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My grt grt grndmthr SARAH SPURRIT , baptised 3rd June 1808 in WOODSTOCK
parents RICHARD SPURRIT m. SUSANNA OSBORN 28th Dec 1801, I believe there were other children ?
Has anyone come across this name in there research ?
cheers
Pauline
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There was a Jonathan Spurritt in Burford in 1816,who was the victim of a theft of a letter containing a one pound bank of England note-the thief was executed!!
A Thomas Spurritt was in Bampton, a surveyor, and a Robert Spurritt was there as a grocer, in Mill Street-he died on October 22nd 1880 aged 43.
Maybe the same Thomas Spurritt in 1886 tried to sell his dead farming stock, but later withdrew them from the sale.
There was a horrible murder of a Mr. John and Mrs. Spurritt of Steeple Aston, who had a pub/hostelry on the Banbury Road. The murder took place around January 18th, 1754.
Details from the Oxford Journal.
Tom
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, Thanks for that Tom ,
I found my grt grt grt grnd mthr Susanna Spuritt in 1841 census living in mill st , occupation grocer , she was then aged 60, widowed with a daughter Ann aged 15yrs and a son Robert aged 3yrs , these would be my grt grt grndmthrs Sara's siblings,.
This would seem to be the Robert who died in 1880
would I be able to access the journal ?
Regards Pauline
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Not a problem:
All that info comes from 48 British national newspapers available from gale Databases, but available online at some libraries.
Tom
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Hi Pauline,
Richard SPURRIT was my 4th great grandfather. He and Susanna had five children: Richard, Thomas, Ann and Robert. I descend from Thomas and I have a lot of infromation on the descendants of Richard and Thomas, but not the others.
I also know that Richard had a sister Jane and a brother Robert. However, I am really stuck trying to get further back. I am pretty sure that I am related to the William that was murdered in 1754 and I have various other links further back but I can quite join them all up. I woudl be very happy to compare notes.
Regards
Rob
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Hi Pauline,
My 5th great grandfather was Robert Spirit born abt 1780 in Wootton,
Oxford,have not been able to find out anything about his parents etc.
He died in Hexham 1852.
regards
Lynne
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Hello Rob.
Robert Spirit (Spurrett) born about 1780 in Wootton, Oxfordshire was
my 5th Greatgrandfather, after app been in the Dorset milita 1799-1808
he and his family moved to Hexham. He died 1853 Gilligate, Hexham. my greatgreat aunt who lives in America recalls him having brother Richard.
Also that descendants came from Stow-on-the-Wold, Woodstock, Oxon,
Burford etc.,
Robert married a Susanna (unknown) children-Jane 1803 Devon, Susannah 1810
Woodstock Oxon, Stephen 1815, Mary A 1818 Hex, Elizabeth 1819 Hex, Ann
1821 Hex and Richard 1827 Hex. Think Robert lived in Woodstock Oxon for
little while after been demobbed in 1808.
Lynne(Spirit)
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Hi Lynne
My grt grt grndmthr was Sara Spurritt, she was born 1808 Woodstock , and was the neice of your ancestor Robert, her father being Roberts brother Richard b1781 Woodstock.
Apparently Robert married Susannah ,who had been origionally from Hexham in Northumberland , he was discharged from the militia and they returned to Hexham taking his neice Sara with them , where she met and married my grt grt grndfather Joseph Armstrong.
Pauline
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Hi Lynne
Abit more info , Roberts father was WILLIAM SPURRIER b 1760 Neithrop , or Nelthrop BANBURY, don't know who he married .
Williams parents were Robert Spurrier b. 1725
buried 16th jan 1810 Hampton Gay
He m,. Elizabeth Childs 1st oct 1749 Banbury.
This info was passed on to me , and I have not yet checked it out , but it may give you something to go on .
regards Pauline
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Hi
I couldn't find your Richard in the Woodstock regs but have found Susanna Osborn chr Jul 24 1782 d/o Richard and Tabitha.
Can confirm the burial of William Spurrier 16th Jan 1810 Hampton Gay (I have the regs). States 85 and of Wooton. Spells his name Spurret.
