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 Sampford Spiney Churchyard, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England


Latitude: 50.53356160382456, Longitude: -4.069551503492335 | Click to get directions to Sampford Spiney Churchyard
Headstones

 Thumb Description Status Location Name (Died/Buried)
Gravestones of Thomas Spurrell (b c 1784) and family
Gravestones of Thomas Spurrell (b c 1784) and family
The grave of Thomas Spurrell and his wife Sarah nee Wilcocks to the left, with their 2 spinster daughters, Jane and Sarah Ann to the right.  
Located  1. Latitude: 50.53381609654868, Longitude: -4.069452881813049  Jane SPURRELL (d. 19 Dec 1928)
Sarah Ann SPURRELL (d. 13 Jan 1919)
Thomas SPURRELL (d. 24 Apr 1868)
Sarah WILCOCKS (d. 24 Mar 1877)
 
James Andrew
James Andrew
 
Located  2. Latitude: 50.53363661857805, Longitude: -4.069383865428904  James ANDREW (d. 5 Nov 1914)
 
James Andrew - the inscription
James Andrew - the inscription
The headstone is inscribed:
In
Affectionate Memory
of

James Andrews,
Who Died At Leewood
(In This Parish)
Novr. 5th. 1914.
Aged 81 Years.
 
Located  3. Latitude: 50.53363747101775, Longitude: -4.069390570951441  James ANDREW (d. 5 Nov 1914)
 
Jemima Arthur nee Spurrell and her daughter Rebecca Andrew(s) nee Bradford - a closer view
Jemima Arthur nee Spurrell and her daughter Rebecca Andrew(s) nee Bradford - a closer view
 
Located    Rebecca Jemima Spurrell BRADFORD (d. 22 Nov 1910)
Jemima SPURRELL (d. 27 Jan 1854)
 
Samuel and Patty Spurrell
Samuel and Patty Spurrell
The headstone is inscribed:
Sacred
To the Memory
of
Samuel Spurrell

who departed this Life the 28th of October 1831
aged 88 years.
Also To the Memory of
Patty Spurrell Wife of the above
who departed this Life the 27th of July 1837
aged 90 years.
-*-
Exemplary in all the pursuits
and domestic duties of life
They were respected and esteemed
by a large circle of Relatives and Friends

J Toop
Whitchurch


(also has the initials SS and PS in the roundels at the top of the stone)

This with 2 other adjacent Spurrell gravestones is a grade II "Listed Building"! English Heritage website entry,
British Listed Buildings entry  
Located  4. Latitude: 50.53362383198075, Longitude: -4.0694187341460974  Patty REED (d. 27 Jul 1837)
Samuel SPURRELL (d. 28 Oct 1831)
 
Samuel and Patty Spurrell - back of gravestone
Samuel and Patty Spurrell - back of gravestone
Although the stone has a large crack it has been mended at some time. I don't know how long this will last ... 
Located  5. Latitude: 50.533632356379314, Longitude: -4.069402640892008  Patty REED (d. 27 Jul 1837)
Samuel SPURRELL (d. 28 Oct 1831)
 
Samuel Spurrell (son of Samuel and Patty)
Samuel Spurrell (son of Samuel and Patty)
The headstone is inscribed:
In
Memory
of
Samuel Spurrell

who departed this Life
... of June 1804 aged 31 years

Farewell kind Wife & Children dear
Whom I have left behind
Unto the God of Israel's care
Who's Merciful and kind

This with 2 other adjacent Spurrell gravestones is a grade II "Listed Building"! English Heritage website entry,
British Listed Buildings entry  
Located  6. Latitude: 50.53363406125886, Longitude: -4.0694039819965155  Samuel SPURRELL (bur. 24 Jun 1804)
 
The burial plot of William, Sophia and Charles Henry Spurrell
The burial plot of William, Sophia and Charles Henry Spurrell
As well as a headstone the plot has a stone edging. 
Located    Sophia Atwill HEAD (d. 24 May 1899)
Charles Henry SPURRELL (d. 22 May 1899)
William SPURRELL (d. 12 Aug 1895)
 
