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James SPURRELL
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Name James SPURRELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1823 Sampford Spiney, Devon, England
- Date and place from 1851 census (where shown as aged 27)
Baptised 29 Feb 1824 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England
Gender Male Residence 1841 Hall Farm, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England
- 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 17 James probably did help on the farm.
His maternal grandparents and uncle were a separate household in the same building.
Occupation 1851 Whitchurch, Devon, England
Ag lab Occupation From 1861 to 1894 Hocklake, Tavistock, Devon, England
Farmer - In the 1861-1891 censuses, recorded as Farmer when his daughter Emma married in 1892 and in the probate index entry for James.
Died 26 Oct 1894 Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England
- GRO ref: Spurrell, James, aged 70, q4 1894 Tavistock RD 5b 232
Probate 28 Nov 1894 Exeter, Devon, England
Calendar entry - "Spurrell James of Hocklake farm Tavistock Devon farmer died 26 October 1894 Probate Exeter 28 November to William Henry Spurrell farmer and Arthur Richard Glanville auctioneer Effects £403 3s."
Siblings6 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 I3709 All Last Modified 15 Nov 2022
Father Thomas SPURRELL, b. Abt 1784, Sheepstor, Devon, England
, d. 24 Apr 1868, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England
(Age ~ 84 years) Mother Sarah WILCOCKS, bap. 4 Nov 1792, Walkhampton Church, Walkhampton, Devon, England
, d. 24 Mar 1877 (Age ~ 84 years) Married 19 Nov 1814 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England
- 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
Family Ann DODD, b. Abt 1828, Peter Tavy, Devon, England
, d. Aft 1901 (Age ~ 74 years) Married Mar Q 1850 Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England
- GRO ref: Spurrell, James TO Dodd, Ann q1 1850 Tavistock RD 9 521
Children13 children Last Modified 15 Nov 2022 Family ID F1386 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1823 - Sampford Spiney, Devon, England 


Baptised - 29 Feb 1824 - St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England 


Residence - 1841 - Hall Farm, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England 


Child - Emma SPURRELL - Sep Q 1850 - Tavistock, Devon, England 


Occupation - Ag lab - 1851 - Whitchurch, Devon, England 


Child - Louisa SPURRELL - Dec Q 1851 - Whitchurch, Devon, England 


Child - William Henry SPURRELL - Jun Q 1853 - Whitchurch, Devon, England 


Child - Alfred SPURRELL - Dec Q 1854 - Beerferris, Devon, England 


Child - Alice SPURRELL - Jun Q 1856 - Beerferris, Devon, England 


Child - John SPURRELL - Dec Q 1857 - Tavistock, Devon, England 


Child - Jessie SPURRELL - Jun Q 1859 - Tavistock, Devon, England 


Child - Albert SPURRELL - Sep Q 1861 - Sampford Spiney, Devon, England 


Child - Annie SPURRELL - Mar Q 1865 - Sampford Spiney, Devon, England 


Child - Simon SPURRELL - Dec Q 1867 - Tavistock, Devon, England 


Child - Sydney SPURRELL - Sep Q 1871 - Tavistock, Devon, England 


Probate - Calendar entry - 28 Nov 1894 - Exeter, Devon, England 

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