James Prowse b. 1743 d. 29 Apr 1816 Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire: Henry S. Salt Genealogy

Author and Humanitarian Reformer

1743 - 1816 (73 years)

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Name	James Prowse
Birth	1743
Gender	Male
Death	29 Apr 1816	Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire [1]
Burial	5 May 1816	St Mary the Virgin, Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire [2]
Person ID	I754	Henry Salt Family
Last Modified	14 Apr 2026

Family 1 Martha Hopkins, b. 1738, West Hendred, Berkshire

Marriage 6 Jun 1776 Harwell, Berkshire, England [3]

Children

1. James Prowse, b. 1777, Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire

[Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F207 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 14 Apr 2026

Family 2	Ruth Hopkins, b. 1746, Steventon, Berkshire d. 16 Jul 1774, Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire (Age 28 years)
Marriage	4 Jan 1770	Steventon, Berkshire, England [4]
Family ID	F573	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	14 Apr 2026

Notes
of Whittenham Comitis, co. Berks
Sources
[S416] findagrave.com.

[S531] Berkshire Burial Index.

[S540] England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975.

[S528] England Marriages 1538-1973.

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