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George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp 1758–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 September 1758

Birth Location: Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 November 1834

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

Father: John Spencer

Mother: Margaret Poyntz

Spouse(s): Lady Shand

Children(s): Georgiana Spencer, Harriott Miss, Vice Spencer, John Spencer, Lady Spencer, Richard SPENCER, George Spencer, William Spencer, Robert Spencer

In 1758, George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp entered the world in Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom, born to John Carl Spencer 1St Earl Spencer And Margaret Georgiana Poyntz. George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp married Lady Lavinia Bingham Countess Shand, and had children including George Spencer, Georgiana Charlotte Spencer, Harriott Spencer The Honorable Miss, John Charles Spencer 3Rd Earl Spencer, Lady Sarah Spencer, Richard Spencer, Robert Cavendish Spencer, Vice Admiral Frederick Thomas Spencer 4Th Earl Spencer, William Spencer. George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp passed away in 1834 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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  • In 1758, George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp entered the world in Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom, born to John Carl Spencer 1St Earl Spencer And Margaret Georgiana Poyntz.
  • George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp married Lady Lavinia Bingham Countess Shand, and had children including George Spencer, Georgiana Charlotte Spencer, Harriott Spencer The Honorable Miss, John Charles Spencer 3Rd Earl Spencer, Lady Sarah Spencer, Richard Spencer, Robert Cavendish Spencer, Vice Admiral Frederick Thomas Spencer 4Th Earl Spencer, William Spencer.
  • George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp passed away in 1834 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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George Althorp's Ancestors

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George Althorp
1758–1834
Birth Place: Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Carl Spencer 1st Earl Spencer
1734–1783
Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret (Georgiana) Poyntz
1737–1814
Midgham, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
John (Viscount Spencer Lord Spencer van) Althorp
1708–1746
Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire
Georgiana (Caroline Carteret) (Spencer)
1716–1780
Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Charles Wormleighton
1674–1722
Lady Sunderland
1682–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
General PC
1650–1722
Sarah Marlborough
1660–1744

George Althorp's Descendants

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George (John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount) Althorp (1 September 1758–10 November 1834) m. Lady (Lavinia Bingham Countess) Shand (27 July 1762–8 June 1831)
  1. 1. Georgiana (Charlotte) Spencer 1794–1823
  2. 2. Harriott (Spencer The Honorable) Miss 1793–1793
  3. 3. Vice (Admiral Frederick Thomas Spencer 4th Earl) Spencer 1798–1857 m. Adelaide (Horatia Elizabeth Seymour) (Spencer) 1825–1877 m. Elizabeth (Georgiana Poyntz) (Spencer) 1799–1851
    1. 1. The (Rt Hon John Poyntz Spencer Viscount Althorp, 5th Earl) Spencer 1835–1910 m. Charlotte (Frances Frederica Seymour Countess) Spencer 1835–1903
      1. 1. George Spencer 1870–
      2. 2. Henry Spencer 1869–
      3. 3. Laura Spencer 1867–
      4. 4. Clara Spencer 1866–
      5. 5. Mary Spencer 1880–
      6. 6. John Spencer 1874–
      7. 7. Charlotte Spencer 1872–
      8. 8. Lady (Victoria Alexandria Spencer Viscountess) Sandhurst 1856–1906
      9. 9. The (Hon Charles Robert Jarvis Spencer Viscount Althorp, 6th Earl) Spencer 1857–1922
    2. 2. Lady (Sarah Isabella) Spencer 1838–1919
    3. 3. Charles (Robert Spencer 6th Earl) Spencer 1857–1922 m. Hon. (Margaret Baring (Spencer) Viscountess) Althorp 1868–1906
      1. 1. Albert (Edward John "Jack" Spencer 7th Earl Viscount) Spencer 1892–1975 m. Cynthia (Elinor Beatrix Hamilton) (Spencer) 1897–1972
        1. 1. Edward (John Spencer 8th Earl) Spencer 1924–1992 m. Frances (Ruth Burke Roche (Spencer,) Shand-Kydd) 1936–2004
        2. 2. Anne Wake-Walker 1920–2020 m. Capt (Christopher Baldwin Hughes) Wake-Walker 1920–1998
      2. 2. Adelaide (Margaret Delia Spencer) (Peel) 1889–1981 m. Sidney (Peel 1st Baronet of) Eyeworth –1938
      3. 3. Lady (Alexandra Margaret Elizabeth Spencer) (Douglas-Home) 1906–1996 m. Honourable (Henry Montagu Douglas) Home 1907–1980
        1. 1. Charles (Cospatrick) Douglas-Home 1937–1985
        2. 2. Robin (Douglas) Home 1932–1968
      4. 4. Cecil (Edward Robert Spencer Lt.-Cdr.) Hon. 1892–1928
      5. 5. George (Charles Spencer) Capt. 1903–1982 m. Kathleen (Elizabeth Sheila Henderson) (Spencer) 1925–1968 m. Barbara (Constance Blumenthal) (Spencer) 1913–1978
        1. 1. George (Cecil Robert Maurice Spencer) Captain 1932–2023
        2. 2. Maud (Catherine Hélène Spencer) (Weiler) 1934–1993 m. Gerald (Ernest) Weiler 1928–2005
      6. 6. Lavinia (Emily Spencer) (White) 1899–1955 m. Luke (Henry White J.P. M.C Major 4th Baron Annaly of Annaly &) Rathcline 1885–1970
        1. 1. Luke (Robert White 5th Baron Annaly or Lord) Annaly. 1927–1990
    4. 4. Lady (Georgina Frances) Spencer 1832–1852
  4. 4. John (Charles Spencer 3rd Earl) Spencer 1782–1845
  5. 5. Lady (Sarah) Spencer 1787–1870
  6. 6. Richard SPENCER 1789–1791
  7. 7. George Spencer 1799–1864
  8. 8. William Spencer 1792–1792
  9. 9. Robert (Cavendish) Spencer 1791–1830

George Althorp's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1 September 1758
Birth of George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp in Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom
Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom
1834
10 November 1834
Age 76
Death of George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount Althorp in Althorp Park, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp Park, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 September 1758
    Event Place: Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 November 1834
    Event Place: Althorp Park, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] 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

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