Part 6 – the Father of Elizabeth Edwards, 2nd wife of John Sproule of Curraghmulkin

John Inch has told us that Elizabeth, 2^nd wife of John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin, was Elizabeth Edwards, niece of Hugh Edwards of Castlegore.  So, Elizabeth is a daughter of one of Hugh’s brothers.

Which Edwards brother is father to Elizabeth has to be a ‘best guess’ at this moment, until further research at PRONI can be done. However, there is a very good option for our ‘best guess’ sitting right there on the Edwards family tree.

This is a lovely tree of the Edwards Family which I am lucky to have been sent by an Edwards family historian. It was created by Bishop John Grainger and it is dated July 12 1881.

In it we see that Hugh Edwards of Castlegore, who died on 24 Oct 1737, had 3 brothers who survived to adulthood. These are the three possible fathers of Elizabeth:

In it we see that Hugh Edwards of Castlegore, who died on 24 Oct 1737, had 3 brothers who survived to adulthood. These are the three possible fathers of Elizabeth:

1.       Edward Edwards, 2^nd son, married one of the Hamiltons Abercorn line,  and his family are named here, none are called Elizabeth

2.       Cairns Edwards – had no family

3.       Thomas Edwards married Elizabeth Thwaites, daughter of William Thwaites – they had 2 daughters, one whom was Elizabeth, with no record of what happened to her

This leaves only two possibilities for Elizabeth wife of John of Curraghamulkin:

1.        Our Elizabeth could be a daughter of Edward Edwards or Carins Edwards that no-one knew about or, and this is of course much more likely -

2.       She is Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Edwards and Elizabeth Thwaites.

This is as yet unconfirmed, but it actually fits really well.

Part 1 - John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin - The Context

Part 2 - John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin, Pieces of the Jigsaw

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

Part 4 - John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin – and the Second Wife

Part 5 John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin – the Second Wife

The Children of John ‘Jack Roe’ Sproule of Curraghamulkin and his Two Wives