Part 2 – The Big Breakthough in Sproule DNA, the Timeline

 We had discovered a mutation, BY105178, in the DNA of 4 of our Sproule DNA project members. Other project members did not have this mutation. The 4 who had the BY105178 mutation were:

1. Fred Jun.
2. Ben
3. George
4. Tommy

One of the folk who carried this mutation, Fred Jun, was descended from Charles Sproule of Upper Grennan. So at at some stage along that family line from Fred Jun back through his ancestors,  a male Sproule child had been born with a slight difference in his DNA, this BY105178 mutation. This child in turn passed this on to his own children. But when was that, when was this child born into this family? Fred Sproule was born on 28 May 1926, in Monaghan, Ireland, and we know that Fred was born with this mutation. That tells us straight away that the BY105178 mutation definitely arose in Ireland.

Now, if we look at another of the folk with this mutation, Ben, we can learn more. Ben’s family tree goes back to Nova Scotia, Canada in the mid 1700s, to a couple, Robert and Sarah Sproule. I always check these trees, and there seemed to be a dodgy assumption right there in this one. Robert and Sarah Sproule, living in Annapolis, Nova Scotia, were supposed to have been married in Middlesex County, Massachusetts! How can anyone possibly make the assumption that this is the same couple, that Robert and Sarah Sproule in Massachusetts are the same people as Robert and Sarah Sproule in Nova Scotia? But Robert and Sarah, bless their little cotton socks, were wise enough to call one of their children Elliot. We would find an Elliot Sproule wherever he went.

So Robert Sproule and Sarah Whitcomb were definitely married on 15 November 1745 in Massachusetts. Robert had been born in Ireland, so he must have been born around 1710ish. Robert Sproule of Nova Scotia was born with the BY105178 mutation. Now Robert was not the originator of the mutation, since he had left Ireland, and the mutation continued in Ireland. So Robert's father had to have had this mutation too. So now we know two things about this mutation:

1.       The mutation arose in Ireland

2.       It arose in Ireland before 1700 

Now, let’s look at the family of of Fred. If we go back from Fred Jun. to before the year 1700, we arrive at Cornet Andrew Spreull himself - 

We now have identified a mutation that will link a person to the family of Cornet Andrew Spreull who died in the 1730s.

If you have this mutation in your DNA, you are definitely a descendant of Cornet Andrew, or like Ben, you are a descendant of a very close relative - from his brother or perhaps one generation before Cornet Andrew. If you do not have this mutation, you are definitely not a descendant of Cornet Andrew or his immediate family.

For this reason, I have called this mutation,  the Cornet Andrew Mutation.

We know from a deed in 1719 that Cornet Andrew had at least 7 sons. We know 4 of these sons very well, they include:

• Andrew, James and Charles Sproule, who inherited the Grennan Lands
• Joseph Sproule, who inherited the Curraghamulkin land

Now we have a tool, the Cornet Andrew Mutation, to identify these Cornet Andrew descendants.

This is where life got very exciting - for when I looked at Tommy, another one of the four people who carried the Cornet Andrew Mutation, we were able to achieve so much more.

Part 1 – The Big Breakthough in Sproule DNA

Part 3 – The Big Breakthough in Sproule DNA, Using the Mutation

The Clondermot Sproules – the Irish Families and Godfrey Spruill

The first Clondermot family that were identified within the Sproule DNA Project are the descendants of John Sproul and Sarah Orr, who lived in the early 1800s in West Brook, Nova Scotia.

Their descendants who joined the Sproule DNA Project are very important to the whole project, and we will be forever grateful. What they gave us was the two essential elements to be able to identify a single Sproule line.  The first key element is the Y-DNA from a male member of a Sproule family who are prepared to invest in further testing so that we can achieve more refined results.

