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British lawn bowls player
Robert Sprot (1873-1947) was a British international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games. At the 1934 British Empire Games
Robert_Sprot
Scottish lawn bowler
singles title, which equalled the all-time record of four other bowlers, Robert Sprot, David Dall, Joseph Black and Darren Burnett. Later that year in November
Iain_McLean
Commonwealth Games sport
Year Winner 1930 Robert Colquhoun 1934 Robert Sprot 1938 Horace Harvey 1950 James "Ham" Pirret 1954 Ralph Hodges 1958 Phineas 'Pinky' Danilowitz 1962 David
Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games
Lawn_bowls_at_the_Commonwealth_Games
British viscountess
as Cecilia Doriel Sprot (she later changed her name to Celia) at her family home, Riddell Estate near Melrose, to Major Mark Sprot of the Scots Guards
Celia Whitelaw, Viscountess Whitelaw
Celia_Whitelaw,_Viscountess_Whitelaw
Lawn bowls competitions
first men's singles winner (for the Roseberry Trophy) was George Sprot and his son Bob Sprot was a three-time champion and the first gold medal singles champion
Scottish National Bowls Championships
Scottish_National_Bowls_Championships
Bronze 1930 details Robert Colquhoun England James Thoms South Africa William Fielding New Zealand 1934 details Robert Sprot Scotland William McDonald
List of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
List_of_Commonwealth_Games_medallists_in_lawn_bowls
pairs Abbotsford BC, Galashiels George Niven pairs Abbotsford BC, Galashiels Robert Sprot singles Wishaw BC Charles Tait fours/rinks Dudhope BC, Dundee
Scotland at the 1934 British Empire Games
Scotland_at_the_1934_British_Empire_Games
Commonwealth Games lawn bowls event
(Pre isbn). Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Bowls"
Lawn bowls at the 1934 British Empire Games
Lawn_bowls_at_the_1934_British_Empire_Games
Scottish bowls player (born 1976)
Scottish National men's singles championship, winning his third to join Robert Sprot, David Dall and Joseph Black. The record stood until 2025 when Iain McLean
Darren_Burnett
Scottish knight (1555–1606)
with the gift of Dirleton Castle. Sprot described a letter, signed "Restalrig", which he claimed was written by Robert Logan to Gowrie and to have had obtained
Robert_Logan_of_Restalrig
Scottish lawn bowler
in the Scottish National men's singles championship, held equally by Robert Sprot and David Dall. His three titles which he won in 1958, 1959 and 1962
Joseph_Black_(bowls)
Ceremonial officer in Tweeddale, Scotland
Lord Lieutenant of Peeblesshire 1975–1980; Sir Robert Scott 1980–1994; Lieutenant Colonel Aidan Sprot 1994–2014; Captain Sir David Younger 2014–2024;
Lord_Lieutenant_of_Tweeddale
Decorated British Army officer (1939–1962)
Lieutenant Colonel Aidan Mark Sprot MC (19 January 1919 – 28 January 2021) was a British Army officer, who won an immediate Military Cross and later served
Aidan_Sprot
British politician (1904–1988)
Labour Party's leadership in the Commons. She insisted on being sponsored by Robert Smillie and her old friend James Maxton to be introduced to the Commons
Jennie Lee, Baroness Lee of Asheridge
Jennie_Lee,_Baroness_Lee_of_Asheridge
10th-century wife and mother of Norman dukes
century. The name Sprota seems to contain the same root as the anthroponym Sprot found in the Domesday Book and in various place-names both in England such
Sprota
British politician
1924 general election by the Conservative Party candidate Sir Alexander Sprot. In 1926 he was returned to the House of Commons as MP for Bothwell, at
Joseph Sullivan (British politician)
Joseph_Sullivan_(British_politician)
16th-century Scottish nobleman
the genuineness of the Gowrie conspiracy. Robert Logan died before May 1608 the last of his line; George Sprot was hanged at the Market Cross of Edinburgh
John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie
John_Ruthven,_3rd_Earl_of_Gowrie
