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Robert William Spencer 1809 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1809

Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Death Date: October 1882

Death Location: West Derby, Lancashire

Father: John SPENCER

Mother: Letitia Williams

Spouse(s): Mary Fegan

Children(s): Martha SPENCER, John SPENCER, George Spencer, Robert Spencer, James Spencer, Mary Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Richard Spencer, Eliza Spencer, William Spencer, Ann Spencer, Thomas Spencer

The story of Robert William Spencer began in 1809 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Robert William Spencer married Mary Fegan, and had children including Martha SPENCER, John SPENCER, George Spencer, Robert William Spencer, James Spencer, Mary Ellen Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Richard Spencer, Eliza Spencer, William Henry Spencer, Ann Spencer, Thomas Spencer. Robert William Spencer passed away in 1882 in West Derby, Lancashire.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert William Spencer began in 1809 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  • Robert William Spencer married Mary Fegan, and had children including Martha SPENCER, John SPENCER, George Spencer, Robert William Spencer, James Spencer, Mary Ellen Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Richard Spencer, Eliza Spencer, William Henry Spencer, Ann Spencer, Thomas Spencer.
  • Robert William Spencer passed away in 1882 in West Derby, Lancashire.

Immediate Family

Parents

John SPENCER
1780 –
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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Letitia Williams
1778 – 1816
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Fegan
1808 – 1870
Birth Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Martha SPENCER
1831 – 1885
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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John SPENCER
1833 – 1896
Birth Location: West Derby, Lancashire, England
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George Spencer
1835 –
Birth Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
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Robert Spencer
1836 – 1882
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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James Spencer
1839 –
Birth Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
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Mary Spencer
1844 – 1899
Birth Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
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Samuel Spencer
1847 – 1890
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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Richard Spencer
1847 –
Birth Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
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Eliza Spencer
1849 –
Birth Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
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William Spencer
1849 – 1909
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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Ann Spencer
1851 – 1908
Birth Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
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Thomas Spencer
1853 –
Birth Location: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
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Robert Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Robert Spencer
1809 – 1882
Birth Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Parents
John SPENCER
1780 –
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Letitia Williams
1778 – 1816
Grandparents
John SPENCER
1744 –
West Derby, Lancashire, England
Sophia Oxen
Great-Grandparents
Thomas SPENCER
1699 –
Mary Allcock
1698 – 1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS SPENCER
1668 – 1731
MARY PENKETH
1664 –

Robert Spencer's Descendants

1.
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Robert (William) Spencer (17 Jul 1809 – October 1882) m. Mary Fegan (24 Dec 1808 – Apr 1870)
  1. 1. Martha SPENCER (abt 1831 – Dec 1885)
  2. 2. John SPENCER (1833 – 3 Apr 1896) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Prowse (2 Oct 1834 – 4 Nov 1916)
  3. 3. George Spencer (abt 1835 – )
  4. 4. Robert (William) Spencer (abt 1836 – Q2 1882)
  5. 5. James Spencer (abt 1839 – )
  6. 6. 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)
        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
        2. 2. Susan (Le) Page (21 February 1947 Aldershot, Ha – Jul 1993) m. Vernon Aldred (5 Feb 1938 – 7 Jun 2013)
      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
        2. 2. Manya Downey (1939 – 11 Dec 2023) m. Frank Potter ( – 2017)
      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 – )
        2. 2. Mark (Ernest) Prowse (12 Oct 1952 – ) m. Ann Brewer (5 Apr 1955 – )
    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 – )
  7. 7. Samuel Spencer (1847 – 27 Dec 1890)
  8. 8. Richard Spencer (abt 1847 – )
  9. 9. Eliza Spencer (abt 1849 – )
  10. 10. William (Henry) Spencer (19 Jan 1849 – July 1909)
  11. 11. Ann Spencer (abt 1851 – 29 September 1908)
  12. 12. Thomas Spencer (abt 1853 – )

Robert Spencer's Timeline

10 Records

1809
17 Jul 1809
Birth of Robert William Spencer in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1809
20 Aug 1809
Robert William Spencer was baptized in Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire
Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire
1809
20 Aug 1809
Robert William Spencer was christened in Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire, England
1841
1841
Age 32
Robert William Spencer resided here in Extra Parochial Toxteth Park, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England
Extra Parochial Toxteth Park, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England
1851
1851
Age 42
Robert William Spencer resided here in West Derby, Lancashire, England
West Derby, Lancashire, England
1861
1861
Age 52
Robert William Spencer resided here in West Derby, Lancashire, England
West Derby, Lancashire, England
1869
1869
Age 60
Robert William Spencer resided here in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 62
Robert William Spencer resided here in Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Eccleston, Lancashire, England
1881
1881
Age 72
Robert William Spencer resided here in Eccleston in Prescot, Lancashire, England
Eccleston in Prescot, Lancashire, England
1882
October 1882
Age 73
Death of Robert William Spencer in West Derby, Lancashire
West Derby, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1809
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Liverpool, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1659-1812
    [2] Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [3] 1881 England Census
    [4] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3861; Folio: 132; Page: 24; GSU roll: 841934
    [5] 1861 England Census
    [6] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2192; Folio: 712; Page: 8; GSU roll: 87200-87201
    [7] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 567; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Toxteth Park; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 28; Folio: 50; Page: 8; Line: 6; GSU roll: 438719
    [8] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1809
    Event Place: Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire
    Record Source:
    [1] Liverpool, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1659-1812
    [2] Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1809
    Event Place: Liverpool, St Nicholas, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Extra Parochial Toxteth Park, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 567; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Toxteth Park; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 28; Folio: 50; Page: 8; Line: 6; GSU roll: 438719

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: West Derby, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2192; Folio: 712; Page: 8; GSU roll: 87200-87201

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: West Derby, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Eccleston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3861; Folio: 132; Page: 24; GSU roll: 841934

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Eccleston in Prescot, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1882
    Event Place: West Derby, Lancashire
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    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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