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                                                                                        Early Railway Companies.

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Amongst the larger and more well known early Railway Companies that were set up by Acts of Parliament in the 19th Century are listed below. The listing is by no means complete, in 1846 there were some 270 Railway Companies throughout Great Britain.

There was a Grouping of Railway Companies in 1923, Railways Act 1921, known as the Grouping Act, this was an attempt by the 

Government to stem losses being made by the Railway Companies. Following the Act the Railway Companies were dubbed the ‘Big Four’.

 

                                                                                               Great Western Railway (GWR)

                                                                            London, Midland and Sottish Railway (LMS)

                                                                             London and North Eastern Railway (LNER)

                                                                                         Southern Railway (SR)

 

 

 

         Some of the better known Rail Companies that were Grouped under the ‘Big Four’ were   …….................

 

         Great Eastern Railway (GER)

         North Eastern Railway (NER)

         Caledonian Railway (CR)

         Glasgow & South Western Railway (G&SWR)

         Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR)

         Newcastle & Darlington Junction Railway (acquired, Durham Junction Railway) (N&DJR)

         West Midland Railway (WMR)

         York & North Midland Railway (Y&NMR)

         Great Central Railway (GCR)

         Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) (the oldest Railway Company, opened in 1825)

         Midland Railway (MR)

         Liverpool & Manchester Railway (L&MR) (First Steam Powered Inter City Railway, 1830)

         North Eastern Railway (NER)

         South Eastern Railway (SER)

         South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SE&CR) (SECR)

         Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR)

         Isle of Wight Central Railway (IoWCR)

         London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS)

         London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR)

         London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LC&DR) (LCDR)

         London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) (LSWR)

 

        By 1923 the Railway Companies had built over 19,500 miles of ‘Permanent Way’ Railway Track throughout Great Britain. ‘Permanent

        Way’ Rail Track consists of; Rails, Sleepers, Ballast, Fixtures and Fastenings. The description of ‘Permanent Way’ Rail Track, is just 

        that, its ‘Permanent’. Some Rail Track was laid as temporary, track  to transport bulk spoil and materials then taken up when the work

        was completed.

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        British Rail Companies were Nationalised to form British Railway under the Transport Act of 1947.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alfred PRING (bap. 3 Mar 1855 Lambeth, London) Barge Builder, Greenwich Kent (1881), General Labourer, West Ham, Essex (1891), Railway Plate Layer, West Ham, London (1901), (1911), Great Eastern Railways, (GER), West Ham , Essex (1921), Platelayer, Rtd., West Ham, Essex (1939) – Wife; Annie PRING (nee; PRIGG) (b. 1855 Sudbury, Suffolk) - Father; Richard PRING/PRIGG (bap. 23 Nov 1823 Battersea, London) Barge Builder, Battersea, London (1851), Barge Builder & Shipwright Greenwich, London, (1871) & (1881).

 

Alfred Slee PRING (b. 21 Mar 1892 Bideford, Devon) House Painter, Heavitree, Devon (1911), Railway Clerk, (LSWR) Railway, Broad Clyst, Devon (1921), Ganger I/C Material Depot, Railway Engineering Maintenance & Repair Staff, Clyst Honiton, Devon (1939 – Wife; Dorothea Louisa PRING (nee; READ) (b. 28 Mar 1890 Clyst Honiton, Devon) – Father; John PRING (bap. 27 May 1866 Talaton, Devon) Railway Labourer, Bideford, Devon (1891 Census), Railway Platelayer, Heavitree, Devon (1901),  Railway Foreman, Heavitree, Devon (1911) - Daughter; Augusta Ebdon PRING (b. 11 Feb 1922 St Thomas, Devon) Railway Clerk, Honiton, Devon (1939). – See also; British Army, Alfred Slee PRING (bap. 11 May 1892 Bideford, Devon) – Army Private, Devonshire Regiment, Service No’s; 4176 & 202044.

 

Alfred William PRING (bap. 28 Apr 1872 Talaton, Devon) Railway Packer, Honiton, Devon (1891), Railway Foreman, (LSWR), Exeter, Devon (1901),  Permanent Way Inspector, Railways (LSWR), Barnstable, Devon (1911), (1921) & (1939 Register) – Wife; Ellen PRING (nee; COWARD) (b. 25 Feb 1869 Ulverston, Lancashire) - Father; William PRING (bap. 18 Oct 1841 Broadclyst, Devon) Labourer, St Thomas, Devon (1961), Platelayer Honiton, Devon) (1871), Railway Labourer, Honiton, Devon (1881), Railway Ganger, Honiton, Devon (1891), Railway Platelayer, Talaton, Devon (1901), Railway Pensioner, WIDOWER, Talton, Devon (1911) – Son; Alfred William PRING (bap. 22 Dec 1899 Exeter, Devon, Civil Engineering Draughtsman, Southern Railway (SR), Exeter, Devon (1939 Register).

 

Alfred William PRING (bap. 22 Dec 1899 Exeter, Devon, Civil Engineering Draughtsman, Southern Railway (SR), Exeter, Devon (1939 Register) – Wife; Gladys Louie PRING (nee; GEAR) (b. 30 Jul 1908 Exeter, Devon) – Father; Alfred William PRING (bap. 28 Apr 1872 Talaton, Devon) Railway Ganger, Talaton, Devon (1891) Forman, London & South Western Railway (LSWR) (1901) Permanent Way Inspector, Railways (LSWR), Barnstable, Devon (1911), (1921) & (1939 Register).

 

Annie Florence PRING (nee; LEWIS) (b. 7 Aug 1014 Newport, Monmouthshire) Railway Barmaid, Newport, Monmouthshire (1939)  - Husband; William Edward J PRING (b. 26 Jun 1909 Newport, Monmouthshire) Coal Trimmer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1939) – Father-in -law; William PRING (b. 1887 Newport, Monmouthshire) , Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911), Coal Trimmer, Newport Monmouthshire (1921) & (1939 Register) – See also; British Army, - William PRING (b. 1887 Newport, Monmouthshire) Army Private, Royal Engineers, Attestation; 6 May 1905 – Service No; 4506 – Discharged; 23 Dec 1909 – Re-Enlisted; 1st Sep 1914, 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers – Service No; 5/14250 & 1485

 

Arthur PRING (bap. 15 Aug 1861 Belper, Derbyshire) Assistant Mineral Water Manufacturer, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1881), General Labourer, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1891), General Labourer, Steel Works, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1901), Plate Layer, Midland Railway (MR), Walthamstowe, London, Essex (1911), Labourer, (MR) - Wife; Mary Ellen PRING (nee; AKERS) – Father; Frederick Samuel PRING (b. 11 Mar 1817 Birmingham, Warwickshire) Railway Agent, Duffield, Derbyshire (1841), Ironmasters Clerk, Birmingham (1851), Coal Merchant, Bepler, Derbyshire (1861), Bookeeper,  Unstone, Derbyshire (1871), Mineral Water Manufacturer, Sheffield, Yorkshire 1881).

 

Arthur Edwin PRING (b. 22 Apr 1909 East Stonehouse, Devon) Railway Carter, Plymouth, Devon (1939) - Wife; Elsie Doris PRING (nee; BOYNE) (b. 27 Mar 1909 Plymouth, Devon)

– Father; Ernest Richard (Richard Ernest) PRING (b. 1884 East Stonehouse, Devon) Carter, East Stonehouse, Devon (1911) – See also; Royal Navy & Royal Marines; Ernest Richard PRING (b. 1884 East Stonehouse, Devon) Domestic Rating, Ernest PRING Royal Navy  - Service No; 356953. (See; listing for Ships served on). -  See also; British Army, Ernest Richard PRING (b. 1884 East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon) Army, Acting Bombardier,  163rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery – Service No; 64889 – Killed in Action (KIA) 14 Jun 1917 Ypres Salient, Western Front, Ypres, Belgium.

