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John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War 1880–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1880

Birth Location: Phoenix Park, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Death Date: 23 Feb 1947

Death Location: Bladon, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Lord India

Mother: Jeanette born

Spouse(s): Gwendoline Lady

Children(s): John sculptor, Henry Spencer-Churchill, Anne Churchill

In 1880, John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War entered the world in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, born to Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill Chancellor Of The Exchequer Leader Of The House Of Commons Conservative Party Secretary Of State For India And Jeanette Jennie Jerome Lady Randolph American Born. In 1900, John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War resided in South Africa. John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War married Gwendoline Theresa Mabel Bertie Lady, and had children including Anne Clarissa Spencer Churchill, Henry Winston Peregrine Spencer Churchill, John George Spencer Churchill Major English Painter Sculptor. John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War passed away in 1947 in Bladon, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1880, John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War entered the world in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, born to Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill Chancellor Of The Exchequer Leader Of The House Of Commons Conservative Party Secretary Of State For India And Jeanette Jennie Jerome Lady Randolph American Born.
  • In 1900, John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War resided in South Africa.
  • John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War married Gwendoline Theresa Mabel Bertie Lady, and had children including Anne Clarissa Spencer Churchill, Henry Winston Peregrine Spencer Churchill, John George Spencer Churchill Major English Painter Sculptor.
  • John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War passed away in 1947 in Bladon, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England.

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John War's Ancestors

Self
John War
1880–1947
Birth Place: Phoenix Park, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Parents
Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Leader of the House of Commons, Conservative Party, Secretary of State for India
1849–1895
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire (Engeland)
Jeanette ("Jennie" Jerome, Lady Randolph, American) born
1854–1921
Brooklyn, Queens, New York, USA
Grandparents
John (Winston Spencer Churchill, KG, Marquis of Blandford, 7th Duke of) Malborough
1822–1883
Garboldisham Hall, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Frances (Anne Emily Stewart Duchess of) Marborough
1822–1899
St James, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Leonard (Walter Jerome, Civil War, 24th Regiment, New York) Cavalry
1817–1891
Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States
Clarissa Hall
1825–1895
Palmyra, Wayne, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Marlborough
1793–1857
Lady Stewart
1798–1844
Charles Londonderry
1778–1854
Frances Vane-Tempest
1800–1865
Captain Jerome
1786–1866
Aurora Jerome
1785–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Marlborough
1766–1840
Lady Stewart
1767–1841
Robert Londonderry
1739–1821
Frances Pratt
1757–1833

John War's Descendants

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John (Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer) War (4 Feb 1880–23 Feb 1947) m. Gwendoline (Theresa Mabel Bertie) Lady (20 November 1885–7 Jul 1941)
  1. 1. John (George Spencer-Churchill, Major, English painter &) sculptor 1909–1992
  2. 2. Henry (Winston Peregrine) Spencer-Churchill 1913–2002
  3. 3. Anne (Clarissa Spencer) Churchill 1920–1977

John War's Timeline

3 Records

1880
4 Feb 1880
Birth of John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Phoenix Park, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
1900
12 Feb 1900
Age 20
John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War resided here in South Africa
South Africa
1947
23 Feb 1947
Age 67
Death of John Strange "Jack" Spencer Churchill, Major DSO, Boer War in Falmouth, Devonshire, England
Falmouth, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1880
    Event Place: Phoenix Park, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1900
    Event Place: South Africa
    Record Source: UK, Casualties of the Boer War, 1899-1902

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland
    Record Source: British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1947
    Event Place: Falmouth, Devonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bladon, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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