William
Pugsley
Spry
Born in Devon, England, United Kingdom
Son of Thomas Spry
and Ann (Pugsley) Spry
Brother of
John Pugsley Spry and Richard Pugsley Spry
Husband of
Harriot Wilson
— married
4 Jul 1862 in Middleton, South Australia, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Ernest Benjiman Spry and Albert Herbert Spry
Died
at about age 53
in Kulpara, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Feb 2018
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Biography
William was born in 1841. He was the son of Thomas Spry and Ann Pugsley.
He was 8 when the family emigrated to South Australia on the Himalaya, arriving at Port Adelaide on 17 Nov 1849. [1]
He married Harriot Wilson 4 Jul 1862 at the residence of his father, Thomas Spry, near Middleton. [2]
He passed away in 1894. [3]
Sources
- ↑ The Ships List. Immigrants to South Australia 1847-1886 (http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/SAassistedindex.shtml : accessed 6 Apr 2023) Passenger list for the Himalaya 1849 entry for SPRY Thomas (Age 34, Agr Labourer from Thrushelton, Devon), Ann (Pugsley) 33, John 10, William 8 and Elizabeth 2.
- ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 6 Apr 2023) database entry for William SPRY (Age 21, Marital status N, Father Thomas SPRY) and Harriot WILSON (Age 21, Marital status N, Father John WILSON) 4 Jul 1862 at Res of Thomas Spry nr Middleton. Reference: District Encounter Bay, Book/Page 51/347
- ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 6 Apr 2023) database entry for William SPRY (Death date 9 Apr 1894, Age 58, Marital status M, Place of death Kulpara, Residence Kulpara, Relative William Charles SPRY [S]) Reference: District Daly, Book/Page 218/76
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
Susan Spry
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member susan_spry
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~3.12%
Geri (Beesley) Eccles :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~25.00%
Tony Milne :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PA7824180 [compare], yourDNAportal TON13223112, Ancestry member quirkymac
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