The second thing we need is that we have a validated family tree, one that takes us from the Project Member to a definite, identifiable ancestor. In this case, our Clondermot family had a validated tree from our Project Member to John Sproul of Nova Scotia,  born in 1771 in Londonderry. He and his wife Sarah Orr, arrived in Nova Scotia in 1814 settling first at Cross Roads and later at West Brook Hill. Their family tree is full of the names Samuel and John, suggesting that the origin is likely to be those of the Primity Sproules.

The Y-DNA results confirmed firstly that this family were definitely not Cowden Sproules, they were not the same family as the Donegal / Tyrone Sproules. The next level of testing gave us a definite mutation that this Clondermot family uniquely possesses.  We had the Clondermot Mutation, and we now had a tool to identify other Clondermot Sproules.

With our new-found knowledge, we have been able to identify another family, the Carnatreantagh Sproules. This family lived in Treantagh or Carnatreantagh in Conwall, County Donegal, and also in the adjacent townland of Dromore. The dominant names in this family are Hugh and John.

What struck me first about this Carnatreantagh Sproules was that they lived quite far away from the usual Sproule areas, and they were definitely there since the late 1700s, if not before. I felt that they actually have been from any Sproule family and I had loads of ideas, but I never would have guessed that they were Clondermot Sproules. Only the DNA was able to tell us that!

The earliest Carnatreantagh we know of there is Hugh Sproule, named in the Flaxgrowers list for Conwall in 1796 – this must be Hugh in Dromore / Treantagh. So this family came from Clondermont in the mid to late 1700s.

The Evish Sproules have not been tested to the same level, but the pattern is almost identical to the Carnatreantagh families – they are certainly Clondermot Sproules. The earliest certain ancestor there is George Sproule of Evish who died on 4 Jun 1880 at age 68. There was a George there in the Tithe Applotment, a likely father of this George.  

This mutation has been named Clondermot for the area where the family was first seen in Ireland, but of course this Sproule family came from Scotland. We don't know where at the moment, but another Sproule family who also carry this mutation, might one day lead us to the answer.

This other family is not an Irish Sproule family, but they carry our Clondermot Mutation. The father of this family is a man called Godfrey Spruill, who went straight from Scotland to Virginia in America, in the mid to late 1600s. That tells us that our Irish families got this mutation in Scotland, prior to their arrival in Ireland.

The US family is quite well known in Sproule circles, largely because they have been so well researched, and also because there are so many descendants. The first record of Dr Godfrey Spruill  is in October 1684, when he got a patent for 348 acres in James City County. On 1 August 1689, Godfrey Spruill and two others were called to give testimony about the winner of a horse race at Malvern Hills in Henrico County, Virginia.  The record of that event says that Godfrey was about 39 years old. So Godfrey Spruill was born in 1645.  Around the turn of the century, probably in 1703, Dr. Godfrey Spruill moved to Scuppernong, on the south side of Albemarle Sound, at what is now Tyrrell County, North Carolina. He died there on 15 Aug 1718. The predominant names in his descendants are John, Joseph and Samuel.

So we know that Dr Godfrey Spruill was born somewhere in Scotland in about 1645, and he was born with our Clondermot Mutation. It is said that he came from Stirlingshire, in Scotland, but there is no record of this as yet, as far as I know. This is important because there is a good chance that a record will someday be found of Godfrey Spruill in Scotland, and, when it does, the origins of our Clondermot Sproules can also be discovered.

References:

• Thanks to Cathy Sproule for information on the family of John Sproule and Sarah Orr. Thanks to Lynda Chicorli for the Carnatreantagh and Dromore family information. Thanks to Lynn Strand and Doreen McGerrigle for the Evish family.
• Thanks to Dr Jeffrey Owens, history professor at Tyler Junior College for information on Dr Godfrey Spruill,  and also to James Richard Sproule, in his book Eight Centuries of the Spreull and Sproule families.

The Family of Cornet Andrew Spreull - Unplaced Family Members

 We have been blessed in the Sproule family with early Sproules who recorded a few of the family histories - I really wish more had been recorded. However, there is still work to be done even in those where the records are good. The family of Cornet Andrew is one of these, and a few of us have been working at adding to the family tree.

