SPRINT Family

[aljepeka]

Hi all,

I am interested in a family with the surname of SPRINT.  It appears to be quite an uncommon name in this locality - at least it is today. The family where from the Derryhale area and attended Mullavilly Church of Ireland.  Any info appreciated.

Regards Aljepeka

[TF13]

hi,
there are 11 marriages and 2 births on emerald ancestors for the sprint surname,5 of the marriges were in mullavilly. if you cant get a look at them i can post the details for you if you want. also, the civil registration index only has 38 mentions of sprint's with most of them coming from county armagh,or at least occuring in the lurgan registration district.

tony

[aghadowey]

There are also 9 Sprint entries in IGI (www.familysearch.org) and three people with that surname signed Ulster Covenant in 1912 (www.proni.gov.uk).

[Owairoa]

Hello
I am aware of, and have information on each of 7 children (there may be more) of Whitley SPRINT and his wife Eliza/Elizabeth. I directly descend from their son William who married Eliza Ann PRESTON.
I would love to share information with others interested in the Armagh SPRINTs.

Regards
Owairoa

[corsamjz]

Dear Owairoa
I have connections with Sprints Francis Preston Married Eliza Sprint
17thApril 1851 on 26th January 1858 William Sprint a brother of Eliza
Sprint married Eliza Preston a sister of Francis  Preston so confusing a brother and sister marring a brother and sister.
Both married at Mullivilly Church Portadown. If you have any photos or any information you could pass on I would be grateful.
Ther is a good site for Prestons www.prestonsofulster.com
My connection is with Francis Preston being the Father of Joseph Preston my Great Grandfather who Married Fanny Clements 13th September 1897
Regards corsamjz

[Owairoa]

Hello corsamjz
I have suspected the PRESTONS you mention were brother and sister, but I have never been able to confirm it as the marriage transcripts give William PRESTON as the father of both, but no mention is made of the mother. Do you have her name / details?

I don’t have any photographs, nor any information handed down through the family - all that I have is from certificates etc.

Whitley SPRINT (b. c 1795, where?) died in Portadown on 12 Jul 1869, the informant being his son-in-law  John PARKER of Thomas Street, husband of Mary SPRINT.

Whitley married c1830 to Elizabeth (WOODHOUSE ?) (b.c 1792) who died on 03 Mar 1882 at  Woodhouse's Court, Portadown. The informant was her son William SPRINT, of Watson’s Street, Portadown.

The children I am aware of are:
William SPRINT (c1825 - aft 1882) married Eliza Ann PRESTON (? - ?) daughter of William PRESTON, on 26 Jan 1858, Mullavilly, Armagh
Elizabeth (Eliza) SPRINT (c1830 - ?) married Francis (Frank) PRESTON (c1825 - ?) son of William PRESTON, on 17 Apr 1851, Mullavilly
Thomas SPRINT (c1833 - 11 Nov 1891, Govan, Lanark, Scotland) married (1) Jane ANDERSON (? - bef 1862) daughter of John ANDERSON, on 03 Dec 1852 at Mullavilly, and married (2 ) Mary Jane WOODHOUSE (c1835 - 08 Jan 1879, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland), daughter of John Obins WOODHOUSE
Isabella SPRINT (c1835-1876 Pennsylvania, USA) married William GRIMISON (c1836 - 6 Sep 1918, Pennsylvania, USA)
Mary SPRINT (c1836 - ?) married John PARKER (c1835 - ?) son of James PARKER, on 23 Mar 1854 at Mullavilly
Jennifer Jane (Jenny) SPRINT (c1840 - ?) married (1) William ROWAN (? - bef 1890) son of Daniel ROWAN on 31 Jan 1851 at Rich Hill, Armagh, and married (2) George McClean DOGHERTY (c1833 - ?) son of Hugh DOGHERTY at Belfast, Antrim.
Sarah SPRINT (c1846 - ?1890) married William GAMBLE son of James GAMBLE on 10 Sep 1873 at Drumcree, Armagh

I'll look out some more info shortly.
Regards
Owairoa

[corsamjz]

Dear Owairoa
Civil Marriage Record Mullavilly 17/04/1851
Francis Preston Married Eliza Sprint
Both lived
Derryhale
Father                             Father
William Preston              Whitley Sprint
Farmer                            Weaver

Mothers not recorded here
This is my connection as they had a son Joseph Preston my
gg Grandfather married Fanny Clements 13th Sept 1897 in St Annes Church Belfast Corsamjz

[PutuAndri]

Hi Owairoa,

My paternal grandmother Sarah Annie Pearce was born and grew up in Coromandel, New Zealand. Her mother, Elizabeth Annie Sprint died on 18 April 1899 and was married to Henry Pearce who died on 10 January 1923. My grandmother had brothers by the name of Thomas Whitley, Ebenezer and Henry (who was known as 'Dump'), and sisters by the name of Isabel and Elizabeth. The Pearce and Sprint families came from Portadown.

The names are remarkably similar to the names you have listed. Are you able to tell me more about my family. My father didn't know much about his family but there was much speculation about the Sprints as it is such an unusual name.

Hope you can help.

Adrian Kelly

[corsamjz]

 :Dear putuandri
I have Sprint in my family and if you look up www.prestonsofulster.com you will see date 1851 where the first sprint married francis preston and she was called Eliza Sprint.
Hope this helps as most of the family were married in Mullavilly CI