THE SHEER FAMILY

Thomas Prynn married Elizabeth Alexander in Catrine in Sorn Parish, Ayrshire on 31 December 1872 (In 1881 Thomas was aged 30 and an Ironstone Miner. Elizabeth was 28. The family were living at 86 Back Row, Lugar, in the Parish of Auchinleck, Ayr) (Thomas died on 30 June 1884 at Lugar aged 34 from Miners Phthisis and Brights Disease) (In 1891 Elizabeth is a widow aged 39. The family are living in Catrine, Sorn Parish)

They had 5 children

Name	Date and place of Birth	Any other information
Jane McIlveen Alexander Prynn	21 February 1874 St Cuthbert Street, Catrine, Ayrshire, Scotland	In 1881 she is at home aged 7 In 1891 she is at home aged 17 Married James C. Urquhart on 12 July 1901. Jane died on 29 October 1902 from childbirth
Martha Alexander Prynn	17 August 1875 Wood Street, Catrine, Ayrshire	Died on 4 June 1876
Grace Rennolls Pyrnn	2 December 1877 Lugar, Ayrshire	In 1881 she is at home aged 3 In 1891 she is at home aged 13 Married James English on 1 January 1906
Martha Alexander Prynn	15 October 1881 Lugar, Ayrshire	In 1891 she is at home aged 9 Married John G. Johnston on 8 November 1906 in Winnipeg, Canada. Martha died on 3 June 1965 in Victoria, British Columbia
Thomas Prynn	25 June 1884 Stewart Place, Catrine, Ayrshire	In 1891 he is at home aged 6 Married Lavina Hill. Thomas died in March 1957