 

Arthur James PRING (b. 3 Nov 1879 Wellington, Somerset) Railway Porter, Rotherham, Yorkshire (1901), Railway Signalman, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1921), Railway Signalman, Midland Railway (MR), Sheffield, Yorkshire (1939) - Wife; Sarah Helen PRING (nee; HINCHCLIFFE) (b. 9 May 1878 Sheffield, Yorkshire) – Father; Samuel PRING (b. 1846 Hemyock, Devon) Dairyman, Hemyock, Devon (1871), Agriculture Labourer, Wellington, Somerset (1881), Shoemaker, Wellington, Somerset (1891), Coal Trimmer Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1901), Cordwainer, Rhondda, Glamorganshire (1911).

 

Arthur John PRING (b. 20 Aug 1902) Signal Porter (GWR) Buckfastleigh, Devon (1821), Signalman Great Western Railway (GWR), Banbury, Oxfordshire (1939) – Wife; Violet May PRING (nee; SHORT) (b. 11 Mar 1902 Totnes. Devon) – Father; Benjamin George Henry PRING (b. 1876 Cullompton, Devon) Railway Platelayer (GWR), Cullompton Devon (1901), Platelayer (GWR), Wellington, Somerset (1911) , Permanent Way Inspector (GWR), Newton Abbot, Devon (1921) - Brothers; (1). Ivor Betram Llewellyn PRING (b. 11 Feb 1905) Signalman Railway, Carhampton, Williton, Somerset (1939) – Brother; (2), William George PRING (b. 14 May 1908) Railway Signalman, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1939).

 

Arthur Lionel PRING (b. 4 Oct 1893 Farringdon, Devon) General Farm Work, Aylesbeare, Devon (1911), Creosoting Railway Sleepers, London & South Western Railway (LSWR) Rockbeare, Devon (1921), Southern Railway (SR) Platelayer, St. Thomas, Devon (1939) –  Wife; Emily PRING (nee; FONE) (b. 12 Sep 1898 Rockbeare, Devon) - Father; George PRING (bap. 22 Feb 1870 Tiverton, Devon) Agriculture Labourer, Farringdon, Devon (1891) & (1901) & Agriculture Labourer, Aylesbeare, Devon (1911) – See also; British Army, Arthur Lionel PRING (b. 2 Oct 1893 Farringdon, Devon) Army Private, 8th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment – Service No; 10961 - Service in France; 25th July 1915 to 30th Sept 1915 & 31st Dec 1915 to 17th Jul 1916 – Wounded in Action (15 Jul 1916).

 

Augusta Ebdon PRING (b. 11 Feb 1922 St Thomas, Devon) Railway Clerk, Honiton, Devon (1939) –  Husband; George RETTER (b. 7 May 1927 Honiton, Devon) - Father; Alfred Slee PRING (b. 21 Mar 1892 Bideford, Devon) House Painter, Heavitree, Devon (1911), Railway Clerk, (LSWR) Railway, Broad Clyst, Devon (1921), Ganger I/C Material Depot, Railway Engineering Maintenance & Repair Staff, Clyst Honiton, Devon (1939).

 

Benjamin PRING (bap. 31 Aug 1834 Clyst Hydon, Devon) Railways  Platelayer, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1861) & (1871) – Wife; Emma PRING (nee; FRY)(b. 1843 Colebrooke., Devon) – Father; James PRING (bap. 8 Jun 1800 Clyst Hydon, Devon) Agriculture Labourer, Devon (1841) & (1851).

 

Benjamin Baker PRING (bap. 29 Dec 1844 Blackborough, Devon) Agriculture Labourer, Cullompton, Devon (1871), Railway Labourer, Cullompton, Devon (1881) - Wife; Selina PRING (nee; JOHNSON) (bap. 6 Oct 1850 Ottery St. Mary, Devon) Laundress, Cullompton, Devon (1871), Washer Woman, Cullompton, Devon !1881), Laundress, Cullompton, Devon (1891) & (1901) – Father; Unknown – Mother; Elizabeth PRING (1823abt. Single Woman).

- Son; (1) Arthur John PRING (b. 27  Sep 1877 Tiverton, Devon) Brick Maker Cullompton, Devon (1891) - Son; (2) Benjamin George Henry PRING (b. 1876 Cullompton, Devon) Railway Platelayer (GWR), Cullompton Devon (1901), Platelayer (GWR), Wellington, Somerset (1911), Permanent Way Inspector (GWR), Newton Abbot, Devon (1921) – Daughter; (1) Sarah Ann Selina PRING (b. 1872 Cullompton, Devon) Lace Mender, Cullompton, Devon (1891), (1901) & (1911) – Daughter; (2) Mabel Louisa PRING (b. 1881 Cullompton, Devon) Lace Mender, Cullompton, Devon (1901) & (1911) - Daughter; (3) Etta Maud PRING (b. 1883 Cullompton,. Devon) Lace Mender, Cullompton, Devon (1901) & (1911).

 

Benjamin George Henry PRING (b. 1876 Cullompton, Devon) Railway Platelayer Great Western Railway (GWR), Cullompton Devon (1901), Platelayer (GWR), Wellington, Somerset (1911), Permanent Way Inspector (GWR), Newton Abbot, Devon (1921) - Wife; Elizabeth Mary PRING (nee; GADD) (b. 13 Jun 1875 Bampton, Devon) – Father; Benjamin Baker PRING (bap. 29 Dec 1844 Blackborough, Devon) Agriculture Labourer, Cullompton, Devon (1871), Railway Labourer, Cullompton, Devon (1881) - Mother; Selina PRING (nee; JOHNSON) (bap. 6 Oct 1850 Ottery St. Mary, Devon) Laundress, Cullompton, Devon (1871), Washer Woman, Cullompton, Devon !1881), Laundress, Cullompton, Devon (1891) & (1901) – Sons; (1). Arthur John PRING (b. 20 Aug 1902), Signal Porter, Buckfastleight, Devon (1921),  Signalman Great Western Railway, Banbury, Oxfordshire (1939) – Sons; (2). Ivor Betram Llewellyn PRING (b. 11 Feb 1905) Signalman Railway, Carhampton, Williton, Somerset (1939) - Sons; (3). William George PRING (b. 14 May 1908) Railway Signalman, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1939) - See also; British Army, Benjamin George Henry PRING (b. 1876 Cullompton, Devon) Sapper & Sergeant, Royal Engineers – Service No; 14345 – Attestation; 29 Oct 1904, Taunton, Somerset – Discharged on completion of Initial Service; 28 Oct 1910, & Re-enlisted for War Service 1914-1918, Service No’s; 190001 & 258368 - Wounded in Action (WIA), 15 May 1915.

 

