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Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer - Father Of Diana, Princess Of Wales 1924–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1924

Birth Location: Paddington, Greater London

Death Date: 29 Mar 1992

Death Location: Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Albert Spencer

Mother: Lady WALES)

Spouse(s): Frances Roche

Children(s):

The story of Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer - Father Of Diana, Princess Of Wales began in 1924 in Paddington, Greater London. Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer - Father Of Diana, Princess Of Wales married Frances Ruth Burke Roche, and had children including Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, Cynthia Jane Spencer, Diana Frances Spencer, Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer, John Spencer. Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer - Father Of Diana, Princess Of Wales passed away in 1992 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer - Father Of Diana, Princess Of Wales began in 1924 in Paddington, Greater London.
  • Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer - Father Of Diana, Princess Of Wales married Frances Ruth Burke Roche, and had children including Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, Cynthia Jane Spencer, Diana Frances Spencer, Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer, John Spencer.
  • Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer - Father Of Diana, Princess Of Wales passed away in 1992 in Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albert Spencer
1892–1975
Birth Location: Mayfair, London, London, England, United Kingdom
AS
Lady WALES)
1897–1972
Birth Location: Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
LW

Spouses(s)

Frances Roche
1936–2004
Birth Location: Sandringham, Norfolk, England
FR

Children(s)

Edward Wales's Ancestors

Self
Edward Wales
1924–1992
Birth Place: Paddington, Greater London
Parents
Albert Edward John 7th Earl Spencer
1892–1975
Mayfair, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton, Countess Spencer ( GRANDMOTHER OF DIANA PRINCESS OF) WALES)
1897–1972
Mayfair, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Charles (Robert Spencer,6th Earl) Spencer
1857–1922
St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Margareth Baring
1869–1906
Brook St, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Spencer
1798–1857
Adelaide Spencer
1825–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Althorp
1758–1834
Lavinia Spencer
1762–1831

Edward Wales's Timeline

2 Records

1924
24 Jan 1924
Birth of Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer - Father Of Diana, Princess Of Wales in Paddington, Greater London
Paddington, Greater London
1992
29 Mar 1992
Age 68
Death of Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer - Father Of Diana, Princess Of Wales in Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1924
    Event Place: Paddington, Greater London
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1992
    Event Place: Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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