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Robert Sproule (1879 - 1966)

Robert Sproule
Born in Tullymoan,County Tyrone, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married Dec 1908 in St Eugenes Cathedral, Derry, County Londonderry, Irelandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 86 in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdommap
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Biography

ROBERT SPROULE. He was born on 31st May 1879 [1] with his twin Henry in Tullymoan, Urney, County Tyrone.

He married Sara Dreenan, daughter of Owen Dreenan of Ardmalin, Malin Head, County Donegal and Annie McLaughlin, in Dec 1908 in St Eugenes Cathedral, Derry. Sara Dreenan was born about 1892 and she died on 10th Mar 1938. Robert was a policeman in the Royal Irish Constabulary and, at the time of his wedding, he was stationed in Athenry.

Robert retired from the RIC at the time of independence in 1922. In the 1911 Census, Robert and Sara are living in 43, Argyle Street, with their baby Veronica. They lived there for some time, and then moved to Westland Avenue. Robert Sproule died in 1966 in Derry, Northern Ireland.[2]

Sources

  1. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1879/02919/2069651.pdf
  2. Sproules of Tullymoan. Sproule Genealogy. The Genealogy of the Sproule family of Donegal and Tyrone. "The Family of James Sproule of Tullymoan (1816 – 1897)". blog post by Kate Tammemagi.




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