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Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer 1857–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 October 1857

Birth Location: St James Place, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 September 1922

Death Location: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Vice Spencer

Mother: Adelaide (Spencer)

Spouse(s): Hon. Althorp

Children(s): Albert Spencer, Adelaide (Peel), Lady (Douglas-Home), Cecil Hon., George Capt., Lavinia (White)

In 1857, Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer entered the world in St James Place, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Vice Admiral Frederick Thomas Spencer 4Th Earl Spencer And Adelaide Horatia Elizabeth Seymour Spencer. Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer married Hon Margaret Baring Spencer Viscountess Althorp, and had children including Adelaide Margaret Delia Spencer Peel, Albert Edward John Jack Spencer 7Th Earl Viscount Spencer, Cecil Edward Robert Spencer Lt Cdr Hon, George Charles Spencer Capt, Lady Alexandra Margaret Elizabeth Spencer Douglas Home, Lavinia Emily Spencer White. Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer passed away in 1922 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer entered the world in St James Place, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom, born to Vice Admiral Frederick Thomas Spencer 4Th Earl Spencer And Adelaide Horatia Elizabeth Seymour Spencer.
  • Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer married Hon Margaret Baring Spencer Viscountess Althorp, and had children including Adelaide Margaret Delia Spencer Peel, Albert Edward John Jack Spencer 7Th Earl Viscount Spencer, Cecil Edward Robert Spencer Lt Cdr Hon, George Charles Spencer Capt, Lady Alexandra Margaret Elizabeth Spencer Douglas Home, Lavinia Emily Spencer White.
  • Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer passed away in 1922 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Charles Spencer's Ancestors

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Charles Spencer
1857–1922
Birth Place: St James Place, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Vice Admiral Frederick Thomas Spencer 4th Earl Spencer
1798–1857
The Admiralty Building, Whitehall, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Adelaide (Horatia Elizabeth Seymour) (Spencer)
1825–1877
City of London, London, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount) Althorp
1758–1834
Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Lavinia Bingham Countess) Shand
1762–1831
Castlebar, County Mayo, Mayo, Connaught, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Spencer
1734–1783
Margaret Poyntz
1737–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Althorp
1708–1746
Georgiana (Spencer)
1716–1780

Charles Spencer's Descendants

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Charles (Robert Spencer 6th Earl) Spencer (30 October 1857–26 September 1922) m. Hon. (Margaret Baring (Spencer) Viscountess) Althorp (14 December 1868–4 July 1906)
  1. 1. Albert (Edward John "Jack" Spencer 7th Earl Viscount) Spencer 1892–1975 m. Cynthia (Elinor Beatrix Hamilton) (Spencer) 1897–1972
    1. 1. Edward (John Spencer 8th Earl) Spencer 1924–1992 m. Frances (Ruth Burke Roche (Spencer,) Shand-Kydd) 1936–2004
    2. 2. Anne Wake-Walker 1920–2020 m. Capt (Christopher Baldwin Hughes) Wake-Walker 1920–1998
  2. 2. Adelaide (Margaret Delia Spencer) (Peel) 1889–1981 m. Sidney (Peel 1st Baronet of) Eyeworth –1938
  3. 3. Lady (Alexandra Margaret Elizabeth Spencer) (Douglas-Home) 1906–1996 m. Honourable (Henry Montagu Douglas) Home 1907–1980
    1. 1. Charles (Cospatrick) Douglas-Home 1937–1985
    2. 2. Robin (Douglas) Home 1932–1968
  4. 4. Cecil (Edward Robert Spencer Lt.-Cdr.) Hon. 1892–1928
  5. 5. George (Charles Spencer) Capt. 1903–1982 m. Kathleen (Elizabeth Sheila Henderson) (Spencer) 1925–1968 m. Barbara (Constance Blumenthal) (Spencer) 1913–1978
    1. 1. George (Cecil Robert Maurice Spencer) Captain 1932–2023
    2. 2. Maud (Catherine Hélène Spencer) (Weiler) 1934–1993 m. Gerald (Ernest) Weiler 1928–2005
  6. 6. Lavinia (Emily Spencer) (White) 1899–1955 m. Luke (Henry White J.P. M.C Major 4th Baron Annaly of Annaly &) Rathcline 1885–1970
    1. 1. Luke (Robert White 5th Baron Annaly or Lord) Annaly. 1927–1990

Charles Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1857
30 October 1857
Birth of Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer in St James Place, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
St James Place, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1922
26 September 1922
Age 65
Death of Charles Robert Spencer 6th Earl Spencer in St James Place, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
St James Place, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 October 1857
    Event Place: St James Place, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1922
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Findagrave, Charles Robert Spencer 26 Sep 1922

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 September 1922
    Event Place: St James Place, Westminster, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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