Rev. Thomas PROUT of East Ogwell

[Barrie Green]

I am unable to find the Death/Burial of the Rev. Thomas Prout of East Ogwell. He was the son of Nicholas Prout and Mary Goodridge and was born Oct. 1744 at Denbury, Devon.

Can anyone help please? I am in New Zealand and unable to visit any of the pertinent Devon Research Centres.

He married Priscilla Caunter of Paignton, Devon and was Rector of East Ogwell, Devon from 1774-1788.

It would be great to tie up this loose end in my family.
Thanks - Faith Green

[DOB7]

Have you tried contacting the OPC for East Ogwell, to see if he was buried there? Go to http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/EastOgwell/index.html and scroll down to Genealogy for the link.

[Barrie Green]

Thanks DOB7, we tried that yesterday but cannot get in touch as we don't know how to get through that 'Allow/Don't Allow' window. We've struck that situation before and are not sure what to do next!      Faith Green

[RPCW]

Hello, I have an engraving of Rev Thomas Prout, born 1744, son of Nicholas. I haven't quite worked out how I am descended from him yet, but via my mother's mother's mother it seems. And I know where he is buried. Did you discover that yet? Let me know, if not I can tell you. 

Actually, having looked a bit further, I think I am not descended from Rev Thomas but from his father and mother, Nicholas and Mary (nee Goodridge ) via Thomas's sister Mary Prout who married Thomas Hunt.

My information is a bit scrappy, some notes on the back of the engraving, probably in my Grannie's hand.

[Barrie Green]

Hello RPCW, great to hear from you. I come down through the Goodridge connection as well but at the moment I have just picked 2 buckets of peas and I need to help long suffering Barrie shell them!

We are 2nd cousins through this line so will talk this over while our fingers do the work, then relook
at our records and get back to you.
 
I am very interested in your data.
Cheers, Faith

[RPCW]

Hello Faith, good to hear from you. On the back of the engraving (or could it be a framed photo of an engraving?) that I have is written:

 "Born 1774 baptized Oct 2nd 1774, The Rev Thomas Prout, Son of Nicholas Prout of Denbury S. Devon. Graduated at Exeter College Oxford, was curate at Brixham and afterwards Rector of East Ogwell where he is buried in the chancel. Married Mary Caunter. Mary Prout oldest daughter of Nicholas Prout married Thomas Hunt my mother's grandfather. My mother's name was Mary Prout (??) Rawlins 1900 "

Does this help at all?  I'm not quite sure who wrote that, but I think it was my Mum's Mum's Mum.  Best wishes distant cousin,  Robert

P.S. I realise I was a  bit hasty saying I know where he's buried! OK, a chancel in a church in East Ogwell, but which church? I guess St. Bart's, but don't know for certain. I expect we could find out?

[Barrie Green]

Hello Robert,
I have now looked up the details of Rev. Thomas Prout (my 4th grt. granduncle) on our Legacy Family History programme. I must have eventually found the death details, 8 October 1788 at East Ogwell. Also this inscription on the North  wall of the Chancel in the East Ogwell Church there is a tablet to the memory of -
'Reverend Thomas Prout who departed this life 8th October 1788 aged 44 years. Near this place his mortal body lies in hope, through Christian Glory to rise'.

I have 2 Nov. 1785 as the date of his marriage to Priscilla Caunter at St. Staverton's Church.

My connection involves Rebecca Prout, daughter of Nicholas and Mary (Goodridge) Prout, b. 1752, Paignton, married  William Baker of my Baker/and Smith lines of Paignton, Devon. 
 Mary Goodridge is my husband Barrie's, 5th great grandmother.   

Is it possible for you to send me a copy of the photo/engraving please? Would love to see it. I will PM you after this goes with the contact details.
I know you probably have a lot of the above but have included it  anyway  as it may help someone else.     

The peas are shelled, it helped our end by giving half a bucket to the neighbours!!

Cheers, Faith       

[HilarySoper]

Hi, just come upon this thread. I'm descended from Nicholas Prout and Mary Goodridge, via their daughter Catherine Prout. Has anyone else noticed that on the marriage entry for Nicholas and Mary, Mary is described as Mrs? And if so, has anyone figured out who her first husband was?

[DOB7]

I'm not sure I would assume that the prefix Mrs implied a previous marriage. The cleric appears to have inserted the title for several women on the same page and I can't believe that many widows were trotting down to Exeter to get married. It's more likely that the term means Mistress as a term of respect. Nicholas was referred to as Mr. as well. I think Mary GOODRIDGE is more likely to be the one baptised at Paignton 9 October 1711 (which is also referenced in the marriage entry), daughter of William GOODRIDGE.