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Henrietta Frances Spencer 1761–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1761

Birth Location: Wimbledon, Surrey, England

Death Date: 29 Dec 1821

Death Location: Derbyshire, England

Father: John Earl

Mother: Margaret Poyntz

Spouse(s): Frederick Ponsonby, G Gower, 3RD *(5X5)

Children(s): Caroline Ponsonby, John Ponsonby, William Ponsonby, HARRIET Illigitimate, FREDERICK *

Henrietta Frances Spencer was born in 1761 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, the child of John Spencer Earl And Margaret Georgiana Poyntz. Henrietta Frances Spencer married 3Rd Earl Frederick Ponsonby Of Bessborough 5X5, Frederick Ponsonby, G L Gower, and had children including Caroline Ponsonby, Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby Mjr Gen, Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart Leveson Gower Illigitimate, John William Ponsonby, William Ponsonby. Henrietta Frances Spencer passed away in 1821 in Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • Henrietta Frances Spencer was born in 1761 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, the child of John Spencer Earl And Margaret Georgiana Poyntz.
  • Henrietta Frances Spencer married 3Rd Earl Frederick Ponsonby Of Bessborough 5X5, Frederick Ponsonby, G L Gower, and had children including Caroline Ponsonby, Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby Mjr Gen, Harriet Emma Arundel Stewart Leveson Gower Illigitimate, John William Ponsonby, William Ponsonby.
  • Henrietta Frances Spencer passed away in 1821 in Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Earl
1734–1783
Birth Location: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
JE
Margaret Poyntz
1737–1814
Birth Location: Midgham House (Berkshire) England
MP

Spouses(s)

Frederick Ponsonby
1758–1844
Birth Location: City of London, Greater London, England
FP
G Gower
1773–1846
Birth Location: Trentham, Staffordshire, England
GG
3RD *(5X5)
1758–1844
Birth Location: St Mary le Bone, Berkeley Square, London, England
3*

Children(s)

Caroline Ponsonby
1785–1828
Birth Location: Marylebone, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
CP
John Ponsonby
1781–1847
Birth Location: –
JP
William Ponsonby
1787–1855
Birth Location: –
WP
HARRIET Illigitimate
1800–1852
Birth Location: London, England
HI
FREDERICK *
1783–1837
Birth Location: St Marylebone, London, England
F*

Henrietta Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Henrietta Spencer
1761–1821
Birth Place: Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Parents
John Spencer Earl
1734–1783
Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret (Georgiana) Poyntz
1737–1814
Midgham House (Berkshire) England
Grandparents
John (Viscount Spencer Lord Spencer van) Althorp
1708–1746
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Georgiana (Caroline) Carterett
1715–1780
Lansdown, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Charles Spencer
1675–1722
Ann Lady
1682–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Marlborough
1641–1702
Anne Digbye
1646–1715

Henrietta Spencer's Descendants

1.
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Henrietta (Frances) Spencer (16 Jun 1761–29 Dec 1821) m. Frederick Ponsonby (24 January 1758–3 February 1844) m. G (L) Gower (1773–08 Jan 1846) m. 3RD (EARL FREDERICK PONSONBY OF BESSBOROUGH) *(5X5) (24 January 1758–3 February 1844)
  1. 1. Caroline Ponsonby 1785–1828 m. William (Lamb 2nd Viscount) Melbourne 1779–1848
    1. 1. Son Lamb 1806–1806
    2. 2. Daughter Lamb 1809–1809
    3. 3. George (Augustus Frederick) Lamb 1809–
  2. 2. John (William) Ponsonby 1781–1847
  3. 3. William Ponsonby 1787–1855
  4. 4. HARRIET (EMMA ARUNDEL STEWART LEVESON-GOWER) Illigitimate 1800–1852 m. George (Godolphin Osborne 8th Duke of) Leeds 1802–1872
    1. 1. George god 1829– m. Frances (Georgiana) Pitt-Rivers 1837–1896
      1. 1. Geo (Fedolphin) Osborn 1863–
      2. 2. Francis (Granville Godolphin) Osborne 1864–1924 m. Blanche (Ruth Brooke Tatton) Greive 1869–1956
      3. 3. Albert (Edward Godolphin) Osborn 1867–1914 m. Elizabeth (Adelaide) May 1869–
        1. 1. Florence (Georgina) Osborne 1891–1975
        2. 2. Albert (Arthur) Osborne 1893–1944 m. Anne Powell 1886–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Adelaide May) Wiltshire 1896–
        4. 4. Stephen (Edward) Osborne 1900–
        5. 5. Winnifred (Louisa) Osborne 1902–
      4. 4. Harriett (Castalia Godolphin) Osborn 1867–1922 m. Henry (Frederick Compton) Cavendish 1854–1928
        1. 1. Emily (Georgiana Harriet) Cavendish 1890–1976 m. Pryse (Loveden) Saunders-Price 1896–1962
        2. 2. Evelyn (Alice Beatrix) Cavendish 1892– m. James (Erskine) Stirling 1898–
        3. 3. Henry (James Francis) Cavendish 1893–1956
        4. 4. George (Sidney Godolphin) Cavendish 1895–
      5. 5. Allie (S G) Osborn 1870–
      6. 6. Ada (Charlotte Godolphin) Osborn 1870–1944 m. Harry (Robert) Boyd 1876–1940 m. William (Hugh Spencer Wentworth) Fitzwilliam 1860–1917
      7. 7. Constance (B G) Osbourne 1876–
  5. 5. FREDERICK (CAVENDISH PONSONBY (MJR GEN)) * 1783–1837 m. Emily (Charlotte) Bathurst 1798–1877
    1. 1. Frederick (John) Ponsonby 1837–1894
    2. 2. Henry (Frederick) Ponsonby 1825–1895
    3. 3. Georgina (Melita Maria) Ponsonby 1829–1895
    4. 4. Ponsonby 1831–1906
    5. 5. Ann Ponsonby 1811–
    6. 6. Arthur (Edward Valette) Ponsonby 1828–1868
    7. 7. Selina (Barbara Wilhelmina) Ponsonby 1835–1919 m. William (Windham) Baring 1827–1876

Henrietta Spencer's Timeline

7 Records

1761
16 June 1761
Birth of Henrietta Frances Spencer in Wimbledon (Surrey) England
Wimbledon (Surrey) England
1761
Abt. 1761
Birth of Henrietta Frances Spencer
None
1761
16 Jun 1761
Birth of Henrietta Frances Spencer in Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Wimbledon, Surrey, England
1761
25 Jul 1761
Henrietta Frances Spencer was baptized in Wimbledon,Surrey,England
Wimbledon,Surrey,England
1821
11 Nov 1821
Age 60
Death of Henrietta Frances Spencer in Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
1821
14 November 1821
Age 60
Death of Henrietta Frances Spencer in Florence (Staffordshire) England
Florence (Staffordshire) England
1821
29 Dec 1821
Age 60
Burial of Henrietta Frances Spencer in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 June 1761
    Event Place: Wimbledon (Surrey) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1991, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1761

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1761
    Event Place: Wimbledon, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1761
    Event Place: Wimbledon,Surrey,England
    Record Source:
    [1] Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1821
    Event Place: Florence, Provincia di Firenze, Toscana, Italy
    Record Source: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1991, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 November 1821
    Event Place: Florence (Staffordshire) England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1821
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1991, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby
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