The Spreulls were an ancient family and members of the McFarlane Clan The
McFarlane Clan had a turbulent history much of it stemming from association
with the Earls of Lennox. The name "Spruell" is said to be one of the Scottish
surnames taken from Norman places, and is a surname of old standing in the
west of Scotland.

EARLIEST PROBATE RECORDS FOUND

1338JOHN SPORLE

s/o William Sporie, late citizen of Norwich desc'd

1418NORWICH alias SPORLE, THOMAS

Rector of Burnham, Norfolk

1434JOHN SPORIE (SPOORLE)

John, of Bloonorton

1449JOHN SPORLE

1461THOMAS SPORIE

of Shadwell, Norfolk / Marshall (Marchale) Katherine, wife of Richard Marchale of same,
late wife of Thomas Sporle of Schadwell, of Elyngham Magna

1469WILLIAM SPORLE

Chaplain of Swafield, Norfolk

1473MARGARET SPORIE,

wife of WILLIAM SPORIE of Scroutebi juxta Hemesby

1479EDUS SPORIE (Sporale)

dmi. of Gippeswco

1487JOHN SPORIE (SPORELL)

of Swanton Abbis

1496RICHARD SPORIE

of Hemsby, Norfolk

Priors of Sporle

John, temp. Henry II

Alan Make, appointed 1334

Thomas Eliot, resigned 1345

John de Braidesdale, appointed 1345

William de Leke, appointed 1349

John Godes, appointed 1361

William Sporle, appointed 1379

Thomas de Methewold, appointed 1385

From: 'Alien houses: The priory of Sporle', A History of the County of Norfolk: Volume 2
(1906), pp. 463-64. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=38338.

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