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William SPURRELL

William SPURRELL

Male Abt 1826 - 1898  (~ 72 years)    Has 27 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.


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  • Name William SPURRELL 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born Abt 1826  Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptised 13 Aug 1826  St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1841  Hall Farm, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • With his parents and siblings - the whole family from his parents to his 2 year old sister were bracketed together and shown as "Farmer". Aged 15 William probably did help on the farm.
      His maternal grandparents and uncle were a separate household in the same building.
    Occupation 1851 
    Ag labourer 
    • Living with his parents at Hall Farm in Sampford Spiney, not clear if labouring on that farm or another (or both)
    Occupation From 1861 to 1892  Hall Farm, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer 
    • Whilst it's possible William retired from farming and moved to live with his brother James when his daughter married, in 1892, to give the young couple 'space', this seems unlikely as also that year he and his son-in-law jointly took a 14 year lease on Hall Farm from the Reverend John Hall Parlby - at that time his son-in-law, William Henry Glass Isaac, was described as of Sampford Barton while William Spurrell was of Hall Farm.
      More likely he moved following his daughter's premature death in 1896, at any rate by 1898.
    Hall Farm - Sampford Manor    		 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…
    Residence 1898  Hocklake, Tavistock, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Abode at the time of his death
    Died 4 Jan 1898  South Devon Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Date and place from Probate index
      Date also on gravestoneGRO ref: Spurrell, William q1 1898 aged 71 Plymouth RD 5b 188
    Buried 8 Jan 1898  St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Probate 29 Jan 1898  Exeter, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Calendar entry 
    • "Spurrell William of Hocklake-farm Tavistock Devonshire retired farmer died 4 January 1898 at the South Devon-hospital Plymouth Probate Exeter 29 January to William Henry Spurrell farmer Effects £1030 14s. 8d."
    Siblings 6 brothers and 3 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    William SPURRELL,   b. Est 1690,   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Jane ARTHUR,   b. Abt 1765,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I10671  All
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2022 

    Father Thomas SPURRELL,   b. Abt 1784, Sheepstor, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1868, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Mother Sarah WILCOCKS,   bap. 4 Nov 1792, Walkhampton Church, Walkhampton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1877  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1814  St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Sarah was 'of Walkhampton' when they married19th or 29th? - recorded differently in different places (DFHS vs Dartmoor Press)
    Family ID F5004  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Elizabeth NORTHMORE,   b. Abt 1836, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1891, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married Sep Q 1868  Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: Spurrell, William TO Northmore, Eliza Elizabeth q3 1868 Plymouth RD 5b 418
    Children
     1. Fanny SPURRELL,   b. Sep Q 1869, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1896, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 27 years)
    ▻ William Henry Glass ISAAC  m. 25 Feb 1892
     
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F5020  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1826 - Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBaptised - 13 Aug 1826 - St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1841 - Hall Farm, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - From 1861 to 1892 - Hall Farm, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Sep Q 1868 - Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Fanny SPURRELL - Sep Q 1869 - Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Jan 1898 - St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Calendar entry - 29 Jan 1898 - Exeter, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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  • Sources 
    1. [S289] Sampford Spiney - Parish Registers (FMP data), St Mary’s Church (Sampford Spiney, Devon), (brightsolid online publishing ltd. findmypast.com.), Burial of William SPURRELL; accessed 31 May 2014 (Reliability: 3).
      Under heading 'Burials ... Sampford Spiney ... 1897' - "William Spurrell No. 330., abode: Hocklake Farm Tavistock, buried: Jany 8th 1898, age: 71 years, ceremony performed by: James Henry (Rector)"