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Spratt (surname)
Spratt or Sprat is a surname of British origin, first recorded in the Domesday book of 1086 as Sprot in Essex and Sprott in Dorset. It may derive from 'sprot' (twig or small branch) or the similar 'sprit' (a small pole). An alternative derivation is from 'espirit' (an elf). Originally it was a personal name and may have been used as a nickname for a slender person.Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York, Harper & Row, 1956. Print The name may refer to: * Amanda Spratt (born 1987), Australian cyclist * Dean Spratt (1952–2007), American traffic reporter *Frederick Spratt (1927–2008), American artist *George A. Spratt (1870–1934), American inventor *George W. Spratt (1844–1934), American politician *Harry Spratt (1888–1969), Major League Baseball player * Isaac Spratt (1799–1876), British businessman * James Spratt (Royal Navy officer) (1771–1853), officer in the Royal Navy * James Spratt (Canadian politician) (1877–1960), Newfoundland buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British People
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals. When used in a historical context, "British" or "Britons" can refer to the Ancient Britons, the indigenous inhabitants of Great Britain and Brittany, whose surviving members are the modern Welsh people, Cornish people, and Bretons. It also refers to citizens of the former British Empire, who settled in the country prior to 1973, and hold neither UK citizenship nor nationality. Though early assertions of being British date from the Late Middle Ages, the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 triggered a sense of British national identity.. The notion of Britishness and a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Spratt
Jonathan Spratt (born 28 April 1986) is a former Welsh international rugby union player. A centre, he made his debut for the Wales national rugby union team on 30 May 2009 as a second-half substitute in a match versus Canada. Spratt is a former playing member of The Legion rugby sevens team and is an honorary Legionnaire – an honour also held by his older brother Andrew. In 2008, Spratt signed with Taranaki to play in the Air New Zealand Cup. In May 2011 Spratt joined London Irish from the Ospreys The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o ... and in July 2012 he rejoined the Ospreys References External linksOspreys profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spratt (other)
Spratt or Sprat may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * " Jack Sprat", a nursery rhyme * Jack Spratt (fictional detective), a character in novels by Jasper Fforde * Septimus Spratt, a character in British television series ''Downton Abbey'' * Dylan Spratt, US born Entrepreneur * Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt, English hydrographer Places * Spratt, Michigan, United States * Spratt, Ohio, United States Other uses * Sprat, group of forage fish belonging to the genus Sprattus in the family Clupeidae * Spratt (surname) * Spratt Cemetery, near Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina, United States * Spratt Model 107, an American seaplane * Spratt Stadium, St. Joseph, Missouri, United States * Spratt's, an American pet food manufacturer * Spratt's Complex, a mixed-use development in Poplar, London See also * Sea Spurge Remote Area Teams (SPRATS) * Sproat * Sprot (surname) Sprot (or Sprott or Sprotte) is a family name. Notable people with the name include: * Adrian Sprott, Scottish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Spratt (other)
James Spratt may refer to: * James Spratt (Royal Navy officer) (1771–1853), officer in the Royal Navy *James Spratt (died 1880), American entrepreneur and founder of Spratt's *James Spratt, early settler of Blossom Park * James Spratt (Canadian politician) (1877–1960), Newfoundland builder and politician * Jimmy Spratt (1951–2021), Unionist politician from Northern Ireland {{hndis, name=Spratt, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Spratt (other) (1844–1934), American manufacturer and politician
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George Spratt may refer to: * George A. Spratt (1870–1934), inventor and aircraft patentee * George W. Spratt George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Spratt
Walter Spratt (14 April 1889 – 22 January 1945) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for Manchester United and Brentford. Born in Birmingham, he began his career with Rotherham Town and made guest appearances for Clapton Orient during the First World War. After leaving Brentford in 1921, he played for Sittingbourne for a year, before ending his career with Elsecar Main. Career Early career Born in Birmingham, Spratt began his career at Midland League club Rotherham Town in 1910, joining from local club Meadow Hall. A year later, he transferred to Southern League First Division club Brentford and made more than 100 appearances for the club before departing Griffin Park in early 1915. Manchester United In February 1915, Spratt joined Football League First Division club Manchester United. He initially joined on a one-month trial after being released by Brentford (along with all their other professional players). Despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Spratt
