Hi, I had a look on the 1881 Census and this is the only John Prothero I could find living in Cardiff, there were others in other parts of Glamorganshire. I know the name doesn't have the "e" on the end but that isn't a problem. Sometimes it was due to the fact that the people living in the dwelling were unable to read and write and the enumerator would have to guess. The number after the M [Male] F[Female] is the age of the peson in 1881. [R] is the relationship of the person to the Head of the household. You might find a clue from this if any of the names were used in the following generations of the family. Regards, Margaret Harvey Dwelling: 6 Daltons Court Census Place: Cardiff St Mary, Glamorgan, Wales Source: FHL Film 1342269 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5278 Folio 80 Page 41 Marr Age Sex Birthplace John PROTHERO M 39 M Brecknock, Wales Rel: Head Occ: Lab Catherine PROTHERO M 40 F Brecknock, Wales Rel: Wife John PROTHERO 13 M Brecknock, Wales Rel: Son Occ: Scholar William Jones PROTHERO 2 M Cardiff Rel: Son Catherine Ann PROTHERO 8 m F Cardiff Rel: Daur ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beddie" <dbeddie@ozemail.com.au> To: <WALES-GEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 7:41 AM Subject: [WALES-GEN] John Prothero(e) > Hi, > > I am looking for information on my wife's grandfather, John Prothero. > > Born in Wales, possibly Cardiff area, est 1870's, possibly 1860's. > Left home at about 15, to go to sea. Seems to have joined the Merchant > Navy, and served in the Boxer rebellion. > > Moved to Australia, by early 1900's. Dropped 'e' from "Protheroe" name. > > Married Eva Mary Jane Myers, in 1902, from Broulee area, south cost of > NSW. > > John died @ Merrylands, NSW in 1948 > > Any information or other avenues of enquiry would be appreciated. > > David Beddie, Sydney, NSW, Australia > > > ==== WALES-GEN Mailing List ==== > Have you used Tree Tops? > The Free FAMILY TREE & WE'LL MEET AGAIN SERVICE > http://freespace.virgin.net/tree.tops > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Margaret, Thank you for this information. The name Catherine did not appear in later generations, but that does not necessarily mean anything. I will see if I can get hold of his death certificate, which may have his parents names and therefore confirmation of those on the census. Regards David Brian Harvey wrote: > Hi, > I had a look on the 1881 Census and this is the only John Prothero I could > find living in Cardiff, there were others in other parts of Glamorganshire. > I know the name doesn't have the "e" on the end but that isn't a problem. > Sometimes it was due to the fact that the people living in the dwelling were > unable to read and write and the enumerator would have to guess. > The number after the M [Male] F[Female] is the age of the peson in 1881. > [R] is the relationship of the person to the Head of the household. > You might find a clue from this if any of the names were used in the > following generations of the family. > Regards, > Margaret Harvey > > Dwelling: 6 Daltons Court > Census Place: Cardiff St Mary, Glamorgan, Wales > Source: FHL Film 1342269 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5278 Folio 80 Page > 41 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > John PROTHERO M 39 M Brecknock, Wales > Rel: Head > Occ: Lab > Catherine PROTHERO M 40 F Brecknock, Wales > Rel: Wife > John PROTHERO 13 M Brecknock, Wales > Rel: Son > Occ: Scholar > William Jones PROTHERO 2 M Cardiff > Rel: Son > Catherine Ann PROTHERO 8 m F Cardiff > Rel: Daur >