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Benjamin SPURRELL

Benjamin SPURRELL

Male 1831 - 1853  (~ 21 years)    Has 27 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Benjamin SPURRELL 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Baptised 9 Jan 1831  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] 
    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 10 Benjamin may have helped on the farm, though was probably also attending school.
      His maternal grandparents and uncle were a separate household in the same building.
    Died Mar Q 1853  Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, 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, Benjamin q1 1853 Tavistock RD 5b 254; GRO online index shows age at death as 22
    Buried 2 Mar 1853  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 
    • From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 13 Sep 2012)
      "Benjamin Spurrell, abode Sampford Spiney, buried March 2., aged 22, ceremony performed by W. S. Newman, Offi. Minr."
    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 I10673  All
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2021 

    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 or Cornwall, 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

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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.), Baptism of Benjamin Spurrell; accessed 30 May 2014 (Reliability: 3).
      Under heading 'Baptisms ... Sampford Spiney ... 1831' - "Jany 9 No. 129, Benjamin Son of Thomas & Sarah, Spurrell, abode: Shoptor, father's occupation: Farmer & Clerk of the Parish, ceremony performed by: S. W. Pearse Minister"