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John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer 1734 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 19 1734

Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: Oct 31 1783

Death Location: Bath, Somerset, England

Father: ♥°John Spencer

Mother: ♥°Georgina Carteret

Spouse(s): ♥°Margaret Poyntz

Children(s): Georgiana Spencer, ♥°George Spencer, Henrietta Spencer, Charlotte Spencer, Louisa Spencer

The story of John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer began in 1734 in Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England. John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer married ♥°Margaret Georgiana Caroline Poyntz, and had children including Georgiana Lady Duchess of Devonshire Spencer, ♥°George John 2nd Earl Spencer Spencer, Henrietta Harriet Frances Lady & Countess of Blessborough Spencer, Charlotte Lady Spencer, Louisa Lady Spencer. John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer passed away in 1783 in Bath, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer began in 1734 in Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England.
  • John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer married ♥°Margaret Georgiana Caroline Poyntz, and had children including Georgiana Lady Duchess of Devonshire Spencer, ♥°George John 2nd Earl Spencer Spencer, Henrietta Harriet Frances Lady & Countess of Blessborough Spencer, Charlotte Lady Spencer, Louisa Lady Spencer.
  • John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer passed away in 1783 in Bath, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

♥°John Spencer
1708 – 1746
Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
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♥°Georgina Carteret
1716 – 1780
Birth Location: Lansdown, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

♥°Margaret Poyntz
1737 – 1814
Birth Location: Midgham, Berkshire, England
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Children(s)

Georgiana Spencer
1757 – 1806
Birth Location: Wimbledon Park, London, England
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♥°George Spencer
1758 – 1834
Birth Location: Wimbledon, Surrey, England
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Henrietta Spencer
1761 – 1821
Birth Location: Wimbledon, London, England
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Charlotte Spencer
1765 – 1766
Birth Location: Wimbledon, Surrey, England
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Louisa Spencer
1769 – 1769
Birth Location: Wimbledon, Surrey, England
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John Spencer's Ancestors

Self
John Spencer
1734 – 1783
Birth Place: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
♥°John Honorable Viscount Althorp Spencer
1708 – 1746
Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
♥°Georgina (Carolina Lady) Carteret
1716 – 1780
Lansdown, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Spencer's Descendants

