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Thomas Spencer

Male 1855 - Bef 1911  (< 55 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas Spencer was born in 1855 in Halsall; died before 1911.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 26 Aug 1855, St Cuthbert, Halsall

    Thomas married Margaret Gibbons on 4 Oct 1875 in St Mark, Scarisbrick. Margaret (daughter of John Gibbons and Ann Mawdsley) was born in 1854 in Wigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ann Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Aug 1876 in Scarisbrick.
    2. 3. Elizabeth Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1877 in Scarisbrick; died in 1878 in Downholland; was buried on 15 Jun 1878 in St Cuthbert, Halsall.
    3. 4. Margaret Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879 in Scarisbrick.
    4. 5. Edward Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1881 in Scarisbrick.
    5. 6. John Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1883 in Halsall.
    6. 7. Thomas Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jan 1885 in Scarisbrick.
    7. 8. Sarah Ellen Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Apr 1887 in Lydiate; died in 1888 in Scarisbrick; was buried on 5 Apr 1888 in St Cuthbert, Halsall.
    8. 9. William Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1889 in Halsall.
    9. 10. Henry Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Oct 1890 in Lydiate.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ann Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 19 Aug 1876 in Scarisbrick.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 3 Sep 1876, St Mark, Scarisbrick

    Ann married Henry Draper on 7 Jun 1897 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Henry (son of Thomas Draper and Tabitha Ellen Cheetham) was born on 25 Dec 1870 in Liverpool; died in 1937 in 22 Stanley Street, Lathom; was buried on 8 Apr 1937 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Thomas Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Aug 1897 in Burscough Bridge; died in 1898 in Lathom.
    2. 12. Margaret Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1899 in Lydiate; died in 1899 in Lydiate; was buried on 24 Apr 1899 in St Thomas, Lydiate.
    3. 13. Tabitha Ellen Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Dec 1900 in Lydiate; died before 1911.
    4. 14. John Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Apr 1903 in Victoria Street, Burscough; died about Feb 1978 in Wigan.

  2. 3.  Elizabeth Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1877 in Scarisbrick; died in 1878 in Downholland; was buried on 15 Jun 1878 in St Cuthbert, Halsall.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 5 Aug 1877, St Mark, Scarisbrick


  3. 4.  Margaret Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1879 in Scarisbrick.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 2 Mar 1879, St Mark, Scarisbrick

    Margaret married John Swift on 13 Nov 1899 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. John (son of Thomas Swift and Hannah Alty) was born on 13 Jun 1867 in Liverpool. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Thomas Swift  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1900 in Lydiate.
    2. 16. Hannah Swift  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1901 in Lydiate.
    3. 17. Margaret Swift  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1903 in Lydiate.
    4. 18. John Swift  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1905 in Lydiate.
    5. 19. William Henry Swift  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906 in Lydiate.
    6. 20. Catherine Swift  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1908 in Lydiate.

  4. 5.  Edward Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 26 Mar 1881 in Scarisbrick.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 15 May 1881, St Mark, Scarisbrick

    Edward married Ellen Hunter on 9 Oct 1905 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Ellen (daughter of James Hunter and Jane Baybutt) was born on 4 Nov 1883 in Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. James Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 May 1906 in Red Cat Lane, Burscough.
    2. 22. Thomas Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Aug 1907 in Red Cat Lane, Burscough.

  5. 6.  John Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1883 in Halsall.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 2 Jul 1883, All Souls, Vauxhall, Liverpool

    Notes:

    Abode at baptism: canal boat; father's name given as John but mother's maiden name confirmed as Gibbons in birth record on Lancs BMD.


