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William Spencer 1496 – 1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1532

Death Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

Father: John Spencer

Mother: Isabel Grant

Spouse(s): Susanna Spencer

Children(s): John Spencer, Jane Brydges, Dorothy Spencer, Anne Goodwin, Marie Boles

In 1496, William Spencer entered the world in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, born to John Spencer and Isabel Grant. William Spencer married Susanna Spencer, and had children including John Spencer, Jane Brydges, Dorothy Spencer, Anne Goodwin, Marie Boles. William Spencer passed away in 1532 in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1496, William Spencer entered the world in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, born to John Spencer and Isabel Grant.
  • William Spencer married Susanna Spencer, and had children including John Spencer, Jane Brydges, Dorothy Spencer, Anne Goodwin, Marie Boles.
  • William Spencer passed away in 1532 in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Spencer's Ancestors

Self
William Spencer
1496 – 1532
Birth Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
John Spencer
1470 – 1522
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Isabel Grant
1497 – 1532
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
William Spencer
Elizabeth Empson
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Spencer's Descendants

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William Spencer (1496 – 1532) m. Susanna Spencer (1498 – 22 September 1532)
  1. 1. John Spencer (1517 – 8 November 1586) m. Lady (Catherine Baroness Spencer) Kitson (1545 – 8 Nov 1586)
    1. 1. Anne Spencer (1538 – 22 Sep 1618)
    2. 2. Anne Fairfax (1540 – 1618)
    3. 3. Elizabeth SPENCER (1540 – 9 Nov 1603)
    4. 4. John Spencer (1546 – 9 Jan 1599)
  2. 2. Jane Brydges (1519 – 29 September 1593)
  3. 3. Dorothy Spencer (1521 – 14 September 1575)
  4. 4. Anne Goodwin (1523 – 29 September 1593)
  5. 5. Marie Boles (1525 – 1596)

William Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of William Spencer in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
1532
1532
Age 36
Death of William Spencer in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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