1851 / 1861 - George Spurway Bridgwater

[kmoore]

Can someone please check the 1851 and 1861 censuses for George Spurway in Bridgewater.

He would be 41 or 42 in 1851 and was known to be an Inn keeper in the White Horse St Mary's Street Bridgewater in 1859.
His wife was Elizabeth and one child was Ellen Jane aged about 4.
Thank you.

[Heather D]

A little young maybe, but the only George Spurway on the Beavington 1851 transcription, and an innkeeper :-

HO107 1924 177 51
Spaxton

SPURWAY George 35 Inn Keeper Paulett
Elizabeth 32 Bridgewater, Som.
Mary Ann 4 Scholar Spaxton
Ellen Jane 4 Scholar Spaxton
Eliza 2 Spaxton
BIRD Mary Ann Servant 20 North Petherton, Som.

There were a couple of Spurways in Bridgwater, living next door to each other. I'll give you those in case they tie in.

HO107 1925 253 31
Bridgwater

SPURWAY Thomas 36 Tailor Foreman Bridgewater, Som.
Mary 37 Bridgewater, Som.
Mary Ann 15 Bridgewater, Som.
Thomas 14 Scholar Bristol
Caroline 61 Scholar Bridgewater, Som.
Ellen 8 Scholar Bridgewater, Som.
Emma 7 Bridgewater, Som.
Elizabeth 3 Bridgewater, Som.
Clara 1 Bridgewater, Som.
138

SPURWAY Peter 34 Dairyman Bridgewater, Som.
Harriet 28 Taunton, Som.

[kmoore]

Hello Heather B

Thank you for the reply. It is definatly the family I'm looking for. I knew they also had a daughter Eliza but didn't know about Mary Ann.
I don't know what happened to the age of George?

I'm not sure about the other families either? More research needed I think.
It would be wonderful if I can find him again in 1861 as there was a death in 1859 of a George Spurway buried in Spaxton aged 49?
It doesn't show him as deceased on Ellen Jane's marriage in 1872 which is confussing me a little
Thanks again
Keith

[Heather D]

You'll like this, I think

Browsing around I have found a site with Pawlett parish records and there is a baptism for George Spurway to William and Ann 21 May 1809

Have a browse yourself - http://www.durtnall.org.uk/Somerset%20Pages.htm

Also in Pawlett 1851
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SPURWAY William Widow/er 74 Parish Relief Ag. Lab. Langport
SHALICE Charles Lodger 47 Parish Relief Baker Spaxton

[kmoore]

Thanks again Heather.
I found another sibling of George and a couple of deaths
I didn't find any marriages but knew the fathers name was William from the marriage cert of George.
I'll look elsewere including Langport.
Cheers Keith

[krisesjoint]

Hi Keith here is the 1861 census

RG9/1624 ED 2 Folio 23 Page 2
"White Horse" St Mary Street
Bridgewater Somerset


SPURWAY Elizabeth Head 46 Widow b Bridgewater Innkeeper
SPURWAY Mary Ann Dau 16 Unm b Spaxton Innkeepers Dau
SPURWAY Ellen J Dau 14 b Spaxton Innkeepers Dau
SPURWAY Eliza W Dau 9 b Spaxton Scholar
SPURWAY Louisa Dau 8 b Spaxton Scholar
SPURWAY Oreland George Servant 19 Unm b Bromfield Ostler

Cheers Kris 

[kmoore]

Thanks Kris,

I have been without a pc for about the last 3 months so accept my appologises for not responding sooner.
Thanks again
Keith

[jmkb]

Hi Keith (and HeatherB, if you see this post)

I was doing a search in the site for the name Spurway and found these posts. It so happens that the Peter and Thomas Spurway mentioned here living beside each other are older brothers of my husband's gg grandmother Eliza Spurway (their father was named Thomas and apparently their grandfather was Peter, though I haven't confirmed this).
I've really just started to research this family so I haven't found any connection to your George. Have you found any connection? There didn't seem to be many Spurways in north Somerset back then, so I was just curious.

And Heather, if you happen to see this post, thank you so much for this bit of info.

Best of luck in the ongoing search
Jennifer

A little young maybe, but the only George Spurway on the Beavington 1851 transcription, and an innkeeper :-

HO107 1924 177 51
Spaxton

SPURWAY George 35 Inn Keeper Paulett
Elizabeth 32 Bridgewater, Som.
Mary Ann 4 Scholar Spaxton
Ellen Jane 4 Scholar Spaxton
Eliza 2 Spaxton
BIRD Mary Ann Servant 20 North Petherton, Som.

There were a couple of Spurways in Bridgwater, living next door to each other. I'll give you those in case they tie in.

HO107 1925 253 31
Bridgwater

SPURWAY Thomas 36 Tailor Foreman Bridgewater, Som.
Mary 37 Bridgewater, Som.
Mary Ann 15 Bridgewater, Som.
Thomas 14 Scholar Bristol
Caroline 61 Scholar Bridgewater, Som.
Ellen 8 Scholar Bridgewater, Som.
Emma 7 Bridgewater, Som.
Elizabeth 3 Bridgewater, Som.
Clara 1 Bridgewater, Som.
138

SPURWAY Peter 34 Dairyman Bridgewater, Som.
Harriet 28 Taunton, Som.

[Heather D]

And Heather, if you happen to see this post, thank you so much for this bit of info.

Jennifer

Seen! I'm really pleased it came in useful for you

Heather