 29 May 1870 - Brenchley, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - nurseryman - 29 May 1870 - Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 29 May 1870 - Brenchley, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 29 May 1870 - Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 38y - 2 Apr 1871 - Chownings Green, Brenchley, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - nurseryman,Age: 38y - 2 Apr 1871 - Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 48y - 3 Apr 1881 - Nursery House, Pralls Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - nurseryman of 8 acres employing 5 workers,Age: 48y - 3 Apr 1881 - Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 58y - 5 Apr 1891 - Paddock Wood Road, Brenchley, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - nurseryman,Age: 58y - 5 Apr 1891 - Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 68y - 31 Mar 1901 - Nursery House, Pralls Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - nurseryman and farmer - 31 Mar 1901 - Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 19 Feb 1910 - Matfield, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 78y - 2 Apr 1911 - The Nurseries, Pralls Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - nurseryman - 2 Apr 1911 - The Nurseries, Pralls Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 79y,Cause: senile decay - 1 Jul 1912 - The Nurseries, Pralls Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - 5 Jul 1912 - All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 5 Jul 1912 - All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Birth certificate of Mary Jane Prall, 5 August 1857, (GRO for England), F0888.

    2. [S1620] Birth Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England 26 Nov 1832 John Albert Prall, (1394).

    3. [S16] Memorial Card for John Albert Prall 1912, F0359.

    4. [S250] Census 1841 Matfield, Brenchley, Kent HO107/456/15, 6 Jun 1841.

    5. [S249] Census 1851 Brenchley, Kent HO107/1615/427/14, 30 Mar 1851.

    6. [S272] Marriage certificate of John Albert Prall and Sarah Anne Nash, 25 October 1855, F0891.

    7. [S780] Birth Camberwell, London (19 Clarendon Place, New Road) 4 Jul 1860 Clara Amelia Prall, (1860/Sept/CAMBERWELL/01D/439).

    8. [S2589] Parish Register for Baptism of Mary Jane Prall, All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England, 29 May 1870.

    9. [S2592] Parish Register for Baptism of Elizabeth Sarah Prall, All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England, 29 May 1870.

    10. [S2590] Parish Register for Baptism of Clara Amelia Prall, All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England, 29 May 1870.

    11. [S2591] Parish Register for Baptism of John Brooker Prall, All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England, 29 May 1870.

    12. [S2593] Parish Register for Baptism of Ellen Emma Prall, All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England, 29 May 1870.

    13. [S2594] Parish Register for Baptism of George Albert Prall, All Saints Church, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England, 29 May 1870.

    14. [S105] Census 1871 Chownings Green Brenchley, Kent RG10/935/35/5, 2 Apr 1871.

    15. [S120] Census 1881 Nursery House, Pralls Lane Brenchley, Kent RG11/922/34/6, 3 Apr 1881.

    16. [S93] Marriage certificate of Erskine Piper and Mary Jane Prall, 6 April 1885, F0896.

    17. [S121] Census 1891 Paddock Wood Road Brenchley, Kent RG12/683/29/2, 5 Apr 1891.

    18. [S122] Census 1901 Nurseries Brenchley, Kent RG13/760/38/20, 31 Mar 1901.

    19. [S788] Will of John Albert Prall 1910 (copy), F0344.

    20. [S988] notice of 1/8 share of J A Prall estate 1913, F0527.

    21. [S2092] Census 1911 The Nurseries, Pralls Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent, England RG14/04095/0277/1, (RG14/04095/0277/1), 2 Apr 1911.

    22. [S1410] Death Matfield, Brenchley, Kent, England (The Nurseries) 1 Jul 1912 John Albert Prall, (86).

    23. [S1141] Marriage certificate of Henry Lane and Mary Jane Piper, 25 May 1925, F0889.

    24. [S2345] Diary/Journal: Piper, Henry Isaac - Piper, Henry - Mazawattee Diary 1912 (Reliability: 3).

    25. [S1783] Diary/Journal: Piper, Erskine - Personal Journal of Erskine Piper (addition of Henry Piper after 1919) Vol 2 (1908 - 1923) (Reliability: 3).

    26. [S1357] Note on bank box contents, F0698.

    27. [S866] Family records from tomestones H Piper, F0416.

    28. [S1422] Marriage Brenchley, Kent (All Saints Church) 2 Jul 1823 John Prall & Elizabeth Joy, (81).

    29. [S718] Erskine Piper, Poem written by E Piper for J & S Prall 1905, F0296.