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WILLIAM SPENCE 1606–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1606

Birth Location: Fewston, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 9 Feb 1658

Death Location: Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England

Father: George Spence

Mother: LUCRETIA SPENS

Spouse(s): Mary Suttill, Anne Folds

Children(s): William Spence

WILLIAM SPENCE was born in 1606 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, the child of George Spence And Lucretia Spens. WILLIAM SPENCE married Anne Folds, Mary Suttill, and had children including William Spence. WILLIAM SPENCE passed away in 1658 in Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • WILLIAM SPENCE was born in 1606 in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, the child of George Spence And Lucretia Spens.
  • WILLIAM SPENCE married Anne Folds, Mary Suttill, and had children including William Spence.
  • WILLIAM SPENCE passed away in 1658 in Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

WILLIAM SPENCE's Ancestors

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WILLIAM SPENCE
1606–1658
Birth Place: Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Parents
George Spence
1561–1660
Fewston, Yorkshire, England
LUCRETIA SPENS
1568–1668
Crail, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John Spencer
1538–1610
Northamptonshire, England
Sir (David Spence Laird of) Wormiston
1538–1571
Wormeston, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Learmonth
1542–1574
Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Isabel Bard
1509–1581
John Sir
1500–1547
Sir Balcomie
1502–1547
Lady Balfour
1520–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM SPENCE's Descendants

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WILLIAM SPENCE (7 Mar 1606–9 Feb 1658) m. Mary Suttill (04 Dec 1614–27 Jan 1691) m. Anne Folds (1609–)
  1. 1. William Spence 1638–1702

WILLIAM SPENCE's Timeline

3 Records

1606
7 Mar 1606
Birth of WILLIAM SPENCE in Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Fewston, Yorkshire, England
1655
Feb 1655
Age 49
Death of WILLIAM SPENCE in Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Fewston, Yorkshire, England
1658
9 Feb 1658
Age 52
Burial of WILLIAM SPENCE in Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1606
    Event Place: Fewston, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1655
    Event Place: Fewston, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1658
    Event Place: Pontefract, St Giles and St Mary, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records

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