Born

Date calculated from age at death

Married Susannah COLES in Purton.13

Birth of son John Elton Mervin PROWER in Gloucester, St Michael.9,10,11

Death of Susannah COLES.12

Vicar at christening in Purton.1

Beatrice Prower

Vicar at christening in Purton.2

Blanche Payn

Died in Purton.3,4,5,6

From the Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette :-
"April 2, the Rev. John Mervyn Prower, vicar of Purton, Wilts, honorary canon of Bristol, and many years rural dean of Cricklade, aged 85"

From the Devizes and Wiltshire Gazette :-
"April 2, at Purton, the Rev. John Mervyn Prower, Honorary Canon of Bristol, and for nearly 50 years Curate and Vicar of Purton, Wilts, aged 86 years"

Buried in Purton.7,8

From the Parish Register :-
"John Mervin Prower / Purton / April 7 / 85 / D O Cotes
Resident Vicar of this Parish for 41 1/4 years. D. O. Coates"

From the Memorial Inscription :-
"SACRED
To the Memory of
the Rev. JOHN MERVIN PROWER
Son of the Rev JHN PROER
Honourary Canon of Bristol
and 41 years Vicar of this Parish
he died April 2nd 1869, Aged 85
Also to the Memory of
Susan his wife
only Child of John Coles Esq
of Codaxton House Glamourganshire
she died October 13th 1811 Aged 2?
And is buried
in St Michales Church Gloucester"

Probate in Principal Registry.4

of the estate of Reverend John Mervin Prower, of Purton, Clerk Vicar of Purton
Executor - John Elton Mervin Prower, Esquire, the son
Effects - under GBP 800
Resworn at the Stamp Office - under GBP 3,000