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Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer 1674–1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 December 1674

Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 April 1722

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

Father: Robert Spencer

Mother: Lady Digby

Spouse(s): Lady Churchill

Children(s): Frances Howard, John Spencer, Diana Spencer, Charles Spencer, Robert Spencer

In 1674, Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer entered the world in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Robert Spencer And Lady Anne Digby. Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer married Lady Anne Churchill, and had children including Charles Spencer, Diana Spencer, Frances Howard, John Spencer, Robert Spencer. Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer passed away in 1722 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1674, Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer entered the world in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Robert Spencer And Lady Anne Digby.
  • Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer married Lady Anne Churchill, and had children including Charles Spencer, Diana Spencer, Frances Howard, John Spencer, Robert Spencer.
  • Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer passed away in 1722 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Spencer
1641–1702
Birth Location: Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Lady Digby
1646–1715
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
LD

Spouses(s)

Lady Churchill
1682–1716
Birth Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
LC

Children(s)

Frances Howard
1696–1742
Birth Location: England
FH
John Spencer
1708–1746
Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
JS
Diana Spencer
1710–1735
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
DS
Charles Spencer
1706–1758
Birth Location: England
CS
Robert Spencer
1701–1729
Birth Location: –
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Earl Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Earl Spencer
1674–1722
Birth Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Spencer
1641–1702
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Lady (Anne) Digby
1646–1715
Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Spencer
1620–1643
Althorp, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Sidney
1617–1684
Brentford, London Borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England
Sir (George Digby 3rd Lord Baron, 2nd Earl of) Bristol
1612–1677
Madrid de las Caderechas, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
Great-Grandparents
William Spencer
1591–1636
Lady Southampton
1598–1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Spencer
1570–1627
Margaret Willoughby
1560–1597
Sir Shakespeare)
1573–1624

Earl Spencer's Descendants

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Earl (of Sunderland Charles) Spencer (23 December 1674–19 April 1722) m. Lady (Anne) Churchill (27 February 1682–15 April 1716)
  1. 1. Frances Howard 1696–1742
  2. 2. John Spencer 1708–1746 m. Georgiana (Carolina) Carteret 1716–1780
    1. 1. John Spencer 1734–1783 m. Margaret (Georgiana) Poyntz 1737–1814
      1. 1. Georgiana (Spencer) Cavendish 1757–1806 m. William Cavendish 1748–1811
        1. 1. Henriette (Elizabeth) Cavendish 1785–
        2. 2. Georgiana (Dorothy) Cavendish 1783–1858
      2. 2. George (John) Spencer 1758–1834
      3. 3. Henrietta (Frances) Ponsonby 1761–1821 m. Frederick (Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby 1758–
  3. 3. Diana Spencer 1710–1735 m. John (Russell 4th Duke of) Bedford 1710–1771
    1. 1. John Russell 1732–1732
  4. 4. Charles Spencer 1706–1758 m. Elizabeth Trevor –1761
    1. 1. George (Spencer 4th Duke of) Marleborough 1738–1817 m. Caroline Russell 1743–1811
      1. 1. Amelia (Sophia) Boyce 1784–1829
      2. 2. George Spencer-Churchill 1766–1840 m. Susan Stewart 1767–1841 m. Harriet (Caroline) Spencer 1798–1834 m. Charlotta (Augusta) Flower 1818–1850
        1. 1. George Spencer-Churchill 1793–1857 m. Jane (Frances Clinton) Spencer-Churchill 1817–1897 m. Jane Spencer-Churchill 1798–1844 m. Charlotta (Augusta) Flower 1818–1850
        2. 2. Charles Spencer-Churchill 1794–1840
        3. 3. Caroline (Spencer) Churchill 1798–1824
      3. 3. Anne (Ashley) Cooper 1773–1865
      4. 4. Caroline Agar-Ellis 1763–1813
      5. 5. Charlotte Nares 1769–1802
      6. 6. Francis (Almeric) Spencer 1779–1845
  5. 5. Robert Spencer 1701–1729

Earl Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1674
23 December 1674
Birth of Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1722
19 April 1722
Age 48
Death of Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer in Sunderland House, Picadilly, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Sunderland House, Picadilly, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 December 1674
    Event Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 April 1722
    Event Place: Sunderland House, Picadilly, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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