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Biography of Samuel Thomas Spry 1804-1868

On 9th February 1796 [his father] Commander Thomas Davy (age 42) and [his mother] Anna Maria Thomas of Tregolls, Cornwall (age 32) were married.

On 25th July 1804 Samuel Thomas Spry was born to Commander Thomas Davy (age 50) and Anna Maria Thomas of Tregolls, Cornwall (age 40).

On 27th November 1828 [his father] Admiral Thomas Davy aka Spry (age 74) died at Tregoles, Truro. He was buried St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland [Map] where there is a monument to him and his wife [his mother] Anna Maria Thomas of Tregolls, Cornwall (age 64) sculpted by Humphrey Hopper (age 61).

Anna Maria Thomas of Tregolls, Cornwall: Around 1764 she was born. On 9th February 1796 Commander Thomas Davy and she were married. On 21st September 1835 she died.

In 1832 Samuel Thomas Spry (age 27) was elected MP Bodmin which seat he held until 1841.

On 21st September 1835 [his mother] Anna Maria Thomas of Tregolls, Cornwall (age 71) died.

In 1849 Samuel Thomas Spry (age 44) was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall.

In 1851 Samuel Thomas Spry (age 46) commissioned the restoration of St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland [Map].

In or before 1857 Samuel Thomas Spry (age 52) and Harriet Hill (age 35) were married.

Around 1857 [his son] John Samuel Spry was born to Samuel Thomas Spry (age 52) and [his wife] Harriet Hill (age 36).

On 29th June 1868 Samuel Thomas Spry (age 63) died. Memorial at St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland [Map] to him and his wife [his wife] Harriet Hill (age 47).

Harriet Hill: In 1821 she was born. In or before 1857 Samuel Thomas Spry and she were married. On 1st November 1900 she died.

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On 1st November 1900 [his former wife] Harriet Hill (age 79) died.

Ancestors of Samuel Thomas Spry 1804-1868

GrandFather: Thomas Davy

Father: Admiral Thomas Davy aka Spry

Great x 1 Grandfather: George Spry

GrandMother: Mary Spry

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Bullock

Samuel Thomas Spry

Mother: Anna Maria Thomas of Tregolls, Cornwall