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There is a Stephen Hains baptised at Overton previously. I have absolutely no idea if there is any connection between him and Stephen Sprules/Hains baptised 1807.

Name: Stephen Hains
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 03 Jun 1781
Christening Place: OVERTON,WILTSHIRE,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Robart Hains
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02023-2
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 950268
Reference ID:

Stephen's baptism has also been transcribed as Hains (which was mentioned as an alias in the baptism transcription I posted on page 1 of this thread)


Name: Stepn. Hains<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 19 Jul 1807
Christening Place: OVERTON,WILTSHIRE,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Eliz Hains Or Sprules<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02023-2
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 950268
Reference ID:

Is this a brother for Stephen Sprules? Not decribed as base born as Stephen was in his baptism record (page 1 of this thread) but seems to only have mother Elizabeth (from familysearch.org)

Name: James Sprowles
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 26 May 1811
Christening Place: OVERTON,WILTSHIRE,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Sprowles
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02023-2
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 950268

EDIT: Record on FMP has him as baseborn, like brother Stephen:

Day: 26
Month: May
Year: 1811
Forenames: James
Surname: Sprowles
Fathers forenames:
Occupation:
Mothers forenames: Elizabeth
Birth day:
Birth month:
Birth year:
Abode:
Place: Overton & Fyfield
Description:
County: Wiltshire
Country: England
Notes: base born
Record source: Wiltshire Baptisms (pre-1852)

Amazing amount of information Kucinta! Take me a while to take it ALL in... very helpful with my family research!!! :-)

Found Amelia's marriage to John Drew:

Name: John Drew<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Marriage Date: 21 Apr 1823
Parish: Preshute
Marital Status: Bachelor (Single (Male))
Residence: Preshute
Spouse: Amelia North<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse Marital Status: Spinster (Single (Female))
Spouse Residence: of This Parish
Document Type: Banns

Preshute was given as Amelia Drew's birthplace in census 1851 as posted previously.

I can't find a first marriage for Amelia Drew, but I reckon she was the widow of a John Drew.
EDIT: Found and posted in next post.

Daur Mary from that census 1881 is with the family in 1841. Both Mary and husband Bryant/Briant Tarrant are with the Drew family in 1851.

1841:

Address: Overton, West Overton County: Wiltshire

DREW, John M 40 1801 Wiltshire
DREW, Amelia F 35 1806 Wiltshire<<<<
DREW, George M 15 1826 Wiltshire
DREW, James M 14 1827 Wiltshire
DREW, Mary F 12 1829 Wiltshire
DREW, Jane F 10 1831 Wiltshire
DREW, Daniel M 7 1834 Wiltshire
DREW, Morris M 5 1836 Wiltshire

1851:

Address: East Overton Tything, West Overton County: Wiltshire

DREW, Amalia Head W F 44 1807 Work In Fields Ag Lab
Preshute, Wiltshire<<<<<<<<<<<<<
DREW, Daniel Son Unmarried M 18 1833 Ag Lab
Kennett, Wiltshire
DREW, Morris Son Unmarried M 16 1835 Ag Lab
Kennett, Wiltshire
TARRANT, Briant Son In Law Married M 23 1828 Ag Lab Kennett, Wiltshire<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
TARRANT, Mary Daughter Married F 22 1829 Ag Lab Kennett, Wiltshire<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
TARRANT, Eliza Granddaughter Unmarried F 3 1848 Kennett, Wiltshire
TARRANT, Jane Granddaughter Unmarried F 0 (9MOS) 1851
Kennett, Wiltshire
COOK, George Son In Law Married M 27 1824 Ag Lab Overton, Wiltshire
COOK, Jane Daughter Married F 26 1825 Overton, Wiltshire
COOK, William Grandson M 0 (7MOS) 1851 Overton, Wiltshire

Don't forget there were two other children.

Hester/Esther 1843-1848 as mentioned by both AnnC and mgnv, and Elizabeth, who was mentioned by Ann C on page one of this thread..

