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William Spurrell, lexicographer, grammarian, printer and publisher, was born in Carmarthen, where he served his printer's apprenticeship. On his return to the town from London in 1840, Spurrell established a printing and publishing office which soon ... »William Spurrell, lexicographer, grammarian, printer and publisher, was born in Carmarthen, where he served his printer's apprenticeship. On his return to the town from London in 1840, Spurrell established a printing and publishing office which soon became a prolific producer of his own Welsh-English and English-Welsh dictionaries and Welsh grammars.