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Early Origins of the Sprunt family

The surname Sprunt was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), part of the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire, where they held a family seat in their territories.

Early History of the Sprunt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sprunt research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1440, 1470, 1590, 1623 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Sprunt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sprunt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sprent, Sprint, Sprunt, Sprwnt, Sprund, Sprount and others.

Early Notables of the Sprunt family

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Sprunt migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sprunt Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • James Sprunt, who arrived in America in 1852 1
  • James Sprunt, aged 13, who landed in New York in 1864 1
  • Jessie Sprunt, aged 15, who arrived in New York in 1864 1
  • Thomas Sprunt, aged 7, who landed in New York in 1864 1
  • William D Sprunt, who arrived in New York in 1864 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sprunt migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Sprunt Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Samuel Sprunt, English convict who was convicted in Suffolk, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Augusta Jessie" on 27 September 1834, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 14th August 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/augusta-jessie


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