Hanky Panky in the Sproule Family?

[carolchipp]

From the Liverpool Mercury Friday July 5th 1839

27th June ..'Wallasey church, Captain Benjamin Sproule, of the barque Mala, of this port, to Ann Frances, youngest daughter of the late J Bouch, Esq., of Snow-Hill Cumberland.'

[esdel]

Brilliant Carol! How did you do that?
I gather that Esq was almost "landed gentry" in those days
esdel

[Sue Mackay]

Some of the Bouch family obvioulsy moved into Railways. Having been at university in St.Andrew's I am very familiar both with the Tay Bridge and Waverley Station, so was very interested in reading about Sir Thomas Bouch of Thursby.

[Sue Mackay]

The IGI shows the follwing christening
Ann Frances BOUCH
14 June 1809 Caldbeck, Cumberland
Parents: Joseph BOUCH and Jane BELL

[Sue Mackay]

Via Google Book Search:

Cumberland Parish Registers: Workington Marriages
Joseph BOUCH, merchant, and Jane BELL (lic) 3 Apr 1800

Mercantile Marine Service Association, Liverpool (Minute)
At a meeting of the council of the Mercantile Marine Service Association held at the offices of the association, 66 Tower Buildings, Water Street, Liverpool on Monday the 1st May 1865, Captain Benjamin Sproule in the chair, it was unanimously resolved (on the motion of Captain James W Jeffrey, seconded by Captain James R Rea) that this association desires to express in the strongest possible terms its deep feelings of sorrow and indignation at the recent foul assassination of Mr. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, and also at the diabolical attempt, made about the same hour, upon the lives of Mr. Secretary Seward and his son, Mr. Seward, the under secretary.

[carolchipp]

Via Google Book Search:

Cumberland Parish Registers: Workington Marriages
Joseph BOUCH, merchant, and Jane BELL (lic) 3 Apr 1800

Mercantile Marine Service Association, Liverpool (Minute)
At a meeting of the council of the Mercantile Marine Service Association held at the offices of the association, 66 Tower Buildings, Water Street, Liverpool on Monday the 1st May 1865, Captain Benjamin Sproule in the chair, it was unanimously resolved (on the motion of Captain James W Jeffrey, seconded by Captain James R Rea) that this association desires to express in the strongest possible terms its deep feelings of sorrow and indignation at the recent foul assassination of Mr. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, and also at the diabolical attempt, made about the same hour, upon the lives of Mr. Secretary Seward and his son, Mr. Seward, the under secretary.

Same Capt. Sproule ( of Oxton Birkenhead) died July the same year after accidentally falling downstairs. The report (taken from the Liverpool Mercury) is in the Glasgow Herald 28th July 1865.

Carol

[Sue Mackay]

Esdel, have you seen this thread? Actually found it via Google

[esdel]

WOW! Thanks for all your help. I am delighted with all this new information and admire all your skills.
esdel

[Sue Mackay]

From Liverpoo Mercury April 25 1879

April 24 at Christ Church Breezehill by the Rev William Darby, rector of Cann, Shaftesbury, uncle of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev E.L. Mather, vicar, William Bouch, youngest son of the late Benjamin Sproule Esq, of Oxton, to Charlotte Christine (Tinie) second daughter of Richard Stuart Esq, of Brooklyn Breezehill.

[esdel]

. As she was living with Willliam BOUCH and the children had ditto marks for surnames (though clearly following Benjamin SPROULS) it is possible that wherever you viewed the census index the children had been put down as BOUCH (also easily mistranscribed!!)

Someone is whispering this in my ear. Is there any way to tell him to get lost - he is dead wrong?
He says "OK, here we are stuck at home with my Captain off in China somewhere - not back for months! But I always have "Uncle Benj" who has lived here with us for years?"
So in fact maybe nobody really knew who the father was - and one did have middle name Bouch.
Is there any way to demolish such a scarrulous suggestion?