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Background
Spashett's paternal grandfather was Jacob Henry Spashett, 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. purchased with part of the ultimate spoils of a 21-year Chancery case. Spashett's father was Alfred Spashett, eldest son of Jacob Henry Spashett, and his mother was Mary Lindsell. Fred Spashett was born on 7 November 1860 in Barking, and baptised in the same fishing village on 5 December 1860. He was educated at a private establishment, run by Reverends French and Blackmore.

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

Spashett's grandson was D. F. Cartwright.

By 1912, Spashett was living at The Gables, Lowestoft.

Spashett died in Lowestoft on 15 September 1945, and was buried in Kirkley Cemetery, Lowestoft.

Career
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.

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

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

Institutions
In 1912, Spashett was chairman of the Constitutional Club, Lowestoft.