Frederick Lawrence SPURDLE [Laurie]

1875 - 1942  (67 years)

• Name	Frederick Lawrence SPURDLE
  Known As	Laurie
  Birth	04 Jan 1875	Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Painter, Inglewood  [3]
  Residence	From 1896 to 1942	Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
  Death	20 Jan 1942	Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	22 Jan 1942	Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I268	NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant
  Last Modified	28 Feb 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, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosalind Matilda STIELLER [Rosalie],   b. 1879   d. 15 Mar 1948, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	20 Jun 1905	Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand   [9, 11]
  Children	+ 1. Wilfred SPURDLE [Bill],   b. 01 May 1906, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 18 Mar 1975, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 68 years) + 2. Norman SPURDLE,   b. 05 Jun 1907, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 07 Aug 1970, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 63 years) + 3. Ernest SPURDLE,   b. 29 Jul 1908, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 03 Nov 1969, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 61 years) + 4. Leo SPURDLE,   b. 20 Aug 1909, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 01 Feb 1981, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 71 years) + 5. Reginald SPURDLE,   b. 01 Jul 1911, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 19 May 1974, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 62 years) + 6. Roy Frederick SPURDLE,   b. 29 Mar 1913, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 14 Jan 1965, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 51 years) + 7. Freda Constance SPURDLE [Connie],   b. 10 Jul 1915, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 04 Sep 2005 (Age 90 years)   8. Jean Mary SPURDLE,   b. 20 Jul 1918, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 08 Oct 1997, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 79 years) + 9. Bernard Patrick SPURDLE [Barney],   b. 23 Mar 1921, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 25 Apr 1980, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 04 Jan 1875 - Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand Residence - From 1896 to 1942 - Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand Marriage - 20 Jun 1905 - Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand Death - 20 Jan 1942 - Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand Burial - 22 Jan 1942 - Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY Frederick Lawrence Spurdle, the youngest child of Oliver Spurdle and Maria Litherland, was born 1875 in Waitara. He was known as Laurie. Laurie grew up in Waitara and moved to Inglewood about 1896, about the same time as his father and mother moved from Waitara to Inglewood. He worked as a painter in Inglewood all his working life, being one of the partners, together with his brother Samuel, in the firm Spurdle Brothers and Allen. In 1905 Laurie married Rosalind Matilda Stieller in Wellington. Laurie and Rose had nine children. Laurie was a keen sportsman, playing and later refereeing rugby, including refereeing provincial matches. In 1924 he was elected president of the Taranaki Referee's Association. Laurie also had a successful career in bowls at both the club and provincial level. Laurie was a member of the Inglewood Borough Council for many years between 1913 and 1941. He was also a Justice of the Peace. Laurie died in 1942 and Rose in 1948. Both were buried in Inglewood 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.

  
  

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