Charles Prangley

Abt 1815 - 1874  (58 years)

• Name	Charles Prangley
  Born	Abt 14 Apr 1815	Corsley, Wiltshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	14 Apr 1815	Corsley, Wiltshire, England
  Occupation	Miller and farmer
  Died	2 Feb 1874	Dawn Mills, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Dawn Mills Cemetery, Dawn Mills, Kent County, Ontario
  Person ID	I12049	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Esau Prangley,   b. Abt 25 Dec 1792, Leigh's Green, Corsley, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 27 Dec 1869, Euphemia Township, Lambton County, Ontario  (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Denmead,   b. Jan 1791, Corsley, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 7 Apr 1874, Euphemia Township, Lambton County, Ontario  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1 Nov 1813	Corsley, Wiltshire, England
  Family ID	F3445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Ann Taylor,   b. 16 Feb 1819, New York, New York, USA ,   d. 3 Oct 1906, Dresden, Kent, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1843	Dawn Mills, Camden Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Sarah Elizabeth Prangley,   b. 14 Jan 1844, Prangley homestead, Dawn Mills, Kent County, Ontario ,   d. Aft 1901, Dresden, Kent, Ontario, Canada  (Age > 58 years)  [natural]   2. William Taylor Prangley,   b. 14 Apr 1846, Prangley homestead, Dawn Mills, Kent Co., Ont. ,   d. 1926, Dresden, Kent, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)  [natural]   3. Charles Taylor Prangley,   b. 4 Mar 1850, Prangley homestead, Dawn Mills, Kent County, Ontario ,   d. 15 Jun 1910, Dresden, Kent, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)  [natural]   4. Mary Jane Prangley,   b. 20 Apr 1854, Prangley homestead, Dawn Mills, Kent Co., Upper Canada Colony, British North America ,   d. 1945, Kent County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)  [natural]   5. Alice M. Prangley,   b. 22 Apr 1861, Prangley homestead, Dawn Mills, Kent Co., Ont. ,   d. 1930, Dresden, Kent, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)  [natural]   6. Ella Margaret Prangley,   b. 25 Feb 1862, Prangley homestead, Dawn Mills, Kent Co., Ont. ,   d. Aft 1901  (Age > 40 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F3313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  According to Tony Prangley, a descendant and researcher who now lives in Wales: "The story has it that Charles left Corsley in 1830 as a fifteen year old and settled in Euphemia township after being one of many men sent to Canada at the expense of the Corsley parish due the poverty that existed in the labouring communities at that time. He sailed from Newport South Wales (approximately 20 miles from where we live) in 1830 and arrived in Quebec some three months later. His father followed with the family. Hardship, tenacity and a loving family are words that spring to mind." Charles did not stay in Euphemia Township, but ended up just a few miles to the west in Kent County, where Charles married Alice Ann Taylor and went into business with her father. Charles Prangley ran his father-in-law, William Taylor's, mill. Since William Taylor owned three mills, it is unclear which one(s) of them Charles ran. On the death of his father-in-law, William's son Thomas inherited William's share in the family businesses. Thomas sold his share of the one mill to Charles who then became the sole owner and proprietor. As Dresden history recounts the name of the mill as the Prangley Mill, not the Taylor Mill, it is believed that Charles Prangley must have had a substantial impact on the Dawn Mills community. Since the Taylor descendants left Dawn Mills for Chatham, which ultimately led to the economic demise of the village, while Charles Prangley, on the other hand, remained in Dawn Mills, this could explain the village's affection for him. The Prangley mill no longer exists except for the remains of its foundation. The overgrown remains can still be seen just west of the Dawn Mills bridge and just east of the road which bears Charle's name, Prangley Road.