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Name:Harriet Spragg
Baptism Date:26 Jul 1818
Parish:Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, England
Parish as it Appears:Wyck Rissington
Father: Samuel Spragg
Mother: Sarah Spragg
Register Type:Parish Registers


Andy

I mean 'my' dad - I'm showing 'me Zummerzet roots!'

woo hoo! I'm always late to reply - takes me sooo long to type!

thanks for looking Andrew...I know Charles (we think brother of George) married Fanny, I've seen the gravestone in Stow cemetery...I wonder whether that was brother & sister (if that was allowed in those days) & if so that was why me dad was never allowed into the 'other family' secret??? I will continue my search ;-)

...oh yes I can!


Name:Charles Spragg
Baptism Date:1 Apr 1877
Parish:Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, England
Parish as it Appears:Stow on the Wold
Mother:Harriet Spragg
Register Type:Parish Registers

Aged 19.

Is shown as illegitimate. No father mentioned.

Andy

hehehe, she's put a smile on my face, for sure! :-)

I can't see baptisms for any of the family.

She does seem to have been a bit of a girl your Harriet. She was either the mistress of someone who wasn't free to marry her, or just out for a good time. You would need to buy a copy of the birth certificates for all of her children to see if they all had the same father, but then again a lot of money to waste if there is no name noted. ;-)

sorry, posted that comment before I read all the replies...BIG thanks everyone for taking the time to help me <3

thanks again everyone - I've just been digesting this, seems George's mum was indeed unmarried (quite a brave thing to bring up kids I guess for that time) & Charles 'Sprague' was indeed his brother, thanks Margee & Catherine. Could people just change their surname willy nilly back then...I always thought I was a 'Spregg' but now I have no clue

Unfortunately it looks as though you will probably never know the name of George's father. You could try buying a copy of his birth certificate to see if his mother noted it on there, but if he didn't put his father's name on his marriage certificate it could well be that his mother never told him his name.
It would be up to you if you wish to take the risk, or not.

1851 Census records have already been posted on previous page.

Looks like she never married:-

1881
Name: Harriet Spragg
Age: 64
Estimated birth year: abt 1817
Relationship to Head: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Wyck, Gloucestershire, England
Civil Parish: Stow-on-the-Wold
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Street address: High Street
Registration district: Stow On The Wold
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2563
Folio: 24
Page Number: 44
Household Members:
Name Age
Harriet Spragg 64
William Spragg 12 (grandson)
(not transcribed)



Deaths Jun 1889 (>99%)
Spregg Harriet 73 Stow on W. 6a 228

George Spregg
England and Wales Census, 1851
Name George Spregg
Event Type Census
Event Date 1851
Event Place Stow, Gloucestershire, England
Registration District Stow On The Wold
Residence Note Market Place
Gender Male
Age 0
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Birth Year (Estimated) 1851
Birthplace Stow, Gloucestershire
Page Number 22
Registration Number HO107
Piece/Folio 1970 / 270
Affiliate Record Type Household
HOUSEHOLD

ROLE

GENDER

AGE

BIRTHPLACE

Harriet Spregg Head F 30 Wick, Gloucestershire
Sarah Spregg Daughter F 5 Stow, Gloucestershire
Jane Spregg Daughter F 3 Stow, Gloucestershire
George Spregg Son M 14 DAYS Stow, Gloucestershire

The name could have changed purely because a lot of people were illiterate at the time so weren't sure how to spell their names. It could also be that enumerator wrote the down how he heard it and so wrote it down incorrectly. There are a number of reasons. Can be a bit confusing so that is why it is important to keep an open mind when researching your ancestors.

just re-read - thanks Andrew, Charles was the head of the other family is Stow at the time, brother sounds right to me!

or Sprig or Spratt :-S

wonder how the surname changed along the way...I guess I was actually a 'Sprague' before I married! Thanks again everyone

In which case this may be her in 1841

Name: Harriett Sprig
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1819
Gender: Female
Where born: Gloucestershire, England
Civil Parish: Rissington Wick
Hundred: Slaughter (Lower Division)
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Registration district: Stow on the Wold
Sub-registration district: Bourton on the Water
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 366
Book: 8
Folio: 7
Page Number: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Sprig 50
Harriett Sprig 22

Living in Wyck

Gloucestershire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938


Name:George Spregg
Gender:Male
Marriage Date:17 Jun 1877
Age:Full Age
Spouse: Eliza Field
Event Type:Marriage
Parish:Oddington, Gloucestershire
Parish as it Appears:Oddington
Register Type:Parish Registers


No father listed for George!
Occupation Labourer

One witness is Charles Spregg - his brother?

Andy