Sprint Family, Lurgan- Portadown

[David Dunne]

My name is David Dunne, and I am researching on behalf of a relative with surname Forbes, who is a direct descendant of the Sprint family, from Portadown/Lurgan. Other surnames that are found in my research are: Dixon, Preston,Hadden, McGibben, Fetrick. My relative's parents were Thomas Forbes and Mary (Minnie) Sprint, who were living in Lurgan in 1911. It would seem that there may have also been a family connection in Aberdeen, Scotland. Any info may help me to help my relative.

[aghadowey]

Welcome to Rootschat.

My relative's parents were Thomas Forbes and Mary (Minnie) Sprint, who were living in Lurgan in 1911.
Here the 1911 census link- living in Portadown not Lurgan in 1911:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Armagh/Portadown_Urban/Flowerence_Court/299430
Thomas Forbes was born in County Monaghan.

In 1901 Eliza Sprint, daughter Minnie, son-in-law Thomas Forbes, and another daughter Isabella Allen are still in same stree (if not same house):
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Portadown_Urban/Florence_Court/1028978

Added- Isabella Allen also listed here in 1901:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Armagh/Portadown_Urban/Florence_Court/1028976

Isabella Allen with husband Thomas in 1911:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Armagh/Portadown_Urban/Flowerence_Court/299434

[David Dunne]

Thank you "aghadowey" - amazingly fast response. I now know that I am on the right track. How would you best advise that I get in touch with others with a similar interest. Only just started using Rootschat - and finding the process a little user-unfriendly. Regards. David Dunne

[aghadowey]

Extracted birth record for Isabella Sprint gives names of parents: William Sprint & Elizabeth Preston:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F55X-NZB
Note: son of Mary (Sprint) Forbes called James Preston Forbes.

Extracted marriage of William Sprint * Eliza Preston gives you the names of their fathers-
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGZ9-5N3

Other children-
William (1868) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F5C9-924
William (1870) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F569-KB3
Sarah (1872) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F5YG-18J
Mary Jane** (1880) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGJ9-8QW

** wonder if Mary Jane is Mary/Minnie?

You can add details in SURNAME INTEREST TABLE (SIT)-
http://surname.rootschat.com/

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   Jan - Mar Quarter Thomas Forbes married Minnie Sprint in Seagoe Church of Ireland, Lurgan.
William Sprint married Eliza Preston in Mullavilly Church of Ireland, Armagh in 1858.
Interestingly a Francis Preston married Eliza Sprint in Mullavilly C of I in 1851.

Regards

[aljepeka]

If you use the search facility on this site and search for Sprint in Armagh you should find a post I started for user Corsamjz, they are connected to the Sprint and Preston family.

Hope you find a connection with them.

Regards,
Aljepeka

[Owairoa]

My great-grandmother Elizabeth Ann SPRINT was the eldest sister of your Minnie SPRINT. There is quite a lot of detail already on the site as mentioned by aljepeka, and I have some detail on the Canadian, American, Australian and New Zealand branches.
Regards

[David Dunne]

Thanks for the info - my cousin (who I am researching for) will be delighted to find out more as he knows almost nothing of his family background. I will delve deeper into the files and feedback if any thing more of interest to you comes up. Regards - David Dunne