British television series
Cole as Mrs Sprot (Episodes 4–6) Aoife McMahon as Sheila Perenna (Episodes 4–6) Pinar Ogun as Veronika Urbanowicz (Episodes 4–6) Robert Hands as Frederick
Partners in Crime (British TV series)
Partners_in_Crime_(British_TV_series)
British politician (1918–1999)
Cabinet on 10 January 1988. Whitelaw was married in 1943 to Cecilia Doriel Sprot (later Celia, Viscountess Whitelaw; 1917-2011), a philanthropist, charity
William_Whitelaw
Line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 2006
Lt-Gen. Sir Frederick William Traill Burroughs, KCB 1905–1907: Lt-Gen. John Sprot 1907–1915: Maj-Gen. John Edward Boyes, CB 1915–1937: Maj-Gen. Sir Alexander
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Argyll_and_Sutherland_Highlanders
Skiredj, 81, Moroccan actor (In Search of My Wife's Husband), COVID-19. Aidan Sprot, 102, British army officer. Cicely Tyson, 96, American Hall of Fame actress
Deaths_in_January_2021
previously sat in two periods for Clitheroe between 1841 and 1853. Sir Alexander Sprot was 71 when he returned to the house in 1924 after nearly two years' absence
United Kingdom general election records
United_Kingdom_general_election_records
Cricket club in England
1919–1933 Lionel Tennyson 1914–1918 WWI – No County cricket 1903–1914 Edward Sprot 1900–1902 Charles Robson 1896–1899 Teddy Wynyard 1895 Russell Bencraft 1886–1894
Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916
defied national instructions and put up a candidate, Alexander Sprot, against him. Sprot was refused a Coalition "coupon". Asquith assumed his own seat
H._H._Asquith
Conservative MP for Ashfield (1977–1979) and Beaconsfield (1982–1997) Alexander Sprot (1853–1919), Unionist MP for East Fife (1918–1922) and North Lanarkshire
List_of_Old_Harrovians
(1884–1899): J Spens Henry Sprinks (1925–1929): HRJ Sprinks Edward Sprot (1898–1914): EM Sprot Cameron Steel (2021): CT Steel David Steele (1895–1906): DA Steele
List of Hampshire County Cricket Club players
List_of_Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club_players
Philip Osborn Springfield CBE, Intelligence Corps Lieutenant-General John Sprot, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders colonel Lieutenant-General William Spry
List of British generals and brigadiers
List_of_British_generals_and_brigadiers
Agricultural changes, 17th–19th centuries
Cambridge University Press, 2005), ISBN 0-521-89167-1, pp. 148–151. G. Sprot, "Agriculture, 1770s onwards", in M. Lynch, ed., Oxford Companion to Scottish
Scottish Agricultural Revolution
Scottish_Agricultural_Revolution
Sail designed for sailing off the wind
ISBN 978-0-911284-08-9. Sprot, Rachael (December 15, 2022). Downwind sails: How to pick the right one and fly it. Yachting Monthly. Robert H. Perry (November
Spinnaker
List of notable one-on-one engagements
Hogue's coat, through which Powlett sent a ball each time. 1846: Alexander Sprot and W. J. Campbell fought a duel over the border in South Australia (having
List_of_duels
Scottish army officer
In November 1904, Stirling married Mabel Elizabeth Sprot (1883–1983), daughter of Sir Alexander Sprot, 1st Baronet. Lady Stirling was a Justice of the Peace
Sir George Stirling, 9th Baronet
Sir_George_Stirling,_9th_Baronet
Village in East Lothian, Scotland
purchased by James Sprot, who had the house remodelled by William Burn, the pioneer of the Scots Baronial style. The estate remained in the Sprot family until
Spott,_East_Lothian
Edmunds (1992–1997) and West Suffolk (1997–2010) Iain Sproat Alexander Sprot Robin Squire Nick St Aubyn; MP for Guildford (1997–2001) Malcolm St Clair;
List of Conservative Party MPs (UK)
List_of_Conservative_Party_MPs_(UK)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1983
Election Member Party 1918 Robert McLaren Unionist 1922 Joseph Sullivan Labour 1924 Sir Alexander Sprot Unionist 1929 by-election Jennie Lee Labour 1931
North Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
