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William Johnson Spencer 1839 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1839

Birth Location: Rothley, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 1917

Death Location: Hackney Union Work House

Father: Cornelius Spencer

Mother: Jane Johnson

Spouse(s): Agnes Green

Children(s): Agnes Spencer, William Spencer, Henry Spencer, Alfred Spencer, John Spencer, Julia Spencer, Edward Spencer

The birth of William Johnson Spencer took place in 1839 in Rothley, Leicestershire, England, to Cornelius Spencer and Jane Johnson. William Johnson Spencer married Agnes Ceclia Green, and together they had Agnes Jane Spencer, William Thomas Spencer, Henry Charles Spencer, Alfred George Spencer, John Spencer, Julia Spencer and Edward Spencer. William Johnson Spencer's death occurred in 1917 in Hackney Union Work House.

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Parents

Cornelius Spencer
– 1889
Birth Location: Epping, Essex, England
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Jane Johnson
1813 – 1880
Birth Location: Rothley, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Green
1834 – 1887
Birth Location: Hackney, Middlesex, England
AG

Children(s)

Agnes Spencer
1864 –
Birth Location: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
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William Spencer
1865 –
Birth Location: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
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Henry Spencer
1868 – 1870
Birth Location: –
HS
Alfred Spencer
1871 – 1943
Birth Location: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
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John Spencer
1873 –
Birth Location: –
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Julia Spencer
1873 –
Birth Location: Hackney, Middlesex, England
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Edward Spencer
1875 –
Birth Location: Hackney, Middlesex, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Jul 1839
    Event Place: Rothley, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, 1861 England Census, Database online., Class: Rg 9; Piece: 248; Folio: 89; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542599, Class: HO107; Piece: 1517; Folio: 333; Page: 5; GSU roll: 87851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1517; Folio: 333; Page: 5; GSU roll: 87851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Database online., Class: Rg 9; Piece: 248; Folio: 89; Page: 16; GSU roll: 542599

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1917
    Event Place: Hackney Union Work House
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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