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Name	James Sprent
Born	1808 Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Died	22 September, 1863 (aged ~ 55) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Cause of Death	stroke
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Oakes, Francis (father-in-law) Byrnes, William (brother-in-law) Oakes, George (brother-in-law) Oakes, George Spencer (nephew by marriage) Lillie, John (friend) Frankland, George (work colleague) Calder, James Erskine (work colleague) Cotton, Hugh Calveley (colleague) Boyd, Edward (acquaintance)
Occupation or Descriptor *	schoolteacher (1830-1833) Tasmania, Australia public servant (1833-1859) Tasmania, Australia surveyor (1833-1859) Tasmania, Australia public service head (1857-1859) Tasmania, Australia surveyor-general (1857-1859) Tasmania, Australia
Workplaces *	Mr Sprent's school (Hobart) (school teacher, 1830-1833) Mr Sprent's school (Hobart) (owner, 1830-1833) Survey Office (Dept of Lands, Tas) (public servant, 1833-1859)

* Dates are approximate