George Prentice
8 February 1841 — 20 February 1902
George Prentice (9‑41‑4)
George Prentice Jnr was born on 8 February 1841 in Durham England where his father George Snr was a stonemason. In 1854 the family migrated to Victoria, settling in Geelong where they lived for some time before moving to Brisbane. George Jnr operated a sports and tobacconist store in Edward Street in 1877. His father who was in business as a stonemason in Roma Street and a teenage daughter of George drowned in the sinking of the S.S. Quetta in Torres Strait in 1890. George died at Sandgate on 20 February 1902 after a seizure.
George Prentice and family — State Library of Queensland.
View of Edward Street looking towards the Brisbane River, 1877 — State Library of Queensland.