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Edward Spencer

Male 1840 - Bef 1898  (< 57 years)


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  • Name Edward Spencer 
    Born 1840  Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 22 Nov 1840  St Cuthbert, Halsall Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Bef 1898 
    Person ID I17636  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 

    Father James Spencer,   b. 1801, Lathom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1871  (Age < 69 years) 
    Mother Ann Prescott,   b. 1803, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1 Jan 1827  St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F05327  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Carr,   b. 1840 
    Married 13 Nov 1861  Tyldesley Top Chapel, Leigh Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Ann Spencer,   b. Abt Aug 1862, Abram Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ellen Spencer,   b. 2 Apr 1867, King Street, Pennington Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Robert Spencer,   b. 1 Jan 1869, Leigh Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Alice Spencer,   b. Abt Nov 1870, Leigh Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Elizabeth Spencer,   b. Abt May 1872, Leigh Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Charles Spencer,   b. 28 Jan 1878, Wallgate, Wigan Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Edward Spencer,   b. 15 Feb 1880, Liverpool, aboard 'Rover' Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2026 
    Family ID F02015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010094] Lancs OPC.

    2. [S010069] MC.



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