Jacob Sperry

M, b. 26 December 1664, d. 11 June 1746
FatherBartholomew Sperry b. 11 Mar 1634, d. 23 Dec 1682
MotherMary (?) b. s 1640
     He was baptized on 26 December 1664 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 Some 6 years after his father's death on 30 September 1688he the eldest son married Mary Dennis at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 Their early married life would have been saddened by the death of two of their first four children as babies. On 10 November 1697 Mary herself and her new baby daughter Elizabeth died , probably during or soon after childbirth. The baby Elizabeth was baptised and buried on the same day. After nine years of marriage, aged only 33 years, Jacob was a widower left with a daughter Mary aged five and Thomas, perhaps one year old.1 Some four years later on 20 April 1702 Jacob remarried, his bride being Phillipa Blower. A record of children to this marriage has not been found although Jacob appears to have stayed in Heather..1 Jacob was active in the service of the parish. In 1692 he had been a churchwarden in the Church of St John in Hether and in 1709 he again assumed this responsibilty.
On the electoral roll for Hether in the Sparkenhoe Hundred on 7th 8th 9th May 1742, Jacob was listed as a voter. The eligibility to vote indicates that he either owned or leased sufficient property to qualify. It is interesting that Jacob did not leave a will, nor is there a record of administration for an estate. However his son Thomas who was the groom of Eleanor Burgess was to asume the staus of a yeoman and his grandson was styled gent..2 Jacob died at age 81 on 11 June 1746 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England. "Here lies ye body of Jacob Sperry who departed this life 11th day of June in ye Year of Our Lord 1746 and in the 81st year of his life"..3
He was buried on 15 June 1746 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England. The Register noted the burial of Jacob Sperry ye elder and the tombstone to his memory has survived and is in the churchyard at Heather."Here lies interred ye body of Jacob Sperry who departed this life 11th day of June in ye Year of Our Lord 1746 and in the 81st year of his life".1

Family 1

Mary Dennis b. s 1670, d. b 10 Nov 1697
Marriage*Some 6 years after his father's death on 30 September 1688he the eldest son married Mary Dennis at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 
Children

Family 2

Phillip Blower b. s 1682, d. b 26 May 1732
Marriage*Some four years later on 20 April 1702 Jacob remarried, his bride being Phillipa Blower. A record of children to this marriage has not been found although Jacob appears to have stayed in Heather..1 

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.
  2. [S52] Oldacre collection, Leicestershire, Poll Books.
  3. [S110] Jacob Sperry 1746, Monumental Inscription.

Mary Dennis

F, b. say 1670, d. before 10 November 1697
     Mary was born say 1670. She married Jacob Sperry on 30 September 1688 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 Mary died before 10 November 1697 | at Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 She was buried on 10 November 1697 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Family

Jacob Sperry b. 26 Dec 1664, d. 11 Jun 1746
Children

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Mary Sperry

F, b. 22 May 1669
FatherBartholomew Sperry b. 11 Mar 1634, d. 23 Dec 1682
MotherMary (?) b. s 1640
     Mary died . She was baptized on 22 May 1669 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 She married Thomas Wykes on 30 December 1691 at Thurlaston, Leicestershire, England.

Family

Thomas Wykes b. b 17 May 1661, d. a 1700
Children

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.
  2. [S182] International Genealogical Index, Family History Library, Salt Lake City.

George Sperry

M, b. 15 June 1676
FatherBartholomew Sperry b. 11 Mar 1634, d. 23 Dec 1682
MotherMary (?) b. s 1640
     He was baptized on 15 June 1676 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 George died .

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

John Sperry

M, b. 29 April 1683
FatherBartholomew Sperry b. 11 Mar 1634, d. 23 Dec 1682
MotherMary (?) b. s 1640
     John died . He was baptized on 29 April 1683 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England. John Sperry son of Bartholomew Sperry defunct and Mary his wife was baptized on 29 April 1683.1

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Mary Sperry

F, b. 5 February 1690, d. before 16 February 1690
FatherJacob Sperry b. 26 Dec 1664, d. 11 Jun 1746
MotherMary Dennis b. s 1670, d. b 10 Nov 1697
     She was baptized on 5 February 1690 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 Mary died before 16 February 1690 at Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 She was buried on 16 February 1690 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Mary Sperry

F, b. 10 July 1692
FatherJacob Sperry b. 26 Dec 1664, d. 11 Jun 1746
MotherMary Dennis b. s 1670, d. b 10 Nov 1697
     She was baptized on 10 July 1692 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England. A search has not been made for any children to Thomas Nurse and Mary, nor for her death.

