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Lord Sir, William Spencer 1470 – 1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1470

Birth Location: Badby, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jun 1532

Death Location: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Father: Thomas Spencer

Mother: Christian Baker

Spouse(s): Lady Knightley, Agnes Heritage

Children(s): Sir Spencer, Richard Spencer

According to available records, Lord Sir William Spencer , of Bagby, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire was born in 1470 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Thomas Spencer and Christian Etheldreia Baker. Following those early years, Lord Sir William Spencer , of Bagby, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire married Lady Susan\Susanna Knightley and Agnes Heritage, and their family grew to include Sir Knight John Spencer and Richard Spencer. In the later years of life, Lord Sir William Spencer , of Bagby, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire died in 1532 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England.

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Parents

Thomas Spencer
1460 – 1532
Birth Location: Wormleighton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Christian Baker
1474 – 1560
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Knightley
1500 – 1532
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
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Agnes Heritage
1478 – 1570
Birth Location: Burton Dassett, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Spencer
1517 – 1586
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Richard Spencer
1500 – 1539
Birth Location: Cawsand, Cornwall, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1470
    Event Place: Badby, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1508
    Event Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Jun 1532
    Event Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
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