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John (1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp) Spencer (Dec 19 1734 – Oct 31 1783) m. ♥°Margaret (Georgiana Caroline) Poyntz (Apr 27 1737 – Mar 18 1814)
  1. 1. Georgiana (Lady Duchess of Devonshire) Spencer (Jun 07 1757 – Mar 30 1806) m. William (5th Duke of Devonshire) Cavendish (Dec 14 1748 – Jul 29 1811) m. Charles (2nd Earl Grey KG PC) Grey (Mar 13 1764 – Jul 17 1845)
    1. 1. Georgiana (Dorothy Lady) Cavendish (Jul 21 1783 – Aug 08 1858)
    2. 2. Harriet (Elizabeth Lady Granville) Cavendish (Aug 29 1785 – Nov 25 1862)
    3. 3. William (George Spencer 6th Duke of Devonshire KG PC) Cavendish (May 21 1790 – Jan 18 1858)
    4. 4. Eliza (illegitimate) Courtney (Feb 20 1792 – May 02 1859)
  2. 2. ♥°George (John 2nd Earl Spencer) Spencer (Sep 01 1758 – Nov 10 1834) m. Lavinia Bingham (Jul 27 1762 – Jun 08 1831)
    1. 1. John (Charles 3rd Earl Spencer) Spencer (May 30 1782 – Oct 01 1845)
    2. 2. Sarah (Lady) Spencer (Jul 29 1787 – Apr 13 1870)
    3. 3. Richard (Honorable) Spencer (Oct 18 1789 – Jan 20 1791)
    4. 4. Robert (Cavendish Captain Honorable Sir) Spencer (Oct 24 1791 – Nov 04 1830)
    5. 5. William (Honorable) Spencer (1792 – 1792)
    6. 6. Harriet (Lady) Spencer (Mar 12 1793 – Apr 08 1793)
    7. 7. Georgiana (Charlotte Lady) Spencer (Aug 13 1794 – Feb 21 1823)
    8. 8. Frederick (Thomas 4th Earl Spencer Vice Admiral) Spencer (Apr 14 1798 – Dec 27 1857) m. Elizabeth (Georgina) Poyntz (Mar 27 1799 – Jun 1851) m. Adelaide (Horatia Elizabeth) Seymour (Jan 27 1825 – Oct 29 1877)
      1. 1. Stewart SPENCER (1835 – 1910)
      2. 2. Charles (Robert Viscount Althorp and 6th Earl) Spencer (1858 – Sep 26 1922) m. Margaret Baring (Jan 1869 – Jul 04 1906)
        1. 1. Adelaide (Margaret Delia) Spencer (1889 – 1981) m. 1st (Baronet Sir Sidney) Peel
        2. 2. Albert (Edward John Viscount Althorp and 7th Earl) Spencer (Apr 1892 – May 10 1975) m. Cynthia (Elinor Beatrix) Hamilton (Aug 16 1897 – Dec 04 1972)
        3. 3. Cecil (Edward Robert) Spencer (1894 – 1928)
        4. 4. Lavinia (Emily) Spencer (1899 – 1955) m. 4th (Baron Annaly Luke Henry) White
        5. 5. George (Charles) Spencer (1903 – 1982) m. Barbara Blumenthal m. Kathleen Henderson
        6. 6. (Alexandra) (Margaret) Spencer (1906 – 1996) m. Henry Douglas-Home
      3. 3. Georgiana (Frances) SPENCER (Apr 25 1832 – Apr 08 1852)
      4. 4. John (Poyntz Viscount Althorp) Spencer (Oct 27 1835 – Aug 13 1910)
      5. 5. Sarah (Isabella) SPENCER (Apr 07 1838 – 1919)
      6. 6. Earl Spencer (1842 – )
      7. 7. Victoria (Alexandria) Spencer (1855 – 1921)
      8. 8. John (William) Spencer (Oct 1857 – )
      9. 9. Victoria (Alexandrina) Spencer (Oct 22 1859 – Mar 13 1906)
      10. 10. Cicil (Edward) Spencer (1894 – 1928)
      11. 11. George (Charles) Spencer (1903 – 1982)
    9. 9. George (Very Reverend Honorable Father Ignatius) Spencer (Dec 21 1799 – Oct 01 1864)
  3. 3. Henrietta (Harriet Frances Lady & Countess of Blessborough) Spencer (Jun 16 1761 – Nov 14 1821) m. Frederick (3rd Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby (Jan 24 1758 – Feb 03 1844) m. Granville Leveson-Gower (Dec 12 1773 – 1846)
    1. 1. Frederick (Cavendish Major Genearl) Ponsonby (Jul 06 1783 – Jan 11 1837)
    2. 2. Caroline (Lady Lamb) Ponsonby (Nov 13 1785 – Jan 26 1828)
    3. 3. William (Francis Spencer 1st Baron de Mauley of Canford) Ponsonby (Jul 31 1787 – May 16 1855)
    4. 4. John (William 4th Earl of Bessborough) Ponsonby (Jul 31 1787 – May 16 1847)
    5. 5. Harriet (Emma Arundel) Stewart (1800 – Oct 28 1852)
    6. 6. George (Arundel) Stewart (1802 – Feb 23 1875)
  4. 4. Charlotte (Lady) Spencer (Aug 26 1765 – Oct 09 1766)
  5. 5. Louisa (Lady) Spencer (Apr 04 1769 – Apr 17 1769)

John Spencer's Timeline

7 Records

1734
Dec 19 1734
Birth of John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer in Althorp Manor, Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp Manor, Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
1734
Dec 19 1734
Birth of John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer in Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
1734
Dec 19 1734
Birth of John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer in Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
1734
Dec 19 1734
Birth of John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer in Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
1734
Dec 19 1734
Birth of John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer in Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
1783
Oct 31 1783
Age 49
Death of John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer in Bath, Somerset, England
Bath, Somerset, England
1783
Nov 09 1783
Age 49
Burial of John 1st Earl Spencer Viscount of Althorp Spencer
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 19 1734
    Event Place: Althorp Manor, Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1353.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PJN
    [2] Database online.
    [3] Database online.
    [4] Database online.
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    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 19 1734
    Event Place: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 19 1734
    Event Place: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 19 1734
    Event Place: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 19 1734
    Event Place: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Wimbledon Park, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 31 1783
    Event Place: Bath, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Database online.
    [2] Database online.
    [3] Database online.
    [4] Database online.
    [5] Database online.
    [6] Database online.
    [7] Database online.
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    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Nov 09 1783
    Record Source: Database online.
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