OFHS WOD01
The only entries for Spurrit or variants of that name in the Wooton regs themselves are:
30 Jan 1791 bur Benjamin Spurritt pauper
1 Apr 1805 mar James Stansbridge b. (Steeple Aston) to Jane Spurritt sp witnesses Richard Spurrett and Mary Osborne.
Hampton Gay:
16 Jan 1810 bur Robert Spurret of the parish of Wooton age 85
Nothing in Cassington, Hampton Poyle, Wolvercote, Woodstock Union Chapel, Woodstock, Yarnton
OFHS WOD02
Nothing in Combe, Deddington, Duns Tew, Kiddington, North Aston, Over Worton, Rousham, Sandford St Martin, Steeple Barton, Tackley, Westcote Barton
OFHS WOD03
Nothing in Begbroke, Bladon, Glympton, Kidlington, Nether Worton, North Aston, Shipton on Cherwell, Stonesfield, Water Eaton
Steeple Aston
21 Jun 1730 Joyce d. William
22 Jan 1754 William & Elizabeth Spurrier, murdered
Please note I tended to concentrate my searches for pre 1800s. From the above searches I would assume that the Spurretts came from a parish adjoining Woodstock parish.
Have got the following from Bampton regs for you but these are all later:
Baptisms:
Mary Ann Spurret 3 Apr 1825 d Thomas and Rejoice labourer
Harriet Susanna 22 Feb 1829 d Thomas and Rejoice labourer
Richard Spurrett 22 Feb 1829 s Thomas and Rejoice labourer
Lucy Spurrett 16 Sept 1836 d Thomas and Rejoice labourer
Robert Spurrett 4 Oct 1837 s Thomas and Rejoice labourer
Joseph Henry Spurrett 8 Jan 1840 s Thomas and Rejoice Road Surveyor.
Sara Spurrett 17 Mar 1841 d Thomas and Joyce coal merchant
George Spurret 7 May 1843 s Thomas and Rejoice coal merchant
Walter Richard Spurret 14 Feb 1849 s Richard and Jane pensioner
Thomas Richard Spurrett 23 Nov 1851 s Richard & Emma labourer
Susan Jane Spurret 26 Dec 1852 d Richard & Jane labourer
Arthur George Spurret 2 Jul 1854 s Richard & Emma labourer
and many more
Marriages:
Richard Spurrett bach soldier mar 4 Dec 1847 Jane Spedwell spin, fathers Richard Spurrett labourer, John Bedwell beadle. Wits James Wells, Mary Ann Morse
21 Mar 1848 Ann Spurret mar Robert Stone, bach, mason fathers Thomas Spurrett coal merchant, William Stone mason
21 Apr 1851 Richard Spurrett bach, labourer mar Emma Cripps fathers Thomas Spurrett coal merchant, William Cripps labourer
31 Dec 1867 Robert Spurrett bach grocer mar Trecena Pinnock Beckinsale fathers Thomas Spurrett farmer, John Pinnock Beckinsale
There are quite a lot of Spurretts/Spurrits in the 19th century so I've stopped listing them! If you need info relating to a particular Spurrett from this time in Bampton just let me know. I'm just sorry I couldn't find anything for the earlier dates you were after.
Regards
Steph
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Hi Steph,Thank you so much for your info,Have come across a few of them
in family search,still trying to work out where they all fit in to my tree.The
name Spirit as i know it has so many variations over the years like Spurrett,
Spurritt etc., and now Spurrier,it gets confusing.
Thanks again for your help.
Lynne
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Hi Pauline,
Do you have all info on Robert and Susannah after they moved to Hexham,
including there family.Their daughter Jane b.1806 Devon had illigitamate
son Stephen who was my g,g,g,grandfather to his 1st wife Mary Campbell.
His 2nd wife was a Sarah Hannah Tugby.Your info has been a brilliant
help to me.
Lynne
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Hi Lynne
I'm afraid I don't have any more at the moment as I haven't been able to do much lately, but I will certainly let you know if I come across anything.
I wondered if you were interested in maps of Hexham?the one I have shows Gilesgate as it would have been then."HEXHAM1895"
You can get them on line at www. alangodfreymaps.co.uk, they are not expensive and I have found them quite interesting, and helpful
Pauline
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Hi Pauline.
I ment to say,do you need any information on Roberts Family?
Lynne
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Hello Lynne,
I posted on this thread a year ago but I have only just noticed the activity from Aug 11. I am a descendant from the Woodstock Spurretts and have a tree of the Spurretts covering about a thousand names. I am very happy to compare notes.
