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Mary Ellen Spencer 1844 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1844

Birth Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 12 Feb 1899

Death Location: West Derby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Spencer

Mother: Mary Fegan

Spouse(s): Charles Prowse

Children(s): Mary Prowse, Martha Prowse, Charles Prowse, William Prowse, Alice Prowse, George Prowse, Elizabeth Prowse, James Prowse, Robert Prowse, Samuel Prowse, John Prowse, Frederick Prowse

In 1844, Mary Ellen Spencer entered the world in Eccleston, Lancashire, England, born to Robert William Spencer and Mary Fegan. In 1851, Mary Ellen Spencer resided in Eccleston, Lancashire, England. In 1861, Mary Ellen Spencer resided in West Derby, Lancashire, England. Mary Ellen Spencer married Charles Henry Prowse, and had children including Mary Emily Prowse, Martha Louisa Prowse, Charles Elias Prowse, William Henry Prowse, Alice Maud Prowse, George Spencer Prowse, Elizabeth Jane Prowse, James Bebbington Prowse, Robert Ernest Prowse, Samuel Harold Prowse, John Alfred Prowse, Frederick Samuel Prowse. Mary Ellen Spencer passed away in 1899 in West Derby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Mary Ellen Spencer entered the world in Eccleston, Lancashire, England, born to Robert William Spencer and Mary Fegan.
  • In 1851, Mary Ellen Spencer resided in Eccleston, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1861, Mary Ellen Spencer resided in West Derby, Lancashire, England.
  • Mary Ellen Spencer married Charles Henry Prowse, and had children including Mary Emily Prowse, Martha Louisa Prowse, Charles Elias Prowse, William Henry Prowse, Alice Maud Prowse, George Spencer Prowse, Elizabeth Jane Prowse, James Bebbington Prowse, Robert Ernest Prowse, Samuel Harold Prowse, John Alfred Prowse, Frederick Samuel Prowse.
  • Mary Ellen Spencer passed away in 1899 in West Derby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Spencer
1809 – 1882
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
RS
Mary Fegan
1808 – 1870
Birth Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
MF

Spouses(s)

Charles Prowse
1843 – 1927
Birth Location: LIVERPOOL Merseyside England
CP

Children(s)

Mary Prowse
1865 – 1944
Birth Location: LIVERPOOL Merseyside England, Lancashire
MP
Martha Prowse
1867 – 1949
Birth Location: West Derby, Lancashire
MP
Charles Prowse
1869 – 1950
Birth Location: West Derby, Lancashire
CP
William Prowse
1870 – 1948
Birth Location: LIVERPOOL Merseyside England, Lancashire
WP
Alice Prowse
1872 – 1879
Birth Location: Edge Hill, Lancashire, England
AP
George Prowse
1874 – 1939
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
GP
Elizabeth Prowse
1876 – 1877
Birth Location: West Derby, Lancashire
EP
James Prowse
1880 – 1921
Birth Location: West Derby, Lancashire
JP
Robert Prowse
1881 – 1922
Birth Location: West Derby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
RP
Samuel Prowse
– 1884
Birth Location: Liverpool, West Derby, Lancashire
SP
John Prowse
1885 – 1954
Birth Location: LIVERPOOL Merseyside England
JP
Frederick Prowse
1887 – 1962
Birth Location: West Derby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
FP

Mary Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Mary Spencer
1844 – 1899
Birth Place: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Parents
Robert William Spencer
1809 – 1882
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Mary Fegan
1808 – 1870
Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John SPENCER
1780 –
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Letitia Williams
1778 – 1816
John Fegan
1786 –
Province of Leinster, Ireland
Catherine Lennon
1786 – 1853
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John SPENCER
1744 –
Sophia Oxen
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas SPENCER
1699 –
Mary Allcock
1698 – 1783

