Wednesday 13 April 2022

The Family of Hugh Sproule of Ballycreggy and Bridge St Ballymena, and Mary Ann

 HUGH SPROULE THE CARPENTER was probably born in Ballycreggy, Antrim, and he was the son of John Sproule of Ballycreggy who died 20 Jul 1866. (PRONI Will Calandars) Hugh married MARY ANN who was born about 1825 in Antrim, Ireland. Hugh and Mary Ann had a lease for a farm in Ballycreggy, Antrim, and they also had a house in Bridge St, Ballymena. She died on 06 Jun 1893 in Bridge St.  6 June 1893 Bridge St Ballymena, Mary Anne Sproule widow 68 Carpenter’s widow, Alexander Hodge present at death Ballymena” (Irishgenealogy.ie)

Hugh Sproule the Carpenter and Mary Ann Sproule had the following children:

1.     HUGH SPROULE OF WHISHAW was born about 1839 in Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland. Hugh is mentioned in his mother’s will. He married Margaret Wilson on 12 Jul 1862 in Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland, the daughter of Nathaniel Wilson of  Dunnyvadden, Ballyclug, Antrim. (Irishgenealogy.ie) Margaret Wilson was born about 1834 in Dunnyvadden, and she was the sister of Mary who married William John Sproule. Hugh Sproule and Margaret lived in the New Monkland area of Lanarkshire and are there from the 1871 Census on. They had at least 4 children, Hugh, Margaret, Mary and Sarah.

2.     WILLIAM JOHN SPROULE William was a weaver when he married Mary Wilson, daughter of Nathaniel Wilson, on 22 Oct 1862 in Ballymena, Ireland. She was born in 1837, her age came from the 1901 census of  Dunnyvadden, Ballyclug, Antrim, where Mary Sproule is a widow, living with her sister Ellen Wilson. I could find no record of William’s death, but there is a record of one child, Margaret, born 6 April 1866 in Dunnyvadden, Ballyclug, Antrim

3.     MATILDA SPROULE was baptised 07 Mar 1841 in Ballymena, Antrim and she was mentioned in her mother’s will of 1893.

4.     ROBERT SPROULE THE SADDLER was born in 1850 in Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland. He died on 25 Feb 1906 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland. He married (1) MARY JANE MCILROY, daughter of Robert McIlroy, on 10 Sep 1877 in Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland. She was born in 1851 in Ballylig, Skerry, Antrim. She died on 11 Jan 1890 in Ballylig, Skerry, Antrim, Ireland. (Irishgenealogy.ie)  Robert then married ELLEN HENRY, daughter of James Henry and Catherine, on 12 Jul 1892 in Ballymena, Antrim. (Irishgenealogy.ie) Ellen was born in 1871. She died on 10 Jul 1905 in Old Lodge Rd, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland (Catherine Henry, her Mother was present at her death). Robert had 4 children with his first wife Mary Jane, but only one of these survived childhood, Robert born 11 Sep 1880. This son Robert was a soldier and he died in Woolwich England, where he died in 1950. Robert had 6 children with his second wife Ellen Henry, but again I believe he lost 3 of these in childhood. The 3 that survived were Joseph, Hugh and Edward.

5.     LENDRICK SPROULE THE SHOEMAKER was born in 1854 in Bridge St, Ballymena, Antrim,  Ireland. He married Ellizabeth McFetrick on 19 Jul 1875, the daughter of James McFetrick of Gloonan, Ahoghill, Antrim. (Irishgenealogy.ie) She was born about 1853 in Gloonan, Ahoghill, Antrim, Ireland. Lendrick and Elizabeth were living in Pollokshaws, Lanarkshire from at least the 1881 Census on. They had at least 3 children, Hugh, Robert and Mary. Lendrick died after 1931 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

6.     JANE SPROULE was born in 1855 in Ballymena, Antrim (Born in Ireland on census). She died in Belfast. She married Alexander Hodge, son of James Hodge and Jane Dodds, on 09 Jun 1879 in Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland (Alexander was a widower). He was born in 1847 in Limavady, Derry,  Ireland and he was a Saddler. He died on 13 Dec 1904 in Upper Meadow St, Belfast, Antrim (age 57).  Jane and Alexander Hodge had 2 children, a son who died the day he was born, on 14 Jan 1889, and another son John who was born 19 Mar 1883 and died on 7 Dec 1903.

7.     MARY SPROULE was born in 1867 in Ballymena Town, Antrim, Ireland (Born in Ireland on census). She died (Living with her sister Jane in 1911 Census in Cambridge St., Belfast, unmarried).

8.     SARAH SPROULE is named in the mother’s will, but I could find no information on her as yet.


The Will of Mary Ann Sproule, wife of Hugh Sproule the Carpenter, from PRONI Will Calendars.


Other Posts on this Antrim Sproule Family:

  1. The Mystery Picture - R. Sproule Shop
  2. Robert Sproule the Saddler – the Lendrick Connection  
  3. The Parents of Lendrick Sproule of Caugherty, Ballyclug, Antrim  


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