Charles Edward PRING (b. 23 Dec 1869 Taunton, Somerset), Collar Starcher, Taunton, Somerset (1911), Labourer, Barry Railway Company, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1921), Railway Goods Porter, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1939) - Wife; Alice May PRING (nee; HILL) (b. 1877 Taunton, Somerset) - Father; Robert PRING (b. 1842 Taunton, Somerset) Stone Mason, Taunton, Somerset (1871) to (1901– Mother; Jane (Mary Jane) PRING (nee; MERRICK) (b. 1844 Taunton, Somerset) - Brother; (1) Alfred PRING (bap. 14 Apr 1867 Taunton, Somerset) Shoe & Bootmaker, Taunton, Somerset (1891) to (1911) - Brother; (2) George Edward PRING (b. 13 Jun 1874 Taunton, Somerset) Printer, Taunton, Somerset (1891) & Stationery Engine Driver, Taunton, Somerset (1901) & (1911) - Brother; (3) Henry Robert PRING (b. 1887 Taunton, Somerset) Linen Collar Stamper, Taunton, Somerset (1901) & Tailor, Taunton, Somerset (1911) - Sisters; (1) Sarah Jane PRING (bap. 20 Sep 1868 Taunton, Somerset) Dressmaker, Taunton, Somerset (1891) to (1911) - Sister;  (2) Elizabeth PRING (bap. 24 Sep 1871, Taunton, Somerset ) Shirt Ironer, Taunton, Somerset (1891) & (1901) - Sister;  (3) Rhoda Bessie PRING (b. 11 Nov 1876 Taunton, Somerset) (NOTE; Also known as Alice Bessie PRING) Collar & Shirt Worker, Taunton, Somerset (1891) to (1911) & (1939) – Sister;  (4) Louisa Mabel PRING (b. 1884 Taunton, Somerset) Linen Collar Ironer, Taunton, Somerset (1901) - Sister;  (5) Ellen Jane PRING (b. 1888 Taunton, Somerset) Collar Stitcher, Taunton, Somerset (1911) – See also; British Army, Charles Edward PRING (b. 23 Dec 1869 Taunton, Somerset) Rifleman, 1st Battalion, Rifle Brigade, Service No; 9852 - Attestation; 11 Dec 1888 , Taunton, Somerset – Postings; 12 Feb 1890 to 29 Nov 1894, East Indies - 30 Nov 1894 to 22 Nov 1896, Hong Kong - 23 Nov 1896 to 23 Feb 1897, Singapore - 24 Feb 1897 to 2 Jan 1900, Home -  3 Jan 1900 to 28 Apr 1901, South Africa - Discharged; 2 Jul 1901.

 

Cyril S PRING (b. 2 May 1912), Glamorganshire (1921), Motor Fitter London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Chelmsford, Essex (1939) – Wife; Irene Lilian PRING (nee; SCHOLES) (b. 23 Oct 1912 West Ham, Essex) - Father; Sydney George PRING (b. 5 Jul 1886 Poplar, London) Engineer Improver, Railways, West Ham, London ( 1911), Fitter Engineer, Great Eastern Railway (GER),  Sheet Metal Assembler, Ilford. Essex (1939) – Son; John SP PRING (b. 1937- Romford, Essex) – Wife; Kathleen A PRING (nee; CORBIN) (b. 1940 Ware Hertfordshire) John SP PRING & Kathleen PRING, emigrated to Australia on the vessel, SS Fairsky, 29th Sep 1971. – See also; British Army, Sydney George PRING (b. 5 Jul 1886 Poplar, London) Army Sergeant, Royal Engineers, Enlisted; 13 Jul 1915 – Service No; WR25292 & 105800 – Deployed France.

 

Dan PRING (b. 1 Oct 1885 Harpford, Devon) Carter on Farm, Newton Poppleford, Devon (1901), Platelayer South Weston Railway (SWR), Newton Poppleford, Devon, (1911), Foreman Platelayer, London & South Western Region (LSWR), Shute, Devon (1921), Railway Ganger, Shute, Devon (1939) – Wife; Emma PRING (nee; SELLERS) (b. 13 Nov 1887 Colyton, Devon) – Father; Lewis PRING (bap. 6 Nov 1853 Aylesbeare, Devon), Farm Labourer, Aylesbeare, Devon (1871), Farm Labourer, Harpford, Devon (1881), Farmer, South Harpford, Devon (1891), Farm Labourer, Venn Ottery & Newton Poppleford (1901) & (1911).

 

Edward Humphrey PRING (b. 8 Jul 1893 Newport, Monmouthshire) Railway Guard, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911), Dock Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1921), Coal Tipper, Newport, Monmouthshire (1939 Register) – Wife; Florence Lilian PRING (nee; FRENCH) (b. 16 Aug 1895 Newport, Monmouthshire) – Father; Edward PRING (b. 1868 Newport, Monmouthshire) Coal Trimmer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1891), Dock Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1901), Coal Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911), Dockl Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1921) – See also; British Amy, Edward Humphrey PRING (b. 1893 Newport, Monmouthshire) Army Driver, Royal Field Artillery, Territorial Force, - Service No; TF1695 -  transferred to; Royal Horse Artillery Regular Force – Service No; 740934.

 

Francis PRING (bap. 19 Aug 1827 Milverton, Somerset) Labourer, Crickhowell, Breconshire (1861), Fireman, Iron Works, Crickhowell, Breconshire (1871), Platelayer Railways,  Llanwonno, Glamorganshire (1881), Coal Hewer, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire (1901) – Wife; Ann PRING (nee; DAVIES) (b. 1825abt. Brecon, Breconshire) – Father; James PRING

(b. 1780/1790abt. Somerset)

 

Frederick PRING, (bap. 10 Jun 1892 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Army Lance Corporal, Welch Regiment, Cairo, Egypt (1911), Carriage Cleaner, Great Western Railway (GWR), Bristol, Gloucestershire (1921) - Wife; Victoria May PRING (nee; SAGE) (b. 27 Dec 1897 Bristol) – Father; Thomas PRING (b. 1861abt. Bristol, Gloucestershire), General Labourer, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire (1881), Gas Stoker, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire (1891).

 

Frederick Samuel PRING (b. 11 Mar 1817 Birmingham, Warwickshire) Railway Agent, Duffield, Derbyshire (1841), Ironmasters Clerk, Birmingham, Warwickshire (1851), Coal Merchant, Belper, Derbyshire (1861), Bookeeper, Unstone, Derbyshire (1871), Mineral Water Manufacturer, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1881) – Wife (1st);  Mary PRING (nee; TOWNSEND) (b. 1819 Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire) - Wife (2nd):  Hannah PRING (nee; MORTON) (bap. 29 Sep 1835, Belpher, Derbyshire) - Father; Samuel PRING (bap. 10 Aug 1774 Birmingham, Warwickshire) Brass Founder, Liverpool, (1794). – See also; British Army, Samuel PRING (b. 1774 Birmingham, Warwickshire) Army Brevet Captain, 2nd Warwickshire Militia – Adjutant, 10 Mar 1874.

 

Frederick Robert PRING (bap. 26 Apr 1874 Bridgwater, Somerset) Hydraulic Packer, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1901), Dock Worker, Barry, Glamorganshire (1911). Dock Worker, Barry Railway Company, Barry, Glamorganshire (1921) – Wife; Lillie PRING (nee; nee; PERRY, nee; WEBBER)(b.16 Apr 1876 Crickhowell, Breconshire) - Father; John PRING (bap. 10 Jul 1825 Milverton, Somerset) Shoemaker Apprentice, Milverton, Somerset (1841), Shoemaker, Bridgwater, Somerset (1851), (1861) & (1871), Boot & Shoemaker, Bridgwater, Somerset 1881).

 

Frederick William PRING (b. 18 May 1890 Barton Regis, Gloucestershire) Clerk, Dairy Business, Berkley, Somerset (1911), Clerk, Railway Department, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1921), National Registration Enumerator, Long Aston, Somerset (1939) – Wife; Minnie Gertrude PRING (nee; SHORTMAN) (b. 25 Nov 1894 Keynsham, Somerset) – Father; Edwin Ford PRING (1859 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Baker, St. George, Gloucestershire (1881), (1891) & (1901), Baker & Confectioner, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1911), Bread Baker, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1921).

 

George  Knowles PRING (bap 28 May 1875 Newton Poppleford,. Devon) Farm Labourer, South Harpford, Devon ((1891), Railway Goods Shed Porter (GWR), Bedwellty, Monmouthshire (1901), Gardener, Newton Poppleford, Devon (1911) – Wife; Edith Jennie PRING (nee; WALROND) (b. 1876 Oakehampton, Devon) – Father; Lewis PRING (bap. 6 Nov 1853 Aylesbeare, Devon) Farm Labourer, Aylesbeare, Devon (1871), Farm Labourer, Harpford, Devon (1881) & (1891), Farm Labourer, Venn Ottery, Devon (1901), Farm, Labourer, Newton Poppleford, Devon (1911). – George Knowles Pring, emigrated to, USA 1911 on RMS Oceanic, White Star Line.  He and his family, Wife & 2 x sons settled  in Ontario County, New York.