By the way, you mentioned your great great Aunt who lives in America - is that Elizabeth who lived in Manchester Missouri and was researching the Spirits?
Rob Spurrett
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Hi Robert,
Great to hear from you,very happy to share any info i have,although havent
that much on the Woodstock/Stow-on-the Wold side of the family.But willing
to share anything i have with you.I think its funny that when Spurretts moved
to the North East the spelling of the name changed to Spirit and yours never
changed.
I think its the same Elizabeth,Quinn is her surname,i only got intouch with her 2years ago through a gentleman from New Zealand who had come across my
family tree(his family are the Tugbys,my g,g,g grandfather Stephen`s 2nd
wife was a Tugby)Elizabeth is 87yrs old now,ive wrote to her a couple of times,and funny enough before i read your email,id just recieved a one from
gentleman in New Zealand,who said Elizabeth was doing fine,and id decided to write to her in the New Year.
Lynne
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Hello Lynne,
Yes Elizabeth Quinn - how wonderful!!! I would like to write to her as well as she spent some time communicating with my father who started me on this never-ending trail. I need to check she is at the same address but rather than post somebody else's address on an open site, could you email me it at * Also, whereabouts are you so we can figure out how to compare notes?
Rob
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Hello I am Caroline Timms b. Bampton & read your thread with great interest as I am related to the spurretts. My great grandfather Henry Timms married Annie Elizabeth Spurrett( in 1892) daughter of Joseph Henry Spurrett & Caroline Luckett, grandaughter of Thomas Spurrett & Rejoice Orpwood. I would be grateful if anyone can help me as I am now stuck on Thomas, my 3x gt grandfather but my Orpwood line definately can be traced to Thomas Orpwood (1668).
Regards Caroline.
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Hi Caroline,Good to hear from you,funnily enough i have just recentley found out through another rootsweb member all about Thomas amd Rejoice and
Joseph Henry.What exactley are you stuck on?Its a bit late now but if you tell me what you want to know i will help you in any way i can.In return you can help me with the Timms family as all i have is that Annie Elizabeth(i have her as Elizabeth Annie)married a Ted Timms and they had 2 sons Harry and Ted.
With regards
Lynne
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Hi Steph,Thank you so much for your info,Have come across a few of them
in family search,still trying to work out where they all fit in to my tree.The
name Spirit as i know it has so many variations over the years like Spurrett,
Spurritt etc., and now Spurrier,it gets confusing.
Thanks again for your help.
Lynne
Steve
Hi I have been doing the Dargue tree,I got really stuck between Thomas Dargue and John his father
as you might know Thomas married Jane Spuritt ( this is how it is spelt on the marriage certificate )
It is dated 1840 at Hexham parish church,which I think is the Abby.Her father Robert Spuritt in the Hexham militia a Gardsman.
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Hi,great info on Janes father Robert ,new was in the Militia,but not a guardsman.
Lynne
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Hi,great info on Janes father Robert ,new was in the Militia,but not a guardsman.
Lynne
I an sorry Lynne ,the writing on the marriage certificate is quite difficult to read.It might be disappointing but on deeper scrutinising it is aether Gardesman. Or Gardener so on reflection Gardener seems more reasonable.
Steve
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Hi Steve,never mind,i new he had been a gardener,ha.But he defientley had been in the militia in
the Napiotic war.
Lynne
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Hi Steve,never mind,i new he had been a gardener,ha.But he defientley had been in the militia in
the Napiotic war.
Lynne
Yes based at Hexham moved to Cornwall where Jane was born then moved back to Hexham
Steve UK.
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Hi Steve,my only goal now is to find out Roberts wifes maiden name,there is so many ideas
floating around ancestry,but need to no for sure,in order to follow the line properley.Never
know may be lucky one day.
Lynne
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Hi Steve,my only goal now is to find out Roberts wifes maiden name,there is so many ideas
floating around ancestry,but need to no for sure,in order to follow the line properley.Never
know may be lucky one day.
Lynne
Well I have a Susanna Park Hill. 1782. 1854
I won't guarantee it but worth a try
Steve
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Hi Steve,my only goal now is to find out Roberts wifes maiden name,there is so many ideas
floating around ancestry,but need to no for sure,in order to follow the line properley.Never
know may be lucky one day.
