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Robert Spencer Earl of Sunderland 1641–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1641

Birth Location: Paris, France

Death Date: 28 Sep 1702

Death Location: St Mary the Virgin with St John Churchyard, Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Henry Sunderland

Mother: Dorothy Sidney

Spouse(s): Ann Digby

Children(s): Charles Spencer

Robert Spencer Earl of Sunderland was born in 1641 in Paris, France, the child of Henry Spencer Earl Of Sunderland And Dorothy Sidney. Robert Spencer Earl of Sunderland married Ann Digby, and had children including Charles Spencer. Robert Spencer Earl of Sunderland passed away in 1702 in St Mary the Virgin with St John Churchyard, Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Spencer Earl of Sunderland was born in 1641 in Paris, France, the child of Henry Spencer Earl Of Sunderland And Dorothy Sidney.
  • Robert Spencer Earl of Sunderland married Ann Digby, and had children including Charles Spencer.
  • Robert Spencer Earl of Sunderland passed away in 1702 in St Mary the Virgin with St John Churchyard, Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Robert Sunderland's Ancestors

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Robert Sunderland
1641–1702
Birth Place: Paris, France
Parents
Henry Spencer Earl of Sunderland
1620–1643
Althorp, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Dorothy Sidney
1617–1684
Brentford, Hounslow, London, England
Grandparents
Robert Sidney
1595–1677
Blackfriars, London, England
Dorothy Percy
1598–1659
Great-Grandparents
Henry Percy
1564–1632
Dorothy Devereux
1564–1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Essex
1539–1576
Lettice Knollys
1543–1634

Robert Sunderland's Descendants

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Robert (Spencer Earl of) Sunderland (5 Sep 1641–28 Sep 1702) m. Ann Digby (1646–26 Apr 1715)
  1. 1. Charles Spencer 1675–1722 m. Anne Churchill 1682–1716
    1. 1. John (Spencer) Esq 1708–1746 m. Georgina (Carolina) Carterett 1716–1780
      1. 1. John Spencer 1734–1783 m. Margaret (Georgiana) Poyntz 1737–1814
        1. 1. George (John) Spencer 1758–1834 m. Lavinia Bingham 1762–1831
      2. 2. Diana Spencer 1735–1743
    2. 2. Robert Spencer 1701–1729

Robert Sunderland's Timeline

2 Records

1641
5 Sep 1641
Birth of Robert Spencer Earl of Sunderland in Paris, France
Paris, France
1702
28 Sep 1702
Age 61
Death of Robert Spencer Earl of Sunderland in Althorp, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1641
    Event Place: Paris, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1227
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1702
    Event Place: Althorp, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1227
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St Mary the Virgin with St John Churchyard, Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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