 

George PRING (b. 1898 Tunbridge Wells, Kent) Railway Porter, South Eastern Railway (SER), Butler, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1939) - Wife; Olive Glennora PRING (nee; HAZELDEN) (b. 19 Sep 1901 Uckfield, Sussex) – Thomas William PRING (b.  4 Oct 1872 Ticehurst, Sussex) General Labourer, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1881), (1901), (1901), (1921) & (1939 Register) – See also; British Army, Thomas William PRING (b.4 Oct 1872 Tunbridge Wells Kent) Army Private, Army Service Corps, Attestation; 30 Jun 1915 (Age 42yrs) -  Service No. 13356. (for further Army details see British Army).

 

George Alfred PRING (b. 7 Mar 1901 Plymouth, Devon) Railway Porter (GWR), Plymouth, Devon (1921), Railway Porter, Tavistock, Devon (1939) – Wife; Lilian Ann A PRING (nee; WHITE) (b. 28 Dec 1894 Okehampton, Devon) – Father; George PRING (b. 25 May 1879 Plymouth, Devon), Compositor, Plymouth, Devon (1901), (1911), (1921) & (1939) – See also; British Army, George PRING (b. 25 May 1879 Plymouth, Devon) Army Gunner, 48th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery – Service No; T/1042, Attested; 21 Aug 1894.

 

Henry PRING (b. 7 Aug 1889 Speldhurst Kent) Fireman, London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSCR), Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1921), Locomotive Railway Fireman, Coulsdon & Purley, Surrey (1939 Register) – Ethel Maud PRING (nee; COPPARD) (b.27 Dec 1890 Tonbridge Kent) – Father; Arthur PRING (bap. 1 Apr 1849 Tunbridge Wells, Kent) Labourer, Speldhurst, Kent (1871) & (1881), Agriculture Labourer, Speldhurst, Kent (1891), Worker, Dartford. Kent (1901) – See also; British Army, Henry PRING (bap. 6 Oct 1889, Speldhurst, Kent) Army Private, (1). 9th Lancers (Queens Royal) -Service No; 2010 – (2). Machine Gun Corps Cavalry, Service No; 41338 - Canterbury Barracks, Canterbury, Kent.

 

Henry Charles PRING (bap. 26 Nov 1872 Taunton, Somerset) Railway Wagon Lifter,  Bristol, Gloucestershire (1901). Railway Wagon Repairer, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1911), Railway Wagon Repairer, Bristol, Gloucestershire  (1921) – Wife; Rosina Lydia PRING (nee; BLAKE) (b. 2 Aug 1877 Bristol, Gloucestershire) – Father; Charles PRING (bap. 1 Jul 1844 Wilton, Somerset) Labourer, Gas Works, Taunton, Somerset (1871), Sawyer, Saw Mill, Taunton, Somerset (1881), Saw Mill Engine Driver, Taunton, Somerset (1891) – Mother; Susanna PRING  (nee JARVIS) (b. 24 Aug 1844) Taunton, Somerset) Laundress, Taunton, Somerset (1871), (1881) & (1891), Sewing Machinist, Taunton,. Somerset (1901) - Grandfather; James PRING (b. 1816abt. Winsford, Somerset) Cabinet Maker, Wilton, Taunton, Somerset (1841)  – Sisters; (1) Alice Ann PRING (b.22 Apr 1878 Taunton, Somerset) Collar Machinist, Taunton, Somerset ( 1901) – Sister; (2) Bessie PRING (b.12 Oct 1874 Taunton, Somerset) Collar Machinist, Taunton, Somerset (1901) – Sister; (3) Kate Elizabeth PRING (b.1880 Taunton, Somerset) Collar Machinist, Taunton, Somerset (1901) – Sister; (4) Emily J PRING (bap. 2 Dec 1883 Taunton, Somerset) General Domestic, Taunton, Somerset (1901) – Brothers; (1) Frederick James PRING (b. 1871 Taunton, Somerset) Electrical Field Coil Winder, Taunton, Somerset (1911) - Brother; (2) George Edward PRING (b. 21 Feb 1876 Taunton, Somerset) Stoker, Saw Mills, Taunton, Somerset (1891) – Brother; (3) William John PRING (b. 1 Nov 1881 Taunton, Somerset) Shirt Cutter, Taunton, Somerset (1901) & (1911) -  Son; Henry Charles PRING (28 Oct 1900 Bristol Gloucestershire) Able Seaman Henry Charles PRING, HMS VIVID, Royal Navy Barracks. Devonport, Devon (1921), Labourer, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1939 Register) – See also; Royal Navy & Royal Marines, AB Henry Charles PRING (b. 28 Oct 1900 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Boy Seaman, Royal Navy (1918), Service No; J92269 - Seaman PRING, served on the following RN Ships; - HMS Powerful: Powerful Class Protected Cruiser, Training Ship (12 Jul 1918 to 8 Oct 1918) Boy Seaman 2nd Class, HMS Princess Royal: Lion Class Battlecruiser (9 Oct 1918 to 15 May 1919) (see Royal Navy & Royal Marines, for full ships list).

 

Hubert Stanley  PRING (b. 17 Dec 1921 Langport, Somerset) Railway Clerk, Langport, Somerset (1939) – Wife; Muriel Dorothy PRING (nee; GRINTER) (b. 8 Sep 1925 Yeovil, Somerset) – Father; Herbert PRING (b. 13 Nov 1895 Chipstable, Somerset) Carpenter, Chipstable, Somerset (1911) & (1921), Carpenter, Langport, Somerset (1939 Register).

 

Ivor Bertram Llewellyn PRING (b. 11 Feb 1905) Signalman Railway, Carhampton, Williton, Somerset (1939) - Wife; Florence Nellie PRING (nee; COLLINS) (b. 22 Oct 1905 Exeter, Devon) - Father; Benjamin George Henry PRING (b. 1876 Cullompton, Devon) Railway Platelayer (GWR), Cullompton Devon (1901), Platelayer (GWR), Wellington, Somerset (1911), Permanent Way Inspector (GWR), Newton Abbot, Devon (1921) – Brothers ; (1) Arthur John PRING (b. 20 Aug 1902) Signalman Great Western Railway (GWR), Banbury, Oxfordshire (1939)  - Brother; (2) William G PRING (b. 14 May 1908) Railway Signalman, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1939).

 

James PRING (b. 1824 Milverton, Somerset) Railway Labourer, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1881) …. possibly James PRING (bap. 17 Sep 1827 Bradford on Tone. Somerset)

 

John PRING (bap. 2 Aug 1857 Clyst St. Lawrence, Devon) Servant, Broadclyst , St. Thomas, Devon (1871), Railway Porter, Exeter, Devon (1881), Labourer, Exeter, Devon (1891) & (1901), Labourer Carter, Exeter, Devon (1911), General Worker City Council, Exeter, Devon (1921) – Wife; Sarah Ann PRING (Widow) (nee; FORD) (b. 1847 Pinhoe Devon) – Father; James PRING (bap. 11 Jan 1829 Clyst Hydon, Devon), Farm Labourer, Clyst Hydon, Devon (1851), Agriculture Labourer, Clyst Hydon, Devon (1861)- Brother; William Henry PRING (b. PRING 1862 Clyst Hydon. Devon), Bricklayer, Exeter, Devon (1881), Licensed Victualler, Black Horse Inn, Bampton St. Tiverton (now Twyford Inn) Tiverton (1891), Licensed Victualler, Country Comfort Inn, Catherine St., Exeter (1901) & Licensed Victualler, Museum Hotel, 17 & 18 Queens St., Exeter (1911).

