William Spence

1853 -

• Name	William Spence
  Born	1853	Knottingley
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	9 Oct 1853	St Botolph, Knottingley   [1]
  Occupation	Boatman
  Person ID	I40603	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	John Spence,   b. 1819, Knottingley
  Mother	Jane Buxton,   b. 1820, Knottingley
  Married	8 Oct 1843	St Giles and St Mary, Pontefract   [2]
  Family ID	F12970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Harding,   b. 1853, Preston Gubbals, nr Shawbury, Shropshire ,   d. Bef 1886  (Age < 32 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1872	St Peter, Leeds   [2]
  Children	1. John William Spence,   b. 1873, Leeds   2. Amelia Spence,   b. 1877, Hunslet   3. Jenny Spence,   b. 30 Nov 1882, Black Bull Street, Hunslet   4. Harding Spence,   b. 30 Apr 1884, Black Bull Street, Hunslet ,   d. Abt Aug 1891, Leeds  (Age 7 years)
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F12971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann Clegg,   b. 1862, Wakefield
  Married	20 Jun 1886	St Mary the Virgin, Hunslet   [2]
  Children	1. Emily Spence,   b. 11 Feb 1888, Black Bull Street, Hunslet   2. Willie Spence,   b. 21 Dec 1889, Black Bull Street, Hunslet
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F12972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Age given as 38 in 1886 marriage record, 40 in 1891 census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S307023] West Yorkshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (Ancestry). [S010069] MC.