Prussia, John

Birth Name Prussia, John
Also Known As Prussin
Gender male
Age at Death 40 years, 8 months, 17 days

Notes

Note

John Prussia (1804):"Book keeper to MR CALDER" British library; Known as John of Johapore

There is a biography available at the British Library

John P. Prussia (1804): "Assistant to J.C. Marshman"

John Clark Marshman (18 August 1794 – 8 July 1877) was an English journalist and historian. He was editor and publisher of the Calcutta-based Friend of India, and was involved with several other Indian publications.

Marshman also started a new paper mill at the Mission to manufacture a special new type of paper that had been devised by the missionaries to resist the virulent ravages of the local white ants. This became known as Serampore Paper and was used throughout the province.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Clark_Marshman

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Marshman and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Marshman, the parents of J C Marshman; both Baptist missionaries, contemporaries of William Carey, founders of the Serampore School.

There are references in John Prussia's children's birth records to him working at Ishapore Rifle Factory and Johapore Rifle Factory - these may be the same place.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1804 Annahilt, County Down, Northern Ireland Birth of John P. Prussia 1a
Military Service 1 Sep 1830 Liverpool, Lancashire John P. Prussia - enlists as a clerk for the Honorable East India Company (HEIC) 1a
Occupation Jun 1838 Serampore, Hooghly, West Bengal, India John Prussia, occupation: "Assistant to J.C. Marshman" 2a
Note

From record of his son's birth, baptism and death.

Rev Dr Joshua Marshman (1768-1837) and his son J C Marshman were missionaries, scholars, linguists and educationalists. Marshman Snr was a contemporary of WIlliam Carey and also a Baptist. They founded Semampore College. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Marshman

Occupation Aug 1840 Kashipur, North Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India John Prussia: Occupation "Book Keeper to Mr Calder" 3a
Death 18 Sep 1844 Serampore, Hooghly, West Bengal, India Death of John P Prussia ("of the Serampore paper-mill") 4a 5a
Note

Exact location or cause of death yet to be determined (31 July 2009)

Burial Sep 1844 Mission Burial Ground/Cemetery, Brojo Dutta Lane, Khash Bagan, Serampore, Hooghly, West Bengal, India Burial of John P. Prussia 5a

Families

Family of Prussia, John and Oliver, Mary
Married Wife Oliver, Mary ( * + ... )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 28 Jul 1835 Calcutta, West Bengal, India Marriage John Prussia (1804) and Mary Oliver 6a 7a
Note

Married in the cathedral by cathedral license.

British Library 24th July 2009 (N1/42 71) shows marriage between John Prussin (Prussia), bathcelor, of full age and Mary Oliver, spinster, (under age) on 28th July 1835. The n.o.k. for John Prussia was S. Sirktir or Sirtir; others present where W H Perkins (of the Infant School ?) Mary Carbine and A. Ruth Coult. Rev. T. Desiltry officiated.

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Prussia, Mary Jane12 Mar 183716 May 1924
Prussia, John2 Jun 183810 Apr 1845
Prussia, George Duncan31 May 184027 Sep 1912

Source References

  1. British Library: Depot Register of Irish Recruits (1811-1855)
      • Date: 10 Aug 1830
      • Page: John P. Prussia: Irish Enlisted in HEIC 1820-1830 - Depot List A-Z; age 26 (https://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_detail.php?id=2649687)
      • Citation:

        John P. Prussia - Height 5ft 7.5 inches;
        Visage - round
        Hair - brown
        Eyes - hazel
        Complexion - fresh

        Enlisted by Major Axford in Livverpool
        Enlisted - 10 Aug 1830
        Attested - 12 Aug 1830
        Embarked on the Lady Melville, 19th Jan 1831

         

         

  2. British Library Board: India Office Family History Search
      • Date: 2 Jun 1938
      • Page: Birth and Baptism of John Prussia (1838); Father - John Prussia; Mother - Mary; Baptism - 22 Jul 1838; Parish records of Bengal page 148, Series N-1-50
      • Source text:

        Birth and baptism of John Prussia (1838): 02 Jun 1838, Old Church, Calcutta. John (asst to J C Marsham of Serampore) and Mary. Born at Cossipore.

  3. Parish register transcripts from the Presidency of Bengal; the British Library: British India Office Births and Baptisms
      • Date: 31 May 1840
      • Page: Birth of George Duncan Prussia: Baptism 9 Aug 1840 at Fort William; Father - John Prussia; Mother - Mary; Archive N-1-56 Folio 178
      • Birth of George Duncan Prussia 1840
  4. Wm H Allen and Co., London: Allens Indian Mail
      • Date: 18 Sep 1844
      • Page: Death of John Prussia: Death - 18 September 1844 (not 16th); "At Serampore ... of the Serampore paper-mill, aged 40"; publised 6th November 1844
  5. BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia): India and Burma Cemetery Record Books
      • Date: Sep 1844
      • Page: Death and burial of John P Prussia; Death 16 Sep 1844; Age 40; The Bengal Obituary p 348
      • Citation:

        Death and burial of John Prussia: Bengal Obituary, Mission Burial Ground: "To the memory of John Prussia, who died 16th September 1844, aged 40 years" https://wellcomecollection.org/works/u973e2dw/items?canvas=368

  6. East India Company.: 1836 Section 2. Marriage Certificates. Families in British India Society.
      • Page: British India marriage certificate (short form), (1835), Prussia (Prussin)-Oliver.
      • Source text:

        Marriage of John Prussia and Mary Oliver: "At Calcutta. Mr John Prussin, Cossipore to Miss Mary Oliver"

  7. India, Select Marriages 1792-1948
      • Date: 28 Jul 1835
      • Page: Marriage of John Prussia and Mary Oliver: FHL Film 498972