 

John PRING (b. 1863 Chard, Somerset) Railway Labourer, Bridgewater, Somerset (1891) – Wife; Mary PRING (nee; GRABHAM) (b. 1865 Chard, Somerset) – Father; Samuel PRING (bap. 28 Apr 1838) Agriculture Labourer, Broadway, Somerset (1851) & (1861), Farm Labourer, Broadway, Somerset (1871), Agriculture Labourer, Broadway, Somerset  (1881) to (1901) – Son; William PRING (b. 25 Apr 1889 Bridgwater, Somerset) Railway Platelayer ‘Barry Line’ Glamorganshire (1911), Coal Miner Hewer, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1921), Builders Labourer, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1939 Register).

 

John PRING (bap. 27 May 1866 Talaton, Devon), Agriculture Labourer, Ottery St. Mary, Devon (1881), Railway Labourer, Bideford, Devon (1891 Census), Railway Platelayer, Heavitree, Devon (1901),  Railway Foreman, Heavitree, Devon (1911), Railway Ganger, London & South Western Railway (LSWR) Heavitree, Devon (1921), Railway Store Keeper Rtd., Exeter, Devon (1939) – Wife; Augusta Richards PRING (nee; SLEE) (b. 1867 Bideford, Devon) - Father; William PRING (b. 18 Oct 1841 Broadclyst, Devon, Railway Platelayer & Ganger, Honiton, Devon (1871), Railway Labourer, Honiton, Devon (1881), Railway Ganger, Talaton, Honiton, Devon (1891), Railway Platelayer, Honiton (1901), Railway Pensioner, Ottery St. Mary, Devon (1911) – Sons (1); Alfred Slee PRING (b. 21 Mar 1892 Bideford, Devon) House Painter, Heavitree, Devon (1911), Railway Clerk, (LSWR) Railway, Broad Clyst, Devon (1921), Ganger I/C Material Depot, Railway Engineering Maintenance & Repair Staff, Clyst Honiton, Devon (1939 – Son (2); Harry Randolph PRING (bap. 15 Apr 1895 Bideford, Devon), Shop Porter, Heavitree, Devon (1911) Army Private, Devonshire Regiment; See also; British Army, Harry T (Randolph) PRING (bap. 15 Apr 1895 Bideford, Devon) Army Private 2nd & 7th Battalions Devonshire Regiment – Attestation; 4 Jul 1914 Exeter, Devon - Service No’s; 1019 & 33111.

 

John Arthur PRING  (bap. 22 Dec 1883 Canterbury, Kent) Railway Clerk, West Ham, London, 1901), Sergeant, Empress of India’s Lancers, Abbassia, Barracks, Cairo. Egypt Overseas Military (1911 Census), Lieutenant, Imperial Cadet Corps Lines. Mechanical;, Transport Training School, Dehra Dun, United Provinces, India (1921) – Wife; Gladys PRING (nee; HILL) (b. 26 Apr 1886 Aldershot, Hampshire) – Father; William Benjamin PRING (b. 1852 Axbridge, Devon) Army, Sergeant Major, Ist Dragoon Guards, East Ham,. London (1911) – See also; British Army, John Arthur PRING OBE (b. 22 Dec 1883 Edinburgh, Midlothian) Indian Army Captain, Royal Army Service Corps (1918) -  Quartermaster Sergeant, 21st Empress of India’s Lancers, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt. (1911 Census) – See also; Royal Air Force, John Arthur PRING (b. 22 Dec 1883 Edinburgh, Midlothian) Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR), Commissioned; 1st September 1939. See also; British Army, William Benjamin PRING (b.1852 Weston Super Mare, Somerset) Army Sergeant Major 1st. Dragoon Guards, Service No; 1260.

 

John Charles PRING (b. 17 Sep 1878 Fulham, London) Locomotive Engine Driver, Fulham, Middlesex (1901), Laundry Engine Drive, Chiswick, Middlesex (1911), Fitter, Laundry, Acton, Middlesex (1921), Laundry Engineer, Hove, Sussex (1939) – Wife; Phyllis Elizabeth PRING (nee; SAMPHIER/SAMPHIRE) (b. 1 Nov 1878 Brentford, Middlesex) - Father; William PRING (b. 1841 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) Coach Wheeler & Wheelwright, Hammersmith & Fulham., London (1871) (1881) & (1891).

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John William Henry PRING (b. 30 Oct 1900 Tunbridge Wells, Kent),  Railway Engine Fireman, Frant, Sussex (1921), Locomotive Fireman, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1939) - Wife; May PRING (nee; WOOLGAR) (b. 9 Jun 1904 Westhampnett, Sussex) – Father; John PRING (b. 29 Aug 1881 Ticehurst, Sussex), Tar Paving Labourer, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1901), Gardener,  Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1911), Gardener, Frant, Sussex (1921), Municipal Gardener, Uckfield, Sussex (1939).

 

Joseph James PRING (b. 16 Sep 1888 Milverton, Somerset) Railway Clerk, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1911), Flower Miller Clerk, Blaenhonddah, Glamorganshire (1921), Flower Miller Clerk, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1939 Register) – Wife; Phoebe PRING (nee; THOMAS) (b. 2 May 1884 Carmarthenshire) – Father; Henry PRING (b. 1857 Wellington, Somerset) Farm Labourer, Milverton, Somerset (1871) & (1881), Agriculture Labourer, Milverton, Somerset (1891), Labourer, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1901), Corporation Labourer, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1911) – Brother; Sidney PRING (b. 29 May 1890 Wellington, Somerset) Police Constable, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1911), Police Sergeant, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1921), Police Inspector, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1939). – See also; British Army, Joseph James PRING (b. 1888 Wellington, Somerset) Army Lance Corporal, Royal Horse Artillery/Royal Field Artillery – Attestation; 22 Oct 1916 - Service No;  162219.

 

Lewis James Allen PRING (b. 1883 Wellington, Somerset) Railway Porter, Cullompton, Devon (1901), Gunner, Royal Artillery, Port Royal, Jamaica, West Indies (1911), Battery Sergeant Major, HQ, Military Command, Gibraltar (1921) – Wife; Mabel K PRING (nee; JOHNSON) – Father; Henry PRING (bap. 11 Jun 1832 Bradford On Tone, Somerset),Farmers Son, Bradford, Somerset (1861, Farmer, Sidbrook Farm, West Monkton, Somerset (1871), Farmer, Legs Farm, Wellington, Somerset (1881), Retired Farmer, West Buckland, Somerset (1891), Retired Farmer, Taunton, Somerset (1911) & (1921), Retired Farmer, Bishops Hull, Somerset (1921).

Lewis John PRING (bap. 8 Sep 1878 Colaton Raleigh, Devon) Waggoner on Farm,  Budleigh Salterton, Devon (1901), Blacksmith, London, South Western Railway (LSWR), Topsham,. Devon (1911) & (1921), Engineer, Southern Railway (SR), Devon (1939) –  Wife; Lavinia Amelia PRING (nee; SANDERS/SAUNDERS) (b. 30 Sep 1879 Colaton Raleigh, Devon) – Mother; Elizabeth PRING (bap. 14 Aug 1859 Colaton Raleigh, Devon) - Grandfather; Joseph Hooper PRING (bap. 16 Dec 1827 Otterton, Devon) Agriculture. Labourer, Colaton Raleigh, Devon, (1861) to (1891).

 

Reginald Albert PRING (b. 20 Jan 1911 Stamford, Lincolnshire) Permanent Way, Labourer (1939) - Wife; Ida Evelyn PRING (nee; AMBROSE) (b. 2 Jan 1916 Bourne, Lincolnshire) – Father; Henry Albert PRING (bap. 3 Aug 1884, Frant, Sussex), Gardener, Tonbridge, Kent (1901), Fruit Salesman, Hildenborough, Kent (1911). Fruit Farmer. Moat Farm, Yalding, Kent (1921).