Thomas Sperry

M, b. 20 November 1694, d. before 25 February 1695
FatherJacob Sperry b. 26 Dec 1664, d. 11 Jun 1746
MotherMary Dennis b. s 1670, d. b 10 Nov 1697
     He was baptized on 20 November 1694 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 Thomas died before 25 February 1695 at Heather, Leicestershire, England.

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Elizabeth Sperry

F, b. 10 November 1697, d. 10 November 1697
FatherJacob Sperry b. 26 Dec 1664, d. 11 Jun 1746
MotherMary Dennis b. s 1670, d. b 10 Nov 1697
     She was baptized on 10 November 1697 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 She was buried on 10 November 1697 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 Elizabeth died on 10 November 1697 at Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Phillip Blower

F, b. say 1682, d. before 26 May 1732
     Phillip was born say 1682. She married Jacob Sperry on 20 April 1702 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England. A record of children to this marriage has not been found although Jacob appears to have stayed in Heather..1 Phillip died before 26 May 1732 at Heather, Leicestershire, England. Jacob and Phillipa had been married for 20 years but once again Jacob was a widower..1 She was buried on 26 May 1732 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Family

Jacob Sperry b. 26 Dec 1664, d. 11 Jun 1746

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Mary Sperry

F, b. 2 February 1700
FatherWilliam Sperry b. 26 Dec 1679, d. 28 Sep 1725
MotherFrances Wykes b. b 24 May 1668, d. 1 Mar 1734
     Mary died . She was baptized on 2 February 1700 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 She married (?) Swaine before 1733. Will of mother Frances Sperry mn Wykes
.

Family

(?) Swaine

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Frances Sperry

F, b. before 5 March 1703
FatherWilliam Sperry b. 26 Dec 1679, d. 28 Sep 1725
MotherFrances Wykes b. b 24 May 1668, d. 1 Mar 1734
     Frances was born before 5 March 1703 at Heather, Leicestershire, England. She married George Jaques on 16 April 1727 at Nailstone, Leicestershire, England. Frances died .

Family

George Jaques
Child

Anne Sperry

F, b. 26 December 1705
FatherWilliam Sperry b. 26 Dec 1679, d. 28 Sep 1725
MotherFrances Wykes b. b 24 May 1668, d. 1 Mar 1734
     She was baptized on 26 December 1705 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 She married William Richards of Shackleton on 9 September 1733 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 Anne died .

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Thomas Sperry

M, b. 8 January 1711, d. before 15 March 1785
FatherWilliam Sperry b. 26 Dec 1679, d. 28 Sep 1725
MotherFrances Wykes b. b 24 May 1668, d. 1 Mar 1734
     He was baptized on 8 January 1711 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 Thomas was residual beneficiary to half of his mother's estate by the terms of her will dated 21 February 1733/4. There is no firm evidence regarding Thomas but it seems he may have moved to Bagworth following the death of his mother. He married Elizabeth Mann on 21 September 1736 at Bagworth, Leicestershire, England. This is the earliest entry for a Sperry in the Bagworth Parish register. Thomas died before 15 March 1785 at Bagworth, Leicestershire, England. He was buried on 15 March 1785 at Bagworth, Leicestershire, England.

Family

Elizabeth Mann d. b 25 Dec 1772
Children

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Anne Sperry

F, b. 24 May 1736
FatherJacob Sperry Innkeeper of Heather b. 23 Feb 1707, d. b 27 Aug 1782
MotherFrances Taft b. b 6 Jul 1714, d. b 1 Sep 1769
     She was baptized on 24 May 1736 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Elizabeth Sperry

F, b. 21 April 1738
FatherJacob Sperry Innkeeper of Heather b. 23 Feb 1707, d. b 27 Aug 1782
MotherFrances Taft b. b 6 Jul 1714, d. b 1 Sep 1769
     She was baptized on 21 April 1738 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Mary Sperry

F, b. 25 July 1740
FatherJacob Sperry Innkeeper of Heather b. 23 Feb 1707, d. b 27 Aug 1782
MotherFrances Taft b. b 6 Jul 1714, d. b 1 Sep 1769
     Mary died . She was baptized on 25 July 1740 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Frances Sperry

F, b. 19 April 1742
FatherJacob Sperry Innkeeper of Heather b. 23 Feb 1707, d. b 27 Aug 1782
MotherFrances Taft b. b 6 Jul 1714, d. b 1 Sep 1769
     She was baptized on 19 April 1742 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Thomas Sperry

M, b. 2 May 1745
FatherJacob Sperry Innkeeper of Heather b. 23 Feb 1707, d. b 27 Aug 1782
MotherFrances Taft b. b 6 Jul 1714, d. b 1 Sep 1769
     He was baptized on 2 May 1745 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Sarah Sperry