  6. 7.  Thomas Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 15 Jan 1885 in Scarisbrick.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 15 Feb 1885, St Mark, Scarisbrick

    Thomas married Jane Harrison on 4 Jun 1906 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Jane (daughter of Henry Harrison and Mary Varley) was born on 23 Dec 1888 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Henry Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Feb 1908 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.
    2. 24. Margaret Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Feb 1910 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.
    3. 25. Mary Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Nov 1913 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.
    4. 26. Clara Elizabeth Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Apr 1919 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.
    5. 27. Jane Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Aug 1922 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.
    6. 28. Thomas Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jul 1927 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

  7. 8.  Sarah Ellen Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 27 Apr 1887 in Lydiate; died in 1888 in Scarisbrick; was buried on 5 Apr 1888 in St Cuthbert, Halsall.

    Notes:

    Abode at baptism: canal boat


  8. 9.  William Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 7 Apr 1889 in Halsall.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, lighterman, barge superintendent
    • Baptism: 5 Mar 1889, St Bartholomew, Vauxhall, Liverpool

    Notes:

    Abode at baptism: Naylor Street, Liverpool

    William married Annie Wignall on 20 Feb 1911 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Annie (daughter of William Wignall and Annie Clancey) was born on 18 Feb 1893 in Burscough Bridge. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Thomas Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jul 1911 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.
    2. 30. William Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1914 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.
    3. 31. Annie Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Feb 1919 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.
    4. 32. Margaret Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1921 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.
    5. 33. Edna Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Aug 1923 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

  9. 10.  Henry Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 30 Oct 1890 in Lydiate.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman

    Notes:

    Abode at baptism: Pall Mall, Liverpool

    Henry married Rebecca Watkinson on 26 Dec 1911 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Rebecca (daughter of James Watkinson and Martha Lamb) was born on 20 Feb 1893 in Cinder Street, Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Margaret Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jun 1912 in Stanley Street, Lathom.
    2. 35. Edith Evelyn Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Apr 1925 in Lord Street, Lathom.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Thomas Draper Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ann2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 15 Aug 1897 in Burscough Bridge; died in 1898 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Aug 1897, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  2. 12.  Margaret Draper Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ann2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1899 in Lydiate; died in 1899 in Lydiate; was buried on 24 Apr 1899 in St Thomas, Lydiate.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 9 Feb 1899, St Thomas, Lydiate


  3. 13.  Tabitha Ellen Draper Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ann2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 26 Dec 1900 in Lydiate; died before 1911.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 14 Jan 1901, St Peter, Liverpool

    Notes:

    1901 census gives birthplace as "Yorks, Lydgate" (nr Todmorden), but probably Lydiate, where Tabitha's sister Margaret was baptised.


  4. 14.  John Draper Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ann2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 21 Apr 1903 in Victoria Street, Burscough; died about Feb 1978 in Wigan.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Tom
    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 3 May 1903, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    John William Draper in death record (Ancestry).
    Wrongly identified as Tom, pictured on P29 of Robert Cheetham-Houghton's "Burscough Boatmen" book - also on P32 (standing, left) with his brother-in-law Tom Bowen.
    Birth year given as 1902 in the Waterways Archive at Ellesmere Port, but registered in Q2 1903 (GRO Online Index) and birth date confirmed in baptism record.

    John married Ann Bowen on 26 Sep 1925 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. Ann (daughter of Richard Bowen and Ann Robinson) was born on 3 May 1902 in New Lane, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Thomas Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Mar 1926 in Lathom; died on 15 Jul 2000 in Lord Street, Lathom.

  5. 15.  Thomas Swift Descendancy chart to this point (4.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1900 in Lydiate.

  6. 16.  Hannah Swift Descendancy chart to this point (4.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1901 in Lydiate.

  7. 17.  Margaret Swift Descendancy chart to this point (4.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1903 in Lydiate.

  8. 18.  John Swift Descendancy chart to this point (4.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1905 in Lydiate.

