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- Samuel Sprakes1803 - 1881
Facts and Events
| Name |
Samuel Sprakes |
| Alt Name |
Samuel Spraikes |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[8][9][10] |
14 Jan 1803 |
Thorne, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandIllegitimate |
| Christening[8] |
20 Feb 1803 |
Thorne, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Marriage |
15 Jun 1824 |
Thorne, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandto Mary Ann Brittain |
| Occupation[7] |
1825 |
Waterman |
| Occupation[6] |
1827 |
Shoemaker |
| Marriage |
1838 |
Thorne, West Riding of Yorkshire, Englandto Elizabeth Gambles |
| Census |
1841 |
Thorne, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandWyke Green, Samuel 35, Elizabeth 25, 2 daughters by first marriage and one son at home, AND WILLIAM GAMBLES
with Elizabeth Gambles |
| Occupation[3] |
1851 |
Ag Lab |
| Census |
1851 |
Thorne, West Riding of Yorkshire, England9 Bridge Street. Samuel 50, Elizabeth 39, 7 children at home
with Elizabeth Gambles |
| Occupation[1] |
1861 |
Day Labourer |
| Census |
1861 |
Thorne, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandBridge Street. Samuel 58, Elizabeth 50, 5 children at home
with Elizabeth Gambles |
| Occupation[2] |
1871 |
Labourer |
| Census |
1871 |
Thorne, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandBridge Street. Samuel 68, Elizabeth 58, 2 children age 18 and 20 at home
with Elizabeth Gambles |
| Occupation[5] |
1881 |
Bricklayer's Labourer |
| Census |
1881 |
Thorne, West Riding of Yorkshire, England164 Cleveland St, Doncaster, Samuel age 77 and Elizabeth age 67 are living with son Charles and family.
with Elizabeth Gambles |
| Death[4] |
1881 |
Thorne, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandAge 78 |
His mother
There is a family story that Samuel's mother was a Dutch woman who was a housemaid at a large house, that she never married, and that Samuel, her only son, was the illegitimate son of the owner. In the bishop's records (i1) Samuel is shown as the illegitimate first son of Betty Spraikes. It is possible that Betty was the daughter of John Sprake and Sarah Gaudby, see: Family:John_Sprake_and_Sarah_Gaudby_(1), or she may have been related to him but perhaps as not his daughter. Perhaps she came from Holland to Thorne because she had realtives there.
Examples of other people tracing Betty's line further back here and here
Description of Samuel
In the 1950s Arthur Douglas Sprakes gave this description of his great grandfather to his grandaughter Susan.
My Great Grandfather pulled gooseberries, he lived in Bridge Street opposite shop for 4’ per day. He was married twice his first wife was (called) Brittain. His wife used to turn him out and he slept outside. (Once) when he was drunk he turned a cart load of Coal over. He changed at the age of 40. His second wife was a vision, he turned and gave his heart to god.
The year he died he and Elizabeth were living in Doncaster with son Charles (widowed), and his occupation is given as Bricklayer's Labourer.
References
- ↑ 1861 census.
- ↑ 1871 census.
- ↑ Census.
- ↑ England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
9C,402, 1881 Q4.
- ↑ 1881 census.
- ↑ Occupation of Shoemaker is given on son Thomas' baptism.
- ↑ Occupation given as Waterman on duaghter Sarah Anne's baptism.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Yorkshire, bishop's transcripts of baptisms, in Borthwick Institute for Archives
1803.
Samuel Spraikes 1st of Betty Spraikes Illegitimate born Jan 14th baptised Feb 20th.
NOTE: THE YEAR OF BIRTH IS NOT CLEAR ON THE DOCUMENT. ON THIS RECORD IT WAS TRANSCRIBED AS 1802 BUT ON THE TWO OTHER TRANSCRIBED RECORDS IT IS 1803.
- ↑ Bishops records showing Samuel's birth and baptism, and that he is illegitimate: "Samuel Spraikes 1st of Betty Spraikes Illegitimate born Jan 14th baptised Feb 20th"
- ↑ Full page of bishop's records showing Samuel's birth - low resolution
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