Whitley Sprint (abt. 1795 - 1869)

Born about 1795 in Ireland

Husband of Eliza (Woodhouse) Sprint — married about 1830 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 12 Jul 1869 at about age 74 in Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland

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Biography

WHITLEY SPRINT born abt 1800 Ireland occupation: weaver died ? parents: ? married abt 1830 to Eliza WOODHOUSE born 1792 died 1882 Woodhouse Court Portadown Armagh Ireland UK parents- Benjamin WOODHOUSE (1780-1853) & Hannah HALL (1786-)

children: 1. THOMAS SPRINT born c1834 Ireland, married on 3 December 1852 at the United Church of England and Ireland at Mullavilly Parish of Kilmore County of Armagh Ireland to JANE ANDERSON born c1835 siblings: ROBERT ANDERSON and JOSEPH ANDERSON, parents: JOHN ANDERSON, farmer and mother unknown, children with JANE ANDERSON: 1.1 JOHN SPRINT (1853-1929) 1.2 THOMAS WILLIAM SPRINT (1859-1891)

Remarried 2 August 1862 at Portadown United Church of England and Ireland at Parish of Portadown County of Armagh Ireland to MARY JANE WOODHOUSE parents: JOHN OBINS WOODHOUSE, attorney/magistrate and mother unknown children with MARY JANE WOODHOUSE: 1.3 JOSEPH SPRINT (1866-1915)

2. WILLIAM SPRINT born c1840 at Portadown Armagh Ireland, occupation: weaver, 1899 - linen lapper, groom, died 11 March 1911 at Salt Street Albion Brisbane Queensland Australia, buried 12 March 1911 at Lutwyche Cemetary Brisbane Queensland Australia, married 26 January 1858 at United Church of England and Ireland at Mullavilly Parish of Kilmore County of Armagh Ireland to ELIZA ANN PRESTON ‘Elizabeth’ born 20 July 1828 at Dromore Down Ireland, parents: WILLIAM PRESTON and MARGARET children: 2.1 ELIZABETH ANNE or ANNIE SPRINT born 22 May 1859 at Derryhale Armagh Ireland christened 24 July 1859 at Parish of St Saviours County of Armagh Ireland. On 31 January 1883 Elizabeth (aged 23 years) departed Plymouth England on board the "Rangitiki" Captain Millman arrived Auckland on 17 May 1883. She came as an assisted immigrant. A year after arrival she was working as a general servant, died 18 April 1899 (aged 39 years) buried at Buffalo Cemetery Coromandel New Zealand (of cancer of the stomach); lived: 1859 Derryhale Armagh Ireland, 1866 Portadown Armagh Ireland, May 1883 North Shore Auckland New Zealand, December 1885 Kingsland Auckland, August 1889 Coromandel Auckland, October 1893 Kingsland Auckland, May 1898 Kingston Coromandel Auckland, married 29 November 1884 at Coromandel Auckland New Zealand to HENRY PEARCE born 2 January 1855 at Everton Liverpool Lancashire England, emigrated to Auckland New Zealand with his family in 1863 on board of "Queen of Beauty" parents: RICHARD JENNINGS PEARCE born c1813 and SARAH ANN STEVENSON born c1818; died 10 January 1923 Coromandel Auckland New Zealand, buried 12 January 1923 at Coromandel Auckland New Zealand. children: 2.1.1 ELIZABETH PEARCE born 27 December 1885 at Kingsland Auckland NZ, died 28 October 1946 Grey Lynn Auckland NZ, buried 30 October 1946 at Hillsborough Auckland NZ; 2.1.2 PHILIP GEORGE PEARCE 'George' born 11 January 1888 Kingsland Auckland NZ, died 7 January 1965 at Te Aro Wellington NZ, buried 9 January 1965 at Karori Wellington NZ, married 17 September 1917 at Bath Somerset England to LILLIE ELIZA CRAY born cFebruary 1893, died 17 December 1922; remarried 30 January 1926 at Wellington NZ to MABEL FAITH VERCOE born 20 September 1887, died 20 September 1980 2.1.3 ISABELLA PEARCE 'Isabel' born 4 August 1889 at Coromandel Auckland NZ, died 4 January 1985 at Randwick Sydney NSW Australia, cremated 9 January 1985 at Northern Suburbs Sydney NSW married 11 March 1920 at Wellington NZ to JOHN BERNARD McMAHON born 2 June 1896; 2.1.4 HENRY WILLIAM SPRINT PEARCE born 20 November 1891 at Coromandel Auckland NZ, died 3 April 1970 at Silverstream Wellington NZ, cremated 6 April 1970 at Karori Wellington NZ married 5 April 1915 at Wellington NZ to CHRISTINA SELINA WILKINSON born 10 December 1890, died 24 September 1985 2.1.5 SARAH ANNIE PEARCE 'Annie' born 3 October 1893 at Kingsland Auckland NZ, died 2 July 1977 at Meadowbank Auckland NZ, cremated 5 July 1977 at Meadowbank Auckland NZ, married 29 April 1919 at Wellington NZ to ERNEST FRANCIS KELLY born 14 June 1883, died 20 November 1941 2.1.6 EBENEZER PEARCE born 19 May 1895 at Kingsland Auckland NZ, died 7 February 1957 at Karori Wellington NZ, buried 9 February 1957 at Karori Wellington NZ, married 8 December 1926 at Dunedin NZ to CATHERINE WADSWORTH born 2 November 1898, died 16 December 1984 2.1.7 THOMAS WHITLEY PEARCE 'Whitley' born 29 May 1898 at Coromandel Auckland NZ (aged 10 months when his mother died), died 23 April 1965 at New Lambton NSW Australia cremated 27 April 1965 at Beresfield NSW Australia, married 28 February 1923 at Wellington NZ to DAPHNE RITA SPIES born 1896, died 27 March 1965

2.2 ISABILLA SPRINT born 4 March 1866 at 0745 Portadown Armagh Ireland; 2.3 WILLIAM SPRINT born 18 November 1868 at Portadown Armagh Ireland; 2.4 WILLIAM SPRINT born 1 October 1870 at Portadown Armagh Ireland

3. ELIZA SPRINT born ? married ? to FRANCIS PRESTON parents: WILLIAM PRESTON and MARGARET children: 3.1 JAMES PRESTON born 29 August 1866 at Portadown Armagh Ireland

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