Richard PRING (b. 1862 Lewisham, London, Kent) , General Labourer, Kidbrooke, Kent (1881), Railways Platelayer, Lewisham Kent (1891), Labourer in Stables, Dartford, Kent (1901), Ploughman on Farm, Eltham, Kent (1911) & (1921) – Wife; Emily J PRING (nee; WARWICK) (bap. 14 Jan 1864 Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire) – Father, Benjamin PRING (bap. 28 May 1820 Lewisham, Kent), Labourer, Lewisham, Kent (1851), Labourer, Kidbrooke, Kent (1861), Agriculture Labourer, Kidbrooke, Kent (1871) & (1881).– Brothers; (1) Thomas PRING (b. 1860 Lewisham, London) Carman, Croydon, Surrey (1881) – Brother; (2) Robert PRING (b. 1864  Lewisham, London) Farmers Carter, Lee, Lewisham. London,. Kent (1901) (1911) – Brother; (3) John Frederick PRING (b. 1868 Woolwich, London) Carman, Lewisham, London, (1901) (1911) - Brother; (4) Walter Maurice PRING (b. 25 Sep 1883 Woolwich, London),  Grocers Assistant, Lewisham, London (1901), Stationers & Fancy Leather Assistant, Lewisham,. London (1911), Manager Stationery Books, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1921), Manager Book Department, Manchester, Lancashire (1939 Register).

 

Richard PRING (b. 1862 Lewisham, London) General Labourer, Kidbrooke, Kent (1881), Platelayer, Railways, South Eastern Railways (SER), Lewisham, Kent (1891), Labourer in Stables, Dartford, Kent (1901), Farm Ploughman, Etham, Kent (1911) & (1921) – Wife; Emily Jane PRING (nee; WARWICK) (bap. 14 Jan 1864 Pelham, Hertfordhire) – Father; Benjamin PRING (bap. 28 May 1820 Lewisham, Kent), Labourer, Lewisham, London (1851),  Labourer, Kidbrooke, Kent (1861), Agriculture Labourer, Kidbrooke, Kent (1871) & (1881).

 

Richard PRING (b. 1865 Sheffield, Yorkshire) Gardener, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1891) & (1901),  Railway Wagon Repairer, Midland Railway (MR), Sheffield, Yorkshire  (1911) & (1921) – Wife; Harriet Halaman/Hallian PRING (nee; DALEY) (b. 18 Jan 1872 Aldershot, Hampshire) - Father; George PRIGG/PRING (bap. 4 Apr 1828 Great Conrad, Suffolk) Gardener, Sheffield, Yorkshire ( 1851), (1861), (1871), (1881), (1891) & (1901) - Brother; (1) Joseph Edwin PRING (b. 19 May 1869 Sheffield, Yorkshire) Plumber, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1891) to (1911)  - Brother; (2) George Peter PRING (b. 1863 Sheffield, Yorkshire) Plumber, Sheffield, Yorkshire (1881), (1891) - Sons (1); Joseph Edwin PRING (b. 4 Oct 1899 Sheffield, Yorkshire), Writer, Royal Navy (1918), Clerk, Sheffield Town Council, Yorkshire (1939) – See also; Royal Navy & Royal Marines, Joseph Edwin PRING (b. 4 Oct 1899 Sheffield, Yorkshire) Chief Petty Officer Writer, Royal Navy, Service No. M30696 - CPO Writer PRING served on the following RN Ships; HMS Pembroke; HMS Pembroke; RN Barracks Chatham (30 Apr 1918 to 5th Jun 1918), for full list of Ships served on, see listing in Royal Navy - Son (2); George Richard W PRING (b. 14 Jun 1914 Sheffield, Yorkshire) Police Constable, Burnley, Lancashire (1939) – See also; British Army, George Richard W PRING (b. 14 Jun 1914 Sheffield, Yorkshire) Guardsman, Coldstream Guards – Service No. 2655576 – Attestation 1932.

 

Sidney (Charles)  PRING (b. 22 Jun 1906 Bedminster,. Somerset) Railway Clerk, Great Torrington, Devon (1939) – Wife; Ethel PRING (nee; TAYLOR) (b. 9 Dec 1904 Bideford, Devon) - Father; Charles PRING (bap. 8 Oct 1875 Bedminster, Somerset) Bricklayer, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1901), (1911), (1921) & (1939).

 

Sydney George PRING (b. 5 Jul 1886 Poplar, London) Engineer Improver, Railways, West Ham, London (1911), Fitter Engineer, Great Eastern Railway (GER), West Ham, Essex (1921), Sheet Metal Assembler, Ilford. Essex (1939) –

Father; Alfred PRING (b. 1856 Lambeth, London), Barge Builder, Greenwich, London (1871) (1881), Railway Platelayer, West Ham, London (1901) (1911) – Son; Cyril S PRING (b. 2 May 1912) Motor Fitter London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Chelmsford, Essex (1939). - See also; British Army, See also; British Army, Sydney George PRING (b. 5 Jul 1886 Poplar, London) Army Sergeant, Royal Engineers, Enlisted; 13 Jul 1915 – Service No; WR25292 & 105800 – Deployed France.

 

Sidney James PRING (b. 5 Sep 1882 Talaton Devon) London &  South Western Railway (LSWR) Platelayer, Plymouth, Devon (1911), Policeman, Plymouth, Devon (1911) & (1921), Policeman Rtd., Plymstock St. Mary, Devon (1939) – Wife; Eliza Grace PRING Widow, (nee; CARROLL, nee; MADDOCK) (b. 24 Jun 1870 Plympton, Devon) – Father; William PRING (bap. 17 Oct 1841 Broadclyst, Devon), Labourer, Whimple, Devon (1861), Railway Platelayer Honiton, Devon (1871), Railway Labourer, Honiton, Devon (1881), Railway Ganger, Honiton (1891), Railway Platelayer, Honiton, Devon (1901), Railway Pensioner (1911).

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Sydney Lewis PRING (bap. 6 Dec 1877 Exeter, Devon) Labourer, Exeter, Devon (1901), Railway Ganger, London South Western Railway (L&SWR)  Exeter, Devon (1911), Permanent Way Inspector, (L&SWR) Railway, Exeter, Devon (1921) - Wife; Matilda PRING (nee; Philips) (b. 26 Jul 1880 Exeter, Devon) – Father; Tom PRING (b. 1849 Tiverton, Devon) Agriculture. Labourer, Devon (1871) & (1881) – Brothers (1); William John PRING (b. 4 Apr 1872 Honiton, Devon) Collier, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1891), General Labourer/Navvy, Exeter, Devon (1901), Foreman  Platelayer, London & South Western Railway (L&SWR), Wadebridge, Cornwall (1911), Railways, Sub, Permanent Way Inspector (L&SWR), Plymouths, Devon (1921), Railways, Permanent Way Inspector Rtd.,, Tavistock, Devon (1939) - Brother (2); Charles Walter PRING (bap. 3 Feb 1874 Clyst Hydon, Devon) Able Seaman, Royal Navy (1892) – See also Royal Navy & Royal Marines, Charles Walter PRING (b. 3 Feb 1874 Clyst Hydon, Devon) Able Seaman (AB), Service No. 150867 – AB PRING, served on the following RN Ships; HMS Impregnable Training, Establishment, Devonport, Devon (21 Aug 1889 to 23 Aug 1889), (See; Royal Navy for full ships listing).

 

Stephen Henry PRING (b. 5 Jun 1890 Taunton, Somerset) Engine Cleaner, Great Western Railway (GWR), Bridgwater, Somerset (1911), General Labourer, Bridgwater, Somerset (1921), Builders Labourer, Bridgwater, Somerset (1939 Register) – Wife; Annie Elizabeth PRING (nee; STONE) (b. 15 Sep 1899 Walton, Somerset) – Father; Henry PRING (b. 1860 Taunton,. Somerset), Engine Driver, Brewery Taunton, Somerset (1891), Stoker, Bridgwater, Somerset (1901), Boiler Attendant, Brewery, Bridgwater,. Somerset (1911) & (1921) – See also; British Army, Henry PRING (b.1860 Taunton, Somerset) Army Private, 37th Brigade, Gloucestershire Regiment – Attestation; 16 Nov 1880 Taunton, Somerset – Service No; 2322 – Discharged; 15 Nov 1896.

