Emma Prouse, 18651888 (aged 22 years)

Name
Emma /Prouse/
Given names
Emma
Surname
Prouse
Birth
Type: Birth of Prouse, Emma
4 October 1865 36 34
Birth of a brother
Birth of a brother
Death of a paternal grandmother

The Prouse Connection has her death on 18 December (as does her tombstone), but the newspaper obituary refers to 15 December.

Death of a brother
Birth of a sister
Death of a paternal grandfather
Death of a sister
25 December 1883 (aged 18 years)
Death of a brother
Burial of a father
Country: New Zealand
Death
Type: Death of Prouse, Emma
11 June 1888 (aged 22 years)
Family with parents
father
18291894
Birth: 4 October 1829 37 42 Devon, England
Death: 11 March 1894Wainuiomata, New Zealand
mother
MARRIAGE OF PROUSE, RICHARD II AND GORRIE, JANET MARRIAGE OF PROUSE, RICHARD II AND GORRIE, JANET4 October 1852Australia
1 year
elder brother
16 months
elder brother
18551921
Birth: 3 February 1855 25 24 Wainuiomata, New Zealand
Death: 11 October 1921Levin, New Zealand
18 months
elder sister
15 months
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
1 year
elder sister
1 year
elder sister
18 months
elder sister
3 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
19 months
younger brother
21 months
younger sister
18721948
Birth: 9 February 1872 42 41
Death: 29 July 1948Greymouth, New Zealand
Shared note

from Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 136, 11 June 1888, Page 2

Prouse - On 11th June 1888. at Cuba-streot, Wellington, Emma, fourth daughter of Richard and Jane Prouse, aged 22 years.

Shared note

Evening Post 2 Sep 1880
Alarming Accident at Wainuiomata: Gallant conduct of three young ladies

We are indebted to a Wainuiomata correspondent for an account of an act of great gallantry of three young ladies in that district. It appears that two daughters of Mr R. Prouse and a cousin of theirs, Miss Johnson, went on top of the hill on Saturday to gather ferns. As they were returning a little nephew of the young ladies, named George G. Burdan, four years of age, ran to meet them. He was attempting to cross the Wainuiomata river by means of the narrow footbridge (consisting of a plank 18 inches wide and a handrail) when he fell into the water, which at this spot is very deep. The girls, seeing him fall, ran to the river bank. The eldest, Miss Annie Prouse, who is about 17 years of age, plunged into the water, and when taking hold of the boy got out of her depth, the result being that both of them sank. Miss Emma Prouse seeing her sister and the little fellow drowning, then followed in to try to save them; but she also went beyond her depth and sank with the rest. The current, however, carried them along to a shallow part of the river, and they were fortunately able to regain a footing, Miss Johnson helping them out. At first it was feared the little boy was dead, but he soon showed signs of life on being taken ashore and attended to. Miss Annie Prouse was also found to be quite exhausted. Altogether the adventure was a very perilous one, and the young ladies are to be complemented on the very plucky way in which they acted.

Shared note

Letter from Phyllis Prouse Taylor to Christobel Nation Tunnington, 22 April 1977:

Phyllis believes that Emma died of diptheria.