Name: Elizabeth Sprules
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 22 Feb 1835
Christening Place: OVERTON,WILTSHIRE,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Stephen Sprules
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Ann
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02023-2
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 950268

No, I didn't know Stephen Sprules remarried, or most of the other family info, I'm still in shock!!! lol No, really, the whole family info above... is fantastic!!! I'm very very pleased! :-D <3

Kucinta, ALL that info is amazing to me!!! Thank you very very much!!! WOW!!! So, Ann Davis parents probably were: Frances Davis/Hester Weaving. Frances Davis father was probably: Robert Davis/Mary. Remember this is the very first time I'm seeing/finding out this info!!! It's great! Thanks very much to everyone else who posted info too. <3 :-D

Yes, Ann Davis was born at Broad-Hinton. Stephen Sprules was born at Overton, the children were: George Sprules, John, Matilda, William, all born at Overton.

Yes, I'm pretty sure about Ann Davis being born at: Broad-Hinton, must be the correct Ann Davis! :-D

Overton/Fyfield seems the places in Wiltshire they were born/lived.

Thanks to the others too. :-)

Thanks AnnC, and Kucinta, very helpful, and taking the time to find this info for me, means a lot! Kind Regards, Graham. <3

Could the sadly shortlived Hester/Esther Sprules as found by mgnv and Ann C, have been named for her grandmother, Hester Davis nee Weaving?

http://www.wiltshirebmd.org.uk/
Wiltshire Birth indexes for the years:
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
1838 SPRULES John Marlborough History Centre DAVIS MARL/1/211
1841 SPRULES Matilda Marlborough History Centre DAVIS MARL/3/21
1843 SPRULES Hester Marlborough History Centre DAVIS MARL/4/222
1846 SPRULES George Marlborough History Centre DAVIS MARL/5/440

Wiltshire Death indexes for the years: 1848
Surname Forename(s) Age Sub-District Registers At Reference
SPRULES Hesther 4 Marlborough History Centre MARL/5/189

Stephen and second wife Amelia seem to be living apart by 1881.

Address: 6, Square, South Savernake With Brimslade And Cadley
County: Wiltshire

REEVES, Henry Head Married M 43 1838 Shepherd Overton, Wiltshire
REEVES, Matilda Wife Married F 42 1839 Overton, Wiltshire<<<<<<<<
REEVES, Elizabeth Daughter Single F 8 1873 Scholar East Kennet, Wiltshire
REEVES, Rosannia Daughter Single F 5 1876 Scholar East Kennet, Wiltshire
SPRUELS, Stephen Father Of Wife Married M 79 1802 Formerly A General Ag Labor Overton, Wiltshire<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

and:

Address: Overton Village, West Overton County: Wiltshire

TARRANT, Bryant Head Married M 52 1829 Brewers Lab
Clatford, Wiltshire
TARRANT, Mary Wife Married F 51 1830 Kennett, Wiltshire
SPRULES, Amelia Mother In Law Married F 76 1805 Formerly An Ag Lab ((Pauper))Wick, Wiltshire<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
RUSS, William Lodger Head Widower M 38 1843 Ag Lab
Overton, Wiltshire
RUSS, William H Son Single M 10 1871 Scholar Overton, Wiltshire
RUSS, James Son Single M 9 1872 Scholar Overton, Wiltshire
RUSS, Fanny Daughter Single F 5 1876 Overton, Wiltshire

You're probably aware Stephen remarried:

Name: Stephen Sprales
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Age:
Spouse's Name: Amelia Drew
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 08 Feb 1862
Event Place: Overton,Wiltshire,England
Father's Name:

Census 1871:

Address: West Overton Street, Overton, West County: Wiltshire

SPRULES, Stephen Head M 63 1808 Wiltshire Overton Ag Lab
SPRULES, Amelia Wife F 63 1808 Wiltshire Overton a gen dom servant out of employ

A possible baptism for Francis Davis:

Name: Francis Davis
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 24 Oct 1784
Christening Place: Broad Hinton Parish, Wiltshire, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Robert Davis
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C15480-7
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1279405
Reference ID: item 4

As Ann C has already pointed out , a very useful and free site.

https://familysearch.org/ :-)

Marriage of Ann's parents?

Name: Francis Davis<<<<<<
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Age:
Spouse's Name: Hester Weaving<<<<<<
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age:
Event Date: 07 Feb 1811
Event Place: Broad-Hinton, Wiltshire, England<<<<<<
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
Race:
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Race:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M16083-1
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 1239308
Reference ID: