John Spratt 1852 - 1928

The son of James Spratt and Sarah Spain,

John Spratt, the great-grandfather of Nigel Horne, was born in St Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent, England on Mar 26, 18521,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, was baptized there on Apr 25, 1852 and married Sophia Dale (with whom he had 11 children: Leonard, Ada, Ernest, Lillian, May, Harry Dale, George Dale, Ida, Hilda, Ella and Reuben) at St Mary's Church, Chartham, Kent, England on Nov 9, 187611 (Rev Randolph, St Marys). He also had 1 child, Amy, whose mother is unknown. Like his father, he was an agricultural laborer.

John spent all of his life in Kent, England. Throughout his life, he lived in several places around the county: at The Row in St Nicholas-at-Wade on Apr 7, 186115; in Reculver in 18712; at his birthplace on Nov 9, 1876; at The Street in St Nicholas-at-Wade on Apr 3, 188114; at Shuart Cottage, Podden Street in St Nicholas-at-Wade on Apr 5, 189116; on 2 Nash Court Cottage, Nash Road, Margate on Mar 31, 190112; on Nash Court Cottage, Nash Road, Margate on Apr 2, 191113; and at Nash, Thanet on Jun 19, 19217. John In 1921 he was working at John Taylor Farmer.

He died on Aug 4, 1928 on 2 Hill View, Twenties, Shottendane Road, Margate, Kent9,10 (cachexia; Stomach Cancer).

Parents

1. James was born on May 12, 1816
2. Sarah was born c. 1814

Children

1. Leonard was born on Sep 9, 1877
2. Ada was born c. May 1879
3. Ernest was born on Nov 19, 1882
4. Lillian was born on Apr 23, 1884
5. May was born in 1888
6. Harry Dale was born on Jun 21, 1890
7. George Dale was born on Jul 28, 1891
8. Ida was born on Nov 7, 1892
9. Hilda was born on Nov 7, 1892
10. Ella was born on Feb 2, 1895
11. Reuben was born on May 3, 1896
12. Amy was born c. May 1879

Citations

1. 1861 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National
2. 1871 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National
3. 1881 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the
4. 1891 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National
5. 1901 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1901. Data imaged from the National
6. 1911 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.
7. 1921 Census Of England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 69 and the head of the household)
8. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
9. British Newspaper Death & In Memoriam Notices - Findmypast
10. England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
11. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
12. 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 50 and the head of the household)
13. 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 59 and the head of the household)
14. 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 29 and the head of the household)
15. 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 9 and the son of the head of the household)
16. 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 38 and the head of the household)

Media

John Spratt - Sophia Dale - marriage cert

John Spratt - birth certificate

John Spratt - death certificate

John Spratt - Sophia Dale - golden wedding

John Spratt

Spratt Family Photograph

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