Mary Spencer's Descendants

1.
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Mary (Ellen) Spencer (13 Oct 1844 – 12 Feb 1899) m. Charles (Henry) Prowse (9 June 1843 – 12 February 1927)
  1. 1. Mary (Emily) Prowse (21 Dec 1865 – 1944) m. Charles (Porter) Russell (1865 – 1953)
    1. 1. Charles (Henry) RUSSELL (1888 – 1950)
    2. 2. John (A) RUSSELL (1889 – )
    3. 3. Dorothy (E) RUSSELL (1890 – )
    4. 4. Edith RUSSELL (1896 – )
    5. 5. George RUSSELL (1897 – )
    6. 6. Sydney Russell (abt 1897 – )
    7. 7. Josephine RUSSELL (1899 – )
    8. 8. Josephine Russell (abt 1904 – )
    9. 9. Frank Russell (1908 – )
  2. 2. Martha (Louisa) Prowse (2 Jun 1867 – 26 Mar 1949) m. Charles (William) McKie (1862 – 1931)
    1. 1. Louisa (Ethel) McKIE (1890 – )
    2. 2. Lily McKIE (c1891 – )
    3. 3. Margorie (E) McKIE (1894 – 1983)
  3. 3. Charles (Elias) Prowse (7 Jul 1869 – Jun 1950) m. Nellie Gray (abt 1876 – 1934)
    1. 1. Muriel PROWSE (1903 – )
  4. 4. William (Henry) Prowse (26 Aug 1870 – 18 Mar 1948) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lumb (1870 – )
  5. 5. Alice (Maud) Prowse (20 Jul 1872 – 19 Apr 1879)
  6. 6. George (Spencer) Prowse (Dec 1874 – Sep 1939) m. Alice (Maud) Ball (26 Jan 1875 – 8 Nov 1952)
    1. 1. George (Spencer) Prowse (10 Mar 1900 – Dec 1973) m. May
    2. 2. Lawrence (Oswald) Prowse (21 Jan 1902 – Jul 1981) m. Nita Levene (1 Jan 1909 – 14 Apr 1991)
      1. 1. Golda Prowse (23 Nov 1931 – 15 Sep 2024) m. Tony Drian (6 Mar 1932 – Aug 1976)
        1. 1. Bradley (M) Drian (12 Jul 1960 – ) m. Tamra
        2. 2. Sharon (Leslie) Drian (3 Apr 1962 – )
      2. 2. Pauline Prowse (23 Feb 1935 – ) m. Jean Rusterholtz (15 Dec 1934 – Jul 1986)
      3. 3. Keith Prowse (Apr 1940 – 1945)
    3. 3. Ernest Prowse (1903 – December 1903)
    4. 4. Ivy (May) Prowse (24 Mar 1908 – Sep 1998) m. Alfred (E Le) Page (21 Oct 1917 – )
      1. 1. Marjorie (Le) Page (29 October 1942 Wolverhampton, – May 1988) m. Terence (J.) Pryce
        1. 1. Faye (Melanie) Pryce (Jun 1972 – )
      2. 2. Susan (Le) Page (21 February 1947 Aldershot, Ha – Jul 1993) m. Vernon Aldred (5 Feb 1938 – 7 Jun 2013)
        1. 1. Emma (Louise) Aldred (Dec 1968 – ) m. Richard Turner
    5. 5. Lilian Prowse (29 Jun 1909 – 19/1/1968) m. Charles Downey (25 Jan 1913 – Oct 1988)
      1. 1. Jake Downey (5 Jul 1936 – ) m. Kris m. Sarah m. Lesley
        1. 1. Sean DOWNEY (24 Oct 1966 – )
        2. 2. Natasha DOWNEY (5 Aug 1985 – )
        3. 3. Max Downey (27 Jul 1985 – )
        4. 4. Bruno DOWNEY (20 Sep 1988 – )
        5. 5. Oscar Downey (9 Nov 1991 – )
      2. 2. Manya Downey (1939 – 11 Dec 2023) m. Frank Potter ( – 2017)
        1. 1. Jason Potter (26 Oct 1964 – ) m. Yana (0 – )
        2. 2. Rory Potter (January 1968 Manchester, Lanca – January 2003 Manchester, Lanc)
    6. 6. Marjorie Prowse (10 Jan 1912 – 23 May 1934)
    7. 7. Ernest Prowse (27 Jun 1914 – 17 Sep 2008) m. Rose Waldman (10 Jan 1919 Holborn, London – 26 Jan 1999 (Southampton Gene)
      1. 1. Frank (Spencer) Prowse (29 Nov 1948 – ) m. Beverly Smith (9 May 1955 – )
        1. 1. Rochelle Prowse (24 Apr 1981 – ) m. Andrew Burton (17 Jan 1980 – )
        2. 2. Francesca Prowse (12 Dec 1984 – ) m. Ben (Nicholas) Pettifer (14 May 1984 – )
      2. 2. Mark (Ernest) Prowse (12 Oct 1952 – ) m. Ann Brewer (5 Apr 1955 – )
        1. 1. Laura (Ann) Prowse (26 Jul 1979 – ) m. Andrew (Robert) Grice (22 Oct 78 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Rose) Prowse (11 Nov 1981 – ) m. Alexander Peh (20 Sep 1980 – )
        3. 3. Harry (Mark Spencer) Prowse (7 Oct 1989 – ) m. Hathaichanok Getchai (4 Oct 1991 – )
        4. 4. George (Frank Lawrence) Prowse (22 May 1991 – )
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane) Prowse (October 1876 – October 1877)
  8. 8. James (Bebbington) Prowse (3 Feb 1880 – aft 1921) m. Edith Griffiths (1881 – )
  9. 9. Robert (Ernest) Prowse (23 Nov 1881 – 3 Dec 1922) m. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Noble (December 1884 – 22 Mar 1961)
    1. 1. Norman (Spencer) PROWSE (January 1905 – 12 December 1959)
    2. 2. Perry Prowse (abt 1913 – )
  10. 10. Samuel (Harold) Prowse (28 April1884 – 5 Aug 1884)
  11. 11. John (Alfred) Prowse (10 Dec 1885 – 8 Dec 1954) m. Hannah (Melville) Cochrane (22 May 1883 – 1973)
    1. 1. Harold PROWSE (23 Oct 1910 – 28 Jan 1979) m. Elsie (Margaret) Doward
    2. 2. Leslie PROWSE (11 Mar 1912 – Apr 1990)
    3. 3. Eric PROWSE (1917 – 1917)
    4. 4. Trevor PROWSE (Sep 1918 – 6 Oct 1938)
  12. 12. Frederick (Samuel) Prowse (21 Mar 1887 – 11 Jun 1962) m. Margaret Brown (1890 – )
    1. 1. Ronald Prowse (10 Mar 1912 – )
    2. 2. Emma (G) Prowse (1913 – )

