Cecil George Spragg

1898 - 1944  (~ 46 years)

• Name	Cecil George Spragg  [1, 2]
  Born	Between 1 Apr 1898 and 30 Jun 1898	Hadley, , Shropshire, England   [3]
  	Name: Cecil George Spragg Year of Registration: 1898 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun DISTRICT: Wellington Sal COUNTY: Shropshire Volume: 6a Page: 703
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	12 Aug 1905	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada   [4]
  	from England to Canada
  	(1)Spragg, C. G.  (i)From Canadian Archives http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02011003_e.html Departed: Liverpool 3 August 1905 aboard SS Dominion Arrived: Québec 12 August 1905 Age 7, male Comments - "433 children, males to Toronto and Winnipeg and the females to Peterborough. There were nine adults on the end of the list who were travelling with the group. Frederick Franks, a boy aged 7 was listed as going to Peterborough." Dr. Barnardo's party     * Note:  Brother of A. W. Spragg on same voyage? (ii)Other Sources RootsWeb Freepages - Not found Sprague DB - Under Albert Edward Spragg's id I192663 brother is Cecil G. Spragg Ancestry.com - 1901 England Census > Shropshire > Lilleshall Head William Elks, age 44, Shepherd on Farm, born St. Georges, Shrops Wife Hannah Elks, age 53, born High Escall (sp?), Shrops Daughter Annie Eliz. Spragg, age 27, born Newport, Shrops G-son Cecil G Spragg, age 3, born Hadley, Shrops All born Shropshire
  HomeChild	12 Aug 1905	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada   [4]
  Voter Registration	1935	Stroud, Innisfil Twp., Simcoe Co., ON, USA   [5]
  	Canadian Voters' List
  	In the 1935 Canadian Voters' lists Cecil Spragg is a Farmer in Stroud (Innisfil township). With him is Mrs.  Cecil Spragg. They are also there in 1940 though the names is shown as Spragge. (Note: Stroud is the first town in Innisfil, immediately south of Barrie.
  Residence	Lefroy, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6]
  Died	3 Dec 1944	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	6 Dec 1944	Saint Paul's Cemetery, Innisfil, Simcoe Co., ON, Canada   [7, 8]
  	From findagrave.com Cecil George Spragg Birth: Jun 1898 Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England Death: 6 Dec 1944 (aged 46) Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada Burial: St. Paul's Cemetery, Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada Memorial #: 99373686 Family Members Spouse Eaurie Grace Christina Rich Spragg    1903-1944 Children Bruce Edward  F. Spragg   1927-1999 Maintained by: B. C.  B.    : : = ) (47245071) Originally Created by: Lorie (47111424) Added: 22 Oct 2012 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99373686?search=true Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 August 2019), memorial page for Cecil George Spragg (Jun 1898—6 Dec 1944), Find A Grave Memorial no. 99373686, citing St. Paul's Cemetery, Innisfil, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by B. C. B. : : = ) (contributor 47245071).
  Notes	From Ralph D. Sprague, correspondent, note of July 14, 2016 Cecil George was from Stroud (Innisfil township) just south of Barrie. From Ralph D. Sprague, correspondent, note of July 23, 2017 Cecil George Spragg of 48 Armstrong Avenue. Toronto, York, ON died there 3 Dec 1944 aged 46 years. (he was in the province 39 years) He was born England 17 Feb 1898, he was widowed of Eaurie Grace Rich, Labourer, General Dry Batteries; s/o Spragg and Unknown both born England Informant was son Mr. Bruce Spragg of 450 Shaw Street, Toronto; cause of death was suicide –  "gunshot wound of the chest" Burial: 6 Dec 1944, St Paul's Anglican, Innisfil, Innifil Twp. Simcoe, ON [7, 9]
  Person ID	I192677	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	William Spragg,   b. Abt 1869, Tettenhall, , Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Annie Elizabeth Herriman,   b. Abt 1873, Newport, Shropshire, England ,   d. Aft 1911  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Married	23 Jul 1895	Lilleshall, , Shropshire, England   [11]
  	Married in the Lillishall parish church. [10]
  Family ID	F70127	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Eaurie Grace Christina Rich,   b. 10 Jul 1903, Innisfil, Simcoe South Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1944, Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, Simcoe Co., ON, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1925	Saint Paul's Church, Innisfil, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Bride: Eaurie Grace Christina Rich, no occupation, spinster, 22, Anglican, born Township of Innisfil, residing Township of Innisfil, d/o Frank Rich and Jane Brewster. Groom: Cecil George Spragg, Farmer, bachelor, 27, Anglican, born England, residing Township of Innisfil, s/o Dr. Barnardo's Charge (indicating he was a Home Child) Married: St. Pauls, Innisfil (South Simcoe) 18 Feb 1925 Note: the only other clue to his parents was the standard reference to father's place of birth which was England. I can find no evidence of his parents marriage in England [2]
  Children	+ 1. Harold George Spragg,   b. 30 Aug 1919, Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 2003, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years) + 2. Bruce Edward Spragg,   b. 1927,   d. Abt Jan 1999, Stroud, Innisfil Twp., Simcoe Co., ON, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F124307	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Between 1 Apr 1898 and 30 Jun 1898 - Hadley, , Shropshire, England Emigration - from England to Canada - 12 Aug 1905 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada HomeChild - 12 Aug 1905 - Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Married - 18 Feb 1925 - Saint Paul's Church, Innisfil, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Dec 1944 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S52] Internet Web Site, http://www.cwgc.org.uk/detailed.asp?casualty=512191 (Reliability: 3). [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of April 26, 2011 (Reliability: 0). [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of November 7th, 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of November 21st, 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of June 9, 2016 (Reliability: 0). [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of October 25th, 2005 as extracted from Canadian Expedition Force Records (Reliability: 3). [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of July 23, 2017 from Ontario Death and Marriage data bases. (Reliability: 4). [S4412] Correspondent: Pater-Rov, Arlene Edna Spragg, notes of September 22, 2014 (Reliability: 3). [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of July 14, 2016 (Reliability: 3). [S5032] Correspondent: Cooper, Jacky, note of January 18, 2017 (Reliability: 4). [S5032] Correspondent: Cooper, Jacky, note of January 15, 2017 (Reliability: 4).