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Thomas SPURRELL
1820 - 1906 (~ 85 years)
Has 25 ancestors and 17 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Thomas SPURRELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Baptised 18 Jun 1820 Walkhampton Church, Walkhampton, Devon, England 
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 1 Nov 2012)
Under heading "Baptisms ... Walkhampton ... 1820"
June 18 [Reg. Entry] No. 125. Thomas, parents John & Patience Spurrell, abode Walkhampton, father's occupation Shoe-Maker, ceremony performed by W. Hunt, Curate
Gender Male Occupation From 1839 to 1891 Roborough Mills, Roborough, Devon, England Miller - Aged about 19 Thomas went to live at Roborough Mills to learn "the business of a Miller" from a Mr. Gent, his brother-in-law.
In 1851 Thomas was shown in the Village of Jump in Bickleigh Parish. What was known as Jump is now known as Roborough, so I don't think he had moved when in the 1861 - 1891 censuses he was shown as at Roborough Mills (still in Bickleigh Parish).
At the time of the 1861 census he was employing 2 men and 1 boy. The 1 boy may refer to Exeter-born apprentice James Harding who was living with the family.
In 1871: still at Roborough Mills, but no mention of any employees, no apprentices living in, but Thomas's son John still living at home and shown as "Miller's Son" - no doubt he was working with his father.
Still in Roborough in 1881, and still shown as miller, but now at a house no. 9, a widow and just with his daughter Amelia - perhaps with just the 2 they had moved to a smaller dwelling.
Retired by 1901.
At Michaelmas in 1864 Thomas along with John Hodge of Buckland Monachorum, yeoman, entered into a Lease of Roborough mills, Bickleigh, for 14 years from Sir Massey Lopes of Maristow.
An earlier lease on the Mills (to John Saunders of Chudleigh, a millwright - in 1820, for 46 years) shows that this was a corn on grist mill, the rent then being £10 pa.
But it has risen massively to £72 10s pa when Thomas (alone) entered into a lease for 3 years of the Mills at Lady Day in 1879. Maybe the 1820 lease was to a millwright because work was needed to get the mills into a good working condition.
I have now seen (and photographed) these documents (held at the PWDRO); but have not yet had time to examine them closely and add any relevant information from them.
Died Dec Q 1906 Medway Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Spurrell, Thomas aged 86 q4 1906 Medway RD 2a 419
Siblings5 brothers and 1 sister Half-siblings2 half sisters (family of John SPURRELL and Mary NICHOLLS) Patriarch & Matriarch 
William SPURRELL, b. Est 1690, d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandfather)
Patience WESTINGTON, d. 12 Dec 1850, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England (Mother) Person ID I10712 All Last Modified 8 Dec 2021
Father John SPURRELL, bap. Jun 1779, St. Leonard’s Church, Sheepstor, Devon, England , d. Sep Q 1869, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England (Age ~ 89 years)
Other Partners: Mary NICHOLLS m. 27 Mar 1804Mother Patience WESTINGTON, d. 12 Dec 1850, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England Married 4 Apr 1811 St. Constantine’s Church, Milton Abbot, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 28 Aug 2012):
"John Spurell of the Parish of Walkhampton widower and Patience Westington of the Parish of Milton Abbot Spinster were Married in this church by Licence this fourth day of April in the Year One Thousand eight Hundred and eleven by me John Jago Vicar
This Marriage was solemnized between Us { John Spurrel
{ mark of l l Patience Westington
In the Presence of mark X of John Westington
William Olver"
Family ID F5014 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Ann Veal HODGE, b. Abt 1825, Bickleigh, nr Plymth, Devon, England , d. Sep Q 1884, Plympton Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 59 years) Married 14 Nov 1843 The Parish Church, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 28 Aug 2012):
In the Parish Church of Stoke Damerel, Thomas Spurell to Ann Veal Hodge, both of full age, bach and sp, Thomas a miller (Ann no occ shown), both resident at 2 Church St, fathers John Spurrell, shoe maker and John Hodge, farmer; both signed, witnesses Sarah Ann Taylor and John J??.
GRO ref: Spurrell, Thomas to Hodge, Ann Veal q4 1843 Stoke Damerel RD 9 507
Children4 children Last Modified 8 Dec 2021 Family ID F5026 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 1 Nov 2012)