F, b. 1 August 1747
FatherJacob Sperry Innkeeper of Heather b. 23 Feb 1707, d. b 27 Aug 1782
MotherFrances Taft b. b 6 Jul 1714, d. b 1 Sep 1769
     She was baptized on 1 August 1747 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Hellen Sperry

F, b. 21 July 1751
FatherJacob Sperry Innkeeper of Heather b. 23 Feb 1707, d. b 27 Aug 1782
MotherFrances Taft b. b 6 Jul 1714, d. b 1 Sep 1769
     She was baptized on 21 July 1751 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Alice Sperry

F, b. 10 June 1753
FatherJacob Sperry Innkeeper of Heather b. 23 Feb 1707, d. b 27 Aug 1782
MotherFrances Taft b. b 6 Jul 1714, d. b 1 Sep 1769
     She was baptized on 10 June 1753 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Family

Child

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.
  2. [S254] Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire, Bishop's Transcript.

Easter Sperry

F, b. 29 January 1759
FatherJacob Sperry Innkeeper of Heather b. 23 Feb 1707, d. b 27 Aug 1782
MotherFrances Taft b. b 6 Jul 1714, d. b 1 Sep 1769
     She was baptized on 29 January 1759 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Jacob Sperry

M, b. 20 July 1749, d. before 19 February 1750
FatherJacob Sperry Innkeeper of Heather b. 23 Feb 1707, d. b 27 Aug 1782
MotherFrances Taft b. b 6 Jul 1714, d. b 1 Sep 1769
     He was baptized on 20 July 1749 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1 Jacob died before 19 February 1750 at Heather, Leicestershire, England. He was buried on 19 February 1750 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.

Citations

  1. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript.

Robert Goode

M, b. say 1735
     Robert was born say 1735 at Normanton, Leicestershire, England. He married Eliza Sperry on 21 January 1762 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.1

Family

Eliza Sperry
Children

Citations

  1. [S324] Heather, Parish Register,.
  2. [S182] International Genealogical Index, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Normanton le Heath P Register.

Ruth Holden

F, b. 1848, d. 11 January 1909
     Ruth was born in 1848 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.1 She married Thomas Parker in 1867.2 She married Thomas Wain jr on 5 December 1884 (an unknown value) at Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. The witnesses were John and Ann Holden.3,4 Ruth died on 11 January 1909 at Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.5,6 She was buried after 12 January 1909 at Back Creek Cemetery, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Back Creek Cemetery is now known as Bendigo Cemetery. A tombstone in the form of a Granite Obelisk was commissioned from C Redfern, Stonemason of Castlemanine Victoria by her son Mr F Wain on 25 August 1910..6,7

Family 1

Children

Family 2

Thomas Parker b. 1834, d. 1872
Children

Family 3

John George Zeigler b. s 1837, d. 31 Dec 1883
Children

Family 4

Thomas Wain jr b. 23 May 1840, d. 11 Jul 1919
Children

Citations

  1. [S28] Victoria, Australia, Indexes to Marriages, Registry of Births, Deaths, Marriages, State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia.
  2. [S28] Victoria, Australia, Indexes to Marriages, Registry of Births, Deaths, Marriages, State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia., 1867 Reg. No. 4452.
  3. [S230] Castlemaine, Victoria, Presbyterean Register, Reg No.189 Ref. 21A5.
  4. [S28] Victoria, Australia, Indexes to Marriages, Registry of Births, Deaths, Marriages, State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia., 1884 No. 6330.
  5. [S15] Victoria, Australia, Indexes to Deaths, Registry of Births, Deaths, Marriages, State of Victoria, Commonwelth of Australia., 1909 Reg. No.401.
  6. [S100] Monumental Inscription.
  7. [S445] Business papers of C Redfern, Stonemason, Castlemaine.
  8. [S22] Victoria, Australia, Indexes to Births, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia, 1865 Reg. No. 13983.

Mary Sperry

F, b. say 1630
FatherJacob Sperry Jnr. b. s 1599, d. 1658
MotherMary Lillye b. s 1605, d. b 31 Dec 1667
     A baptism has not been found for Mary but she ia acknowledged in Jacob's will as his eldest daughter. Her birth is estimated in 1630.1 Mary died .

Citations

  1. [S50] Jacob Sperry, Will 1658.

