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William Spry (1816 - 1899)

William Spry aka Shute
Born in Dunterton, Devon, England, United Kingdommap
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 27 Nov 1837 in Huish, Devon, England, United Kingdommap
Father of , and
Died at about age 83 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canadamap
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Biography

William Spry was born in 1816 in Dunterton, Devon, England to Thomas Spry AKA Shute and Prothesa (Jeffery) Spry.

  • William's father was christened as Thomas Shute, the son of William Spry Shute. William Spry Shute was the son of William Shute and Dorothy Spry. Most of the family seems to have adopted Spry as their surname, perhaps because the Spry family would have died out otherwise? William and most of his known siblings were christened with their surname listed as "Spry alias Shute" or "Shute alias Spry", though one sister was christened with the surname Shoot [Shute].

William Spry alias Shute, son of Thomas, a labourer, & Prothesa, residing at Dunterton, was baptised on 12 May 1816 in Dunterton.[1] [2]

William Spry (of full age, Bachelor, Labourer, residing at Broad Mead, son of Thomas Spry, Labourer) and Jane Davy [aka Davey, Davie] (of full age, Spinster, residing at Broad Mead, daughter of Richard Davy, Labourer) were married by Banns on 27 Nov 1837 in Huish, Devon - the witnesses were John Peasen & Elizabeth Cudmore.[3] The marriage was registered in Torrington, Devon in the last quarter of the year.[4]

William and Jane had at least eight children:

  1. Emma (Spry) Tindall (1838-1916)
  2. Elizabeth Spry (1840-)
  3. Jane Spry (1842-1843)
  4. Ann Spry (1844-)
  5. William Henry Spry (1847-) [registered with surname Shute]
  6. Emily Spry (1849-1924)
  7. Mary Jane (Spry) (Deaton) Holm (1852-1919)
  8. Ellen (Spry) McNaught (1855-)

In 1841 William Spry (age 23, Quary Lab) lived at Ventour Cottage in Thrushelton, Devon with his wife Jane (22) and two daughters: Emma (3) and Elizabeth (1).[5]

In 1851 William Spria [Spry] (age 35, Labourer) lived at 7 Moon Street in Charles the Martyr, Plymouth, Devon with his wife Jane (35) and four children: Emma (13), Elizabeth (11), William (4), and Emmaly (2).[6]

William and his family emigrated to Canada in about 1858.

In 1861 Wm Spry (age 45, Labourer) lived in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario with his wife Ann [Jane] (45), and three daughters: Emily (12), Mary Jane (9), and Ellen (5).[7] William's sister Elizabeth Lake and her family were the neighbouring household.

In 1871 William Spry (age 55, Labourer) lived in Wilmot Township with his wife Jane (54) and two daughters: Emily (20) and Mary Jane (18), as well as Eliza Reeve (6).[8]

Unable to locate William on the 1881 census.

William's wife passed away before the 1891 census.

In 1891 William Spry (age 74, Gardener) lived in Blenheim, Ontario with his daughter Emla (35 [~42]) [Emily is mistakenly listed as married, and her relation to head of household was initially W (for wife) but D (for daughter) has been written over it].[9]

William Spry passed away on 14 Feb 1899 in Blenheim - he was 83 years old; he resided at Plattsville; his occupation was labourer; his was a widower; he was born in England.[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ Devon Baptisms on findmypast - entry for William Shute or Spry, 1816 (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS/B/31624365/1
  2. ↑ Dunterton Baptisms 1813-1837, Children of Thomas & Prothesa SHUTE alias SPRY, https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Dunterton/DuntertonBaptisms : accessed 13 Mar 2023, Copyright © 2015, GENUKI, GENUKI is a registered trade mark of the charitable trust GENUKI, Hosted by Mythic Beasts Ltd.
  3. ↑ Devon Marriages And Banns on findmypast - entry for William Spry & Jane Davy, 1837 (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS/DEV2/MAR/49035/1
  4. ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DHQ-LFK : 13 December 2014), William Spry, 1837; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1837, quarter 4, vol. 10, p. 421, Torrington, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
  5. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1841, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTK-17B : 22 May 2019), William Spry, Thrushelton, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. [additional details from the same record on findmypast (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1841/0000631337]
  6. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1851, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGB6-CWY : 12 September 2019), William Spria, Charles The Martyr, Devon, England; citing Charles The Martyr, Devon, England, p. 9, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. [additional details from the same record on findmypast (paid account needed): https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC/1851/0008987242]
  7. ↑ Ontario Census, 1861, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWD-1MB : 5 September 2017), Wm Spry, Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 18, line 31; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1079, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,945. [additional details from the record image on Library and Archives Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1956729]
  8. ↑ Canada Census, 1871, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QT-RCM : 19 March 2021), William Spry, Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. [additional details from the record image on Library and Archives Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1884818]
  9. ↑ Canada Census, 1891, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW2D-2NT : 3 August 2016), William Spry, Blenheim, Brant North, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148127. [additional details from the record image on Library and Archives Canada: https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1110605]
  10. ↑ Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKWW-SPP : 2 March 2021), William Spry, 14 Feb 1899; citing Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, , Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,391.




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