The grave of Peter Northmore
The grave of Peter Northmore
Inscription:
Erected
to
the memory of
Peter Northmore
who departed this life
July the 1st 1869
aged 64 years
Take ye heed watch and pray
for ye know not when the day
Mark Chap XIII verse 33
 
Located  7. Latitude: 50.53354502097518, Longitude: -4.069463610649109  Peter NORTHMORE (d. 1 Jun 1869)
 
The grave of William and Sophia Spurrell and their son Charles Henry
The grave of William and Sophia Spurrell and their son Charles Henry
The incription reads:
(a few words at the start probably missing - unreadable in my photo)
my dear husband
William Spurrell
Who Died August 12th 1895
aged 73 years
Also, Sophia Atwill
wife of the above
who died May 24th 1899
aged 73 years
her end was peace
Also, Charles Henry
son of the above
who died May 22nd 1899
aged 33 years.
Thy Will Be Done. 
Located  8. Latitude: 50.53360997695944, Longitude: -4.069361686706543  Sophia Atwill HEAD (d. 24 May 1899)
Charles Henry SPURRELL (d. 22 May 1899)
William SPURRELL (d. 12 Aug 1895)
 
The gravestone of Jemima Arthur nee Spurrell and her daughter Rebecca Andrew(s) nee Bradford
The gravestone of Jemima Arthur nee Spurrell and her daughter Rebecca Andrew(s) nee Bradford
Buried near to Jemima parents in Sampford Spiney. Both women were married twice. Jemima's first husband, father of Rebecca, who died when his daughter was a baby, just 5 years after his marriage, was buried at St. Budeaux. I don't know where her second lies.
I don't know when or where Rebecca's first husband died but her second is buried close to her in Sampford Spiney.

The inscription reads:
In
Loving Memory
of

Rebecca,
the beloved wife of
James Andrews,
(of leewood in this parish)
Who Died Novr. 22nd. 1910,
Aged 86 Years.

Also Jemima Arthur
mother of the above
Who Died Jany. 27th. 1854,
Aged 60 Years.

 
Located  9. Latitude: 50.533606396713125, Longitude: -4.0693844854831696  Rebecca Jemima Spurrell BRADFORD (d. 22 Nov 1910)
Jemima SPURRELL (d. 27 Jan 1854)
 
The gravestone of two Spurrell sisters: Sarah Ann and Jane
The gravestone of two Spurrell sisters: Sarah Ann and Jane
Two of the ten children of Thomas Spurrell and Sarah Wilcocks, buried adjacent to their parents. The first 5 children all married, of the next 3 two died unmarried as young adults, the fate of the 3rd I have not discovered, but the last two, Sarah Ann and Jane lived to good ages (80 and 96) but remained as spinsters. This, and their being buried in the same grave, may suggest they lived together, but this was not so; in fact the last census in which they are to be found together is in 1861 when, aged 28 and 22, they were still with their parents. Jane then lived at least until 1911 at Leewood, working as a dressmaker, whilst Sarah spent her life in service, with a different household at the time of each census, mostly in Devon but once in London. They may have lived togther in old age - I have found no evidence either way.  
Located  10. Latitude: 50.53380501487339, Longitude: -4.069440811872482  Jane SPURRELL (d. 19 Dec 1928)
Sarah Ann SPURRELL (d. 13 Jan 1919)
 
The positions of the Spurrell graves in Sampford Spiney
The positions of the Spurrell graves in Sampford Spiney
Showing where the graves of Samuel and Patty Spurrell and several of their descendants are positioned, in relation both to each other and to the Church.
Some other descendants of theirs, including two, daughters, one being my ancestor Mary, are also buried in this churchyard, but the graves appear to be unmarked.
 