In an effort to take this further, we are first identifying other early Sproules who either definitely should be on the family tree of Cornet Andrew, or might possibly be. I am going to continue the list here as they evolve over the next while.

Definite Members of the Family of Cornet Andrew not yet on the Family Tree

 James Sproule Junior of Grennan d.1759, Prerogative Wills (dates are probate dates)

James Sproule, Senior, of Grenan  d. 1759, Prerogative Wills

James Sproule, Grenan                  d.  1775,  Prerogative Wills

Andrew Sproule of Curraghamulkin / Grennan d. 1799 - a definite Grennan Sproule

Charles Sproule of Grennan, son of James Sproule of Grennan, b. 1742 named in deed

John Sproule of Grennan, son of James Sproule of Grennan, b. 1745 named in deed

Robert Sproule of Nova Scotia d. 1802 - a very close relative through Y-DNA 

 

Possible Members of the Family of Cornet Andrew Sproule

Edward Sproule of Omagh witness to the marriage of the daughter of James Sproule of Grennan 1759  

Robert Sproule of the Slab b. 1710 d. 1752, grave beside Robert of Lisleen

Andrew Sproule of Glenarn b.1730 d.1802  - death record.

Andrew Sproule of Aughee d. 1775 Murdered

Joseph Sproule of Maguiresbridge d. 1777  Kilashanbally, Aghalurcher 

 

Sir James Henry Sproule Rivett-Carnac, Spendthrift Extraordinaire

I was really very surprised to find that one of my Sproule uncles had been in Bombay in the early 1800s, and that his daughter had become Lady Rivett-Carnac. It was totally unexpected! Up to that point I had been researching a County Tyrone farming family and this new finding really put spice into the search for the family history.

How did the Sproule Rivett-Carnac connection fare, I wondered? I would love to be able to report that this injection of Sproule farming blood had proved a successful addition to the Rivett-Carnac family. Alas, no! For the duration of the Sproule Rivett-Carnac bloodline, the family took an unfortunate turn for the worse!

The Successful Rivett-Carnacs

The Rivetts, as they were first known, were a very old English family and they had a history of public life. Thomas Rivett was mayor of Derby in 1715 and his son was MP for that same town in 1748.¹ The “Carnac” name was added by James Rivett in 1801. James was living in Bombay, as was his brother-in-law, General John Carnac. General Carnac had no children, and he made James Rivett his heir, with the request that he adopt the name Carnac, hence the Rivett-Carnacs.²

Sir James Rivett-Carnac

The newly named James Rivett-Carnac had a son, also called James, who was born in Bombay in 1784. This James was close friends with my great, great uncle Samuel Sproule. They were cadets at the same time in the East India Company in the very early 1800s.  In his will of 1828, my uncle talks fondly of James Rivett-Carnac and he referred to him as “my esteemed and proven friend”. 

James Rivett-Carnac seemed to have been successful in everything he touched.  He had a

distinguished career in the military, and he then became a Director of the East India Company. He was elected Chairman of the Company in 1836 and was made a Baronet in the same year. Sir James was elected Member of Parliament for Sandwich in England, and was appointed Governor of the Bombay Presidency in 1839.³

The Rivett-Carnac’s star was still rising when his son John married Samuel Sproule’s daughter, Ann-Jane, in 1840. Then in 1846 it all went horribly wrong! Their son, James Henry Sproule Rivett-Carnac was born.

