Edwin Matthew SPURRELL

1828 - 1855  (27 years)

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• Name	Edwin Matthew SPURRELL
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	3 Jan 1828	Plymouth, Devon, England
  	From the 1851 census where shown as aged 23 Actual date from bapt register Actual date also in the register of Presbyterian Church,  Norley Street near Bilbury Street, Plymouth, Devon, according to the FamilySearch website
  Baptised	17 Aug 1828	St. Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1851
  	Shipwright
  Died	27 Aug 1855	Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England
  	Cause: Fractured skull, having been thrown from a phaeton when a horse bolted
  	Edwin's death was reported in the Western Times on Saturday 8 Sep 1855: "Fatal Accident. - Edwin Spurrell, shipwright in the dockyard at Devonport, on Wednesday the 22nd ult., went in a phaeton to Tavistock. On returning the horse was started, plunged violently and ran off at a furious rate. The phaeton capsized, throwing out the deceased whose scull was severely fractured. He lingered till the 27th inst., when he died."   GRO ref: Spurrell, Edwin Matthew q3 1855 Plymouth RD 5b 144; GRO online index shows age at death as 27
  Buried	2 Sep 1855	Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England
  	From transcriptions of Ford Park Cemetery burials, by the Devon FHS, on FMP Shows Edwin Matthew Spurrell, aged 27, abode Richmond Street Plymouth  (Common grave)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Cordelia Louisa SPURRELL,   b. 1 Nov 1820,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Henry Holocombe WHIPPLE,  m. Sep Q 1847 + 2. Maria SPURRELL,   b. 8 Jun 1823,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William ELLIOTT,  m. Jun Q 1842 + 3. John Harris SPURRELL,   b. 20 Dec 1825, Plymouth, Devon, England ,   d. 7 Dec 1891, Priory Terrace, Plympton St. Mary, Devon, England  (Age 65 years) ▻ Mary Ann ELLERY,  m. Mar Q 1853   4. Edwin Matthew SPURRELL,   b. 3 Jan 1828, Plymouth, Devon, England ,   d. 27 Aug 1855, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England  (Age 27 years) + 5. Alphonso Edgar SPURRELL,   b. 27 Oct 1830, Plymouth, Devon, England ,   d. Mar Q 1915, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England  (Age 84 years) ▻ Mary Ann BISHOP,  m. Jun Q 1855 6. Catherine Amelia Elizabeth SPURRELL,   bap. 3 Jan 1836, St. Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Robert MITCHELMORE,  m. 6 Jul 1862   7. Alfred Henry SPURRELL,   b. Mar Q 1838, Plymouth, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William SPURRELL,   b. Est 1690,   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Maria CLOUTER,   b. Abt 1796,   d. Dec Q 1879, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England  (Age ~ 83 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I11571	All
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	John SPURRELL,   b. Abt 1797,   d. Jun Q 1867, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Maria CLOUTER,   b. Abt 1796,   d. Dec Q 1879, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1819	St. George’s Church, East Stonehouse, Devon, England
  	From DFHS index of PR entries (on FMP, viewed 31 Oct 2012)
  Family ID	F5257	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 3 Jan 1828 - Plymouth, Devon, England  Baptised - 17 Aug 1828 - St. Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England  Died - Cause: Fractured skull, having been thrown from a phaeton when a horse bolted - 27 Aug 1855 - Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England  Buried - 2 Sep 1855 - Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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