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William Spencer 1494–1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Badby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 22 June 1532

Death Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Mylles

Mother: Christian Baker

Spouse(s): Susan Knightley

Children(s): John *, Isabel Cotton, Jane Brydges, Dorothy Spencer, Anne Goodwin, Elizabeth Spencer, Eleanor Spenser*, Marie Bowles, Jane Harcourt

William Spencer was born in 1494 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight John Spencer Of Mylles And Christian Etheldreia Baker. William Spencer married Susan Knightley, and had children including Anne Goodwin, Dorothy Spencer, Eleanor Spenser, Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Isabel Cotton, Jane Brydges, Jane Harcourt, John High Sheriff Sir Spencer Ii, Marie Bowles. William Spencer passed away in 1532 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Spencer was born in 1494 in Badby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight John Spencer Of Mylles And Christian Etheldreia Baker.
  • William Spencer married Susan Knightley, and had children including Anne Goodwin, Dorothy Spencer, Eleanor Spenser, Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Isabel Cotton, Jane Brydges, Jane Harcourt, John High Sheriff Sir Spencer Ii, Marie Bowles.
  • William Spencer passed away in 1532 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Spencer's Ancestors

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William Spencer
1494–1532
Birth Place: Badby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight John, Spencer of Mylles
1478–1532
St Albans, Bedfordshire, England
Christian (Etheldreia) Baker
1474–1560
Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Spencer's Descendants

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William Spencer (1494–22 June 1532) m. Susan Knightley (1495–1540)
  1. 1. John (High Sheriff Sir Spencer II) * 1517–1586 m. Catherine Kitson 1521–1586
    1. 1. William (B) Booker 1544–1596 m. Mary Snowden 1548–1623
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas BOOKER of Charlwood,) Surry 1576–1635 m. Judith Hiller 1587–1635
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) (Booker) 1604–1656 m. "Captain"John Bishop 1603–1660
    2. 2. John (of Althorpe) Spencer 1546–1599
    3. 3. Margaret (Christie) Spencer 1562–1620
    4. 4. Nicholas Spencer 1546–1589
    5. 5. Anne (Fairfax) Spencer 1540–1595
    6. 6. Elizabeth Spencer 1549–1618
    7. 7. Richard Spencer 1559–1624
  2. 2. Isabel Cotton 1515–1578
  3. 3. Jane Brydges 1519–1593
  4. 4. Dorothy Spencer 1521–1575
  5. 5. Anne Goodwin 1523–1593
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane) Spencer 1523–
  7. 7. Eleanor Spenser* 1524–1597
  8. 8. Marie Bowles 1525–1596
  9. 9. Jane Harcourt –1593

William Spencer's Timeline

4 Records

1494
1494
Birth of William Spencer in Badby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Badby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1496
1496
Age 2
Birth of William Spencer in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1532
22 Jun 1532
Age 38
Death of William Spencer in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1532
22 June 1532
Age 38
Death of William Spencer in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Badby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1532
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1532
    Event Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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