Located  11. Latitude: 50.53363406125889, Longitude: -4.069381183219889  Family: Samuel SPURRELL / Patty REED
 
Thomas Spurrell's family graves - showing position
Thomas Spurrell's family graves - showing position
The graves of Thomas and Sarah his wife and of their daughters Jane and Sarah Ann are situated just to the East of the Godden Mausoleum. 
Located  12. Latitude: 50.533820529215475, Longitude: -4.069455564022064  Jane SPURRELL (d. 19 Dec 1928)
Sarah Ann SPURRELL (d. 13 Jan 1919)
Thomas SPURRELL (d. 24 Apr 1868)
Sarah WILCOCKS (d. 24 Mar 1877)
 

All burials in this place that I know of, for people on my tree)

 #   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Buried   Person ID 
1. Catherine   d. 10 Oct 1919 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11720
2. Mary   bur. 26 Nov 1796 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11669
3. ANDREW, James   d. 5 Nov 1914 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10890
4. BASSETT, Roger   bur. 18 Nov 1840 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11040
5. BRADFORD, Rebecca Jemima Spurrell   bur. 25 Nov 1910 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10889
6. COLE, Christine Mary   d. 24 Jan 2010 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11815
7. HEAD, Sophia Atwill   bur. 28 May 1899 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10720
8. KINSMAN, Joane   bur. 9 Jun 1718 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10599
9. LIGHT, Elizabeth   bur. 2 Mar 1785 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11672
10. LIGHT, Jane   bur. 12 Mar 1795 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11674
11. LIGHT, John   bur. 18 Feb 1713/14 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11659
12. LIGHT, John   bur. 18 Aug 1795 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11670
13. LIGHT, Richard   bur. 10 Apr 1771 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11675
14. MARTYN, Elizabeth   bur. 1 Feb 1772 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10593
15. MATTACOTT, Bartholomew   bur. 6 Jul 1771 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10592
16. MATTACOTT, Francis William   d. 18 Feb 1967 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11719
17. MATTACOTT, William   bur. 15 Jun 1810 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10494
18. MATTACOTT, William   bur. 27 Sep 1731 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10506
19. MATTACOTT, William Henry   d. 30 Jan 1938 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10520
20. MOOR, Keturah Bessie   d. 13 Mar 1926 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10521
21. NICHOLLS, Mary   bur. 28 Mar 1810 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10700
22. NORTHMORE, Eliza Elizabeth   bur. 22 Apr 1891 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10704
23. NORTHMORE, James   bur. 20 Jan 1839 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11057
24. NORTHMORE, Mark Charles   d. 23 Feb 1975 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11801
25. NORTHMORE, Mary Ann Pattey   d. 17 Aug 1874 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10719
26. NORTHMORE, Peter   d. 1 Jun 1869 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10702
27. NORTHMORE, Samuel   bur. 24 Oct 1806 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I11053
28. OXENHAM, Elizabeth   bur. 9 Feb 1845 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10761
29. REED, Ann   bur. 9 Dec 1826 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10529
30. REED, Patty   bur. 30 Jul 1837 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10523
31. SPURRELL, Alice   bur. 8 Feb 1865 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10549
32. SPURRELL, Benjamin   bur. 2 Mar 1853 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10673
33. SPURRELL, Charles Henry   bur. 25 May 1899 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10721
34. SPURRELL, Fanny   d. 19 Sep 1896 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10743
35. SPURRELL, Gatty   bur. 18 Jul 1805 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10645
36. SPURRELL, Jane   d. 19 Dec 1928 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10676
37. SPURRELL, Jemima   bur. 1 Feb 1854 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10557
38. SPURRELL, John   bur. 16 Nov 1854 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10672
39. SPURRELL, Mary   bur. 25 Aug 1809 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10216
40. SPURRELL, Samuel   bur. 2 Nov 1831 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10522
41. SPURRELL, Samuel   bur. 24 Jun 1804 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10553
42. SPURRELL, Sarah Ann   d. 13 Jan 1919 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10674
43. SPURRELL, Thomas   d. 24 Apr 1868 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10665
44. SPURRELL, William   bur. 8 Jan 1898 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10671
45. SPURRELL, William   d. 12 Aug 1895 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10713
46. STACEY, Joan   bur. 8 May 1810 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10495
47. VOGWELL, William   bur. 7 Sep 1812 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I1051
48. WESTINGTON, Patience   bur. 18 Dec 1850 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10708
49. WILCOCKS, Sarah   d. 24 Mar 1877 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10667
50. WILCOCKS, Simon   bur. 23 Apr 1843 St. Mary’s Church, Sampford Spiney, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location I10668