 

Thomas PRING (b. 1823 Clayhanger Devon) Railway Porter, Frome, Somerset (1851), Embroiders Manager, Westminster, London (1871) – Wife; Elizabeth PRING (nee; VICKERY)

(bap. 10 Nov 1822 Wiveliscombe, Somerset) – Father; Thomas PRING (b. 1799abt – d. 1 Oct 1824 Raddington, Somerset)

 

Thomas Tailor PRING (b. 25 Oct 1823 Kentisbeare Devon) Agriculture Labourer, Cullompton, Devon (1851), Railway Labourer, Bedminster, Somerset (1861), Railway Messenger, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1871), Carter, Haulier, Bedminster, Somerset (1881), Grocers Carter, Bedminster, Somerset (1891), Carter, Great Western Railway (GWR), Bristol, Gloucestershire (1901) – Wife; Louisa PRING (nee; COLES) (b. 1842 Dulverton, Somerset) – Father; Henry PRING (b. Apr. 1788 Kentisbeare, Devon, Wet Stone Cutter of Little Hill, Kentisbeare, Devon (1827).

 

Thomas PRING (b. 13 Feb 1885 Cardiff, Glamorganshire) Office Boy, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1901), Railway Wagon Carpenter, Cardiff. Glamorganshire (1911), Railway Wagon, Repairing, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1921), Railway Wagon Inspector, Cardiff, Glamorganshire (1939) – Wife; Katie PRING (nee; LEECE) (b., 12 Mar 1884 Arbory, Isle of Man) – Father; Tom PRING (b. 1856 Bridgwater, Somerset) Mariner (1880) – Grandfather; John PRING (b. 10 Jul 1825 Milverton, Somerset) Shoemaker, Milverton, Somerset (1851), Journeyman Shoemaker, Bridgwater, Somerset (1861), Shoemaker, Bridgwater, Somerset (1871) & (1881).

 

Thomas PRING (b. 1893 Newport, Monmouthshire) Dock Labourer, Dock Railway Company, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911), Coal Tipper, Docks Railway Company, Newport, Monmouthshire (1921), Coal Hoist Cradleman, Newport, Monmouthshire  (1939 Register) – Wife; Mary PRING (nee; PARSONS) (b. 13 Feb 1898 Fishponds, Bristo)

- Father; Robert Charles PRING (b. 1856 Newport, Monmouthshire) Rivet Maker, Newport, Monmouthshire (1871), Boilermaker, Newport, Monmouthshire (1881), (1891),(1901) & (1921), Boiler Riveter, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911).

 

Thomas William Alfred PRING (b. 6 Apr 1893 Tunbridge Wells, Kent) Gardener, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1911), Railway Servant, South Eastern & Chatham Railway (SE&CR), Tunbridge Wales Kent (1921), Railway Guard, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1939 Register) – Wife; Emmie Mabel PRING (nee; BASSETT) (b. 19 Feb 1894 Tonbridge, Kent)  - Father; Thomas William PRING (b. 4 Oct 1872 Ticehurst, Sussex) General Labourer, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (1881), (1891), (1901), (1911 Census) & 1939 Register) – See; also; British Army, Thomas William Alfred PRING (b. 6 Apr 1893 Tunbridge Wells, Kent) Army Corporal, 4th & 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment – Service No; 929 & G24511 – Attestation 8 Feb 1910, Age 17yrs.  Deployed; France; 5 Aug 1914 to 2 Jan 1917 – Wounded  in Action (WIA); 12 Dec 1917 – See also; British Army, Father, Thomas William PRING (b. 4 Oct 1872 Tunbridge Wells Kent) Army Private, Army Service Corps, Attestation; 30 Jun 1915 (Age 42yrs) -  Service No. 13356, transferred to; 726th Company, Labour Corps, 1 Aug 1917 – Service No; 305526.

 

William PRING (bap. 25 Feb 1827 Bridgwater, Somerset) Railway Carter,  Bridgwater, Somerset (1861), Hawker, Bridgwater, Somerset (1891).

 

William PRING (bap. 17 Oct 1841 Broadclyst, Devon) Labourer, St Thomas, Devon (1961), Platelayer Honiton, Devon) (1871), Railway Labourer, Honiton, Devon (1881), Railway Ganger, Honiton, Devon (1891), Railway Platelayer, Talaton, Devon (1901), Railway Pensioner, WIDOWER, Talton, Devon (1911) - Wife; Mary PRING (nee; STONE) (bap. 19 Dec 1841, Ottery St. Mary , Devon), Lace Maker, Honiton, Devon) – Father; John PRING (bap. 27 Feb 1803 Lympstone, Devon), Agriculture Labourer, St. Thomas, Devon (1851) & (1861).

Sons (1); John PRING (bap. 27 May 1866 Talaton, Devon), Agriculture Labourer, Ottery St. Mary, Devon (1881), Railway Labourer, Bideford, Devon (1891 Census), Railway Platelayer, Heavitree, Devon (1901),  Railway Foreman, Heavitree, Devon (1911), Railway Ganger, London & South Western Railway (LSWR) Heavitree, Devon (1921), Railway Store Keeper Rtd., Exeter, Devon (1939)

-  Son (2); Alfred William PRING (bap. 28 Apr 1872 Talaton, Devon) Railway Packer, Honiton, Devon (1891), Railway Foreman, (LSWR), Exeter, Devon (1901),  Permanent Way Inspector, Railways (LSWR), Barnstable, Devon (1911), (1921) & (1939 Register)

Son (3); Sidney James PRING (b. 5 Sep 1882 Talaton Devon) London &  South Western Railway – (LSWR) Platelayer, Plymouth, Devon (1911), Policeman, Plymouth, Devon (1911) & (1921), Policeman Rtd., Plymstock St. Mary, Devon (1939)

- Son (4); Henry PRING (bap. 26 Jun 1870 Talaton, Devon) Army Bombardier (1887) Deployed to India, died Lahore India of Typhoid Fever, 23 Apr 1892 – See also; British Army, Henry PRING (bap. 26 Jun 1870 Talaton, Devon) Army Bombardier, Royal Artillery – Attestation; 2 Feb 1887 Exeter, Devon Age 18yrs. – Service No; 59645.

 

William PRING (b. 1856 Bristol, Gloucestershire) Railway Engine Stoker, Burton upon Trent , Staffordshire, (1881), Milk Purveyor, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire (1891), Grocer & Shop Keeper, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1901), Grocer, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1911) & (1921) – Wife; Annie Pring (nee; TYLER) (b. 1856  Brompton, Middlesex) – Father James PRING (bap. 2 Jun 1833 Bristol, Gloucestershire, Labourer, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1851), (1871), Laundry Blue Maker, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1881), Caretaker, of Park, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1891), Porter, to Commercial Hotel,  Bristol, Gloucestershire )1901).

 

William PRING (b. 11 May 1862 Twickenham, Middlesex) Shop Assistant, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey (1891), Jewelers Assistant, Richmond upon Thames , Surrey (1901), Canvasser, Willesden, Middlesex (1911), Service Clerk, Willesden, Middlesex (1921), Railway Pay Clerk, Willesden, Middlesex (1939) – Wife; Millicenr/ Mary PRING (nee; ALLEN) (b. 28 Aug 1866 Chiswick, Middlesex) - Father; William PRING (bap. 3 Aug 1831 Hammersmith, Middlesex, Harness Maker, Kew, Surrey (1851), Saddle & Harness Maker, Twickenham, Middlesex (1861), Sadler, Kew, Surrey (1871) Widower, City of London, Middlesex  (1881).

