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David John Alexander Spence 1849–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1849

Birth Location: Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana

Death Date: 27 Jul 1927

Death Location: Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana

Father: Dr. Spence

Mother: Mary Haley

Spouse(s): Harriet Stokes

Children(s): WALLACE SPENCE, walter spence, dora borne, Leonard Spence, mary maclave, Lucy Spence, Anita Spence

David John Alexander Spence was born in 1849 in Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana, the child of Dr David Spence And Mary Ann Catherine Arrindell Haley. David John Alexander Spence married Harriet Stokes, and had children including Anita Nita Spence, Dora Spence Borne, Leonard Hubert Spence, Lucy Isabella Spence, Mary Agnes Spence Maclave, Wallace Lancelot Spence, Walter Percy Spence. David John Alexander Spence passed away in 1927 in Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana.

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Biography

  • David John Alexander Spence was born in 1849 in Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana, the child of Dr David Spence And Mary Ann Catherine Arrindell Haley.
  • David John Alexander Spence married Harriet Stokes, and had children including Anita Nita Spence, Dora Spence Borne, Leonard Hubert Spence, Lucy Isabella Spence, Mary Agnes Spence Maclave, Wallace Lancelot Spence, Walter Percy Spence.
  • David John Alexander Spence passed away in 1927 in Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. Spence
1808–1884
Birth Location: Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
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Mary Haley
1832–1872
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Stokes
–1981
Birth Location: Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, British Guiana
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Children(s)

WALLACE SPENCE
1907–1984
Birth Location: Christianburg, British Guyana, South America
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walter spence
1901–1958
Birth Location: Amerindian village near Christianburg, Upper Demerara, British Guiana
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dora borne
1905–2004
Birth Location: Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana
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Leonard Spence
1909–1947
Birth Location: Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana
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mary maclave
1911–1999
Birth Location: Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana
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Lucy Spence
1913–2004
Birth Location: Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana
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Anita Spence
1914–1988
Birth Location: Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana
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David Spence's Ancestors

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David Spence
1849–1927
Birth Place: Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana
Parents
Dr. David Spence
1808–1884
Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
Mary (Ann Catherine Arrindell) Haley
1832–1872
Grandparents
David Spence
1762–1846
Scapa, Westray, Orkney, Scotland
Margaret Stewart
1774–1857
Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Spence's Descendants

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David (John Alexander) Spence (28 Sep 1849–27 Jul 1927) m. Harriet Stokes (4 Feb1881–29 April 1981)
  1. 1. WALLACE (LANCELOT) SPENCE 1907–1984 m. Estrella Fernández 1913–1981 m. Betty (Jo) Hartzell 1930–2001
  2. 2. walter (percy) spence 1901–1958 m. Sheila O'Connor 1923–2019
  3. 3. dora (spence) borne 1905–2004 m. Charles (Lancelot Cleveland) Bourne 1891–1965
  4. 4. Leonard (Hubert) Spence 1909–1947
  5. 5. mary (agnes spence) maclave 1911–1999 m. Donald (Parke) McClave 1913–2000
  6. 6. Lucy (Isabella) Spence 1913–2004 m. Charles (Holder) Driver 1912–1989
    1. 1. Harold (Spence) Driver 1945–2022
  7. 7. Anita ("Nita") Spence 1914–1988 m. Robert (Samuel "Sam") Kaufmann 1896–1959
    1. 1. Peter (Hugh) Kaufmann 1936–2002

David Spence's Timeline

2 Records

1849
28 Sep 1849
Birth of David John Alexander Spence in Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana
Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana
1927
27 Jul 1927
Age 78
Death of David John Alexander Spence in Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana
Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1849
    Event Place: Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1927
    Event Place: Christianburg, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Guyana
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