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Thomas SPURRELL
Abt 1784 - 1868 (~ 84 years)
Has 23 ancestors and 76 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Thomas SPURRELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1784 Sheepstor, Devon, England 
- Date and place from 1861 census (where shown as aged 76)
Though I haven't yet seen the baptism of Thomas I can be pretty sure he is the son of Samuel and Patty. Not only is it unlikely that they would have not had any children between 1782 and 1793, but no other Spurrell families seemed to be having children in Sheepstor at this time and I have also seen that the entries for 1783-4 at least are illegible.
But most conclusively, administration for Patty shows she had a son Thomas, and Samuel was shown as of Hall in the register when he was buried, where Thomas and his family were living in the 1841-61 censuses.
Gender Male Residence 1817 Parsonage, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England - When his son Samuel was baptised
Occupation 1817 Husbandman - When his son Samuel was baptised
Occupation 1819 Labourer - When his son Thomas was baptised
Residence 1824 Stourtown, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England - From baptism entry for son James - shown as Steertown but maps indicate that Steer - Stare - Stour : it's all the same place
Church Office 1831 Sampford Spiney, Devon, England Parish Clerk - Recorded at the time his son Benjamin was baptised
Residence 1831 Shoptor, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England - At the time his son Benjamin was baptised
Residence From 1832 to 1837 Tamerton Foliot, Devon, England - Baptism of dau here in 1832 suggests he was living here, and here when he registered his mother's death in 1837.
Occupation From 1838 to 1861 Hall Farm, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England Farmer - The 1851 and 1861 censuses show Thomas had 90 acres
Hall Farm - Sampford Manor
The home of 4 generations of the Spurrell family, c. 1798-1898:
Generation 1: Samuel and Patty and their family, c. 1798-1831
Generation 2: their 3rd son (8th child) Thomas and his family, c. 1841-1868
Generation 3:Thomas's 4th son (5th child) William and his wife Eliza Northmore and their daughter (Eliza being also daughter of Samuel and Patty's grandson Peter, by their dau Ann, and of their granddaughter Mary nee Spurrell, by their son John), c. 1868-1896
Generation 4:Fanny, daughter of…Died 24 Apr 1868 Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon, England - Gravestone, shows wife Sarah, and aged 84
GRO ref: SPURRELL, Thomas, aged 84 q2 1868 Tavistock 5b 217
Probate 14 Aug 1868 Exeter, Devon, England Calendar entry - "Spurrell Thomas.
The Will of Thomas Spurrell late of the Parish of Sampford Spiney in the County of Devon Farmer deceased who died 24 April 1868 at Sampford Spiney aforesaid was proved at Exeter by the oaths of William Spurrell of Sampford Spiney aforesaid Farmer the Son and Sarah Spurrell of Sampford Spiney aforesaid Widow the Relict the Executors.
Effects under £300."
Buried St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England 
Siblings3 brothers and 6 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
William SPURRELL, b. Est 1690, d. Yes, date unknown (Great Grandfather)
Anne, d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandmother)Person ID I10665 All Last Modified 9 Jan 2022
Father Samuel SPURRELL, b. Abt 1742, Meavy, Devon, England , d. 28 Oct 1831, Hall Farm, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England (Age ~ 89 years) Mother Patty REED, b. Abt 1747, Walkhampton, Devon, England , d. 27 Jul 1837, Holetown, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England (Age ~ 90 years) Banns of marriage 22 Mar 1772 to 5 Apr 1772 Walkhampton Church, Walkhampton, Devon, England - Samuel Spurrill otp and Patty Reed of the parish of Sheepstor, no additional info. (from Banns / marriages register, image on FMP, viewed 18 Aug 2012)
Banns of marriage 8 Mar 1772, 29 Mar 1772, 19 Apr 1772 St. Leonard’s Church, Sheepstor, Devon, England - PR with combined banns / marriage entry - shows banns unusually (in my experience) being read at 3 weekly intervals - because in this tiny place, which was not then a parish in its own right, there was only a service every 3 weeks.
No info. given as to marital status etc.
(from Banns / marriages register, image on FMP, viewed 18 Aug 2012)
Married 22 Apr 1772 St. Leonard’s Church, Sheepstor, Devon, England - The marriage part of the combined banns / marriage entry shows that Samuel and Patty both made their marks, while Alice Reed and Peter Reed Junr. (both appear to be siblings of Patty's) signed. It would seem strange if they could write and Patty couldn't - but Samuel seems to have signed plenty of documents in Sheepstor, so I guess both could write but didn't on this occasion.
(image on FMP, viewed 18 Aug 2012)
Headstones 
The positions of the Spurrell graves in Sampford Spiney
Showing where the graves of Samuel and Patty Spurrell and several of their descendants are positioned, in relation both to each other and to the Church.
Some other descendants of theirs, including two, daughters, one being my ancestor Mary, are also buried in this churchyard, but the graves appear to be unmarked.
Family ID F4972 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Sarah WILCOCKS, bap. 4 Nov 1792, Walkhampton Church, Walkhampton, Devon, England , d. 24 Mar 1877 (Age ~ 84 years) Married 19 Nov 1814 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England - Sarah was 'of Walkhampton' when they married19th or 29th? - recorded differently in different places (DFHS vs Dartmoor Press)
Children10 children Last Modified 28 Aug 2012 Family ID F5004 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Date and place from 1861 census (where shown as aged 76)