Vicky Spratt is a housing journalist and documentary maker. Her 2016 campaign Make Renting Fair highlighted the plight of ' generation rent' and succeeded in getting letting fees for tenants in England banned. She speaks at political conferences about the need for security in renting. Spratt has also done work on the mental health side effects of hormonal contraception, with her ''Debrief'' investigation Mad About The Pill covered on BBC Radio 4 and BBC News. She has appeared as a commentator on BBC Woman’s Hour, Daily Politics, Radio 2, BBC 5 live, and NTS radio, and has spoken at political party conferences about the housing crisis. In 2021, she was included on the shortlist for ''Press Gazette'''s British Journalism Awards. Life and career Spratt attended Oxford University. She later wrote an article for iNews about her experience as a student from a low-income background, and how she got into debt after graduating. Between 2013 and 2015 Spratt worked as a freelance journali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Spratt
Thomas Spratt (born 20 December 1941) is an English former professional footballer who played as a half-back in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Torquay United, Workington, York City and Stockport County, in non-League football for Weymouth and Northwich Victoria and was on the books of Manchester United without making a league appearance. He was an England schools England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separa ... and youth international. References 1941 births Living people Footballers from Northumberland English men's footballers England men's schools international footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Manchester United F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Weymouth F.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt
Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt (11 May 181112 March 1888) was an English vice-admiral, hydrographer, and geologist. Life Thomas Spratt was born at Woodway House, East Teignmouth, the eldest son of Commander James Spratt, RN, who was a hero of the Battle of Trafalgar. He joined the Royal Navy at age 16 in 1827 and was attached to the surveying branch on HMS ''Victory''. He was engaged almost continuously until 1863 in surveying the Mediterranean. He received his early training in surveying from Thomas Graves in HMS ''Mastiff'' and . He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1841 and his first command was the converted sixth-rate . He then succeeded Graves as commander of the HMS ''Spitfire''. He rendered distinguished service in the Black Sea during the Crimean War, planning the attacks on Kertch and Kinburn. He was promoted to captain in 1855, and was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in the same year. He was then given command of in which ship he continued surv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Sprat
Thomas Sprat, FRS (163520 May 1713) was an English churchman and writer, Bishop of Rochester from 1684. Life Sprat was born at Beaminster, Dorset, and educated at Wadham College, Oxford, where he held a fellowship from 1657 to 1670. Having taken orders he became a prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral in 1660. In the preceding year he had gained a reputation by his poem ''To the Happie Memory of the most Renowned Prince Oliver, Lord Protector'' (London, 1659), and he was afterwards well known as a wit, preacher and man of letters. In 1669 Sprat became canon of Westminster Abbey, and in 1670 rector of Uffington, Lincolnshire. He was chaplain to Charles II in 1676, curate and lecturer at St. Margaret's, Westminster, in 1679, canon of Chapel Royal, Windsor in 1681, Dean of Westminster in 1683 and Bishop of Rochester in 1684. He was appointed Dean of the Chapel Royal in 1685 and was Clerk of the Closet from 1685 to 1687. Sprat was a member of James II's ecclesiastical commission, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Spratt
Stephen Spratt (born 25 April 1966) is an Irish former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References External links * 1960 births Living people Irish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Ireland Cyclists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Rás Tailteann winners Sportspeople from Dungarvan {{Ireland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Spratt
Philip Spratt (26 September 1902 – 8 March 1971) was a British writer and intellectual. Initially a communist sent by the British arm of the Communist International (Comintern), based in Moscow, to spread Communism in India, he subsequently became a friend and colleague of M.N. Roy, founder of the Communist parties in Mexico and India, and along with him became a communist activist.M N Roy Mainstream, Vol XLV, No 35. He was among the first architects, and a founding-member of the Communist Party of India, and was among the chief accused in the ; he was arrested ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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