PROWSE

William Jeffery (son of Isaac Prowse, d. 1844). b. Torquay 6 May 1836; adopted by his uncle John Sparke Prowse, notary, Green wich; educ. under Nicholas Wanostrocht at Green wich; contributed to Chambers’ Journal, the Ladies’ Companion, and the National Mag. 1851 etc.; wrote in the Aylesbury News 1855; engaged on the Daily Telegraph, his first article being on the Oxford and Cambridge boat race 1861, his last on the death of Tom Lockyer, cricketer 1870; contributed to Fun the Old Man’s sporting articles, etc. under signature of Nicholas; he wrote The key of the Study pp. 199–237 in A Bunch of keys, ed. by T. Hood 1865, and Like to like, a story told by the water-rate pp. 63–94 in Rates and taxes, ed. by T. Hood 1866; he also contributed with G. L. M. Strau to England’s Workshops 1864. d. Nice or Cimies 17 April 1870. bur. Cimies. Nicholas’ Notes and Sporting prophecies by W. J. Prowse , ed. by Tom Hood (1870) memoir pp. 3–12 portrait ; Reminiscences of an old Bohemian ii 57–64 (1882); W. H. K. Wright’s West country poets (1896) 377; Newspaper Pre iv 130 (1870).