Mary Spencer's Timeline

7 Records

1844
13 Oct 1844
Birth of Mary Ellen Spencer in Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Eccleston, Lancashire, England
1851
1851
Age 7
Mary Ellen Spencer resided here in Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Eccleston, Lancashire, England
1861
1861
Age 17
Mary Ellen Spencer resided here in West Derby, Lancashire, England
West Derby, Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 27
Mary Ellen Spencer resided here in West Derby, Lancashire, England
West Derby, Lancashire, England
1881
1881
Age 37
Mary Ellen Spencer resided here in West Derby, Lancashire, England
West Derby, Lancashire, England
1891
1891
Age 47
Mary Ellen Spencer resided here in Everton, Lancashire, England
Everton, Lancashire, England
1899
12 Feb 1899
Age 55
Death of Mary Ellen Spencer in West Derby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
West Derby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1844
    Event Place: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Liverpool, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921, Liverpool Record Office; Reference Number: 283 CHR/3/6
    [2] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 2947; Folio: 66; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6098057
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3710; Folio: 142; Page: 47; GSU roll: 1341888
    [4] 1881 England Census
    [5] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3841; Folio: 169; Page: 74; GSU roll: 841924
    [6] 1861 England Census
    [7] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2194; Folio: 510; Page: 20; GSU roll: 87203
    [8] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [9] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
    [10] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
    [11] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2194; Folio: 510; Page: 20; GSU roll: 87203

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: West Derby, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: West Derby, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3841; Folio: 169; Page: 74; GSU roll: 841924

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: West Derby, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3710; Folio: 142; Page: 47; GSU roll: 1341888
    [2] 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Everton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 2947; Folio: 66; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6098057

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1899
    Event Place: West Derby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eccleston, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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