James Oliver Spicer (1844 - 1921)

Born 1844 in Tolpuddle, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Jane (Burt) Spicer — married 1870 in Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1921 at about age 77 in Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

James was born in 1844 in Tolpuddle, Dorset to George and Elizabeth.

In 1861 he was working as a bricklayers boy in his home village, and he spent the rest of his working life in the trade as a builder and plasterer.

He married Rebecca Burt in 1870, most probably at Winfrith Newburgh, where they would live and raise a family. They had six girls, including twins in 1876 (Alice and Ellen) who tragically both died before they reached the age of 2.

They then named their next daughter Alice Ellen.

James died in the village in 1921.

Sources

• Birth, registered at Dorchester Q1 1844: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD%2FB%2F1844%2F1%2FIS%2F001444%2F031
• Baptism, 15th Feb 1844, Tolpuddle: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=R_867070806
• 1861 Census, Tolpuddle: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC%2F1861%2F0007806081
• Marriage, registered at Wareham, Q2 1870: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD%2FM%2F1870%2F2%2FAZ%2F000246%2F335
• 1871 Census, Winfrith Newburgh: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC%2F1871%2F0005189382
• 1881 Census, Winfrith Newburgh: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC%2F1881%2F0009574154
• 1891 Census, Winfrith Newburgh: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC%2F1891%2F0011819148
• 1901 Census, Winfrith Newburgh: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC%2F1901%2F0012930955
• 1911 Census, Winfrith Newburgh: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBC%2F1911%2FRG14%2F12329%2F0159%2F1
• Death, registered at Wareham Q4 1921: https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=BMD%2FD%2F1921%2F4%2FAZ%2F000893%2F134