Henry Masters Sproule

[bobtonks]

Henry Masters Sproule was born about 1840 and died in 1903.
In 1901 he was living in Histon with wife Alice & daughter Grace. (transcribed Spronler)
In 1881 the family is residing in Weymouth.
Henry joined the Army (10th Foot) about 1859.

In 1790 the Rev John Rowland Sproule married Ann Masters 8th October Landbeach. They had three children born Appleby Westmoreland. Mary Ann Sproule 1792, John Rowland Sproule 1795, Charlotte Sproule 1797. Rev John Rowland Sproule had significant land holdings in Histon/Impington in 1806.

Can anyone see the parents of Henry Masters Sproule?

[rosie99]

Marriage in India names his father.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGVC-5BK

[rosie99]

One census has him born Middlesex - possibly in Kensington 1851 with widowed mother Lucy

[bobtonks]

Thank you Rosie
I found two Henry Mocher Sproule ...Henry Mocher Spoule died 1849 Bathford Somerset (born 1805)

and Henry Mocher Sproule born 10 April 1872 India ... father Henry Masters Sproule.

Charlotte Sproule 1797 - 1887 dau of John Rowland also died in Bath. (spinster)

So, where/when did Henry Mocher Sproule marry Lucy *** and where was he born?

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Just throwing this into the mix.

First name(s) Flower Mocher
Last name Sproule
Marriage year 1793

Spouse's first name(s) Louisa
Spouse's last name Halliday

John

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trying to see if John Rowland Sproule c1754 and Flower Mocher Sproule c1760 were brothers.
Flower certainly had distinguised military career.

John

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Sproule burials. Looks like a family grave.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=sproule&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Bath+and+North+East+Somerset+Unitary+Authority%2C+Somerset%2C+England&locationId=county_11451&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=r&plot=

John

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Lucy remarried 1858 John Moore Fincher.

John

[bobtonks]

Andrew Sproule married Catherine Mocher 12 April 1753. Mayfair Chapel

Andrew Sproule bpt 16th Jan 1763 Bathford. Andrew / Catherine
Flower Mocher Schoule bpt 21 Sept 1760 Bathford Andrew/Catherine