Biography:
Alfred Thomas Prosser
1857 –1928
Alfred Thomas Prosser
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Unmarked grave Alfred Thomas Prosser (1857-1928)
Alfred was born 1857/8 in Bromsgrove, Worcester to Thomas Prosser. It is possible that his father was a canal boatman.
Alfred appears to have always been known as Thomas.
Thomas married Lucy Belldom 28 May 1882 at St Mary’s, Aylesbury and their first child William was born in 1884.
Thomas found himself in trouble with the law at least twice.
In April 1884, when a labourer, he was found guilty of stealing 8 bushels of barley and two sacks from a warehouse in Aylesbury in association with three canal boatmen. They sold it to George Lambourn, landlord of The Swan, Dudswell, who was charged with receiving stolen goods. They all pleaded guilty and had already been in prison for two months. Thomas received a sentence of four more months.
In 1885 Thomas and Lucy lived at 2, Upper Hundreds, Aylesbury where Lucy jnr. was born in 1886.
That year Thomas was accused of stealing 67lb of coal from a truck in the LNW Railway yard, 21 December 1886. He was a carter and was found by a policeman with a sack on his back and, when challenged, tried to bribe PC Bonsor to ignore it. He was found guilty, and because he had a previous conviction for felony, was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment with hard labour.
George was born in 1888 in Aylesbury, but by the time Mary was born in 1890 the family had moved to Berkhamsted.
In 1891 they are recorded on the canal boat James & Mary moored near Station Road. Thomas was, apparently, the captain, which is what was entered in the “Relation to head of family” column. Nothing has been entered in the Occupation column.
Sophia was born in 1892, followed by Emily (1898) and George (1888).
By 1901 they were living at 39, Castle Street and Thomas was working as a general labourer.
Kate was born in 1903.
In 1911 his address was 25, Bridge Street, and he was a maltster in a brewery.
Thomas died in May 1928 aged 71 at 3, Chapel Street.
His grandchildren William and Violet Prosser, George’s children, are both buried in this cemetery.
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Unmarked grave Alfred Thomas Prosser (1857-1928)
Alfred was born 1857/8 in Bromsgrove, Worcester to Thomas Prosser. It is possible that his father was a canal boatman.
Alfred appears to have always been known as Thomas.
Thomas married Lucy Belldom 28 May 1882 at St Mary’s, Aylesbury and their first child William was born in 1884.
Thomas found himself in trouble with the law at least twice.
In April 1884, when a labourer, he was found guilty of stealing 8 bushels of barley and two sacks from a warehouse in Aylesbury in association with three canal boatmen. They sold it to George Lambourn, landlord of The Swan, Dudswell, who was charged with receiving stolen goods. They all pleaded guilty and had already been in prison for two months. Thomas received a sentence of four more months.
In 1885 Thomas and Lucy lived at 2, Upper Hundreds, Aylesbury where Lucy jnr. was born in 1886.
That year Thomas was accused of stealing 67lb of coal from a truck in the LNW Railway yard, 21 December 1886. He was a carter and was found by a policeman with a sack on his back and, when challenged, tried to bribe PC Bonsor to ignore it. He was found guilty, and because he had a previous conviction for felony, was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment with hard labour.
George was born in 1888 in Aylesbury, but by the time Mary was born in 1890 the family had moved to Berkhamsted.
In 1891 they are recorded on the canal boat James & Mary moored near Station Road. Thomas was, apparently, the captain, which is what was entered in the “Relation to head of family” column. Nothing has been entered in the Occupation column.
Sophia was born in 1892, followed by Emily (1898) and George (1888).
By 1901 they were living at 39, Castle Street and Thomas was working as a general labourer.
Kate was born in 1903.
In 1911 his address was 25, Bridge Street, and he was a maltster in a brewery.
Thomas died in May 1928 aged 71 at 3, Chapel Street.
His grandchildren William and Violet Prosser, George’s children, are both buried in this cemetery.
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