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James Spence 1899–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1899

Birth Location: Station Road,Thornton, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Aug 1978

Death Location: Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Father: Thomas Spence

Mother: Jessie Hatton

Spouse(s): Annie Spence

Children(s): Mary Spence, Jessie Spence

In 1899, James Spence entered the world in Station Road,Thornton, Fife, Scotland, born to Thomas Black Spence And Jessie Dodds Hatton. James Spence married Annie Forgan Simpson 1St Wife Of James Spence, and had children including Jessie Dodds Spence, Mary Simpson Spence. James Spence passed away in 1978 in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1899, James Spence entered the world in Station Road,Thornton, Fife, Scotland, born to Thomas Black Spence And Jessie Dodds Hatton.
  • James Spence married Annie Forgan Simpson 1St Wife Of James Spence, and had children including Jessie Dodds Spence, Mary Simpson Spence.
  • James Spence passed away in 1978 in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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James Spence's Ancestors

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James Spence
1899–1978
Birth Place: Station Road,Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Black Spence
1878–1933
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Jessie (Dodds) Hatton
1876–1935
178 Castle Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Spence
1842–1921
Anstruther, Fife
Jane Martin
1842–1922
Leslie, Fife
Great-Grandparents
James Spence
1810–1894
Mary Chalmers
1812–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Spence
1778–1859
Barbara Low
1785–1863

James Spence's Descendants

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James Spence (26 Dec 1899–14 Aug 1978) m. Annie (Forgan Simpson 1st wife of James) Spence (18 Sep 1900–5 Nov 1922)
  1. 1. Mary (Simpson) Spence 1921–1969 m. Dennis Devlin 1914–1969
    1. 1. James (Spence) Devlin 1943–1943
  2. 2. Jessie (Dodds) Spence 1922–1922

James Spence's Timeline

2 Records

1899
26 Dec 1899
Birth of James Spence in Station Road,Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Station Road,Thornton, Fife, Scotland
1978
14 Aug 1978
Age 79
Death of James Spence in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1899
    Event Place: Station Road,Thornton, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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