James Prouse
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Brother of Peter Bartholomew, both sawmillers.
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Nick Wallingford
said James' brother...
I have some doubts as to the accuracy of this...
I believe that the brother of James Prouse that is referred to would be Richard Prouse iii. James and Richard were sawmillers in Whiteman's Valley, near Wainuiomata, until the timber started to run out. In about 1890 both brothers moved to Levin and built identical houses - one on Queen St and one closer to where their sawmill was (near the present Prouse Bush area). Family stories have it that they didn't even decide who would get which house until they were completed... The house on Queen Street is still standing.
Nick Wallingford
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