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Ancestors of First Cousins Alex and Matilda Sproule
Sproule narrative and document links Recent Ancestors (with portraits) all bmd document links
WWI, Lt Col Jimmy Sproule, 131 Field Ambulance and the Welsh Division
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Alex Harpur Robinson (AHR) Sproule
b 3 April 1846 in Carrickamulkin, Co Tyrone.
Emigrated with parents to Peterborough, Ontario in 1860 (aged 14), where he married first cousin Matilda on 24 February 1874 when he was 28 and a professional photographer in partnership with brother George Buchanan Sproule.
Returned to Fintona in 1881 (aged 35) to take over the 209 acre estate (including mega-house "Denamona") which his childless uncle Dr Robinson (right) had left him as trustee for his children.
"Denamona", Fintona (Co Tyrone) c1900
Drank his trusteeship away unenjoyably, and eventually died in Fintona in 1921 aged 75.
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Matilda Sproule (Robinson)
b 15 July 1816 in Fintona, Co Tyrone
m 1841 at Aghadulla (nr Omagh), Co Tyrone by Revd Jas Reid Hill
May 1860 emigrated with family on the "Manhattan" (?) from Liverpool to New York, thence to Peterborough, Ontario.
d in Canada aged over 86
"Dispensing Doctor" and Insurance Agent Dr Alex Harpur Robinson MD JP (1814 - 1880 (66)) was Matilda's brother and the childless owner of "Denamona", which he bequeathed to the children of his sister's eldest son Alex Harpur Robinson Sproule on his death in November 1880 aged 65, with Alex to be trustee. He probably had a close relationship with his sister as their mother had died when he was 3, and their father when he was 11.
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John Robinson b 30 Jul 1775 Fintona, Co Tyrone m 7 Jul 1812 Sarah Robinson (Harpur), Aghadulla, Co Tyrone d 5 Nov 1825 (50) |
Hugh Robinson
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Ann Robinson (Rea)
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Sarah Robinson (Harpur) b 17 Aug 1791 Coroyneigh (?) m 1812 John Robinson d 29 Apr 1817 (26) (before Matilda was 1) |
John Harpur
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Matilda Harpur (Mathewson)
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Joseph Sproule (brother of Robert)
b 1818 Carrickamulkin, Co Tyrone
m Matilda Robinson in 1841 then later emigrated to Canada via New York in May 1860 (just in time for the 1861 Canadian Census and later censuses in '71, '81, '91, & 1901).
l Settled as a farmer in N Monaghan, Peterborough West, Ontario where there were quite a few other people from Co Tyrone.
d in Peterborough Ontario 1 Nov 1902 (84)
Joseph was brother of Robert ........
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Thomas Sproule
m 1812 in Galway
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Alex & Matilda Sproule (seated), Jimmy Sproule at bottom of photo.
Matilda Sproule (Sproule)
b 1851 also in Carrickamulkin, Co Tyrone.
m 1874 after she and or her family seems to have followed the Joseph Sproule family over to Canada in c1771, then returned with husband-cousin to take over "Denamona" in Fintona. 8 children born in Canada and Ireland.
d 1918 in Fintona aged 67.
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Robert Sproule (brother of Joseph)
b ?
m Mary Jane Davis in 1848
They possibly also also emigrated to Ontario c1871 - at any rate their daughter Matilda obviously did.
d ?
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? Sproule (Blake)
m 1812 in Galway
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Mary Jane Sproule (Davis)
b ?
m 1848
d ?
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