William Sproul (1867 - 1927)

Born 6 Feb 1867 in Dungannon, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada

Husband of Miriam Rhoda (Hiscocks) Sproul — married 19 Jun 1888 in Dungannon, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada

Died 18 Feb 1927 at age 60 in Huron Co., Ontario, Canada

Biography

William is the son of Andrew and Rebina Sproul born in Dungannon. He was baptised by the Reverend J. Whiting on November 1st 1867. A cabinet maker and undertaker, like his father, William took over the family businesses until his death in 1927. ^[1]

William and his wife Rhoda Hiscocks are buried in Dungannon Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Reflections, 554.

Primary

• Census of Canada 1891, ON/78/G-1/Page 28
• Census of Canada 1901, ON/75/G-1/Page 8
• Census of Canada 1911, ON/83/15/Page 3
• Ontario Marriage Registration, 005334-88 (Huron Co.)
• Ontario Death Registrations 1927, cn 017007 (Huron Co.)
• Headstone photo hosted by CanadaGenWeb Cemetery Project
• Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register: Huron Co., Volume 2, Page 472

Secondary

• West Wawanosh Township Historians, Reflections of West Wawanosh, Natural Heritage/Natural History Inc., 1996, ISBN 1-896219-19-5

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Rob Ton for starting this profile.