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Edward John Spencer 1924 – 1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1924

Birth Location: Sussex Square, London, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1992

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: Albert Spencer

Mother: Cynthia Hamilton

Spouse(s): Frances Roche

Children(s): Elizabeth Spencer, Cynthia Spencer, John Spencer, Diana Spencer, Charles Spencer

The story of Edward John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer began in 1924 in Sussex Square, London, England. Edward John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer married Frances Ruth Burke Roche, and had children including Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer, Cynthia Jane Spencer, John Spencer, Diana Frances Spencer, Charles Edward Maurice Spencer. Edward John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer passed away in 1992 in London, London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer began in 1924 in Sussex Square, London, England.
  • Edward John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer married Frances Ruth Burke Roche, and had children including Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer, Cynthia Jane Spencer, John Spencer, Diana Frances Spencer, Charles Edward Maurice Spencer.
  • Edward John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer passed away in 1992 in London, London, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Edward Spencer
1924 – 1992
Birth Place: Sussex Square, London, England
Parents
Albert Edward John Jack Spencer
1892 – 1975
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Cynthia (Elinor Beatrix) Hamilton
1897 – 1972
Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
Grandparents
Charles (Robert) Spencer
1857 – 1922
St James Parish, London, England
Margaret Baring
1868 – 1906
Brook St, London, England
James (Albert Edward) Hamilton
1869 – 1953
LONDON
Rosalind (Cecilia Caroline) Bingham
1869 – 1958
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Spencer
1798 – 1857
Adelaide Seymour
1825 – 1877
James Hamilton
1838 – 1913
Mary Curzon-Howe
1848 – 1929
Charles Bingham
1830 – 1914
Cecilia Gordon-Lennox
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Spencer
1758 – 1834
Lady Bingham
Horace Seymour
Elizabeth Palk
James Hamilton
1811 – 1885
Louisa Russell
1812 – 1905
George Bingham
1800 – 1888
Lady Brudenel

Edward Spencer's Descendants

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Edward (John) Spencer (24 Jan 1924 – 29 Mar 1992) m. Frances (Ruth Burke) Roche (20 Jan 1936 – 3 Jun 2004)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah Lavinia) Spencer (19 Mar 1955 – 12 Jan 1960)
  2. 2. Cynthia (Jane) Spencer (11 Feb 1957 – 12 Jan 1960)
  3. 3. John Spencer (12 Jan 1960 – )
  4. 4. Diana (Frances) Spencer (1 Jul 1961 – 31 Aug 1997) m. Charles (Philip Arthur George King Charles) III (14 Nov 1948 – ) m. Emad (El Din Mobay Abdel Monein) Fayed (15 Apr 1955 – 31 Aug 1997)
    1. 1. William (Arthur Philip Prince of) Wales (21 Jun 1982 – ) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Middleton (9 Jan 1982 – )
      1. 1. Prince (George Alexander Louis) Windsor (22 Jul 2013 – )
      2. 2. Princess (Charlotte Elizabeth Diana Of) Cambridge (2 May 2015 – )
      3. 3. Prince (Arthur Louis) Windsor (23 Apr 2018 – )
    2. 2. Henry (Charles Albert David Duke of) Sussex (15 Sep 1984 – ) m. Rachel (Meghan) Markle
      1. 1. Archie (Harrison) Mountbatten-Windsor (6 May 2019 – )
      2. 2. Lillibet (Diana) Mountbatten-Windsor (4 Jun 2021 – )
  5. 5. Charles (Edward Maurice) Spencer (1964 – 1991)

Edward Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1924
24 Jan 1924
Birth of Edward John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer in Sussex Square, London, England
Sussex Square, London, England
1992
29 Mar 1992
Age 68
Death of Edward John Spencer 8th Earl Spencer in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1924
    Event Place: Sussex Square, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Web: Lucas County, Ohio, Blade Obituary Index, 1970-2010

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 March 1992
    Event Place: Wellington, London, England
    Record Source: Web: Lucas County, Ohio, Blade Obituary Index, 1970-2010

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1992
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Web: Lucas County, Ohio, Blade Obituary Index, 1970-2010

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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