Robert Sporle
Robert Dennis Sporle (1755-1818) was born at St Augustine, Norwich, into a Quaker family. His father was Dennis, a woolcomber; his mother was Mary Gurney. Robert had at least three brothers: Anthony (1752-1783), John (1753-1808), and Edmund Gurney (c.1768-1819). Anthony, Edmund, and Robert were apprenticed as cutlers. Their apprenticeships are recorded in Leader (1905-06)1. The Sporles developed links with the Hothams and Robert Sutcliff. Robert Sporle had been apprenticed to William ....