  9. 19.  William Henry Swift Descendancy chart to this point (4.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1906 in Lydiate.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 23 Sep 1906, St Thomas, Lydiate


  10. 20.  Catherine Swift Descendancy chart to this point (4.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1908 in Lydiate.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 23 Sep 1908, St Thomas, Lydiate


  11. 21.  James Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edward2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 2 May 1906 in Red Cat Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Painter
    • Baptism: 17 Jun 1906, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    James married Ethel Mary Suffell in 1926 in Emmanuel Methodist Chapel, Ormskirk. Ethel (daughter of John Richard Suffell and Ellen Edge) was born on 18 Dec 1906 in Hoscar Moss. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 22.  Thomas Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (5.Edward2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 21 Aug 1907 in Red Cat Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Sep 1907, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    Absent in 1911 census.


  13. 23.  Henry Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 8 Feb 1908 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 15 Mar 1908, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  14. 24.  Margaret Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 26 Feb 1910 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 22 Mar 1910, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    Remarriage indicated in 1939 census.

    Margaret married James Howard on 6 Oct 1934 in Lathom Park Chapel. James (son of Richard Howard and Hannah Snape) was born on 7 Dec 1907 in Lathom; died in 1935 in Maypole Lane, Lathom; was buried on 12 Dec 1935 in St John the Baptist, Burscough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Roland James Howard  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Apr 1935 in Ring O'Bells, Lathom.

    Margaret married Henry Brooks in 1948 in Burscough Methodist Chapel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 25.  Mary Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 22 Nov 1913 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 21 Dec 1913, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  16. 26.  Clara Elizabeth Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 30 Apr 1919 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 1 Jun 1919, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Clara married Albert Martland in 1941 in Burscough Methodist Chapel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  17. 27.  Jane Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 8 Aug 1922 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 3 Sep 1922, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Jane married Alexander Smith in 1943 in Burscough Methodist Cahapel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  18. 28.  Thomas Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 21 Jul 1927 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 21 Aug 1927, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  19. 29.  Thomas Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 10 Jul 1911 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 20 Aug 1911, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  20. 30.  William Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 13 Jul 1914 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Builder's labourer
    • Baptism: 10 Aug 1914, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  21. 31.  Annie Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 22 Feb 1919 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 6 Apr 1919, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  22. 32.  Margaret Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 15 May 1921 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 19 Jun 1921, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  23. 33.  Edna Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (9.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 8 Aug 1923 in Orrell Lane, Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Typist
    • Baptism: 16 Sep 1923, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  24. 34.  Margaret Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (10.Henry2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 2 Jun 1912 in Stanley Street, Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 7 Jul 1912, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  25. 35.  Edith Evelyn Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (10.Henry2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 7 Apr 1925 in Lord Street, Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 22 Apr 1925, St John the Baptist, Burscough



Generation: 4

  1. 36.  Thomas Draper Descendancy chart to this point (14.John3, 2.Ann2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 7 Mar 1926 in Lathom; died on 15 Jul 2000 in Lord Street, Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, day-trip captain at Burscough Wharf
    • Baptism: 4 Apr 1926, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    MC gives RAF rank as Aircraftman 1, abode Stanley St, Burscough Bridge.

    Thomas married Joyce Winrow on 27 Dec 1947 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Joyce (daughter of Robert Winrow and Minnie Edge) was born in 1926 in Ormskirk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Catherine Ann Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1948 in Burscough.
    2. 39. Geoffrey Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1949 in Burscough.
    3. 40. Garry Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1950 in Burscough.
    4. 41. Elizabeth Joyce Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1952 in Burscough.
    5. 42. Linda Marion Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1953 in Burscough.
    6. 43. Margaret Jean Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1955 in Burscough.
    7. 44. Carol Rachel Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1956 in Burscough.
    8. 45. Barbara Jane Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1961 in Burscough.
    9. 46. Tracey Helen Draper  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1963 in Burscough.

  2. 37.  Roland James Howard Descendancy chart to this point (24.Margaret3, 7.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 15 Apr 1935 in Ring O'Bells, Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 12 May 1935, St John the Baptist, Burscough




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