Jacob Sperry the Elder

M, b. circa 1567, d. 10 February 1647
ChartsAncestors Margaret Wain 12 gen.
     Jacob was the earliest known member of the Sperry family of Heather. Jacob junior, Robert Sperry and John Sperry appear to be a younger generation and may have been sons or nephews. I have entered these known males as sons but this has still to be proved.
Jacob was born circa 1567 A birthplace is not known but this has been calculated from the age of 80 as given at the time of his death in 1647..1 A marriage for Jacob Sperry has not been found.
Jacob was a carpenter. This was noted in the parish register.1 In 1637 he resided at Heather, Leicestershire, England. There was a baptism entry of 1637 for a child of a Jacob junior and Mary (Lillye)and it may be assumed that the older Jacob was also living in Heather at that time..2 Jacob died on 10 February 1647 at Heather, Leicestershire, England. The age of a deceased was not always entered in the register at this time suggesting that it may be unusual for a man to live to 80..1 He was buried on 10 February 1647 at St John the Baptist, Heather, Leicestershire, England.

Family

Children

Citations

  1. [S324] Heather, Parish Register,.
  2. [S19] Heather, St John the Baptist Bishop's Transcript, 0590783.

John Denis Wain

M, b. 1912
FatherDaniel Frederick Wain b. 25 Nov 1885, d. 17 Jul 1967
MotherMary Christina Lynch b. 1887, d. 23 Feb 1978
     John was born in 1912 at Warnambool, Victoria, Australia. John registered to vote in 1946 at Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia.1 John was employed at as a sheet metal worker in 1950.1 He resided Formosa Road, at Belmont, Queensland, Australia, in 1950.1 John died .

Citations

  1. [S136] Genealogists Bev. Kean & Judy Gilbert, 16 Webb Street, Margate Queensland 4019.

Ella Pickard

F, b. 1868, d. 4 June 1954
     Ella was born in 1868.1 She married Thomas George Wain on 3 October 1894 at Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.2
In 1913 Ella left Thomas George. It may have been at this time she moved in with Zeigler. Ella Pickard and Thomas George Wain were divorced on 16 December 1919, Petition filed 4-8-1919. Dissolution 22-8-1919. Decree nisi on grounds of desertion 15-9-1919. Decree absolute endorsed on petition 16-12-1919.
Divorced 16 Sept 1919:
from The Argus 16 Sept 1919 Thomas George Wain, 51 ,of Cromwell street Collingwood, Carrier, sought divorce on the ground of desertion from Ella Wain, 48, of Hocking street, West Footscray. The marriage took place in1891 and there are two children. Evidence was given that respondent deserted petitioner in March 1913 and that when the divorce papers were served on her, she said that she would not return to him if he were "rolling in gold " A decree nisi was granted. Mr L S Woolf (instructed bv Mr Ridgeway) appeared in support of the petitioner.3 Ella Pickard married John George Zeigler, son of John George Zeigler and Ruth Holden, on 8 January 1920 at Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia.4 Ella Pickard left a will on 18 July 1951 at West Footscray, Melbourne, Australia. Ella died on 4 June 1954 at West Footscray, Melbourne, Australia. Her estate was probated on 12 August 1954 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Family 1

Thomas George Wain b. 9 Aug 1868, d. 11 Jul 1935
Marriage*She married Thomas George Wain on 3 October 1894 at Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.2 
Divorce* Ella Pickard and Thomas George Wain were divorced on 16 December 1919, Petition filed 4-8-1919. Dissolution 22-8-1919. Decree nisi on grounds of desertion 15-9-1919. Decree absolute endorsed on petition 16-12-1919.
Divorced 16 Sept 1919:
from The Argus 16 Sept 1919 Thomas George Wain, 51 ,of Cromwell street Collingwood, Carrier, sought divorce on the ground of desertion from Ella Wain, 48, of Hocking street, West Footscray. The marriage took place in1891 and there are two children. Evidence was given that respondent deserted petitioner in March 1913 and that when the divorce papers were served on her, she said that she would not return to him if he were "rolling in gold " A decree nisi was granted. Mr L S Woolf (instructed bv Mr Ridgeway) appeared in support of the petitioner.3 
Children

Family 2

John George Zeigler b. 19 Jun 1876, d. 29 May 1945
Marriage*Ella Pickard married John George Zeigler, son of John George Zeigler and Ruth Holden, on 8 January 1920 at Yarraville, Melbourne, Australia.4 

Citations

  1. [S22] Victoria, Australia, Indexes to Births, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia, 1868 Reg. No. 17808.
  2. [S28] Victoria, Australia, Indexes to Marriages, Registry of Births, Deaths, Marriages, State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia., No. 5082.
  3. [S426] Victoria, Divorce Cause Books, , VPRS 5334 /P0000/6 Unit 282. Divorce Case Files VPRS552/P0 Item 282.
  4. [S28] Victoria, Australia, Indexes to Marriages, Registry of Births, Deaths, Marriages, State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia., 1920 Reg. No.2699/2699R.