The Exploits of James Henry Sproule Rivett-Carnac

At the tender age of 23, my cousin James Henry Sproule Rivett-Carnac was in the bankruptcy court in London!  The famous jewellers Emmanuels were suing him for non-payment of a quantity of jewellery.  James Henry is reported to have said that he was not sure what had happened to the purchased jewellery, some of it he gave away and some was pledged.  He argued that he would be coming into money when his mother died. Not only was mother Ann Jane only 44 years old and not planning to die, but James Henry had already borrowed heavily on the strength of this inheritance.  He was actually put in jail, but later released.⁴

Since there is no mention of his affluent parents at this event, I would guarantee that this was not the first time that James Henry was in financial trouble! Did he settle down? Not at all!

James Henry was back in the bankruptcy court again in 1888.⁵  Both of his parents were dead at this stage and he was now Sir James Henry Sproule Rivett-Carnac. He had come into his inheritance. However, I believe that both of his grandfathers had left their money in the form of trust funds. James Henry could only get hold of a limited amount of the fortune, and he had no difficulty at all in spending all of this!

The Grab for the Family Silver

Sir James Henry went to Court in 1885 to try to get his hands on the family silver!  He asked if he could sell a vast quantity of plate and other items that had been presented to his grandfather, Sir James Rivett-Carnac. Those opposed to him argued that all of this should be owned by the Baronetcy and that James Henry had no right to sell it. Sir James Henry won his case, and presumably he stripped the cupboard bare!⁶

I did get a moment of hope when I found that Sir James Henry Sproule Rivett-Carnac had written a book! Perhaps my profligate cousin had some redeemable qualities! But my excitement was brief. The book was called “Fans and Fan-painting on Silk and Satin” and it was 26 pages long.⁷ 

The End of the Line

Sir James Henry had only one son, Claud James, and therein lies another tale for another time! Claud died without issue. The Sproule bloodline in the Rivett-Carnac family was now at an end.  Let both families breathe a heavy sigh of relief!

References:

¹ The assembled Commons; or, Parliamentary biographer, with an abstract of the law of election, by a member of the Middle Temple 1838; London Scott, Webster and Geary p. 49

² Debrett’s The Baronetage of England revised, corrected and continued by G.W. Collen; London William Pickering; 1860 p. 102

³ Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, of Great Britain and Ireland (Volume 1865) p.163

⁴ Morning Chronicle of Halifax Nova Scotia Nov 10th 1868  under ‘Fashionable Bankrupts’

⁵ The London Gazette Nov 9th 1888 Petition for Bankruptcy

⁶ The Teesdale Mercury Wednesday 8th July 1885, “The Carnac Heirlooms”

⁷ Fans and Fan-painting on Silk and Satin by James Henry Sproule Rivett-Carnac (Sir.) 1877 26 pages

Painting: Sir James Rivett-Carnac by Henry William Pickersgill, British Library

For more information:

• Samuel Sproule, President of the Medical Board of Bombay
• The Family History, Rivett-Carnacs
• Family Hisory of Eliza Walker
• The Reputed Son of Samuel Sproule

Next Chapter

• Tyrone, Bombay and Jamaica - Family Connections

Identifying Sproule Families in Ireland - Learning from the Y-DNA

Thanks to all of the members of the Sproule DNA project, and to Joe Sprowl who manages this, we have managed begin identifying different Sproule families. In this post, I will look at some of the Irish Sproule Lines

Two Separate Sproule Families

The first finding was that there are different  Sproule families in Ireland – that was expected. It used to be thought that they all came from one family who arrived in Donegal in 1622. However, the 1665 Hearth Money Rolls suggested that there were different Sproule families who arrived at different times. We have found so far in the Sproule DNA project two specific mutations that identify two of these families.

One mutation in the Y-DNA is unique to the Sproules who came from Scotland in 1622, from Renfrewshire. They dispersed throughout Donegal and Tyrone. There are descendants of these Sproules in America, Canada, Australia and the West Indes. We have called this mutation The Cowden Mutation. If you have the Cowden Mutation in your DNA no matter where you are in the world, it tells us firstly that your family came from Ireland, and secondly that you are a descendant of these Cowden Sproules.

A second family, who do not carry the Cowden Sproule mutation, but who have their own unique mutation, is the Clondermot Sproules. I believe they arrived from Scotland much earlier than the Cowden Sproules, and they settled in an area of Clondermot that is now round New Buildings. This family did not come from Cowden, Renfrewshire, but we do not as yet know where they originated.

The Cowden Sproules

We have some further information on some of the Sproule lines in Donegal and Tyrone. Of course,  the more folk that come forward with their Y-DNA, the more we will learn.

The Mutation	The Family	Known families with this Mutation
The Cornet Andrew mutation BY105178 This mutation arose round the birth of Cornet Andrew Spreull, or his father. He died in about 1733 in Grennan, Dromore. This family has the Cowden mutation, but does not have the Tullymoan or Kilclean mutations.	This family are descendants of Cornet Andrew Spreull or his father. The descendants lived in  Dromore, East Longfield and Longfield West, Tyrone	1.    Robert Sproule m. Sara Whitcomb, 15 Nov 1745 at Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 2.    James Sproul d. 12 May 1863 m. Elizabeth, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario, Canada 3.    William Sproule b. abt 1818 m. Mary Whelan, Beauharnois County, Canada East (Quebec), Canada
The Kilclean Mutation FGC60995 The Kilclean mutation arose before 1720 in Ireland. Kilcleans have the Cowden mutation, but do not have the Tullymoan or Cornet Andrew mutations.	Discovered in the family of James Sproule of Kilclean b. abt 1808 who married m. Rebecca Baxter. The family went to live in the Parish of Simonds, St. John County, New Brunswick, Canada. This family were all Stone Masons, and in Ireland the eldest son was always William.	1.    Thomas Sproul m. Sarah Rea  12 Nov 1761 New Castle County, Delaware 2.    Robert Sprowl b. 1782 m. Mary, Chester Co. Pennsylvania
The Tullymoan Mutation R-FT107246 The Tullymoan family have this mutation and they have the Cowden mutation, but do not have the Cornet Andrew or Kilclean mutations. We do not as yet know when the Tullymoan mutation arose in this family.	The Sproule family of Tullymoan, Urney, of which I am one. The family have lived on this farm from the early 1600s until today.	1.    Sligo Sproules, of Billa, Ballysadare. 2.    Robert Sproul b. c1737 died c 1800 (m) Mary Henry, Bohemia Manor, Cecil County, Maryland
The Carncorran /Castlebane Sproules There is no mutation here. This family only has the Cowden mutation – no other mutations. They descend directly  from the same line as Cornet Andrew, but from earlier than him, before that mutation was formed. The Killen Sproules below are similar, and it is likely that they come from the same ancestor in the mid 1600s.	The family of Robert Sproule of Carncorran, Ardstraw, Tyrone d. 16 Dec 1844 who married Matilda Irwin. This family are closely related to the Castlebane Sproules and probably the Carrickadartans Sproules
The Killen Sproules There is no mutation here. This family only has the Cowden mutation – no other mutations. They descend from an earlier line and are close to the Carncorran Sproules in the about the mid 1600s	The family of Alexander Sproule of Edenasop, Termonamongan, Tyrone b. abt 1796 m. Jane

 

The Clondermot Sproules

The Mutation	The Family	Known families with this Mutation
The Clondermot Mutation R-FT157516 The Clondermot Sproules do not have any of the other mutations. They came to Ireland from Scotland before the Cowden Sproules and were well established in Gortin and Tully Upper by the 1660s. We do not know where exactly they came from as yet.	John Sproule 1771–1861 m. Sarah Orr – went on to live in Nova Scotia	1.    William Sproul b. 1827 Baltimore, Maryland, m. Ellen Baublitz 2.    The Evish Sproules, of Camus, Tyrone – unconfirmed by mutation 3.    The Glenfin /Ballybofey Sproules – unconfirmed by mutation (The second two here are identified as Clondermot Sproules by different means)

 

 

