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Topic: Sproston Family of Wallasey St Brides Road 1950 (Read 333 times)
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Karl Duvall
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does anyone have any information on the Sproston Family who lived on St Brides Road in the 1950's
Bernard Sproston was my grandad, he died of Dropsey at the age of 26 ,leaving behind his wife Agnes daughter Maureen and son Ken. Agnes was 9 months pregnant with my mum at the time of his death.
Mum never knew her dad obviously and there has been little to no mention of him or his side of the family. Last Saturday I managed to track down his burial plot in Cemetry, it was emotional to finally have soem connection with my Grandad.
There was no head stone so thats next on the list. If anyone has any stories of them good or bad id love to hear, also of course any photos we have none and mum has never seen her Dad.
We knew he had a sister called Gewn, and a theres roumer to be a brother called William.(may have died at 1 not confirmed).
Lancashire BMD has a Gwen married to Frank Thomas of Knotty Ash, this could be the same dunno?
thanks for your time
Karl.
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Manchester Rambler
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Bernard died Dec Q 1951, making his date of birth 1923.
Bernard SPROSTON b. Mar Q 1923 - mother's maiden name HILTON. (Liverpool 8b 475)
This could be his brother:
William N SPROSTON b. Mar Q 1922 - mother's maiden name HILTON. (W.Derby 8b 1121)
Marriages Jun 1917
HILTON Joanna
SPROSTON William
W.Derby 8b 676
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ANT: Nesbit, Potts CHS: Gosling, Hinton, Johnson, Marsland, Sorton LAN: Barlow, Jackson, James, Potts, Sorton MAY: Caulfield, Griffin SAL/STS: Goodwin, Gregory SOM: Dowding, James, Jones Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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I haven't found Gwen yet, but there seems to be another brother:
Albert E SPROSTON (mum HILTON) b. Sep Q 1918 (W Derby 8b 1087)
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ANT: Nesbit, Potts CHS: Gosling, Hinton, Johnson, Marsland, Sorton LAN: Barlow, Jackson, James, Potts, Sorton MAY: Caulfield, Griffin SAL/STS: Goodwin, Gregory SOM: Dowding, James, Jones Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Karl Duvall
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Hello Manchesterrambler.
Had no idea about an Albert! was told on another site about a brother william but he found two and one died at the age of 1.
Thanks for your help.
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The death register gives Albert's full name and dob:
Albert Edward SPROSTON
Dob: 11 Sep 1918
Died: May 2002
Age: 83
(Liverpool D32D 179)
Still looking for Gwen....
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ANT: Nesbit, Potts CHS: Gosling, Hinton, Johnson, Marsland, Sorton LAN: Barlow, Jackson, James, Potts, Sorton MAY: Caulfield, Griffin SAL/STS: Goodwin, Gregory SOM: Dowding, James, Jones Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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celia
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Karl
thank you for the P.M of yesteraday,i will reply to your questions re:grave stone later.I don't know your location or what you know and don't know about any living family. so i cant say anything on the publice post.Only that there are very a few Sproston's and apart from one the name remains in wirral.catch you later on P.M
Celia
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minersgranddaughter
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Hello Karl
I too was born a Sproston and there are more of us than you would think! I have a database which aims to include all Sprostons everywhere, you can view it online at www.sproston.org.uk
I can see that Bernard was born in 1923 and his mother's name was Joanna Hilton, who married William Sproston in 1917 in West Derby district. I'll see what else I can find out.
All the best
Sue (nee Sproston)
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This information is Crown Copyright, from " http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk" Sproston/Sproson/Sprowson - anywhere Wilcox - Burslem Degg - Staffordshire Bradley - Londonderry, Aston McGovern - Newcastle, Staffs |
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Karl
Having looked at my database which has all Sproston/Sproson/Sprowson/Sprawson data from 1901, I would guess that Bernard's father, William, was born in Liverpool in 1895 and was the son of William and Annie, as follows;
William Sproston 46 b. Chester Lancashire West Derby Coachman Livery Stable
Annie Sproston 39 b. Manchester Lancashire West Derby
Hilda Sproston 12 b. Liverpool Lancashire West Derby Juvenile
Francis Sproston 10 b. Liverpool Lancashire West Derby Juvenile
William Sproston 6 b. Liverpool Lancashire West Derby Juvenile
Ethel Sproston 2 b. Liverpool Lancashire West Derby Juvenile
William comes from Chester originally and I can trace his family back to 1791 (see http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sprostonfamily/1378.htm). Annie was his second wife and I believe he had two daughters by his first wife, Elizabeth.
The only other Sproston family in the same parish in 1901 is as follows, and the father, Samuel, originates from Dudley:
Samuel Sproston 52 Worcestershire Dudley Lancashire West Derby Commission Agent
Mary Sproston 49 Staffs Kingwensford Lancashire West Derby
Irene Sproston 21 Worcestershire Dudley Lancashire West Derby Managerers Fancy Goods
Elsie Sproston 16 Worcestershire Dudley Lancashire West Derby Juvenile
Adela Sproston 11 Worcestershire Dudley Lancashire West Derby Juvenile
But this is all just a guess. We would need to see the marriage certificate of William Sproston and Joanna Hilton to be sure of William's parents.
Sue
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This information is Crown Copyright, from " http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk" Sproston/Sproson/Sprowson - anywhere Wilcox - Burslem Degg - Staffordshire Bradley - Londonderry, Aston McGovern - Newcastle, Staffs |
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Hi Karl
I have a somewhat distant link to Sprostons in Staffordshire
William Sproston a farmer/corn miller b 1841 in Tettenhall. Staffs and his wife Fanny was born in London so they are not just confined to Cheshire
SC
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