Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
John Henry PROWSE
Age at Death22
Date Of Death19 April 1902 : Reg 447/1902
Place Of BirthEaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
OccupationUnderground Miner
Spouse's NameAlice Isobel Head
ChildrenEthel, Winifred, Evelyn and Olive.
The West Australian 21 April 1902
The Kalgoorlie Miner, 21 April 1902
The Evening Star (Boulder), 25 April 1902
Inquest page 2
Mother: The Argus Melbourne 02 December 1940
Parents/Brothers and Sisters grave Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria
Father
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Boulder Cemetery Western Australia - Photo Danelle Warnock
Boulder Cemetery Western Australia - Photo Danelle Warnock
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Great Boulder GM, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
A cage broke and descended, striking Prowse.
Place Of Burial
Boulder Cemetery Western Australia: Methodist plot 135
Submitted by
John Pritchard - Volunteer
MSW
Married
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Samuel John Prowse. He married Isabell Caldwell in Victoria, Australia in 1879 (Regn 2089). Samuel was born in the September quarter of 1847 in the district of Penzance, Cornwall, England and died at Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia on 05/06/1908. (Regn 5693). He lays at rest with his wife Isabell in the Eaglehawk cemetery, Victoria.
Mother
Isabella Prowse (nee Caldwell). Married Samuel John Prowse in Victoria, Australia in 1879 (Regn 2089). Isabella was born in the March quarter of 1857 in the district of Ledbury which at the time sat on the borders of Heredforshire and Worcestershire, England and she died on 30/11/1940 in Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia. She lays at rest with her husband Samuel in the Eaglehawk cemetery, Victoria,
Place of marriage
Victoria
Other Information
Story: The Blight Family album
John lived at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia . Coronial inquiry into the death of John Henry Prowse – see newspaper clippings.
John was from the last generation at that time of this Family which covered seven known generations originating from the year 1625 in St Buryan, Cornwall, England. For detail, see info on internet at https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/familytree?uid=kenj&surname=Prowse.
John had the following siblings:
1. William James Prowse born 1876 and passed away 1884.
2. Charles Prowse born 1882 and passed away 1961.
3. Jane Prowse born 1885 and passed away 1961. Married Sydney William James 25/11/1908.
4. James Prowse born 1887 and passed away 1957.
5. Frank Prowse born 1890 and passed away 1955.
6. Janet May Prowse born 1893 and passed away 1980.
7. Albert Prowse born 1896 and passed away 1960.
8. Samuel Prowse (Jr) born 13/11/1877 in Eaglehawk Victoria, Australia (Regn 21895) and passed away in 1935 at Heidleburg, Victoria in 1935 (Regn 11255).
He married Alice Isobel Head born in 1877 in Victoria, Australia. Alice passed away in 1924. They had the following children:
1. Ethel Jean Prowse born 1905
2. Winifred Alice Prowse born 17/02/1907 and passed away 17/07/1960.
3. Evelyn May Prowse born 20/05/1910 and passed away 06/01/1994.
4. Olive Blanch Prowse born 1912.
