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George Spencer 1738–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 January 1738

Birth Location: Althorpe, North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 29 January 1817

Death Location: Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Charles Spencer

Mother: Elizabeth Lady

Spouse(s): Caroline Russel

Children(s): George Spencer-Churchill, Anne Cooper, Georgiana Spencer, Amelia Lady, Francis Spencer, Henry SPENCER, Elizabeth SPENCER, Caroline Agar-Ellis

In 1738, George Spencer entered the world in Althorpe, North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England, born to Charles Spencer And Elizabeth Countess Of Sunderland Duchess Of Marlborough Spencer Trevor Hon Lady. George Spencer married Caroline Russel, and had children including Amelia Sophia Spencer Lady, Anne Ashley Cooper, Caroline Agar Ellis, Elizabeth Spencer, Francis Almeric Spencer, George Spencer Churchill, Georgiana Charlotte Spencer, Henry John Spencer. George Spencer passed away in 1817 in Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1738, George Spencer entered the world in Althorpe, North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England, born to Charles Spencer And Elizabeth Countess Of Sunderland Duchess Of Marlborough Spencer Trevor Hon Lady.
  • George Spencer married Caroline Russel, and had children including Amelia Sophia Spencer Lady, Anne Ashley Cooper, Caroline Agar Ellis, Elizabeth Spencer, Francis Almeric Spencer, George Spencer Churchill, Georgiana Charlotte Spencer, Henry John Spencer.
  • George Spencer passed away in 1817 in Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Spencer
1706–1758
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Lady
1708–1761
Birth Location: of, East Barnett,
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Spouses(s)

Caroline Russel
1743–1811
Birth Location: Bromley, London Borough of Bromley, Greater London, England
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Children(s)

George Spencer-Churchill
1766–1840
Birth Location: Wormleighton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Anne Cooper
1773–1865
Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Georgiana Spencer
1769–1802
Birth Location: Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire
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Amelia Lady
1785–1829
Birth Location: Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
AL
Francis Spencer
1779–1845
Birth Location: Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
FS
Henry SPENCER
1770–1795
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth SPENCER
1764–1812
Birth Location: Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire
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Caroline Agar-Ellis
1763–1813
Birth Location: Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire
CA

George Spencer's Ancestors

Self
George Spencer
1738–1817
Birth Place: Althorpe, North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Charles Spencer
1706–1758
England
Elizabeth (Countess of Sunderland, Duchess of Marlborough Spencer \ Trevor Hon \) Lady
1708–1761
of, East Barnett,
Grandparents
Charles Spencer
1675–1722
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Ann (Judith Churchill) Lady
1682–1716
Marlborough, Wiltshire
Great-Grandparents
Robert Marlborough
1641–1702
Anne Digbye
1646–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Spencer
1620–1643
Dorothy Sydney
1617–1684

