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Henry Spencer 1620–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 November 1620

Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 20 September 1643

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

Father: William Spencer

Mother: Penelope Wriothesley

Spouse(s): Dorothy Sydney

Children(s): Robert Marlborough, Penelope Spenser

Henry Spencer was born in 1620 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of William Spencer And Penelope Wriothesley. Henry Spencer married Dorothy Sydney, and had children including Penelope Spenser, Robert Spencer 1St Duke Of Marlborough. Henry Spencer passed away in 1643 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Spencer was born in 1620 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of William Spencer And Penelope Wriothesley.
  • Henry Spencer married Dorothy Sydney, and had children including Penelope Spenser, Robert Spencer 1St Duke Of Marlborough.
  • Henry Spencer passed away in 1643 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Henry Spencer
1620–1643
Birth Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
William Spencer
1591–1636
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Penelope Wriothesley
1598–1667
England
Grandparents
Robert (Spencer Baron of) Wormleighton
1570–1627
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret (Willoughby Lady Margaret of WOLLATON Baroness) Spencer
1560–1597
England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Nottinghamshire
1547–1596
Elizabeth
1546–1594
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sir
1510–1549
Lady Wollaton
1520–1548
Sir Castle
1519–1589

Henry Spencer's Descendants

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Henry Spencer (23 November 1620–20 September 1643) m. Dorothy Sydney (5 October 1617–5 February 1684)
  1. 1. Robert (Spencer 1st Duke of) Marlborough 1641–1702 m. Anne Digbye 1646–1715
    1. 1. Charles Spencer 1675–1722 m. Ann (Judith Churchill) Lady 1682–1716
      1. 1. Diana Spencer 1710–1735 m. John Russell 1710–1771
      2. 2. Charles Spencer 1706–1758 m. Elizabeth (Countess of Sunderland, Duchess of Marlborough Spencer \ Trevor Hon \) Lady 1708–1761
        1. 1. Charles Spencer 1740–1820
        2. 2. Diana Beauclerk 1734–1808 m. Topham (Beauclerk van) Ardglass 1739–1780 m. Frederick (St. John 2nd Viscount) Bolingbroke 1732–1787
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Betty) Spencer 1737–1831 m. Henry (Carnarvon) Herbert 1734–1794
        4. 4. Robert Spencer 1747–1831
        5. 5. George Spencer 1738–1817 m. Caroline Russel 1743–1811
      3. 3. John (Viscount Spencer Lord Spencer van) Althorp 1708–1746 m. Georgiana (Caroline) Carterett 1715–1780
        1. 1. John (Spencer) Earl 1734–1783 m. Margaret (Georgiana) Poyntz 1737–1814
        2. 2. Diana Spencer 1735–1743
        3. 3. Charlotte Spencer 1765–1766
      4. 4. Mary Spencer 1704–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Spencer 1691–
    3. 3. Anna Spenser 1666–1690
  2. 2. Penelope Spenser 1644–1645

Henry Spencer's Timeline

3 Records

1620
23 November 1620
Birth of Henry Spencer in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1620
23 Nov 1620
Henry Spencer was baptized in Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Brington, Northamptonshire, England
1643
20 September 1643
Age 23
Death of Henry Spencer in Newbury, West Berkshire Unitary Authority, Berkshire, England
Newbury, West Berkshire Unitary Authority, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 November 1620
    Event Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1620
    Event Place: Brington, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1643
    Event Place: Newbury, West Berkshire Unitary Authority, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby

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