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Lord John Spencer The 1st Earl Spencer 1734–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 December 1734

Birth Location: Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire

Death Date: 31 October 1783

Death Location: Bath, Somerset, England

Father: Lord Spencer

Mother: Georgina Carterett

Spouse(s): The Poyntz

Children(s): Lady Spencer, Lady Spencer, George Spencer, Lady Devonshire, Lady Spencer, Frederick Bessborough, Samuel Spencer, Catherine Spencer, Lady Spencer

In 1734, Lord John Spencer The 1st Earl Spencer entered the world in Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire, born to Lord John Spencer And Georgina Carolina Carterett. Lord John Spencer The 1st Earl Spencer married The Right Hon Margaret Georgiana Poyntz, and had children including Catherine Spencer, Frederick Spencer 3Rd Earl Bessborough, George John Spencer 2Nd Earl Spencer, Lady Charlotte Spencer, Lady Elizabeth Spencer, Lady Georgiana Spencer Duchess Of Devonshire, Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer, Lady Louisa Spencer, Samuel Spencer. Lord John Spencer The 1st Earl Spencer passed away in 1783 in Bath, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1734, Lord John Spencer The 1st Earl Spencer entered the world in Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire, born to Lord John Spencer And Georgina Carolina Carterett.
  • Lord John Spencer The 1st Earl Spencer married The Right Hon Margaret Georgiana Poyntz, and had children including Catherine Spencer, Frederick Spencer 3Rd Earl Bessborough, George John Spencer 2Nd Earl Spencer, Lady Charlotte Spencer, Lady Elizabeth Spencer, Lady Georgiana Spencer Duchess Of Devonshire, Lady Henrietta Frances Spencer, Lady Louisa Spencer, Samuel Spencer.
  • Lord John Spencer The 1st Earl Spencer passed away in 1783 in Bath, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Spencer
1708–1746
Birth Location: Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire, England
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Georgina Carterett
1715–1780
Birth Location: Lansdown, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

The Poyntz
1737–1814
Birth Location: Midgham House, Berkshire, England
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Children(s)

Lady Spencer
1761–1821
Birth Location: Wimbledon, Surrey, England
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Lady Spencer
1769–1769
Birth Location: Wimbledon, Surrey, England
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George Spencer
1758–1834
Birth Location: Wimbledon, Surrey, England
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Lady Devonshire
1757–1806
Birth Location: Althorp House, Northamptonshire, England
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Lady Spencer
1765–1766
Birth Location: Wimbledon, Surrey, England
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Frederick Bessborough
1758–1844
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Spencer
1764–1820
Birth Location: St Bartholomew by the Exchange, London, England
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Catherine Spencer
1762–1762
Birth Location: St Bartholomew by the Exchange, London
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Lady Spencer
1766–1766
Birth Location: St Bartholomew by the Exchange, London
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Lord Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Lord Spencer
1734–1783
Birth Place: Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire
Parents
Lord John Spencer
1708–1746
Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Georgina (Carolina) Carterett
1715–1780
Lansdown, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Charles (Spencer 3rd Earl of Sunderland, 2nd Duke of Marlborough, Lord) Wormleighton
1675–1722
Newcastle Upon Trent, Northumberland, England
Lady (Anne Churchill Spencer Countess of) Sunderland
1682–1716
Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Lord (John Carteret, 2nd Earl of) Granville
1690–1763
Westminster, Middlesex, , England
Lady (Frances Worsley Countess) Granville
1694–1743
Appledorecombe, Isle of Wight, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Sunderland
1640–1702
Lady Digby
1637–1715
John Marlborough
1650–1722
Sarah Marlborough
1660–1744
Robert Appuldurcombe
1669–1747
Frances Thynne
1673–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord alumni
1620–1643
Lady Sunderland
1617–1684
George Bristol
1612–1676
Sir Wales
1620–1688
Elizabeth Drake
1622–1698
Sir Jennings
1621–1659
Frances Thornhurst
1628–1693

Lord Spencer's Descendants

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Lord (John Spencer The 1st Earl) Spencer (19 December 1734–31 October 1783) m. The (Right Hon. Margaret Georgiana) Poyntz (27 Apr 1737–18 Mar 1814)
  1. 1. Lady (Henrietta Frances) Spencer 1761–1821
  2. 2. Lady (Louisa) Spencer 1769–1769
  3. 3. George (John Spencer 2nd Earl) Spencer 1758–1834 m. Lavinia Bingham 1762–1831
    1. 1. Frederick (Spencer) ** 1798–1857 m. Adelaide (Horatia Elizabeth) Seymour 1825–1877
      1. 1. Charles (Robert) Spencer 1857–1922
      2. 2. Lord (John Spencer 5th Earl) Spencer 1835–1910
  4. 4. Lady (Georgiana Spencer Duchess of) Devonshire 1757–1806 m. Lord (William Cavendish ** 5th Duke of) Devonshire 1748–1811
  5. 5. Lady (Charlotte) Spencer 1765–1766
  6. 6. Frederick (Spencer 3rd Earl) Bessborough 1758–1844
  7. 7. Samuel Spencer 1764–1820
  8. 8. Catherine Spencer 1762–1762
  9. 9. Lady (Elizabeth) Spencer 1766–1766

Lord Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1734
19 December 1734
Birth of Lord John Spencer The 1st Earl Spencer in Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire
Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire
1783
31 October 1783
Age 49
Death of Lord John Spencer The 1st Earl Spencer in Bath, Somerset, England
Bath, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 December 1734
    Event Place: Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1783
    Event Place: Bath, Somerset, England
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