 

William PRING (b. 1866 Tiverton, Devon), Agriculture Labourer, Tiverton, Devon (1881), Railway Labourer, Oake, Wellington, Somerset (1901) – Wife; Jessie PRING (nee; SCORSE) (b.1872 Sampford Peverell, Devon) Char Woman,  Wellington, Somerset (1911)  – Father; William PRING (b. 3 Apr 1831 Bampton, Devon) Agriculture Labourer, Huntsham, Devon (1871) – See also. British Army,  William PRING (b. 1866 Huntsham, Devon) Army Private, 4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment – Attestation; 22 Dec 1884, Age 17yrs. 11mths.- Service No; 715.

 

William PRING (b. 25 Apr 1889 Bridgwater, Somerset) Railway Platelayer ‘Barry Line’ Glamorganshire (1911), Coal Miner Hewer, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1921), Builders Labourer, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1939 Register) – Wife; Annie PRING (nee; WORKMAN) (b. 10 Feb 1888 Charfield, Gloucestershire) - Father; John PRING (b. 1863 Chard, Somerset) Railway Labourer, Bridgewater, Somerset (1891) – Brother; Charles  PRING (b. 23 Sep 1887 Ilminster, Somerset) Emigrated to Canada, 24 Jan 1905 Liverpool to St John, New Brunswick, Ship, ‘Lake Manitoba’ along with Cousin, John GRABHAM, see; Canada Census 1911, Wellington North, Ontario.

William Alfred PRING (b. 26 Aug 1902) Fireman, Great Western Railway (GWR) , Newport, Monmouthshire (1939) – Wife; Ida Ann PRING (nee; CHILD) (b. 29 Feb 1904 Newport, Monmouthshire) – Father; John PRING (b. 25 Jun 1876 Newport, Monmouthshire),

Dock Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1891), Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911), Coal Trimmer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1921) & (1939).

 

William Alfred PRING (b. 26 Aug 1902 Newport, Monmouthshire) Fireman, Great Western Railway (GWR) Newport, Monmouthshire (1939 Register) – Wife; Ida Ann PRING (nee; CHILD) (b. 26 Feb 1904 Newport, Monmouthshire) – Father; John PRING (b. 25 Jun 1876 Newport, Monmouthshire), Errand Boy, Newport, Monmouthshire (1891), Dock Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1901), Labourer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1911), Coal Trimmer, Newport, Monmouthshire (1921).

 

William Archibald PRING aka, Archibald William PRING (b.13 Dec 1894 Taunton, Somerset), Shop Assistant, Somerton, Somerset (1911), Porter, Taft Valley Railway Company, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1921), Railway Goods Checker GWR , Pontypridd Glamorganshire (1939) Wife; Catherine J PRING (nee; DAVIES) (b. 16 Sep 1902 Glamorganshire) – Father; Walter William PRING (bap. 2 Jul 1874 Taunton, Somerset) Grocers Porter, Taunton, Somerset (1891), Confectioner, Taunton, Somerset (1901) See also; British Army, Walter William PRING (b. 1874 Taunton, Somerset) Army Private; 3rd Battalion  Somerset Light Infantry – Service No; 2366 – Attestation; 12 May 1892, Taunton, Age 18yrs.

 

William Charles PRING (b. 9 Jun 1910  St. Thomas, Devon) Railway Length Man, (Responsible for a length of Rail Track) Sherborne, Dorset (1939) – Wife; Gladys May  PRING (nee; PEARCE)  (b. 29 Nov 1908 Sherborne, Dorset) – Father; Sydney Lewis PRING (bap. 6 Dec 1877 Exeter, Devon) Labourer, Exeter, Devon (1901), Railway Ganger, London South Western Railway (L&SWR)  Exeter, Devon (1911), Permanent Way Inspector, (L&SWR) Railway, Exeter, Devon (1921).

 

William George J PRING (b.1867 Whitechapel, London) Errand Boy, West Ham, London (1881), Painter, West Ham, London (1891), House Painter, West Ham, London (1901), Painter, Midland Railway (MR), London, Middlesex (1911) , – Wife; Kitty PRING (nee; GOODEY) (b. 1864 Halstead, Essex) – Father; William James PRING (b. 1844 Honiton, Devon) Plumber & Glazier Apprentice, Gittisham, Devon (1861), Painter, London, Essex (1871), Painter, West Ham, Essex (1881), Plumber, West Ham, Essex (1891).

 

William George PRING (b. 14 May 1908) Railway Signalman, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1939) – Gladys May PRING (nee; WOOKEY) (b. 15 Nov 1907 Pontypridd, Glamorganshire

- Father; Benjamin George Henry PRING (b. 1876 Cullompton, Devon) Railway Platelayer (GWR), Cullompton Devon (1901), Platelayer (GWR), Wellington, Somerset (1911), Permanent Way Inspector (GWR), Newton Abbot, Devon (1921) – Brothers (1). Arthur John PRING (b. 20 Aug 1902) Signal Porter (GWR) Buckfastleigh, Devon (1821), Signalman Great Western Railway (GWR), Banbury, Oxfordshire (1939) – Brother; (2). Ivor Bertram Llewellyn PRING (b. 11 Feb 1905) Signalman Railway, Carhampton, Williton, Somerset (1939).

 

William Henry PRING (bap. 17 Oct 1880 Farringdon, Devon) Railway Engine Stoker, Bristol, Gloucestershire (1901), Colliery Hitcher, Llanwonno, Glamorganshire (1911), Colliery Hewer, Bedwas, Glamorganshire (1921), Colliery Hewer, Doncaster, Yorkshire (1939 Register)  - Wife; Beatrice Ethel PRING (nee; ROWSELL) (b. 15 Dec 1884 Wellington, Somerset) – Father; Benjamin PRING (b. 1839 Tiverton, Devon) Shepherd ,Tiverton Devon (1861), Servant. Tiverton, Devon (1871), Farm & Agriculture Labourer, Farringdon, Devon (1881) & (1891).

 

William Henry PRING (bap. 13 Jul 1898 St. Mary Cray Kent), Platelayer, South Eastern & Chatham Railway (SECR) St. Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent (1921), Platelayer, Permanent Way, Orpington, Kent (1939 Register) - Wife; Nellie PRING (nee; KNIGHT) (b. 21 Apr 1898 Orpington, Kent) – Father; Thomas Charles PRING (1869 Bromley, Kent) Assistant Beer Retailer, Bromley, Kent (1891), General Labourer, St. Mary Cray,. Kent (1901), (1911) & (1921) – William Henry PRING & his Wife, Nellie PRING, emigrated to Melbourne, Australia,  P&O Ship Chitral (15,346tons) 15th Apr. 1949, London to Melbourne.

 

William James PRING (b. 14 May 1902 St. Thomas, Devon) Leading Porter Great Western Railway (GWR), Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, (1939) - Wife; Mary AA PRING (nee; EVANS) (b. 7 Oct 1915 Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire) – Father; James PRING (b.  25 Oct 1874 Chevithorne, Devon), Agriculture Labourer, Faringdon & Woodbury Salterton, Devon  (1891) & (1901), Gardener, Cullompton, Devon (1911) & (1921), Gardener, Plympton, Devon (1939 Register).

 

William John PRING (b. 4 Apr 1872 Honiton, Devon) Collier, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire (1891), General Labourer, Navvy (1901), Railways Foreman Platelayer,  London & South Western Railway (L&SWR) Wadebridge, Cornwall (1911), Railways, Sub Permanent Way Inspector, (L&SWR), Plymouth, Devon (1921), Railways, Sub Permanent Way Inspector, (L&SWR) Tavistock, Devon (1939 Register) – Wife; Blanch PRING (nee; SANDERS) (b. 21 Nov 1882 Tavistock, Devon) - Father; Tom PRING (b. 1849 Tiverton, Devon) Agriculture Labourer, Clyst Hydon, Devon (1871), Agriculture Labourer, Honiton, Devon  (1881).