The Family of John Sproule of Ardvarney West

Part 3 - John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin, the Record of his Death

Written by Larry McKay, a descendant of John Sproule

John Sproull of Ardvarney West was born about 1776 [1] to John “Jack Roe” Sproule of Curraghamulkin (aka of Cornear) and his second wife Elizabeth Edwards. John of Ardvarney first married Ann Edwards, daughter of Robert Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards [2], who were first cousins. Very little is known about Ann, including when she died, but it could have been 1820 or later. John of Ardvarney then married Mary Toner (sometime before 1823 in Ireland ), who accompanied John and his son Edward, from wife Ann Edwards, to Quebec, Canada in 1823.

The Grave of John Sproule of Ardvarney West,
picture from Landon Sproule

Mary was born about 1785 [1]. An Irish Catholic Parish record has surfaced for a Maria Toner baptism March 9/1787 in Dublin, parents Richard and Maria Toner. There is no proof this is the same person. John Sproule died November 26/1853 [3],[5]. The last record for Mary Toner was the 1851 Census for Canada East. It is unknown at this time what happened to Mary Toner. She doesn’t appear to be interred with husband John Sproule of Ardvarney. Perhaps she is interred in a Catholic cemetery in Quebec or it could be possible she returned to Ireland after John’s death. John Sproull of Ardvarney West is buried in plot #185  St. James Anglican Cemetery in Ormstown, Quebec, along with other family members.[5]

1851 Census of Canada West, Ancestry.com

Children of John Sproull of Ardvarney West and Ann Edwards:

1. John Sproule born about 1803, married Phoebe Porter in 1829 in Ireland. They lived in Ormstown, Quebec, Canada.
2. Edward Sproule was baptised on July 12/1805 in Ardvarney West, Magheraculmoney, Fermanagh, and was born to John Sproull of Ardvarney West and Ann Edwards. [6] He married Margaret Dundas in Quebec. She was born 18 Jan 1818 in Co. Fermanagh, Ireland to Moses Dundas and Margaret Steele. Edward came to Canada in 1823 with his father, step mother and possibly other family. Edward and Margaret had a family of twelve children. Edward died December 29/1892 in St. Stanislaus-DE-Kostka, Beauharnois, Quebec [3], [5] and wife Margaret died December 18/1901 in Ormstown, Quebec [3], [5]. They are interred in the family Plot #185 St. James Anglican Cemetery in Ormstown, Quebec [5].

3. Thomas Sproule was born 22 May 1808 in Ardvarney West. He was baptised in St. Marys Church, Ardess, Fermanagh
4. Joseph Lowden Sproule was baptised on January 14/1812 in Ardvarney West, Magheraculmoney, Fermanagh and was born to John Sproull of Ardvarney West and Ann Edwards ( 6 ). Joseph appears in the 1851 Census for Canada East with his father, brother Henry, step mother and step sister Matilda. In the 1861 Census for Canada East Joseph appears with his brother Edward and his family. Joseph died April 14/1877 [3], [5] and is interred in family Plot #185 St. James Anglican Cemetery in Ormstown, Quebec. [5]
5. Henry Frederick Sproule was baptised September 8/1816, and was born in Ardvarney West, Magheraculmoney, Fermanagh, to John Sproull of Ardvarney West and Ann Edwards [6]. Henry appears in the 1851 Census for Canada East with his father, brother Joseph, step mother and half sister Matilda. In the 1861 Census for Canada East Henry appears with his brother William and family. Henry and  brother William served in the militia with the Beauharnois Battalion a privates in 1838. Henry died February 13/1862 [3], [5] and is interred in family Plot #185 St. James Anglican  Cemetery in Ormstown, Quebec. [5]

