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Dorothy Viscountess Halifax Spencer 1640–1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Althorpe Park, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 Dec 1670

Death Location: Thornhill, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Spencer

Mother: Dorothea Sydney

Spouse(s): Sir Savile

Children(s): Lady Savile, George Savile, Henry Savile, William Savile

In 1640, Dorothy Viscountess Halifax Spencer entered the world in Althorpe Park, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry 3Rd Earl Of Spencer Of Wormleighton Spencer And Dorothea Sydney. Dorothy Viscountess Halifax Spencer married Sir George 1St Marquess Of Halifax Savile, and had children including George Savile, Henry Savile, Lady Anne Countess Of Carbery Savile, William 2Nd Marquess Of Halifax Savile. Dorothy Viscountess Halifax Spencer passed away in 1670 in Thornhill, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1640, Dorothy Viscountess Halifax Spencer entered the world in Althorpe Park, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry 3Rd Earl Of Spencer Of Wormleighton Spencer And Dorothea Sydney.
  • Dorothy Viscountess Halifax Spencer married Sir George 1St Marquess Of Halifax Savile, and had children including George Savile, Henry Savile, Lady Anne Countess Of Carbery Savile, William 2Nd Marquess Of Halifax Savile.
  • Dorothy Viscountess Halifax Spencer passed away in 1670 in Thornhill, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Dorothy Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Spencer
1640–1670
Birth Place: Althorpe Park, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry 3rd Earl of Spencer Of Wormleighton Spencer
1620–1643
Althorp, England
Dorothea Sydney
1617–1684
Sion House, Isleworth, Londen
Grandparents
William (2nd Baron Spencer) Spencer
1591–1636
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Penelope Wriothesley
1592–1667
England
Robert (1st Earl of Leicester Viscount De L'Isle Baron of Penshurst Sidney Lord) Chamberlain
1563–1626
Penhurst Manor, Kent, England
Barbara (Countess Of Leicester) Gamage
1565–1621
Coity, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Spencer
1570–1627
Margaret Wollaton
1571–1597
Sir Wriothesley
1573–1624
Mary Vernon
1572–1655
Sir Sidney
1529–1586
Mary Dudley
1540–1586
John Gamage
1538–1584
Gwenlian Powell
1535–1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1546–1599
Lady Catlyn
1548–1589
Francis Willoughby
1547–1596
Elizabeth Littleton
1546–1594
Sir Southampton
1545–1581
Mary Harvey
1552–1607
Sir Vernon
1545–1591
Elisabeth Devereaux
1545–1583
John Malpas
1502–1553
Jane Guildford
1504–1555
Robert Gamage
1510–1555
Johanne *
1514–1553
Sir Thomas
1500–1554
Lady Loyd
1510–1535

Dorothy Spencer's Descendants

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Dorothy (Viscountess Halifax) Spencer (1640–31 Dec 1670) m. Sir (George 1st Marquess Of Halifax) Savile (11 November 1633–5 April 1695)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne Countess Of Carbery) Savile 1663–1690
  2. 2. George Savile 1668–1688
  3. 3. Henry Savile 1661–1687
  4. 4. William (2nd Marquess Of Halifax) Savile 1665–1700 m. Mary Finch 1677–1718 m. Elizabeth (Lady Savile) Grimston 1671–1694
    1. 1. William Savile 1696–1697

Dorothy Spencer's Timeline

3 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Dorothy Viscountess Halifax Spencer in Althorpe Park, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Althorpe Park, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1670
16 December 1670
Age 30
Death of Dorothy Viscountess Halifax Spencer in Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1670
31 Dec 1670
Age 30
Burial of Dorothy Viscountess Halifax Spencer in Thornhill, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Thornhill, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Althorpe Park, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1670
    Event Place: Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1670
    Event Place: Thornhill, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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