sproat family on mull

[chill lady]

anyone any info on my family on mull....there was william married to jane black and they had 4 children william ,john,harry and mary sproat...thanks georgina

[Gadget]

Hi Georgina

Welcome to Rootschat 

Could you give us some dates to help us help you, please.

Regards

Gadget

[chill lady]

my great grandfather william was born in stranraer in 1823,son of thomas and mary sproat..he came to mull about 1851 and married jane black in 1854 in tobermory they had 6 children 3 who died in infancy..mary bucanan sproat born 1859,george black sproat born 1857,william alexander sproat(my grandfather)born 1862 and harry bird sproat born 1877  thankyou  georgina

[Gadget]

I have found William's death: 21 October 1912, aged 90,  of senile decay. A retired Procurator Fiscal. Strongarbh House, Tobermory. His father was a tailor. His wife, Jane Black, predeceased him. Son William A Sproat was the informant.

Regards

Gadget

[hume]

Did a wee Google search on "Strongarbh House" and look what came up:

http://www.tobermory.co.uk/strongarbh/

It gives a history of the house (it's now a guesthouse) and mentions your William.

Added: There's also what seems to be a painting of William outside his "new" house.

http://www.tobermory.co.uk/strongarbh/oldhousebig.jpg

[chill lady]

thankyou?does anyone have any info on a dr harry bird sproat...born in tobermory in 1877 aprox..dr in leed...stayed outside leeds..married to margaret...thankyou...georgina

[Gadget]

Hi Georgina

It would probably be best to post a separate request for this info on the Yorkshire (West Riding) board http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/board,44.0.html

Regards

Gadget

[runningbear]

good place to start

1861 census; pendler's tobermory

william...head...age 35...writer/joint pro fiscal...born stranraer
jane...wife...age 28...born tobermory
george black sproat...son...age 4...born tobermory
mary buchanan donald sproat...dau...age 2

2 servants in household

1851 census; portmore, tobermory

living in lodgings of janet cameron, boarding house keeper..age 57

william...age 25...born stranraer

1841 census; cowan's close, stranraer

thomas...age 50...tailor
mary...age 40
thomas...age 18...app tailor
william...age 16
john b...age 14
jane...age 10
margaret...age 8
robert...age 6
ann b....age 4

peter cappin...age 15...app tailor

all born wigtownshire


happy hunting

Joe

[runningbear]

more info on the sproat family

thomas married mary buchanan 16th april 1822 stranraer

believe that mary was the daughter of john and elizabeth campbell, mary was born 6th sept 1788 leswalt, wigtown

1851 census; south strand street, stanraer

thomas...head...age 62...tailor...born leswalt
mary..wife...age 53...born leswalt
john b...son...age 24...tailor
mary...dau...bonnet maker
jane...dau...age 20...milliner & dressmaker
margaret...dau...age 18...milliner & dressmaker
robert...son...age 16
ann...dau...age 14
alexander...son...age 9
alexander young...brother-in-law...age 36...shoemaker...born stonehouse

all born stranraer unless stated otherwise

i believe that after the census robert married isabella neilson, and young thomas married jessie malcolm, i cannot find young thomas on the 1851 census or 1861.

1861 census; gorbals, glasgow

thomas...age 72...tailor
mary...age 62
john b...age 34...tailor
mary...age 32...dressmaker
jane...age 29....dressmaker
annie b...age 27...dressmaker
margaret s...age 24...dressmaker
alexander d....age 19...commission clerk

all born stranraer

if you know the parents of jane black, i can find her family on the census

Joe