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The Rt Hon John Poyntz Spencer Viscount Althorp, 5th Earl Spencer 1835–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1835

Birth Location: Spencer House, St Jame's Place, London, England

Death Date: 13 August 1910

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

Father: Vice Spencer

Mother: Elizabeth (Spencer)

Spouse(s): Charlotte Spencer

Children(s): George Spencer, Henry Spencer, Laura Spencer, Clara Spencer, Mary Spencer, John Spencer, Charlotte Spencer, Lady Sandhurst, The Spencer

The story of The Rt Hon John Poyntz Spencer Viscount Althorp, 5th Earl Spencer began in 1835 in Spencer House, St Jame's Place, London, England. The Rt Hon John Poyntz Spencer Viscount Althorp, 5th Earl Spencer married Charlotte Frances Frederica Seymour Countess Spencer, and had children including Charlotte Spencer, Clara Spencer, George Spencer, Henry Spencer, John Spencer, Lady Victoria Alexandria Spencer Viscountess Sandhurst, Laura Spencer, Mary Spencer, The Hon Charles Robert Jarvis Spencer Viscount Althorp 6Th Earl Spencer. The Rt Hon John Poyntz Spencer Viscount Althorp, 5th Earl Spencer passed away in 1910 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of The Rt Hon John Poyntz Spencer Viscount Althorp, 5th Earl Spencer began in 1835 in Spencer House, St Jame's Place, London, England.
  • The Rt Hon John Poyntz Spencer Viscount Althorp, 5th Earl Spencer married Charlotte Frances Frederica Seymour Countess Spencer, and had children including Charlotte Spencer, Clara Spencer, George Spencer, Henry Spencer, John Spencer, Lady Victoria Alexandria Spencer Viscountess Sandhurst, Laura Spencer, Mary Spencer, The Hon Charles Robert Jarvis Spencer Viscount Althorp 6Th Earl Spencer.
  • The Rt Hon John Poyntz Spencer Viscount Althorp, 5th Earl Spencer passed away in 1910 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Vice Spencer
1798–1857
Birth Location: The Admiralty Building, Whitehall, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth (Spencer)
1799–1851
Birth Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Charlotte Spencer
1835–1903
Birth Location: St James Square, London, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

George Spencer
1870–
Birth Location: Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England
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Henry Spencer
1869–
Birth Location: Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England
HS
Laura Spencer
1867–
Birth Location: Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England
LS
Clara Spencer
1866–
Birth Location: Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England
CS
Mary Spencer
1880–
Birth Location: Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England
MS
John Spencer
1874–
Birth Location: Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England
JS
Charlotte Spencer
1872–
Birth Location: Misterton, Nottinghamshire, England
CS
Lady Sandhurst
1856–1906
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
LS
The Spencer
1857–1922
Birth Location: Dallington, Northamptonshire, England
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The Spencer's Ancestors

Self
The Spencer
1835–1910
Birth Place: Spencer House, St Jame's Place, London, England
Parents
Vice Admiral Frederick Thomas Spencer 4th Earl Spencer
1798–1857
The Admiralty Building, Whitehall, London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Georgiana Poyntz) (Spencer)
1799–1851
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Grandparents
George (John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, Viscount) Althorp
1758–1834
Wimbledon, London, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Lavinia Bingham Countess) Shand
1762–1831
Castlebar, County Mayo, Mayo, Connaught, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Spencer
1734–1783
Margaret Poyntz
1737–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Althorp
1708–1746
Georgiana (Spencer)
1716–1780

The Spencer's Descendants

1.
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The (Rt Hon John Poyntz Spencer Viscount Althorp, 5th Earl) Spencer (27 Oct 1835–13 August 1910) m. Charlotte (Frances Frederica Seymour Countess) Spencer (28 Sep 1835–31 Oct 1903)
  1. 1. George Spencer 1870–
  2. 2. Henry Spencer 1869–
  3. 3. Laura Spencer 1867–
  4. 4. Clara Spencer 1866–
  5. 5. Mary Spencer 1880–
  6. 6. John Spencer 1874–
  7. 7. Charlotte Spencer 1872–
  8. 8. Lady (Victoria Alexandria Spencer Viscountess) Sandhurst 1856–1906
  9. 9. The (Hon Charles Robert Jarvis Spencer Viscount Althorp, 6th Earl) Spencer 1857–1922

The Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1835
27 Oct 1835
Birth of The Rt Hon John Poyntz Spencer Viscount Althorp, 5th Earl Spencer in Spencer House, St Jame's Place, London, England
Spencer House, St Jame's Place, London, England
1910
13 August 1910
Age 75
Death of The Rt Hon John Poyntz Spencer Viscount Althorp, 5th Earl Spencer in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1835
    Event Place: Spencer House, St Jame's Place, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 August 1910
    Event Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, 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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