North_Lanarkshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Scottish forester (1820–1895)
Alexander Sprot (later Sir Alexander, 1st Baronet), son of Cleghorn's sister Rachel Jane, widow of Alexander Sprot of Garnkirk. In 1848 his friend Robert Wight
Hugh_Cleghorn_(forester)
British royal recognitions
Telephone Manager's Office, Aberdeen. (Lerwick, Shetland.) Edward Collins Sprot, Tractor Driver, Smallways Depot, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and
1960_New_Year_Honours
Liberal Lanark Stephen Mitchell Unionist Lanarkshire North Sir Alexander Sprot, Bt Unionist Lancaster Sir Gerald Strickland Unionist Leeds Central Sir
List of MPs elected in the 1924 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1924_United_Kingdom_general_election
Unionist Fermanagh South Seán O'Mahony Sinn Féin Fife East Sir Alexander Sprot, Bt Conservative Fife West William Adamson Labour Finchley John Pretyman
List of MPs elected in the 1918 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1918_United_Kingdom_general_election
Capt. Robert Vandeleur Montgomery, Somerset Light Inf. 2nd Lt. Phillips Burney Sterndale Gybbon Monypenny, Royal West Kent Reg. Lt. Mark Sprot, Moody-Stuart
1918_New_Year_Honours_(MC)
Speyer extinct 1932 Spicer of Lancaster Gate 1906 Spicer extant Sprot of Garnkirk 1918 Sprot extinct 1929 St Aubyn of St Michael's Mount 1866 St Aubyn extant
List of baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
List_of_baronetcies_in_the_Baronetage_of_the_United_Kingdom
Overview of place names in Normandy region of France
Émiéville (Esmitvilla, 12th century) and Émainville (Smit villa, 11th century) Sprot: Épretot (Espretot, 12th century) and Épreville (Sprovilla, 11th century)
Norman_toponymy
Ceremonial recognition of outstanding British citizens
Legislative Council, Bihar and Orissa. Lieutenant-Colonel John Kenneth Sprot Fleming OBE Deputy Director-General, Indian Medical Service. Nirmul Chunder
1929_New_Year_Honours
Votes % ±% Liberal James Duncan Millar 12,697 56.0 +13.8 Unionist Alexander Sprot 9,987 44.0 −10.2 Majority 2,710 12.0 24.0 Turnout 22,684 67.2 +13.2 Liberal
Constituency election results in the 1922 United Kingdom general election
Constituency_election_results_in_the_1922_United_Kingdom_general_election
Cambridge University Press, 2005), ISBN 0-521-89167-1, pp. 148–151. G. Sprot, "Agriculture, 1770s onwards", in M. Lynch, ed., Oxford Companion to Scottish
Industrial Revolution in Scotland
Industrial_Revolution_in_Scotland
Appointments by King George V
Somerset, MVO, Indian Army Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel Alexander Sprot Lieutenant-Colonel George Bradshaw Stanistreet, MB, Royal Army Medical Corps
1917_New_Year_Honours
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Bulford hundred. Before the Norman invasion the manor was shared between Sprot and Gospatric, son of Arnketil. Afterwards they were split between the Crown
Sand_Hutton
Scottish sculptor
(1880) Rip Van Winkle (1880) William Grubb of Dundee (1881) The late Thomas Sprot WS (1881) Eugene Aram (1881) Mrs Denovan Adam (1883) David Pryde LLD (1884)
Thomas_Stuart_Burnett
Tate". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2010. "Player Profile: Edward Sprot". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 December 2010. "Player Profile: George Martin"
List of Hampshire County Cricket Club first-class players
List_of_Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club_first-class_players
Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause North Lanarkshire 21 March 1929 Alexander Sprot Conservative Jennie Lee Labour Death Holland with Boston 21 March 1929 Arthur
List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931)
List_of_United_Kingdom_by-elections_(1918–1931)
Appointments by King George V to various orders and honours
