Person:Hannah Sproat (1)

Hannah Sproat was born on 23rd October 1796 at Yetholm in Roxburghshire, daughter of Hannah Sproat, formerly Hall, and her husband George Sproat. She was not baptised until she was twelve years old. No trace has yet been found of her having any siblings, nor has it been established when her parents died.

On 5th August 1817, aged 20, Hannah married a George Patterson at Yetholm. They then appear to have spent a few years moving around Roxburghshire, having three children baptised in Roxburgh, then a daughter who gave her birthplace as Morebattle, before returning to Yetholm where they appear to have had at least another two children.

The 1841 census finds Hannah, George and six children living in Town Yetholm, with George working as an agricultural labourer. They were still there in 1851.

George died in 1859. He was described as a retail merchant when he died. After his death, Hannah appears to have continued in that business, running a grocery shop in Town Yetholm. The 1861 census finds her living with a granddaughter at the shop.

Hannah died at her shop on the night of 21st / 22nd March 1864, sometime between 10pm on 21st March and 7am on 22nd March. She was 67 years old.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Scotland. Old Parish Registers, Births & Baptisms. (Edinburgh, Scotland: ScotlandsPeople (National Records of Scotland))
   811/20 160 Yetholm.

   1809 / March 25th / Geo[rge] Sprott & Hannah Hall his Spouse had a daughter born 23d Oct[obe]r 1796, baptized, named Hannah

   Whilst no named connection has been found, this baptism has been linked to the Hannah Sproat who married George Patterson on the basis that it is in the same parish in which she claimed to have been born and at about the time implied by the ages quoted for her in the censuses.

2. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1841 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   811/2/9, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Town Yetholm, Yetholm, Roxburghshire
   George Paterson, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. England
   Hanah Paterson, female, 40 [1796-1801], born in county
   Robert Paterson, male, 20 [1816-21], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Jane Paterson, female, 15 [1821-26], born in county
   Thomas Paterson, male, 15 [1821-26], Shoe M[aker] Ap[prentice], born in county
   William Paterson, male, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   Margaret Paterson, female, 6m [1840], born in county

3. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   811/00 002/00 012, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Town Yetholm, Yetholm, Roxburghshire
   George Patterson, head, married, male, 59 [1791/2], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Yetholm, Roxburghshire
   Hannah Patterson, wife, married, female, 52 [1798/9], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer] wife, b. Yetholm, Roxburghshire
   William Patterson, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1830/1], Baker, b. Yetholm, Roxburghshire
   Margaret Patterson, daughter, unmarried, female, 10 [1840/1], At home, b. Yetholm, Roxburghshire

4. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   811/00 002/00 001, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Town Yetholm, Yetholm, Roxburghshire
   5 rooms with windows
   Hannah Patterson, head, widow, female, 65 [1795/6], Grocer, b. Yetholm, Roxburghshire
   Margaret Patterson, granddaughter, unmarried, female, 8 [1852/3], Scholar, b. Yetholm, Roxburghshire

5. ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office for Scotland. Civil Registration.

   1864. DEATHS in the Parish of Yetholm in the County of Roxburgh
   No. 5
   Name: Hannah Spratt or Paterson or Patterson
   Died: 1864 March Night of 21st or Morning of 22d between 10 o’C of night of 21st & 7 o’C AM of 22nd Within her dwelling house in Yetholm
   Sex: F
   Age: 69 yrs [1794/5]
   [Parents’ information left blank]
   Cause: Natural causes [one word illegible] probably heart disease
   Informant: Registered on the information of James Charles Stevenson, Proc[urato]r Fiscal (Dated) Jedburgh 30 March 1864
   Registered: 1864 March 31st at Yetholm, Tho[ma]s H. Tait, Registrar