Robert Sproule (1802 - 1847)

Born 23 Oct 1802 in Crillan, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (McCrea) McCormick — married 1840 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1847 at age 44 in Ireland

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Biography

Robert was born in 1802 in Crillan, County Fermanagh, Ireland.^[1] He was the son of George Sproule and Martha Sproule.^[1] He married Elizabeth (“Bessie”) McCrea in 1840, the eldest daughter of John McCrea and Rebecca Harper of the town land of Clonaweel, County Fermanagh.^[1] They had two daughters and two sons: Rebecca, Martha, George, and Robert. He passed away in 1847.^[1]

Research Notes

Robert Sproule of Crillan, Co. Fermanagh (b. or bap. Oct, 23, 1802 d. April 11, 1847) – md. July 6, 1840, perhaps at Tubrid Church, to Elizabeth McCrea (b. June 24, 1819 d. Aug. 13, 1916). Robert obtained one-half of the Crillan farm, probably after the death of his father in 1838. He married Elizabeth (“Bessie”) McCrea in 1840 who was then age 21. She was the eldest daughter of John McCrea and Rebecca Harper of the town land of Clonaweel, Co. Fermanagh. Robert contracted an illness about two years before his death in his 44th year in 1847. When Robert fell ill, his brother-in-law, Edward McCrea, stayed at the Crillan farm to carry on with the farm work. Robert and his wife Elizabeth had two daughters and two sons. They were Rebecca Sproule (b. July 9, 1841 d. early 1900s), Martha Sproule (b. 20 July 1843), George Sproule (b. July 11, 1845 d. Sept. 16, 1847), and Robert Sproule of Crillan & Carrivetragh (b. Nov. 8, 1846 d. Jan. 17, 1901).^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} EIGHT CENTURIES OF THE SPREULL AND SPROULE FAMILIES. Eight Centuries of the Spreull and Sproule Families. By James Richard Sproule. September 2012. Webpage. Pages 230