title.) The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Edwin Smith Kt KC MP Colonel Alexander Sprot CMG, of Garnkirk in the county of Lanark. John Stewart-Clark JP DL, of Dundas
1918_New_Year_Honours
Fourth season of the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
Racing Team 13 Santiago Mangas 6–7 KRS Team 48 José David Guzmán 7 Promoto Sprot Team 4 Alexis González 1–2, 4 Red Racing Moto2 4 Alexis González 5–6 Transtasa
2013 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship
2013_FIM_CEV_Moto2_European_Championship
of Albury Lodge (cr. 3 February 1911), extinct with the grantee's death. Sprot of Garnkirk, Lanarkshire (cr. 1918), extinct with the grantee's death on
List_of_extinct_baronetcies
Parody newspaper produced in 1978
as well, with "The Having Section" parodying "The Living Section", and "SprotsMonday" [sic] parodying the Times' sports section, which on Mondays was titled
Not_The_New_York_Times
South African cricketer (1876–1964)
in an innings just once. His 542 runs placed him second behind Edward Sprot's 835 runs in Hampshire's batting aggregates. His best performance for Hampshire
Charlie_Llewellyn
Votes % ±% Liberal James Duncan Millar 12,825 55.5 −0.5 Unionist Alexander Sprot 10,275 44.5 +0.5 Majority 2,550 11.0 −1.0 Turnout 23,100 67.8 +0.6 Liberal
Constituency election results in the 1923 United Kingdom general election
Constituency_election_results_in_the_1923_United_Kingdom_general_election
International cricket tour
Noble ending on 113. After Saunders had got the openers out caught and Sprot had been run out, Trumble took the remaining wickets bar one, and Sussex
Australian cricket team in England in 1902
Australian_cricket_team_in_England_in_1902
Village in Scottish Borders, Scotland
cwts., has been presented to the church by Mr Edward W. Sprot, younger son of the late Mr Mark Sprot of Riddell. An interesting relic is the old stone font
Lilliesleaf
Appointments and honours by King George V on June 3, 1918
Engineers Temp Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Robert Napier Speir, Royal Engineers Major Alexander William Ramsay Sprot, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Temp
1918_Birthday_Honours
English ceremonial officer
Sir Thomas Andrews Bradford, of Aden Cottage, Durham 1943: Col. Hereward Sprot, of St. John's Hall, Wolsingham 1944: Captain Edward Ramsden, of Sands Hall
High_Sheriff_of_Durham
1901 season of an English cricket team
Bestwick took 71 wickets. Gilbert Curgenven made his debut for the side as did Robert Else who only played in two seasons. Joseph Burton, Arthur Barton, James
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1901
Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club_in_1901
2023 biennial yacht race in Great Britain and France
Catzero Humphreys Challenge Business 72 21.63 Danny Watson (GBR) Rachael Sprot 4:16:27:45 102 IRC 2 Two Handed FRA43831 Timeline Valer JPK 10.80 10.80
2023_Fastnet_Race
English cricketer
elected captain, replacing Geoffrey Lowndes. Much in the same vein as Edward Sprot over 20-years prior, his captaincy was characterised by an enterprising
Dick_Moore_(cricketer)
British Royal Navy officer (1768–1848)
Bellevue Crescent on 29 January 1848. In 1807 he was married to Frances Sprot. They had seven children, including the noted poet and angler Thomas Tod
Pringle_Stoddart
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1832–1950
and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected; Liberal: Robert Harcourt Unionist: John Hossell Henderson Labour: James Maxton General Election
Montrose_Burghs
Dunfermline Burghs Wallace Watson Wallace Watson Clunie Thompson Hunter Fife East Sprot Millar Cochrane Millar → Henderson-Stewart Gilmour Fife West Adamson Milne
List of Great Britain and UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland from 1707
List_of_Great_Britain_and_UK_Parliament_constituencies_in_Scotland_from_1707
ROBERT SPROT
ROBERT SPROT
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Robert.
