John Spurrell Explained

John Spurrell (1681/1682–3 January 1763) was mayor of Norwich in 1737.

He served as alderman of South Consiford ward for nearly 40 years and was also sheriff of Norwich in 1728.^[1] His portrait by William Smith, dated 1758, hangs at St. Andrew's and Blackfriars' Hall in Norwich.^[2]

In 1716 Spurrell married Priscilla (d. 1742), daughter of Robert Chadd of Wells-next-the-Sea; they are buried at St John Sepulchre church in Norwich.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Cozens-Hardy B. and Kent E. A., The Mayors of Norwich 1403 to 1835: being biographical notes on the Mayors of the old corporation (1938).
2. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/john-spurrell-168116821763-mayor-of-norwich-1737-1594 Art UK, John Spurrell (1681/1682–1763), Mayor of Norwich (1737)
3. Farrer E., The Church Heraldry of Norfolk, vol. III (1893).