House of Prowse*

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A place for sharing Prowse history and stories

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Devon, England is most closely associated with the Noble surname Prowse but in truth the name came to England with the Norman conquest in 1066.  As Prowse is a Noble name, Heraldry makes it far more traceable than most other surnames.  

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From Devon the Prowses spread widely, first to surrounding counties like Cornwall, Somerset, Wiltshire, and London, and eventually to many British colonies. Modern day, Prowses can be found in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.  

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There is a Facebook Group by the same name where some of the same information is shared but not everyone is on Facebook and it does not share documents well, so the aim of this site is to provide a complete survey of the Prowse tree through writing and media.   

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*unless specific person(s) with an alternate spelling are being referred to, the spelling 'Prowse' is used on this site to represent all of the various spellings of the name.