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTO means "bright fame."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Wide Fame; Spanish Form of Robert Shining Fame
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roberts.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Robert. This surname is very frequent in Wales and west central England. It is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of a like-sounding Jewish surname.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc
English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian (Róbert), etc : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hrÅd
‘renown’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. This is found occasionally
in England before the Conquest, but in the main it was introduced into
England by the Normans and quickly became popular among all classes of
society. The surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, as an
Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.A Robert from La Rochelle, France is documented in Trois-Rivières,
Quebec, in 1666, with the secondary surname
Male
English
English variant spelling of French Albert, ELBERT means "bright nobility."
Boy/Male
German American Shakespearean Teutonic English French Scottish
Famed, bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys' name since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers:...
Male
English
 Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Æthelbert, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Male
French
 Norman French form of Latin Robertus, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Male
Welsh
Welsh form of German Hrodebert, RHOBERT means "bright fame."Â
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Netherlands, Polish, Scottish, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Bright with Fame; Famed; Bright; Shining; An All-time Favorite Boys Name Since the Middle Ages; A; 14th-century King Robert the Bruce; Robert Burns the Poet
Male
English
 English form of Anglo-Saxon Hreodbeorht, ROBERT means "bright fame." Compare with another form of Robert.
Boy/Male
Australian, Czech, Danish, German, Swedish
Famous Brilliance from Robert; Bright Famous One
Male
French
 French name derived from Latin Albertus, ALBERT means "bright nobility." Compare with other forms of Albert.
Male
Czechoslovakian
, bright fame.
Female
French
Feminine form of Norman French Robert, ROBERTE means "bright fame."
Female
Italian
 Feminine form of Latin Robertus, ROBERTA means "bright fame." In use by the Italians, Portuguese and Spanish. Compare with another form of Roberta.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Robart.
ROBERT SPROT
ROBERT SPROT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin, possibly a habitational name, of which the second element appears to be Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘creek’. The first element may be a short form of an Old English personal name containing the element Ås ‘god’ (see for example Oswald) or its Old Norse cognate ás (see Osborne). However, the earliest known bearer of the name was Roger Wyswall, who was admitted as a burgess of Shrewsbury in 1450. The English name is found in various forms, including Woosall and Wossald.Irish (Ulster) : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó hEodhusa ‘descendant of Eodhus’ (see Hussey).
Girl/Female
American, British, Danish, English
Born at Christmas; Abbreviation of Natasha; The Russian Form of the English Natalie Born at Christmas
Male
Welsh
 Welsh surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of ap Harry, PARRY means "son of Harry." Compare with another form of Parry.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Bird.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
English
Good elf.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Ocean
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful; Peaceful
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Yorkshire)
English (mainly Yorkshire) : habitational name, perhaps from Dransfield Hill in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, which contains the Old English genitive of drÄn ‘drone’ + feld ‘open country’. DrÄn may be a byname in this instance.
Boy/Male
Indian
Dog
ROBERT SPROT
ROBERT SPROT
ROBERT SPROT
ROBERT SPROT
ROBERT SPROT
v. t.
Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.
v. t.
To change back. See Revert, v. i.
superl.
Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
a.
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
a.
Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
superl.
Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
v. i.
To become sober; -- often with down.
imp. & p. p.
of Robe
v. t.
Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
v. i.
One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.
n.
A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
n.
One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.
superl.
Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
a.
Having a disposition or temper habitually sober.
n.
A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle rower pulling two.
v. t.
To make sober.
v. t.
To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
n.
See Herb Robert, under Herb.