Maria LITHERLAND

1828 - 1911  (83 years)

• Name	Maria LITHERLAND
  Birth	06 Mar 1828	Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, England   [1]
  Baptism	09 Mar 1828	Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	From 07 Oct 1849 to 18 Jan 1850	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [3]
  Immigration	From 07 Oct 1849 to 18 Jan 1850	ship BERKSHIRE   [1, 4]
  Residence	From 1850 to 1867	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1]
  Residence	From 1867 to 1896	Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1]
  Residence	From 1896 to 1911	Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1]
  Death	27 Dec 1911	Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand   [1, 5]
  Burial	29 Dec 1911	Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I237	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2008

  
  

  Father	William BRUNT
  Mother	Elizabeth LITHERLAND,   b. 1807   d. 1831 (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Oliver Cooke SPURDLE,   b. 16 Mar 1833, Seaborough, Dorset, England d. 18 Sep 1911, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	01 Oct 1854	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1, 6, 7]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah SPURDLE,   b. 31 Dec 1854, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 20 Mar 1921, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 66 years) + 2. Mary Ann SPURDLE,   b. 14 Nov 1856, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 16 Jul 1928, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (Age 71 years) + 3. Samuel Oliver SPURDLE [Ollie],   b. 11 Aug 1859, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 09 Jun 1944, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 84 years) + 4. Harriett SPURDLE,   b. 10 Sep 1861, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 26 Dec 1946, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia (Age 85 years) + 5. Elizabeth Annis SPURDLE [Elizabeth Annice],   b. 13 Jul 1863, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 13 Sep 1922, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 59 years)   6. Frederick William SPURDLE [William],   b. 27 Oct 1865, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 23 Sep 1878, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 12 years)   7. Annie SPURDLE,   b. 19 Jul 1868, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 21 Jul 1886, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 18 years) + 8. Henry SPURDLE [Harry],   b. 23 Aug 1869, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 19 May 1938, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 68 years) + 9. Frederick Lawrence SPURDLE [Laurie],   b. 04 Jan 1875, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 20 Jan 1942, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 06 Mar 1828 - Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, England Baptism - 09 Mar 1828 - Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, England Immigration - From 07 Oct 1849 to 18 Jan 1850 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Residence - From 1850 to 1867 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Marriage - 01 Oct 1854 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Residence - From 1867 to 1896 - Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand Residence - From 1896 to 1911 - Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand Death - 27 Dec 1911 - Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand Burial - 29 Dec 1911 - Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Maria Litherland

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - Oliver and Maria Spurdle In loving memory of Oliver C Spurdle died 18 Sept 1911 aged 78 years. Maria wife of the above died 27 Dec 1911 aged 84 years. Plot: Memorial Area, Row E Plot 11N

  
  

  Histories

  Places - Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, England Information about Appleby Magna, where Maria Litherland was born and baptised in 1828. Her mother, Elizabeth Litherland, was born and died in the parish too. Maria Litherland migrated to New Zealand in 1849.

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY Maria Litherland was born on 6 March 1828 in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire. Maria was born illegitimately, the daughter of Elizabeth Litherland aged 21. Maria's mother died when she was nearly 3 years old and she was brought up by her aunt Lydia Litherland and her husband Thomas Wilson. Maria, her uncle, aunt and four young cousins migrated from England to New Zealand on the ship Berkshire, arriving in New Plymouth on 18 January 1850. Maria married Oliver Spurdle in 1854 in New Plymouth. They lived in New Plymouth until 1867 before moving to Waitara. They had nine children, six children while they lived in New Plymouth, and three were born in Waitara. In 1896 Oliver and Maria moved to Inglewood where two sons also settled. After Oliver died in 1911 Maria moved to Fielding and lived with her daughter Elizabeth. She died 3 months after Oliver in December 1911 and was buried in Inglewood Cemetery. Source: Janette Howe and Robyn Spurdle published Spurdle Heritage for the 1992 Spurdle family reunion. Much of the above information, by Carrol Crandall, is extracted from that publication. The book contains considerably more detail. Copies of the book are held at many New Zealand libraries. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Robyn Spurdle & Janette Howe, Spurdle Heritage, (ESA Publications, Auckland NZ 1992). [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none. MARIA LETHERLAND, Christening: 09 MAR 1828 Appleby Magna, Leicester, England. Mother: ELIZABETH LETHERLAND. Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. [S118] Robyn Spurdle & Janette Howe, Spurdle Heritage, (ESA Publications, Auckland NZ 1992). p 33. Travelled on the ship "Berkshire", from "Downs" on 7 Oct 1849 arrive New Plymouth on 18 Jan 1850. [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none. [S26] New Zealand Society of Genealogists, NZ Cemetery Records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc 1985). [S122] Florence Mary Kenah, Raglan, NZ, William Spurdle - Sarah Sibley Family Tree, (April 1942). [S393] Mrs Jeannette Miller, NEW ZEALAND MARRIAGES 1854 from Registrar General's Office. INDEXES A-Y, (1991). 1854 SPURDLE OLIVER.COOKE # 0139 and 1854 LITHERLAND MARIA # 0139