Louisa SPURRELL

1837 - 1861  (23 years)

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• Name	Louisa SPURRELL
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	25 Nov 1837
  	From baptism register
  Baptised	31 Dec 1843	St. James’ Church, Clerkenwell, London, England
  	From PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 28 Nov 2014) "[1843 December] 31 No. 3079 Louisa, parents: Richard Blanchard + Mary, Spurrell, abode: 16 Kings Terrace, father's occupation: Law Clerk, ceremony performed by: W Harker (born 25 Nov 1837)"
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Apr 1861 to Sep 1861	Oxton House, Kenton, Devon, England
  	Dairymaid
  	Worked for General Studd. From information found in newspaper reports of her death (approximate dates).
  Visiting	7 Apr 1861	Northernhay Street, Exeter, Devon, England
  	A laundress, staying in the house of John Moorman, a labourer and his family. John's wife and daughter were also laundresses so it seems likely Louisa was working with them and thus came to be staying with them.
  Died	4 Sep 1861	The Pond, Oxton House, Kenton, Devon, England
  	If I am right that it was this Louisa Spurrell who was in Exeter at the time of the 1861 census then I think this is her death. The age in the census is close to that of this Louisa, the age at death (as in the PR) correct, and the birthplace in the census fits. GRO ref: Spurrell, Louisa q3 1861 St Thomas RD 5b 45; GRO online index shows age at death as 22 Sadly, it appears that she may have committed suicide. This was reported in several papers - the Western Times on 14 September, the Exeter Flying Post on 11 September and the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette on 13 September. The first two gave the surname as Quint, but the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette has Spurel, and together with the 'by Coroners warrant' in the burial register I do believe the surname should be Spurrell. Supposed Suicide at Kenton. - On Wednesday morning a dairymaid, named Louisa Quint, in the service of General Studd, of Oxton House, near Kenton, suddenly disappeared from the house. A search was instituted in the afternoon, as she still remained absent, and her body was ultimately found in a pond, on the grounds. Life was extinct. The deceased, who was about twenty-five years of age, bore a good character, and was much esteemed by her fellow servants. No motive could be assigned for the act. She had been in General Studd's service about six months, and had never appeared in a desponding state. An inquest was held on the body on Friday last, but no evidence to elucidate the mystery was forthcoming, and the jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned." from the Exeter Flying Post The piece in the Western Times was identical; the shorter piece in the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette records the house as Oxon House (it should be Oxton), the coroner as H. W. Hooper, Esq. and notes that the body was interred on Saturday at Kenton.
  Buried	7 Sep 1861	All Saints’ Church, Kenton, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 29 Nov 2014) "Louisa Spurrell No. 1306., Abode: Oxton Kenton, buried : Septr 7th, aged 24, ceremony performed by: A Langworth Daviers Vicar. By Coroner's Warrant." - under heading 'Burials ... Kention ... 1861'
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Mary Jane SPURRELL,   b. 14 May 1830,   d. Jun Q 1849, St. Pancras Reg Dist, London, England  (Age 18 years)   2. Richard Bickford SPURRELL,   b. 1 Oct 1831, Middlesex, England ,   d. Dec Q 1850, St. Pancras Reg Dist, London, England  (Age 18 years)   3. Louisa SPURRELL,   b. 25 Nov 1837,   d. 4 Sep 1861, The Pond, Oxton House, Kenton, Devon, England  (Age 23 years)   4. Henry SPURRELL,   b. Mar Q 1840, Clerkenwell Reg Dist, Middlesex, England ,   d. Jun Q 1841, St. Pancras Reg Dist, London, England  (Age ~ 1 years) 5. Henry Thomas SPURRELL,   b. 27 Oct 1843,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Mary Ann GILBERT,  m. 20 Mar 1873
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William SPURRELL,   b. Est 1690,   d. Yes, date unknown  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Mary BICKFORD,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I17561	All
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Richard Blanchard SPURRELL,   bap. 8 Mar 1801, The Parish Church, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England ,   d. 11 Sep 1848, St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Mary BICKFORD,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Apr 1828	St. Budeaux’s Church, St. Budeaux, Devon, England
  	From the PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 18 Sep 2012): "Richard Blanchard Spurrell of the Parish of Saint Andrew Holborn London Bachelor and Mary Bickford of this Parish Spinster were married in this Church by License this ninth Day of April in the Year One thousand eight hundred and Twenty eight By me Saml. Rowe Vicar This Marriage was solemnized between us { R B Spurrell, Mary Bickford In the Presence of { Gilbert Harris, Sarah Bick[ford] [ink smudged, probably says Bickford]"
  Family ID	F5095	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Buried - 7 Sep 1861 - All Saints’ Church, Kenton, Devon, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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