6.          William Sproule was born in Ireland in 1818, according to the 1851 Census of Canada East, or 1820 according to Chateaguay Church records. His parentage was unsure until a Deed of Donation was found showing his father,  John Sproull of Ardvarney West, had given him land in Ormstown, Quebec.[7] The identity of his mother is still unclear (which is covered in another post on this blog ). William did not come to Canada with his family in 1823, but later, in 1835.[8] He married Mary Whelan in Quebec. She was born August 15/1824 in Ireland. Her parentage is unknown at this time. The 1911 Census of. Canada indicates that Mary Whelan arrived in Canada in 1847. U.S./Canada Passenger List Index verifies the arrival of Mary Whelan alone in Quebec in 1847. She appears in the 1851 Census for Canada East as Mary Whaling (Line 24), with her husband William Sproule and their 1 year old daughter Mary.[1] It may be coincidence, but in the previous household on Line 22 on the same page of the same census is a Jerry Whaling.[1] Church records show his name to be Jeremiah Whelan. William and Mary Sproule named one of their sons Jeremiah Sproule which may indicate some kind of relationship to Mary. William and  Mary Sproule had a family of nine children. William Sproule died December 1/1900 in Ormstown, Quebec at the age of 80 years.[3] Wife Mary died April 2/1913 in Ormstown, Quebec. [8]

Children of John Sproull of Ardvarney West and Mary Toner:

1.      Twins John and Mary Sproule were born to John Sproull of Ardvarney West and Mary Toner on March 21/1824 in Hemmingford, Quebec. They were baptized on March 23/1824 in Hemmingford, Quebec.[3] No further information is available.

2.       Margaret Sproule was born to John Sproull of Ardvarney West and Mary Toner March 26/1826. She married Alexander Craig Brown April 11/1856 in Ormstown, Quebec.[3] Alexander was born to William Brown and Mary Barr April 22/1820 in Quebec.[3] The birthdate on his gravestone doesn’t match his birthdate in church records. Alexander and Margaret had six children. Margaret Sproull Brown died March 9, 1912 in Howick, Quebec and husband Alexander Brown died March 11/1906.[3] They are interred in Georgetown Protestant Cemetery, Howick, Quebec. [9]

3.       Matilda Sproule was born to John Sproull of Ardvarney West and Mary Toner June 15/1828 in Hinchinbrook, Quebec. [3]She was baptized January 22/1829. [3] Matilda died June 8/1904 in Ormstown. [3] She is interred in family Plot #185 St. James Anglican Cemetery in Ormstown, Quebec.

Sources :

[1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com

[2] The Father of Elizabeth Edwards, 2nd wife of John Sproule of Curraghmulkin,  Kate Tammemagi, Sproule Genealogy

[3]  ChateaguayValley Church Records, Southwestern Quebec Genealogical Resources, Huntingdon County and the Seigniories of Chateauguay and Beauharnois

[4] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 09084 / 01; Ancestry.com

[5] St. James Cemetery, Ormstown, Qubec

[6]  St. Marys Church Ardess Records transcribed by George Armstrong; Ireland Genealogy Projects

[7] Deed of Donation, W F Lighthall, Notary (No. 250  to No. 449),  Châteauguay Valley Notary Records

[8] Huntingdon Gleaner 

[9] Georgetown Protestant Cemetery, Howick, Quebec

[10] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1274; Ancestry.com

[11]  Militia Pay Lists, Companies in the Beauharnois Battalion, Châteauguay County

More on the Family History of John Sproule of Ardvarney West and Ormstown

• The Sproules of Ardvarny House, County Fermanagh
  
• John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin, Part 1 - The Context
  
• Part 2 - John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin, Pieces of the Jigsaw
  
• Part 4 - John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin – and the Second Wife
  
• The Children of John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin and his Two Wives
  
• Part 6 – the Father of Elizabeth Edwards, 2nd wife of John Sproule of Curraghmulkin
  
• The Big Breakthough in Sproule DNA, Using the Mutation
  
• The Sproule Maize that is Altamullan – Fitting the Final Pieces
  
• Transcription of Deed Dated 24 Jan 1822 Edward Sproule to Lowther Brien