John Sproat

1794 - 1887  (93 years)

• Name	John Sproat
  Born	1794	Ankrem, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	John Sproat
  Name	John Sprout
  Occupation	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	labourer
  Residence	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Gardener
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	U. Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-417988
  Died	1 Sep 1887	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Cause: Senile Decay
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I417988	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Andrew Sproat,   b. CA 1770, of, Ankrem, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Janet Robson,   b. CA 1770, of, Ankrem, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F48306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Stewart,   d. 6 Aug 1832
  Children	1. Mary Sproat,   b. 1832,   d. 13 Feb 1855  (Age 23 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F270477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ann Gray,   b. 1811, , Scotland ,   d. 12 Oct 1867  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F270478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Jane Beattie,   b. 1813, , Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 3 Feb 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	25 Aug 1876	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F270479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of a Very Old Resident of Galt By the death of Mr. John Sproat, in his 92nd year, Galt has lost one of its very oldest residents. Mr. Sproat came to this section about 1834, and almost without a break has resided here. He was an active man in his younger days and laid by sufficient to maintain him in comfort in his old age. Although a cheery, pushing man for many years, he took but little part in public life, preferring apparently, rather to criticize than to be criticized. Mr. Sproat was thrice married, all his wives having predeceased him. He leaves no children, his family by his first wife having died young. He had outlived the generation n which most of his active life was spent. Up to a few years ago he enjoyed the best of health, but the frailties of age gradually overtook him and for some years he has failed very much. From a friend we learn that Mr. Sproat was born in Ankrem, near Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, and came to Canada with his brother-in-aw the late Geo. Meikle. Mr. Sproat was then a widower. His funeral will take place from his late residence, Wellington Street, at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. Galt Reporter Sep 2 1887 pg 1 _____________________ In Galt, on Thursday morning 1st Sept., at 2 o'clock, John Sproat, in his 92nd year. Funeral, on Saturday, 3rd inst., at 3 o'clock, from his residence, Wellington St., Mount View Cemetery. Galt Reporter Sep 2 1887 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, div 1 pg 39. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 1 Page 79. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 20. John SPROUT Labourer Scotland Presbyterian 51 Ann SPROUT Scotland Presbyterian 40 Beatrice RINTOUL Scotland Presbyterian 14 Margaret RINTOUL Scotland Presbyterian 11 Anabella BOND England Episcopalian 16 not a member of the family [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 31. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. John Sproat/ died Sep. 1, 1887,/ aged 92 years./ also his wife, Margaret Stewart,/ died Aug. 6, 1832/ and their dau'r/ Mary/ died Feb. 13 1855/ aged 22 years./ also his wife/ Ann Gray,/ died Oct. 12, 1867/ also his wife/ Jane Beattie,/ died Feb. 3, 1885/ SPROAT / [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 20. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 071757 (1887). Name:John Sproat Gender:Male Age:72 Birth Date:abt 1815 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:1 Sep 1887 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Senile Decay [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: John Sproat Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Aug 1876 Event Place: Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 72 Birth Year (Estimated): 1804 Scotland Res: Galt - gentleman Father's Name: Andrew Sproat Mother's Name: Janet Robson Spouse's Name: Jane Laidlow Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 62 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1814 Scotland Res: Galt Spouse's Father's Name: Walter Beattie Spouse's Mother's Name: Janet Thompson

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1794 - Ankrem, Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland Occupation - labourer - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gardener - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - U. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Aug 1876 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Senile Decay - 1 Sep 1887 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth