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James William Bain Spence 1902–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1902

Birth Location: Stenness, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Aug 1934

Death Location: Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: James SPENCE

Mother: Ellen FIRTH

Spouse(s): Margaret Blain

Children(s): Ruth Harvie, James Spence, Isabel Spence, John Spence

James William Bain Spence was born in 1902 in Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, the child of James Spence And Ellen Firth. James William Bain Spence married Margaret Jean Blain, and had children including Isabel Spence, James Grant Spence, John Blain Spence, Ruth Anita Harvie. James William Bain Spence passed away in 1934 in Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • James William Bain Spence was born in 1902 in Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, the child of James Spence And Ellen Firth.
  • James William Bain Spence married Margaret Jean Blain, and had children including Isabel Spence, James Grant Spence, John Blain Spence, Ruth Anita Harvie.
  • James William Bain Spence passed away in 1934 in Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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James Spence's Ancestors

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James Spence
1902–1934
Birth Place: Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
James SPENCE
1866–1945
Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Ellen FIRTH
1877–1919
Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Spence's Descendants

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James (William Bain) Spence (17 Jul 1902–16 Aug 1934) m. Margaret (Jean) Blain (24 Nov 1900–1979)
  1. 1. Ruth (Anita) Harvie 1927–2006 m. Alexander Harvie 1923–1989
  2. 2. James ("Grant") Spence 1933–2020 m. Wilma (Irene) Albright 1931–1996
  3. 3. Isabel Spence 1929–1980 m. Floyd (A.) Plants 1912–1977
    1. 1. Sharon (Ruth) Graham 1949–2013
  4. 4. John (Blain) Spence 1926–2014 m. Frances (M) Goode 1928–2000

James Spence's Timeline

2 Records

1902
17 Jul 1902
Birth of James William Bain Spence in Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
1934
16 Aug 1934
Age 32
Death of James William Bain Spence in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1902
    Event Place: Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1940
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1934
    Event Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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