Alfred Tennyson SPURR

1871 - 1931  (59 years)

• Name	Alfred Tennyson SPURR
  Birth	5 Dec 1871	Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Feb 1931	Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia   [2]
  Siblings	5 brothers
  + 1. William John SPURR,   b. 10 Aug 1870, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 31 Jul 1946, Dumont, Bergen, New Jersey  (Age 75 years) + 2. Alfred Tennyson SPURR,   b. 5 Dec 1871, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 25 Feb 1931, Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia  (Age 59 years)   3. Nathaniel Parker SPURR, Jr.,   b. 11 Apr 1874, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 2 May 1896, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia  (Age 22 years) + 4. Howard Wilberforce SPURR,   b. 8 Oct 1875, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 20 Feb 1949, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia  (Age 73 years)   5. Frank Byron SPURR,   b. 20 Oct 1878, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 8 Sep 1965, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia  (Age 86 years) + 6. Harold Isaac SPURR,   b. 21 May 1885, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 2 Jan 1967, New Westminster, British Columbia  (Age 81 years)
  Person ID	I7406	bmds
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Parker SPURR,   b. 16 Dec 1833, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 6 Mar 1907, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Rebecca SKINNER,   b. 24 May 1846, Weston, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 16 Sep 1937, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F2725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Luella MORSE,   b. 5 Jul 1872, Nictaux, Annapolis, Nova Scotia d. 24 Jun 1920, Round Hill, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1895	Nictaux, Annapolis, Nova Scotia
  Age at Marriage	Alfred : 23 years old | Luella : 22 years old.
  Children	5 sons and 6 daughters
  	1. Leola Marie SPURR,   b. 22 Oct 1895, Nictaux, Annapolis, Nova Scotia d. 28 Aug 1961, Nictaux, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (Age 65 years) + 2. Guildford Dudley SPURR,   b. 23 Aug 1897, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia d. Feb 1965, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia (Age 67 years)   3. Laura Beatrice SPURR,   b. 17 Aug 1899, Nova Scotia d. Bef 1993 (Age < 93 years)   4. Marion Rosena SPURR,   b. 6 Nov 1901   d. Bef 1993 (Age < 91 years) + 5. Grace Harriet SPURR,   b. 21 Nov 1903, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia d. Jan 1974, Round Hill, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (Age 70 years) + 6. Marjorie Weston SPURR,   b. 25 Mar 1906, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 13 Mar 1960, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Age 53 years) + 7. Irvin Parker SPURR,   b. 25 Feb 1908, Nova Scotia d. 5 Apr 1954, Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (Age 46 years) + 8. William Harris SPURR,   b. 26 May 1910, Round Hill, Annapolis, Nova Scotia d. 19 Mar 1993, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (Age 82 years) + 9. Lewis Tennyson SPURR,   b. 19 May 1914, Round Hill, Annapolis, Nova Scotia d. 31 Mar 1981, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (Age 66 years) + 10. Thelma Rebecca Virginia SPURR,   b. 12 Apr 1916, Round Hill, Annapolis, Nova Scotia d. 2 May 1995, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia (Age 79 years) + 11. Phillip Roscoe SPURR,   b. 8 Aug 1919, Round Hill, Annapolis, Nova Scotia d. 21 Jun 1987, Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F2817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elsie May WHYNOTT,   b. 14 May 1895, New Albany, Annapolis, Nova Scotia d. 21 Jan 1962, Round Hill, Annapolis, Nova Scotia (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1927	Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia   [3]
  Age at Marriage	Alfred : 55 years old | Elsie : 31 years old.
  Children	2 sons
  	1. Alfred Tennyson SPURR,   b. 21 Jul 1928   d. 2001 (Age 72 years) + 2. Vernon Morse SPURR,   b. 8 Nov 1929, Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia d. 2 Feb 2002, Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F2818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Dec 1871 - Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia Marriage - 2 Jan 1895 - Nictaux, Annapolis, Nova Scotia Marriage - 6 Apr 1927 - Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia Death - 25 Feb 1931 - Paradise, Annapolis, Nova Scotia
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Alfred lived at Aylesford and about 1908 relocated to Round Hill, Annapolis County. During his early life her served 10 years in the 68th Bn, Kings County Regt., and on 14 March 1916 enlisted in the 219th Bn, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. He accompanied the unit to France, leaving Halifax on the S. S. Olympic 18 October 1916. In England he transferred to the 3rd Lab. Bn., and proceeded to France 9 Feb. 1917. His records show him wounded and shell shocked and returned to Canada via England and discharged at Halifax 14 Jan. 1918. being no longer fit for war service. Following his second marriage in 1927, he lived at Paradise, where he died suddenly while visiting a neighbor. Following his war service Alfred was self-employed drilling wells throughout the Annapolis Valley" (Source: Vernon Morse Spurr, 1989).

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Internet. Source: Canada naissances et baptêmes, 1661-1959. [S15] Internet. Source: Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955. [S15] Internet. Source: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1907-1932.