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Sir Robert Spencer 1570–1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 25 Oct 1627

Death Location: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Knight

Mother: Lady Catlyn

Spouse(s): Lady Willoughby

Children(s): Sir Wormleighton,KB,MP)

Sir Robert Spencer was born in 1570 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir John Iii Baron Spencer Of Althorpe Spencer Knight And Lady Mary Margaret Catlyn. Sir Robert Spencer married Lady Margaret Willoughby, and had children including Sir William Lord Spencer 2Nd Baron Of Wormleighton Kb Mp. Sir Robert Spencer passed away in 1627 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Robert Spencer was born in 1570 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir John Iii Baron Spencer Of Althorpe Spencer Knight And Lady Mary Margaret Catlyn.
  • Sir Robert Spencer married Lady Margaret Willoughby, and had children including Sir William Lord Spencer 2Nd Baron Of Wormleighton Kb Mp.
  • Sir Robert Spencer passed away in 1627 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Sir Spencer's Ancestors

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Sir Spencer
1570–1627
Birth Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir John III Baron Spencer of Althorpe Spencer Knight
1546–1599
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Mary Margaret) Catlyn
1555–1619
Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Spencer) ll
1522–1586
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Katherine) Kitson
1521–1586
Hengrave, Suffolk, England
Sir (Robert Catlyn, Chief Justice Of The Queens) Bench
1523–1574
Thropstone,Northamptonshire,England
Lady (Anne) Boles
1508–1575
Wellington, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Spencer
1496–1532
Lady Knightley
1498–1532
Sir Kitson
1485–1540
Lady Donington
1509–1561
John Catlin
1509–1569
Elizabeth Catlin
1505–
John Boles
1478–1543
Alice Devenish
1482–1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Donnington
1470–1532
Elisabeth Pye
1475–1539
Robert Catlin
1470–
Ann Hill
1477–

Sir Spencer's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Spencer (1570–25 Oct 1627) m. Lady (Margaret) Willoughby (21 Oct 1571–17 Aug 1597)
  1. 1. Sir (William (Lord) Spencer (2nd Baron of) Wormleighton,KB,MP) 1591–1636 m. Penelope Wriothesley 1598–1667

Sir Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570
Birth of Sir Robert Spencer in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1627
25 Oct 1627
Age 57
Death of Sir Robert Spencer in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1627
    Event Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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