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Fred Spashett
Fred Spashett, in 1911
Born(1860-11-07)7 November 1860
Barking, Essex
Died15 September 1945(1945-09-15) (aged 84)
Lowestoft, Suffolk
OccupationMayor of Lowestoft

Background[edit]

Spashett's paternal grandfather was Jacob Henry Spashett,[nb 1] a shipowner and block and spar maker who belonged to a fishing family in Barking, which was in that era an Essex fishing village. J.H. Spashett had at least three fishing smacks: Upton, Sisters, Wave and Royal George.[1] purchased with part of the ultimate spoils of a 21-year Chancery case. Spashett's father was Alfred Spashett,[nb 2] eldest son of Jacob Henry Spashett, and his mother was Mary Lindsell.[nb 3] Fred Spashett was born on 7 November 1860 in Barking, and baptised in the same fishing village on 5 December 1860.[2] He was educated at a private establishment, run by Reverends French and Blackmore.[3]

Spashett married Henrietta Emms, daughter of Lowestoft shipowner Jewett David Emms,[3] at Mutford in 1883.[nb 4] They had four daughters and a son.[3] His son was George Frederick Spashett,[nb 5] "a leading figure in the Lowestoft fishing industry", who assisted his father in builing up his business,[4] and was awarded the Military Cross in 1918 in the First World War,[5] but died in active service on 15 September 1943 in the Second World War.[6][7]

Spashett's grandson was D. F. Cartwright.[8]

By 1912, Spashett was living at The Gables, Lowestoft.[3]

Spashett died in Lowestoft on 15 September 1945, and was buried in Kirkley Cemetery, Lowestoft.[9][10][nb 6]

Career[edit]

In Lowestoft, Spashett was a merchant, an insurance broker, and a ship broker, and by 1912 he had his finger in quite a number of pies. He was head of Hobson & Co., a company of auctioneers and fish salesmen. He was chairman of the East Coast Ice Manufacturing Company. He was "chairman of several large steam drifting companies ... and manager and secretary of several marine mutual insurance societies". He was also a Lloyd's agent.[3]

Civic and public duties[edit]

Spashett was a councillor for Lowestoft Town Council,[3] and acted as deputy mayor between 1915 and 1916 before becoming mayor of Lowestoft between 1916 and 1917.[11] He was sub commissioner for Trinity House, and chairman of the Tramway Committee. He was also on the committee of Lowestoft Hospital.[3]

Spashett was honourable vice consul for the Ottoman Empire and vice consul for Norway.[3]

Institutions[edit]

In 1912, Spashett was chairman of the Constitutional Club, Lowestoft.[3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Jacob Henry Spashett (died 1846). GRO index: Deaths Mar 1846 Spashett Jacob Henry Romford 12 140.
  2. ^ Alfred Spashett (c.1827 - 1914), GRO index: Deaths Sep 1914 Spashett Alfred 87 Mutford 4a 1059.
  3. ^ Mary Lindsell. GRO index: Marriages Mar 1849 Spashett Alfred and Lindsell Mary Romford XII 301.
  4. ^ Henrietta Emms (1859 – 2 March 1947). GRO index: Births Mar 1859 Emms Henrietta Mutford 4a 758. Marriages Dec 1883 Spashett Frederick and Emms Henrietta Mutford 4a 1766. Deaths Mar 1947 Spashett Henrietta 88 Lothingland 4b 1229.
  5. ^ George Frederick Spashett (b.1884). GRO index: Births Sep 1884 Spashett George Frederick Mutford 4a 877.
  6. ^ Frederick Spashett (1860–1945). GRO index: Births Dec 1860 Spashett Frederick Romford 4a 96. Deaths Sep 1945 Spashett Frederick 84 Lothingland 4a 975. His date of death, and that of his wife, is on his gravestone here.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "To smackowners and capitalists generally". Essex Herald. 7 April 1846. p. 1 col.5. Retrieved 8 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Essex, England, select Church of England parish registers 1518-1960". ancestry.co.uk. Church of England. Retrieved 8 February 2024. Frederick Spashett. Male. Baptised 5 Dec. 1860, Barking, Essex. Father Alfred Spashett, mother Mary. IGI/FHL film ref 1471843
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hussey, Fabian (1912). Pike, W. T. (ed.). East Anglia in the Twentieth Century: Contemporary Biographies. Brighton, Sussex: W. T. Pike & Co. p. 389.
  4. ^ "Lowestoft lamentations". Fraserburgh Herald and Northern Counties' Advertiser. 22 May 1923. p. 4 col.3. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Spashett, George Frediercik: UK, solders' awards from the London Gazette 1898-1944". forceswarrecords.com. Forces War Records. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Spashett, George Frederick: Commonwealth War Graves Commission death registers". forceswarrecords.com. Forces War Records. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Spashett, George Frederick: UK army Roll of Honour 1939-1945". forceswarrecords.com. Forces War Records. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Lowestoft businessman embraced responsibility". Lowestoft Journal. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014: Frederick Spashett". ancestry.co.uk. Ancestry. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Shipbrokers' meet. Humber council business". Hull Daily Mail. 29 September 1945. p. 4 col.4. Retrieved 5 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "The new mayor of Lowestoft". East Anglian Daily Times. 28 October 1916. p. 4 col.5. Retrieved 5 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links[edit]

Media related to Fred Spashett at Wikimedia Commons



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