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Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron 1570 – 1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 25 Oct 1627

Death Location: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Spencer

Mother: Mary Catlin

Spouse(s): Margaret Willoughby

Children(s): Mary Spencer, Randolph Spencer, John Spencer, Sir Spencer, Sir Spencer, Sir Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer

Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron was born in 1570 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir John Spencer and Mary Catlin. Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron married Margaret Willoughby, and had children including Mary Spencer, Randolph Spencer, John Spencer, Sir William Spencer, Sir Richard Spencer, Sir Edward Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer. Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron passed away in 1627 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron was born in 1570 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir John Spencer and Mary Catlin.
  • Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron married Margaret Willoughby, and had children including Mary Spencer, Randolph Spencer, John Spencer, Sir William Spencer, Sir Richard Spencer, Sir Edward Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer.
  • Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron passed away in 1627 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Spencer
Birth Location: –
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Mary Catlin
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Willoughby
1571 – 1597
Birth Location: Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England
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Children(s)

Mary Spencer
1588 – 1658
Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
MS
Randolph Spencer
1590 – 1658
Birth Location: Criggion, Montgomeryshire, England
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John Spencer
1590 – 1610
Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
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Sir Spencer
1591 – 1636
Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
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Sir Spencer
1593 – 1667
Birth Location: Orpington, Kent, , England
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Sir Spencer
1594 – 1656
Birth Location: Boston House, London, England
SS
Margaret Spencer
1597 – 1613
Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
MS
Elizabeth Spencer
Birth Location: –
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Sir Baron's Ancestors

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Sir Baron
1570 – 1627
Birth Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir John Spencer
Mary Catlin
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Baron's Descendants

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Sir (Robert Spencer, 1st) Baron (1570 – 25 Oct 1627) m. Margaret Willoughby (1571 – 17 Aug 1597)
  1. 1. Mary Spencer (24 Aug 1588 – 14 Jul 1658) m. Richard Anderson (23 Jan 1585 – 1661)
    1. 1. Robert Anderson (1618 – Abt. 1700)
  2. 2. Randolph Spencer (1590 – 22 Jul 1658)
  3. 3. John Spencer (06 Dec 1590 – 16 Aug 1610)
  4. 4. Sir (William) Spencer (Dec 1591 – 19 Dec 1636)
  5. 5. Sir (Richard) Spencer (21 Oct 1593 – 01 Nov 1667)
  6. 6. Sir (Edward) Spencer (02 Mar 1594 – 16 Feb 1656)
  7. 7. Margaret Spencer (14 Aug 1597 – 06 Dec 1613)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Spencer

Sir Baron's Timeline

4 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
1570
04 Mar 1570
Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron was baptized in Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
1572
25 Dec 1572
Age 2
Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron was baptized in Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, England
Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, England
1627
25 Oct 1627
Age 57
Death of Sir Robert Spencer, 1st Baron in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1570
    Event Place: Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1572
    Event Place: Hardingstone, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1532-1812, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 150P/1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1627
    Event Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 775
    [4] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Braybrook, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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