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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Somerset Lookup Requests => Somerset => England => Somerset Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: Abby on Monday 28 August 06 03:13 BST (UK)
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I have just received a copy of Francis Joseph Evans birth certificate (my g.grandfather). His birth date is 8 May 1842 and his father's occupation given as yeoman.
His parents are listed as Joseph Evans and Ann Evans (formerly Sprod(?)). Could someone please confirm this as a possible surname or am I reading it wrongly? Ann registered his birth and gave her address as (looks like) Parton's (Parson's) Street, Bedminster.
Many thanks,
Abby
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Hi Abby
I've just taken a look at the 1841 census and over two dozen individuals with the surname SPROD were listed as living in Gloucershire and Somerset.
The spelling of the maiden name on the certificate could well be accurate.
pritch
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Thank you Pritch - I had never heard the name before. Osprey was really kind and provided me with what looks like Francis's family in the 1841 census in Parson St.
Ann is 35 but being the '41 census, no birth district is given. A possible sighting of her with possible family, in the 1871 census gives birthplace as Barrow, Somerset, so I'm wondering if the Somerset Sprods are around the Barrow area? I have my Road Atlas of Britain out and Barrow looks very small.
This site is just amazing. From New Zealand it can be frustrating as we feel so far away, so to have people interested in our research and being generous with their help is incredible.
Many thanks,
Abby
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Hi Abby
Two families are recorded in Somerset in the 1841 census. Not in Barrow I'm afraid, but not too far away either. One family is in the town of Yatton and the other in the village of Kenn. Here are the details, they may prove helpful:
HO107/968/12 f27 p5 Yatton
Samuel Sprod 50 Plumber & Glazier
Mary Sprod 50
Ann Sprod 21
Henry Sprod 19
William Sprod 13
Eliza Sprod 11
All born in county
HO107/967/15 f9 p13 Kenn
Thomas Sprod 35 ????? Chandler (occupation difficult to read)
Sarah Sprod 35
William Sprod 11
Sarah Sprod 7
Edward Sprod 5
Mary Sprod 4
Robert Sprod 2
All born in county
pritch
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Many thanks Pritch - very helpful. Yatton and Kenn are really close to each other so we can suppose these two are connected - perhaps Samuel and Thomas are brothers?
I have searched the rootschat site and no other Sprods are mentioned, so not exactly a common name....
If Ann was 35 in 1841 she may be another sibling, so something to work on indeed!
Thanks heaps,
Abby
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Hi Abby
SPROD is a great name to search for!! Try this link to the Clevedon Civic Society - lots of SPROD names in their records, covering the nearby villages inc Yatton/Kenn/Kingston Seymour etc
http://www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk/records.htm
Good luck
marquees
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Thanks Marquees - I have bookmarked the site for the future! I have a feeling there are not too many Sprods around, so chances are some of them are probably related.
In the mean time, I only know of one and she happens to be my g.g.grandmother!
Many thanks,
Abby!
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Hi Abby,
Ann Sprod was baptised in Barrow Gurney 13 Sept 1805. It does seem to be a fairly common name in that area.
Regards Susan
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Welcome to Rootschat Susan :)
Parents of Ann were WILLIAM/SARAH
Siblings all Christened Blessed Virgin Mary and St Edmund;
LUCY 06 May 1798
WILLM 05 Aug 1799
SARAH 18 Jan 1801
ARTHUR 23 May 1802
ELIZABETH 12 April 1807
There is also an ELIZA 31 May 1807 (maybe either Elizabeth/Eliza were baptised late)
(Source FreeREG)
Trish :)
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Thanks for the info.
Regards Susan
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Hi Abby,
Francis Joseph Evans and Mary-Anne (Annie) Evans are also my Great Grand Parents. My Father was their Grandson. I have family trees for the rest of my families but not the Evans'. Have read your posts with interest and I am wondering how much further you have got. Would love to chat
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Hi Porgy,
My husband's g g grandmother was Julia Evans sister of Joseph Evans, Francis Joseph's father. Francis was the 9th of 10 children and for reasons unknown he lived with his uncle, Moses Rennolds Evans. I didn't know of his existence until I read Abby's post several years ago. I have quite a bit of info on the Evans and Sprod families if you are interested.
Regards Susan
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Hi Susan, I would love to share information with you, what is the best way to go about this
Helen
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Hi Helen,
After you have made 1 more post on this query your PM sytem will be activated and you can both communicate privately and exchange email addresses.
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Ok, thanks for the information. i only found this site by doing a general google search, never expecting to find anything. Still can't believe that I have as I would have thought that Francis Joseph Evans was a relatively common name!! Anyway here I am about to make a discovery
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Thats what Rootschat is for :)
Good luck,
Trish