Lynne
Well I have a Susanna Park Hill. 1782. 1854
I won't guarantee it but worth a try
Steve
I have checked Ancestry .co.uk
Robert Spuritt's spouse
Susanna Parkhill born Northumberland 1782. Died Hexham 1854
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, Thanks for that Tom ,
I found my grt grt grt grnd mthr Susanna Spuritt in 1841 census living in mill st , occupation grocer , she was then aged 60, widowed with a daughter Ann aged 15yrs and a son Robert aged 3yrs , these would be my grt grt grndmthrs Sara's siblings,.
I hope you don't mind me joining into this conversation but I am new to forums.
I have a Robert Spuritt born Oxford married a Susanna Parkhill from northumberland. 1782. 1854.he was in the militia in Hexham, moved to Cornwall where Jane was born then moved back to Hexham.
This would seem to be the Robert who died in 1880
would I be able to access the journal ?
Regards Pauline
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Hi Steve,i will,already tried an Osborne and a Thomson with no luck.
Thanks
Lynne
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Hi,Robert Spurrit born 1780 in Oxford died 1853 in Hexham,not 1880,ive searched ancestry
records and cant find a marriage to a Susanna Parkhill,can`t even find a birth for her in Hexham.
Ive seen trees saying she was Roberts wife,but no records.no rcords on family search for then
in Hexham,as records start to late.may have to go through all their records for Northumberland
to try and find it.what fun this famiy tree buisness is sometimes
Lynne
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Hi,Robert Spurrit born 1780 in Oxford died 1853 in Hexham,not 1880,ive searched ancestry
records and cant find a marriage to a Susanna Parkhill,can`t even find a birth for her in Hexham.
Ive seen trees saying she was Roberts wife,but no records.no rcords on family search for then
in Hexham,as records start to late.may have to go through all their records for Northumberland
to try and find it.what fun this famiy tree buisness is sometimes
Lynne
I just sent a post to you I don't know if you received it
In the 1851 census Robert Spirit Susanna Spirit note name change Spuritt to Spirit I tried to send an attachment photo graph of census but I don't think it worked
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Hi,the spelling of the name changes alot over the years,i email a relative who still lives in the
Oxford area and still spells it Spurret,we think that when Robert moved up to Northumberland
the name changed because of his accent,plus when cencus forms were filled in it wasnt always
the head of family who filled them in,as lots of people couldnt write.which leads to alot of changes
in the spelling of some surnames.Il look into 1851 cencus.will keep searching for Susanna.
cheers,Lynne
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Hi,the spelling of the name changes alot over the years,i email a relative who still lives in the
Oxford area and still spells it Spurret,we think that when Robert moved up to Northumberland
the name changed because of his accent,plus when cencus forms were filled in it wasnt always
the head of family who filled them in,as lots of people couldnt write.which leads to alot of changes
in the spelling of some surnames.Il look into 1851 cencus.will keep searching for Susanna.
cheers,Lynne
Hi Lynne did you find what you are looking for. 1841 census shows Robert Spirit is a Gardener. From Wooton Oxfordshire. His wife Susan Spirit. From Hexham. ( Susan Parkhill )they must be who you are looking for
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HI,yes it is,but still unsure of Susanna maiden name been Parkhil,without finding marriage info.
Lynne
cheers
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Happy New Year Lynne (and also our other new Spirity friend!)
Remind me what led us to Parkhill as Susan's maiden name. I know that Elizabeth Q suggested it but I can't remember if we found what led her to that conclusion. Do you remember?
Best wishes, Rob
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Hi Rob,
Happy New Year to you and your family.Not quite sure about name Parkhill.Im sure
i came across a Susannah Parkhill married to a Spirit but not to Robert.
regards Lynne
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Hi - yes - I recall that one as well. If I remember correctly, it was also slightly too early (~1780) as well as not being a Robert. It will remain a mystery to be solved in 2014!
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Hi everyone, Not sure if any one will get to read this as it has been over 12mnths since any activiity on this site. i have just been reading all your posts, very interesting. My GGGGgrand father was William Spurritt/Spurrett, GGGgrandfather Robert Spirit (Spurrett) , GGgrandmother Elizabeth Spirit, Ggrandfather John Middleton, Grandfather James (Jim) Middleton, my Dad Richard Spirit Middleton. Elizabeth gave one of her sons the name of Richard Spirit Middleton who died in his 30 (hit by a train in the coal mines in Australia) my dad was named after him, however, the name Spirit has not continued down our line.
cheers
June
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Hi June - I did just read this and I'm very interested. I'm tied up at the moment but let me digest what you've written and i'll get back to you shortly (but it maybe tomorrow). Rob Spurrett
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Please can you give me a date (b. or d.) on the GGGrand Elizabeth or GGGgrand Robert so I can work out which one they are on my tree and where you fit? I'm guessing these are the Hexham connection?
