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Bessie Ellen SPURRELL
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Name Bessie Ellen SPURRELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Jun Q 1876 Stonehouse, Devon, England
- From the 1881 census where shown as Bessie, aged 5. Bessie Ellen, aged 15 in 1881 census.
GRO ref: Spurrell, Bessie Ellen q2 1876 East Stonehouse 5b 309; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Moore
Gender Female Education 1881 Plymouth, Devon, England
Scholar Died Sep Q 1900 Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England
- GRO ref: Spurrell, Bessie Ellen aged 24 q3 1900 Plymouth RD 5b 155
Siblings4 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
William SPURRELL, b. Est 1690, d. Yes, date unknown (4 x Great Grandfather)
Lydia Mary Ann MOORE, b. Abt 1843, Plympton Reg Dist, Devon, England
, d. Dec Q 1923, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England
(Age ~ 80 years) (Mother) 
Notes - Unlike her younger siblings, not shown as a scholar in 1891, but no indication that she was working either. Maybe she was helping her mother with household duties.
Person ID I10790 All Last Modified 15 Dec 2021
Father Richard SPURRELL, b. Dec Q 1842, Tavistock, Devon, England
Mother Lydia Mary Ann MOORE, b. Abt 1843, Plympton Reg Dist, Devon, England
, d. Dec Q 1923, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England
(Age ~ 80 years)
Other Partners: William Henry MANNING m. 1863Married Sep Q 1873 Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England
- GRO ref: Manning, Lydia Mary A. to Spurrell, Richard q3 1873 Plymouth RD 5b 470
The 1911 census shows that Richard and Lydia had had 8 children, but only 4 remained alive by that year. Two daughters who died before the 1911 census can be found in censuses; the other 2 children would seem to have been born and died between censuses.
Family ID F5037 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1881 census where shown as Bessie, aged 5. Bessie Ellen, aged 15 in 1881 census.
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Education - Scholar - 1881 - Plymouth, Devon, England 


Died - Sep Q 1900 - Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England 

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