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Grace Spencer 1720–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1720

Birth Location: Glusburn, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 28 Jun 1789

Death Location: Kildwick, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Spencer

Mother: Anna Smith

Spouse(s): Thomas Proctor

Children(s): William Proctor

The story of Grace Spencer began in 1720 in Glusburn, Yorkshire, England. Grace Spencer married Thomas Proctor, and had children including William Proctor. Grace Spencer passed away in 1789 in Kildwick, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Grace Spencer began in 1720 in Glusburn, Yorkshire, England.
  • Grace Spencer married Thomas Proctor, and had children including William Proctor.
  • Grace Spencer passed away in 1789 in Kildwick, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Grace Spencer's Ancestors

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Grace Spencer
1720–1789
Birth Place: Glusburn, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Spencer
1690–1729
Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Anna Smith
1695–1740
Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Spencer
1666–1784
Colne, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Blakey
1666–1760
Colne, Lancashire, England
Christopher Smith
1670–1739
Burnley Parish, England
Grace Shackleton
1670–1740
Trawden, Colne, Lancashire
Great-Grandparents
Robert Spencer
1641–1702
Lady Digby
1646–1715
Robert Blakey
1632–1690
Dorothy Scarth
1635–1724
Lt Smythe
1631–1716
Lydia Broadribb
1635–1712
Geoffrey Shackleton
1645–1697
Garcia Fouldes
1641–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Earl
1620–1643
Dorothy Sydney
1617–1684
George Digby
1612–1677
Lady Russell
1613–1696
John Blakey
1609–1647
Ellen Acringley
1606–
Sir Smythe
1592–1638
Lady Townley
1598–1679
John Broadribb
1600–1654
Elizabeth Webb
1585–1635
Richard Shakleton
1620–1673
Ann Avery
1620–
Robert Fouldes
1606–1675
Elizabeth Hartley
1601–1658

Grace Spencer's Descendants

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Grace Spencer (13 May 1720–28 Jun 1789) m. Thomas Proctor (1719–23 Apr 1762)
  1. 1. William Proctor 1756–1838 m. Frances (Fanny) Carr 1763–1816
    1. 1. Mary Proctor 1795–1875 m. Benjamin Law 1796–1868
      1. 1. William Law 1837–1918 m. Mary Carr 1836–1902
        1. 1. James (William) Law 1867–1943 m. Dorothy Sykes 1867–1943

Grace Spencer's Timeline

4 Records

1720
13 May 1720
Birth of Grace Spencer in Glusburn, Yorkshire, England
Glusburn, Yorkshire, England
1721
6 May 1721
Age 1
Grace Spencer was baptized in Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England
Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England
1789
25 Jun 1789
Age 69
Death of Grace Spencer in Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
1789
28 Jun 1789
Age 69
Burial of Grace Spencer in Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
Kildwick, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1720
    Event Place: Glusburn, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 May 1721
    Event Place: Heptonstall, St Thomas, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP1493

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shepley, Yorkshire

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1789
    Event Place: Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRKLD 18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1789
    Event Place: Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRKLD 1/8

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