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Edward Spencer

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edward Spencer was born on 7 Mar 1894 in Scarisbrick (son of Robert Spencer and Sarah Spencer).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, railway goods porter
    • Baptism: 24 Mar 1894, St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk

    Edward married Martha Ellen Banks in 1917 in Burnley Register Office. Martha (daughter of John Robert Banks) was born on 14 Nov 1898 in Burnley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Robert Edward Spencer was born on 26 Jan 1921 in Burnley.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Spencer was born on 1 Jan 1869 in Leigh (son of Edward Spencer and Mary Carr).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman

    Robert married Sarah Spencer on 22 May 1893 in St Matthias, Liverpool. Sarah (daughter of Edward Spencer and Ann Watkinson) was born between Jul and Aug 1870 in Liverpool. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Spencer was born between Jul and Aug 1870 in Liverpool (daughter of Edward Spencer and Ann Watkinson).

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 7 Aug 1870, St Stephen, Liverpool

    Notes:

    Baptism also recorded, with exactly the same details, at St Stephen, Liverpool.
    Oddly, Sarah's birth date is given in the 1939 census as 15.1.1866, which is when her parents' first Sarah was born (she died in 1869).

    Children:
    1. 1. Edward Spencer was born on 7 Mar 1894 in Scarisbrick.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Edward Spencer was born in 1840 in Lathom (son of James Spencer and Ann Prescott); died before 1898.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 22 Nov 1840, St Cuthbert, Halsall

    Notes:

    No birth record in GRO Online Index or Lancashire BMDs. Birthplace Bursbough in 1851 and 1861 censuses.
    Not found in later censuses, so there is no confirmation that this is the Edward who married Mary Carr, but the circumstantial evidence is strong. His brothers Thomas and Henry, and sister Alice had children in Leigh and Runcorn, with Christian names Charles, Robert and Alice being common.

    Edward married Mary Carr on 13 Nov 1861 in Tyldesley Top Chapel, Leigh. Mary (daughter of Robert Carr) was born in 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Carr was born in 1840 (daughter of Robert Carr).
    Children:
    1. Ann Spencer was born about Aug 1862 in Abram.
    2. Ellen Spencer was born on 2 Apr 1867 in King Street, Pennington.
    3. 2. Robert Spencer was born on 1 Jan 1869 in Leigh.
    4. Alice Spencer was born about Nov 1870 in Leigh.
    5. Elizabeth Spencer was born about May 1872 in Leigh.
    6. Charles Spencer was born on 28 Jan 1878 in Wallgate, Wigan.
    7. Edward Spencer was born on 15 Feb 1880 in Liverpool, aboard 'Rover'.

  3. 6.  Edward Spencer was born on 13 May 1826 in Lathom (son of Thomas Spencer and Ann Wareing).

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 11 Jun 1826, Douglas Chapel, Eccleston (Parbold)

    Edward married Ann Watkinson on 27 Sep 1852 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Ann (daughter of John Watkinson and Sarah Mawdsley) was born in 1831 in Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Ann Watkinson was born in 1831 in Burscough (daughter of John Watkinson and Sarah Mawdsley).

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 17 Apr 1831, St Mary the Virgin, Rufford

    Children:
    1. Thomas Spencer was born in 1855 in Halsall; died before 1911.
    2. Ann Spencer was born in 1860 in Burscough.
    3. John Spencer was born in 1863 in Burscough.
    4. Sarah Spencer was born on 15 Jan 1866 in Burscough; died in 1869 in Scarisbrick; was buried on 8 Aug 1869 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    5. 3. Sarah Spencer was born between Jul and Aug 1870 in Liverpool.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Spencer was born in 1801 in Lathom; died before 1871.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, coal heaver

    Notes:

    An anomaly in the 1861 census for Plank Lane, Abram, has James's name struck through and replaced with wife Ann, 55, with son John, 12. But James, 57, on the canal in Wigan with Robert, 15, and Alice, 13, is listed as a widower. (Ann is a widow in the 1871 census).

    James married Ann Prescott on 1 Jan 1827 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Ann was born in 1803 in Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Ann Prescott was born in 1803 in Burscough.
    Children:
    1. Thomas Spencer was born in 1828 in Burscough.
    2. Henry Lord Spencer was born in 1830 in Burscough.
    3. Hannah Spencer was born in 1832 in Burscough; died in 1834 in Burscough; was buried on 29 Aug 1834 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    4. Robert Spencer was born in 1838 in Lathom; died in 1839 in Burscough; was buried on 6 Nov 1839 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    5. 4. Edward Spencer was born in 1840 in Lathom; died before 1898.
    6. Robert Spencer was born in 1843 in Burscough.
    7. Alice Spencer was born in 1847 in Burscough.
    8. John Spencer was born in 1849 in Burscough.

  3. 10.  Robert Carr

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Carr was born in 1840.

  4. 12.  Thomas Spencer was born in 1804; died in 1837 in Burscough; was buried on 13 Apr 1837 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman

    Thomas married Ann Wareing about 1825. Ann (daughter of John Wareing) was born in 1807 in Halsall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  Ann Wareing was born in 1807 in Halsall (daughter of John Wareing).

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Hannah

    Notes:

    Hannah Spencer (wid) in marriage record to James Snape.

    Children:
    1. 6. Edward Spencer was born on 13 May 1826 in Lathom.
    2. John Spencer was born on 3 Jan 1828 in Burscough; died in 1828 in Lathom; was buried on 30 Aug 1828 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    3. Thomas Spencer was born in 1829 in Burscough; died in 1832 in Burscough; was buried on 18 Mar 1832 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    4. John Spencer was born in 1831 in Burscough.
    5. Hannah Spencer was born in 1833 in Lathom.
    6. Ann Spencer was born in 1835 in Lathom; died about Aug 1857 in Ormskirk.
    7. Thomas Spencer was born in 1837 in Burscough; died on 30 Jun 1901 in Cheapside, North Moor Lane, Halsall; was buried on 2 Jul 1901 in St Cuthbert, Halsall.

  6. 14.  John Watkinson was born in 1798 in Burscough (son of Robert Watkinson and Ann Sharrock); died before 1852.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 20 May 1898, St Mary the Virgin, Rufford

    John married Sarah Mawdsley on 25 Nov 1822 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Sarah (daughter of Hector Mawdsley and Alice Alty) was born in 1804 in Burscough; died in 1839 in Burscough; was buried on 1 Jul 1839 in Lathom Chapel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  Sarah Mawdsley was born in 1804 in Burscough (daughter of Hector Mawdsley and Alice Alty); died in 1839 in Burscough; was buried on 1 Jul 1839 in Lathom Chapel.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Jan 1804, St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk

    Children:
    1. Alice Watkinson was born in 1823 in Burscough; died in 1828 in Burscough; was buried on 21 Mar 1828 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    2. Jane Watkinson was born in 1826 in Burscough; died in 1827 in Burscough; was buried on 23 Dec 1827 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    3. Henry Watkinson was born in 1828 in Burscough; died in 1847 in Burscough; was buried on 30 Nov 1847 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    4. 7. Ann Watkinson was born in 1831 in Burscough.
    5. Alice Watkinson was born in 1833 in Burscough; died in 1837 in Burscough; was buried on 8 Feb 1837 in St John the Baptist, Burscough.
    6. Robert Watkinson was born in 1835 in Burscough.
    7. Jane Watkinson was born in 1837 in Burscough.



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