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Hi Rob, thank you for replying, i got a lovely surprise seeing your note. okay here's my dates
William Spurrier(spurrett) 1760 - 1810, I notice that William and his father Robert died same time 16 January 1810, do you know how or what happened?
his son Robert Spirit (Spurrett) 1780 Wootton Oxfordshire - 1853 Gilligate, Hexham Northumberand, married Susannah unknown (several names have been banded around not yet confirmed) born 1782 Hexham, died January 1854 in the Workhouse, Hexham, (another interesting fact as some of her family were still living, but Susannah went to the workhouse!)
one of Their daughters Elizabeth Spirit 1819 born hexham i do not have her death date as yet she married John Featherstonehaugh 2/4/1837 and had six children John died 1853, then married John Middleton on 31 October 1853 John Middleton 1832 - 1891
hope this helps
cheers
June Middleton
ps: my family emigrated to Australia in 1967
hope this helps
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Thanks for this June. I'm working from memory as I'm travelling with work today so bear with me. From memory, i don't think I have found deaths for William and Robert so maybe you are ahead of me there. But some I think I can unravel some of your other questions. I think between us we maybe able to figure this out. I can't recall what I had put up on my Spurrett website with respect to this. Anyway, give me a little while and I'll get back to you.
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So let me work backwards (because we have more agreement from the later generations, no surprise):
I have Elizabeth b. 1819 marrying John Featherston 2/4/1837. I also don’t have her death but to be honest I haven’t tried as my focus is a Spurrett one-name study.
Her father Robert I have born 1783 in Wootton and died 1853 Hexham, as you say. There are some conflicts here – some people say 1781 but I suspect he lied about his age in order to get enlisted into the Militia.
I’ve also been told Susannah as the name for his wife but I can’t find any evidence of it. He was moving around with the militia, so his marriage could be anywhere. There are a few sources that cite Susan PARKHILL but I’ve not managed to located the evidence for that.
I am descended from a brother of this Robert, who was Richard b 1781 and who was married to Susanna(h) OSBOURNE (various spellings). Richard is my 4xGGrandfather
Now to the bit where it gets more challenging.
I now have Robert and Richard's father as another Robert, not William (which is a change from some of the earlier posts in this thread) and their mother as Mary. I now have William b1760 as their father Robert’s brother. I know Mary was born 1759 and died 1790 aged 31. (with an outside chance that this is the wrong Mary as there is one other unlikely candidate). I only know that Robert and Mary were travellers and I’ve searched over the circuit I think they travelled.
I do have William’s father (and Robert’s father), bur. 16 Jan 1810 aged 85, as you reported, but not a death record for William at the same time. Where did you find William’s death on the same day?
Robert (1725-1810) = Elizabeth (1725-1806)
son William (1760 - ) = Jane TURNER (likely but not 100% certain)
son Robert (c.1760 - ) = Mary (1759-1790)
son Richard (1781-1832) = Susannah OSBOURNE (c.1780-1851)
(my 4xG grandfather)
son Robert ‘Militia’ (1783-1853) = Susannah???
your Elizabeth = John FEATHERSTONHAUGH
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Sorry Rob, i didn't realise you had replied, i usually get an email alerting me, not to worry, I will now go and digest your comments and get back to you asap.
cheers
June
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How is it going June? Did you have any thoughts on the question I asked:
I do have William’s father (and Robert’s father), bur. 16 Jan 1810 aged 85, as you reported, but not a death record for William at the same time. Where did you find William’s death on the same day?
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Hi Rob, I am so sorry, spent the last 4wks in hospital...... On the mend now.
I have not checked out my records yet, however, most of my info on the spurrett/Sperit/spirit family has come from my contacts on ancestry. I try to confirm them through the records, so need to check and get back to you as I may have made a mistake or missed something.
Regards June
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Sorry to hear that June. i thought something must have been up when I didn't hear back. Good luck with the recovery.