George Spencer's Descendants

1.
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George Spencer (26 January 1738–29 January 1817) m. Caroline Russel (13 January 1743–26 November 1811)
  1. 1. George Spencer-Churchill 1766–1840 m. Susan Stewart 1767–
    1. 1. Caroline (Susan) Spencer-Churchill 1792–1824 m. David Pennant 1796–1835
      1. 1. Caroline Pennant 1823–1832
    2. 2. George (Henry Spencer, Lord) Churchill 1793–1828 m. Jane Stewart 1798–1844
      1. 1. John (Winston Spencer Churchill Or Duke of) Marlborough 1822–1883 m. Frances (Anne Emily) Vane 1822–1899
        1. 1. Lord (Randolph Henry Spencer) Churchill 1849–1895 m. Jennie Jerome 1854–1921
        2. 2. George (Charles) Spencer-Churchill 1844–1892
        3. 3. Cornelia (Henrietta Maria Spencer) Churchill 1847–1927 m. Ivar (Bertice) Guest 1836–1914
        4. 4. Anne (Emily Spencer) Churchill 1854–1923 m. James (Henry Robert Innes) Ker 1837–1892
        5. 5. Fanny (Octavia Louise Spencer) Churchill 1853–1904 m. Edward (Marjoribanks Baron) Tweedmouth 1849–1909
        6. 6. Sara (Isabelle Auguste) Spencer-Churchill 1865–1929 m. Gordon (Chesney) Wilson 1865–1914
        7. 7. Deramsey 1851–1920 m. William (Henry) Fellows 1848–1925
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Georgiana Spencer -) Churchill 1860–1906 m. George (Richard Penn) Curzon 1861–1929
        9. 9. Charles (Ashley Spencer) Churchill 1856–1858
        10. 10. Augustus (Robert Spencer) Churchill 1858–1859
        11. 11. Florence (Julia) Churchill 1855–1933
      2. 2. Alan Spencer-Churchill 1825–1873 m. Lady Churchill 1833–1888
        1. 1. Olivia Churchill 1860–
        2. 2. Adeline (Adelaid Spencer) Churchill 1860–1937 m. William (Hugh) Williams 1857–1938
        3. 3. Violet (S.) Churchill 1865–
        4. 4. Jane Churchill 1858–
  2. 2. Anne (Ashley) Cooper 1773–1865 m. Cropley (Ashley Cooper Earl Of) Shaftesbury 1768–1851
    1. 1. Antony (Ashley) Cooper 1801–1885
    2. 2. Anthony (Lionel) Ashley 1813–
    3. 3. Harriot (Anne Ashly) Cooper 1798–1868 m. Henry (Thomas) Lowry-Corry 1803–1873
      1. 1. Alice (Charlotte Mary) Lowry-Corry 1839–1885
      2. 2. Montagu (William Monty) Lowry-Corry 1838–1903
      3. 3. Gertrude (Juliana Louisa Lowry) Corry 1831–1874 m. Stenlake (Ricketts) Batson 1819–1871
        1. 1. Stanlake (Henry) Batson 1863–1921 m. Mary (Jane) Hasley 1868–1931
        2. 2. Montague (Edward) Batson 1865–1881
        3. 3. Gertrude (Isabella) Batson 1866–1918 m. Arthur (Douglas) Brooke 1865–1907
    4. 4. Henry Ashley-Cooper 1807–1858
    5. 5. Caroline (Mary) Ashley 1797–1869 m. Joseph Neeld 1789–1856
      1. 1. Rosina (Josephine) Neeld 1809–1876 m. John Patton 1800–1888
        1. 1. Edith (Mary) Patton 1848–1928
        2. 2. John Patton 1834–1895
        3. 3. Rosina (Elizabeth) Patton 1837–
        4. 4. Herbert (C) Patton 1839–
        5. 5. Arthur (Percy) Patton 1845–1881
        6. 6. Caroline Coward 1861–
        7. 7. William Coward 1863–
        8. 8. Alfred Coward 1865–
        9. 9. Henry (Seymour) Coward 1870–
        10. 10. Charles Barber 1865–
  3. 3. Georgiana (Charlotte) Spencer 1769–1802
  4. 4. Amelia (Sophia Spencer) Lady 1785–1829 m. Henry (Pitches) Boyce 1786–1858
    1. 1. Frederick (Agar) Boyce 1820–1897 m. Charlotte (Sarah Des) Voeux 1817–
    2. 2. Amelia (Jane) Boyce 1821–1895 m. Henry (Worsely) Hill 1799–1868
      1. 1. George (William Hill Aka Frederick A) Boyce 1850–
      2. 2. Alfred (C) Hill 1855– m. Clara Dearle 1849–
        1. 1. Lillian Hill 1883–
        2. 2. Mabel Hill 1884–
        3. 3. Eugene Hill 1889–
      3. 3. Arthur (John) Hill 1857–
      4. 4. Henry (W) Hill 1847–
      5. 5. Amelia (L) Hill 1848–
      6. 6. Edward (F) Hill 1859–1930 m. Eliza Sumsion 1859–1937
        1. 1. Winifred Hill 1887–
        2. 2. Gladys (Blanche) Hill 1889–
        3. 3. Edward (Francis) Hill 1894–
        4. 4. Phyllis (Edith) Hill 1894–
      7. 7. Sydney (Robert) Hill 1862–
      8. 8. Charles (Boyce) Hill 1864–1927 m. Rose (Hawkins) Wolff 1871–1956 m. Zillah (Mary) Boss 1861–1889
        1. 1. Dorothie (Margey Boyce) Hill 1887–
      9. 9. Amy (L) Hill 1849–
      10. 10. Fredk (J A) Hill 1851–
    3. 3. Major (Henry George) BOYCE 1817–1848
    4. 4. Francis BOYCE 1825–1832
    5. 5. Augustus (Robert) BOYCE 1822–1842
    6. 6. Frances (Augusta) BOYCE 1826–1893
    7. 7. William (Francis) BOYCE 1818–1851
    8. 8. Henry (George) Boyce 1814–1814
    9. 9. Caroline BOYCE 1828–
  5. 5. Francis (Almeric) Spencer 1779–1845
  6. 6. Henry (John) SPENCER 1770–1795
  7. 7. Elizabeth SPENCER 1764–1812
  8. 8. Caroline Agar-Ellis 1763–1813
    1. 1. George (James Welbore) Agar-Ellis 1797–1833 m. Georgiana HOWARD 1804–1860
      1. 1. George (James Welbore Agar) Ellis 1833–1872
      2. 2. Caroline (Anne Harriet) Agar-Ellis 1828–1846
      3. 3. Lucia (Caroline Elizabeth Agar) Ellis 1827–1895 m. William Bagot 1811–1887
        1. 1. Georgiana (Agnes) Bagot 1852–1874 m. Charles (Wightwick) Finch 1851–1924
        2. 2. Katherine (Jane) Bagot 1859–1952 m. David (Murray) Smythe 1850–1928
        3. 3. Louisa Bagot 1854–
        4. 4. Constance Bagot 1855–1898
        5. 5. William Bagot 1857–1932
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Sophia Lucia) Bagot 1862–1940 m. Francis (Alexander) Newdigate 1862–1936
        7. 7. Walter (Lewis Bagot) Major 1865–1927 m. Margaret (Jane Caroline) Cadogan 1856–1941
      4. 4. Henry Agar-Ellis 1825–1866
      5. 5. Leopold (George Frederick Agar) Ellis 1829–1899 m. Harriet Stonor 1836–1914
        1. 1. Harriet (Georgiana Lucia) Agar-Ellis 1867–1928

George Spencer's Timeline

4 Records

1738
26 January 1738
Birth of George Spencer in Althorpe, North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
Althorpe, North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
1738
26 Feb 1738
George Spencer was baptized in London, England
London, England
1817
29 January 1817
Age 79
Death of George Spencer in Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
1870
17 Jun 1870
Age 132
George Spencer - Probate in Principal Registry
Principal Registry

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 January 1738
    Event Place: Althorpe, North Lincolnshire Unitary Authority, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 762
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1738
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] Westminster, London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 January 1817
    Event Place: Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 762
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodstock, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1870
    Event Place: Principal Registry
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
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