Henry SPURDLE [Harry]

1869 - 1938  (68 years)

• Name	Henry SPURDLE
  Known As	Harry
  Birth	23 Aug 1869	Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Wheelwright  [3, 4]
  Death	19 May 1938	Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	21 May 1938	Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand   [7, 8]
  Probate	08 Jun 1938	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [9]
  Person ID	I267	NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2008

  
  

  Father	Oliver Cooke SPURDLE,   b. 16 Mar 1833, Seaborough, Dorset, England d. 18 Sep 1911, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Maria LITHERLAND,   b. 06 Mar 1828, Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, England d. 27 Dec 1911, Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	01 Oct 1854	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [3, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emily HOLMES,   b. 1873, Kent, England d. 04 Oct 1937, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	07 Jul 1892	Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand   [3, 10, 12, 13]
  Children	+ 1. Frederick William SPURDLE,   b. 30 Aug 1892, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 31 Jan 1964, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 71 years)   2. Harriet Hilda SPURDLE [Hilda],   b. 28 Jan 1895, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 30 Nov 1973, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 78 years) + 3. Dorothy Alma SPURDLE,   b. 20 Apr 1897, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 03 Dec 1969, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 72 years) + 4. Alice May SPURDLE,   b. 18 Apr 1900, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 26 Jun 1988, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 88 years)   5. Constance Ada SPURDLE,   b. 15 Mar 1907, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 18 Nov 1968, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Aug 1869 - Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand Marriage - 07 Jul 1892 - Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand Death - 19 May 1938 - Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand Burial - 21 May 1938 - Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand Probate - 08 Jun 1938 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY Henry Spurdle, known as Harry, was the eighth child of Oliver Spurdle and Maria Litherland, born 1869 in Waitara. Harry spent his whole life in Waitara. After leaving school he entered the Post and Telegraph Service, but did not like the indoor work. He then became a wheelwright, a trade he was involved in for the remainder of his working life. In 1892 Harry married Emily Holmes and they had five children. Harry was involved in sport and sport administration, being secretary of the Waitara Jockey Club, the Rowing Club, the Waitara Football and Athletic Club, and the Taranaki Annual Regatta Club. Harry died in 1938 and Emily died in 1937. Both were buried in Waitara Cemetery. Source: Janette Howe and Robyn Spurdle published Spurdle Heritage for the 1992 Spurdle family reunion. 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. 1908 Biography Mr. Henry Spurdle, Secretary and Librarian of the Waitara Institute and Library, was born in Waitara, and is the son of Mr. O. C. Spurdle, a well known settler. He was educated in Waitara, and afterwards entered the Post and Telegraph service, but finding too much indoor work unsuitable, he decided to learn the wheelwrights' trade and was with his father and brothers for some years. Mr. Spurdle then managed Mr. J. R. Clarke's wheelwright works for some time, and subsequently entered the employment of Mr. G. Pearce. In all sporting and athletic matters Mr. Spurdle takes a lively interest, and renders valuable assistance in promoting the success of local pastimes. He is secretary of the Waitara Jockey Club, the Clifton Rowing Club, the Waitara Football and Athletic Club, and the Taranaki Annual Regatta Club. Source: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts], 1908, Christchurch, New Zealand. [3, 14]

  
  

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