=============================
From: STUART FLINT
Subject: Flint / Sprake family history
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 20:13:03 +0100 (BST)
=============================
The following is the pedigree of my Flint / Sprake family
Edwin Sprake born 1825 at Ross Scotland his fore bares of Huguenot
origin who fled Belgium via Holland in the 17th century when the
persecution of the Protestants occured in that era.. Some of his kin
landed in Scotland and others in South Wales, Cornwall Devon and Dorset
as miners and later iron workers... Edwin removed from Ross in the
late1840s living at Blaenafon where he was a Foreman in the iron sorting
dept Blaenafon Iron Works becoming by the 1860s a General Manager..
He married Leah Anne Williams of Upper Llanover 1852
Children of Edwin and Leah Anne Sprake
1.Henry Sprake also known as Harry born 1855 married Jane Jones of
Victoria Ebbw Vale Henry an Iron Moulder
2.Edwin Sprake twin of Henry born 1855 Iron Founder
3.John Sprake married Mary Jenkins of Tredegar Rhonnda Valley
John a Steel Worker
4.Laura Sprake born 1859.. Laura travelled to Wirksworth Derbyshire
with her sister Gwenillian working for Marsden the Auctioneer's
North End Wirksworth..She then married a coal miner from Morton near
Chesterfield
5.Gwenillian Sprake born 1863 ..On the demise of her mother, Gwenillian
lived with her Uncle Rev Thomas and his wife at Clifton Street Aberdare
where he was also a Pit Deputy at Aberdare Colliery ..Gwenillian came
to Derbyshire as a Governess to the family of Gentry who lived at
Middleton in the summer months in a house on Chapel Lane which afterwards
was lived in by my allied Axe family related to my Killer family..
The house was directly opposite my mother's Walker family home
Manor Fields.. After Axe left the house my sister in laws family of
Millward lived there.. Gwenillian met William Flint a Crane Driver at
Killer Bros Hopton Wood Stone Quarry and married in 1886 they my
Grandparents ..
On Leah Anne Sprake nee Williams demise, Edwin remarried Anne Fowler widow nee Dando of Trevinith whose children of her first husband were
1.Edward Fowler Labourer Iron Works
2.Joseph Fowler Labourer Iron Works
3.Leanora Fowler
4.Maudi Fowler
Living with Edwin and Anne was Susannah Dando Anne's mother
living at Market Street Blaenafon
Children of Henry and Jane Sprake nee Jones
1.William born 1883 Coal Miner Big Pit Colliery Blaenavon
2.Edwin born 1885 Coal Miner
3.Glady's born 1887
4.Arthur born 1889
5.Reginald born 1890
6.Ethel born 1891
In 1964 on the demise of my father Harry Sprake Flint I visited
Blaenafon and Mamhilad to see Ethel Reece nee Sprake, Dads cousin
then in her 70s who had kept in touch with the Derbyshire family .
Ethel the wife of the then late Rev Reece Baptist Minister at Mamhilad
Baptist Church who worked as a Foreman at Cortaulds Ltd Pontypool
Nylon Factory...
The Sprakes of the 1880s lived at 3 Queen Street Blaenafon
Children of John and Mary Sprake nee Jenkins
1.Edwin John Sprake born 1886 Coal Miner
2.Blodwen Sprake born 1888
3.Elizabeth Sprake born 1883
Living with the Sprakes of this family were John Jenkins Coal Miner
Mary's father her brother David John Jenkins Coal Miner aged 20 years
(1881 census) William Jenkins aged 13 years Coal Miner Living at
1 Market Street Blaenafon also owning a Greengrocery Shop on Market Street
I wish to thank Mr Roynon and Rt Rev Hackett of South Wales for all their
help in tracing my Sprake family..
Children of William and Gwenillian Flint nee Sprake
1.Leah Amelia Flint born 1887 married Arthur Botham son of Henry
and Mary Botham nee Wetton of Wirksworth.. Uncle Arthur was a Pit
Deputy at Clipstone Colliery near Worksop then Pit Deputy at Bolsover
Colliery..
2.Millicent Flint married George Else son of George and Grace Else nee
Spencer of Middleton Uncle George was a coal miner at Bolsover living on
Hunlocke Road Pit Cottages where I was an oft time visitor..
3.Gertrude Flint married George Seeds of Wirksworth Uncle George at
first a miner at Bolsover then removed to Cromford Hill
(Arkwright Cottages) where he worked at Masson Mill as a machine minder
4.Harry Sprake Flint born 1894 married kathleen Walker 1937
daughter of John and Annie Walker nee Cauldwell they my parents..
Harry was a Master Grocer / Gents Outfitter Liberal Councillor
Middleton Ward Ashbourne R.D.C. and Wirksworth U.D.C.
see other sites for more details
5./ 6.Two children Gwenillian and Thomas Flint both died in infancy
buried alongside their father William who was killed at Killer Bros
Quarry 1905 buried at Holy Trinity Church Yard Middleton
7.Laura Flint married George Doxey son of Aaron Doxey
Uncle George an Engineer at Masson Mill saw action in the 1st W.W.
Aunt Laura was my God Mother her daughter Gwen who died in her 40s
15 years my senior was a good friend to me...
8.John Samuel Flint married Ada Petts daughter of John James Petts
Monumental Mason.. Uncle Jack Flint was a Steam Engine Driver and a
Trade Unionist, his brother in law was Councillor Norman Harrison whose
father William Harrison was Chairman of Wirksworth U.D.C. when the road
cutting through Colledge's Baileycroft Quarry was driven which was
named Harrison Drive after William Harrison whose Grandmother was of
my kin of Land/Brookes...
9.Sydney Flint married Harriett Janet Fields Woodiwisse also known as
Dolly Mather adopted by the Mather family kin of Killer's and of my
wife's Evans family..Uncle Sydney was at first a Mining Engineer at
Bolsover Colliery and then became Chief Engineer at John Smedley Lea
Mills Uncle Syd was founder of Cromford Ladies Choir and a member of
Cromford Male Voice Choir in which I sang from 1959 ....He also played
Solo Cornet with Darley Dale Band in the era when they won Silver Prize
at Belle Vue in the National Championships followed within a few years
by Middleton Victoria Band .. Uncle Syd also conducted Middleton
Congregational Church Choir...
10.William James Flint born 4 months after his father William was
killed at Killer Bros Quarry Dec 5th 1905 married Marian Walters of
South Wingfield at Crich Wesleyan Methodist Church Uncle Billy was a
Foreman Welder at Derby Carriage & Wagon Works
Regards Stuart G Flint
All Rights Reserved.