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Edward John (Spencer), 8th Earl Spencer

Male 1924 - 1992  (68 years)

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  1. 1.  Edward John (Spencer), 8th Earl SpencerEdward John (Spencer), 8th Earl Spencer was born on 24 Jan. 1924 (son of Albert Edward John (Spencer), 7th Earl Spencer and Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton); died on 29 March 1992 in London, England; was buried on 1 April 1992 in St. Mary's Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England
    • Education: Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England
    • Education: Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
    • Hereditary Title: 3rd Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 8th Baron
    • Hereditary Title: 8th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 8th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: Viscount
    • Office: From 1947 to 1950; Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of South Australia

    Edward married Hon. Frances Ruth Burke Roche on 1 June 1954 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England, and was divorced in 1969. Frances (daughter of Edmund Maurice Burke (Roche), 4th Baron Fermoy and Baroness Ruth Sylvia Gill) was born on 20 Jan. 1936 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England; died on 3 June 2004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Lady (Elizabeth) Sarah Lavinia Spencer was born on 19 March 1955.
    2. Lady (Cynthia) Jane Spencer was born on 11 Feb. 1957.
    3. Viscount Living Spencer
    4. Hon. John Spencer was born on 12 Jan. 1960; died on 12 Jan. 1960.
    5. Lady Diana Frances Spencer was born on 1 July 1961 in Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk, England; died on 31 Aug. 1997 in Paris, France; was buried on 6 Sept. 1997 in Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

    Edward married Raine McCorquodale on 14 July 1976 in Caxton Hall Register Office, London, England. Raine was born on 9 Sept. 1929. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Albert Edward John (Spencer), 7th Earl SpencerAlbert Edward John (Spencer), 7th Earl Spencer was born on 23 May 1892 (son of Charles Robert (Spencer), 6th Earl Spencer and Hon. Margaret Baring); died on 9 June 1975 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
    • Graduation: 1913, Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
    • Hereditary Title: 1910 – 1922; Viscount Althorp [courtesy title]
    • Hereditary Title: 26 Sept. 1922; 2nd Viscount Althorp [U.K., 1905]
    • Hereditary Title: 26 Sept. 1922; 7th Baron Spencer of Althorp [G.B., 1761]
    • Hereditary Title: 26 Sept. 1922; 7th Viscount Althorp [G.B., 1765]
    • Hereditary Title: 26 Sept. 1922; 7th Viscount Spencer of Althorp [G.B., 1761]
    • Graduation: 1946, Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Notes:

    Graduation:
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

    Graduation:
    Master of Arts (M.A.)

    Albert married Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton on 26 Feb. 1919. Cynthia (daughter of James Albert Edward (Hamilton), 3rd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Rosaline Cecilia Caroline Bingham) was born on 16 Aug. 1897 in 111, Park Street, London, Middlesex, England; died on 4 Dec. 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton was born on 16 Aug. 1897 in 111, Park Street, London, Middlesex, England (daughter of James Albert Edward (Hamilton), 3rd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Rosaline Cecilia Caroline Bingham); died on 4 Dec. 1972.

    Other Events:

    • Hereditary Title: Countess Spencer
    • Hereditary Title: Viscountess Althorp
    • Census: 2 April 1911, 61, Green Street, St. George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England

    Children:
    1. Lady Anne Spencer was born on 4 Aug. 1920.
    2. 1. Edward John (Spencer), 8th Earl Spencer was born on 24 Jan. 1924; died on 29 March 1992 in London, England; was buried on 1 April 1992 in St. Mary's Church, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles Robert (Spencer), 6th Earl SpencerCharles Robert (Spencer), 6th Earl Spencer was born on 30 Oct. 1857 (son of Vice-Admiral Frederick (Spencer), 4th Earl Spencer and Adelaide Horatia Elizabeth Seymour); died on 26 Sept. 1922.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
    • Hereditary Title: 1st Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 6th Baron
    • Hereditary Title: 6th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 6th Viscount
    • Graduation: Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

    Notes:

    Graduation:
    Master of Arts (M.A.)

    Charles married Hon. Margaret Baring on 23 July 1887. Margaret (daughter of Edward Charles (Baring), 1st Baron Revelstoke of Membland and Baroness Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel) was born on 14 Dec. 1868; died on 4 July 1906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Hon. Margaret Baring was born on 14 Dec. 1868 (daughter of Edward Charles (Baring), 1st Baron Revelstoke of Membland and Baroness Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel); died on 4 July 1906.

    Other Events:

    • Hereditary Title: Viscountess

    Children:
    1. Lady Adelaide Margaret Delia Spencer was born on 26 June 1889; died in Jan. 1981.
    2. 2. Albert Edward John (Spencer), 7th Earl Spencer was born on 23 May 1892; died on 9 June 1975 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.
    3. Lt.-Cdr. Hon. Cecil Edward Robert Spencer was born on 20 May 1894; died on 14 Feb. 1928.
    4. Lady Lavinia Emily Spencer was born on 29 Sept. 1899; died on 9 May 1955.
    5. Captain Hon. George Charles Spencer was born on 15 Aug. 1903; died in Oct. 1982.
    6. Lady Alexandra Margaret Elizabeth Spencer was born on 4 July 1906; died on 26 May 1996.

  3. 6.  James Albert Edward (Hamilton), 3rd Duke of AbercornJames Albert Edward (Hamilton), 3rd Duke of Abercorn was born on 30 Nov. 1869 in Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, London, England (son of James (Hamilton), 2nd Duke of Abercorn and Lady Mary Anna Curzon); died on 12 Sept. 1953.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
    • Hereditary Title: 12th Earl
    • Hereditary Title: 12th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 12th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 12th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 13th Lord
    • Hereditary Title: 3rd Marquess
    • Hereditary Title: 4th Marquess
    • Hereditary Title: 5th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 7th Baron
    • Hereditary Title: 7th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 8th Baronet
    • Hereditary Title: Marquess
    • Hereditary Title: Viscount

    James married Lady Rosaline Cecilia Caroline Bingham on 1 Nov. 1894 in St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, England. Rosaline (daughter of Charles George (Bingham), 4th Earl of Lucan and Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox) was born on 26 Feb. 1869; died on 18 Jan. 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Lady Rosaline Cecilia Caroline Bingham was born on 26 Feb. 1869 (daughter of Charles George (Bingham), 4th Earl of Lucan and Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox); died on 18 Jan. 1958.

    Other Events:

    • Hereditary Title: Duchess

    Children:
    1. Lady Mary Cecilia Rhodesia Hamilton was born on 21 Jan. 1896 in 111, Park Street, London, Middlesex, England; died on 5 Sept. 1984 in 15, Arrow Drive, Albrighton, Shropshire, England.
    2. 3. Lady Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton was born on 16 Aug. 1897 in 111, Park Street, London, Middlesex, England; died on 4 Dec. 1972.
    3. Lady Katharine Hamilton was born on 25 Feb. 1900; died on 28 April 1985.
    4. James Edward (Hamilton), 4th Duke of Abercorn was born on 29 Feb. 1904; died on 4 June 1979.
    5. Captain Lord Claud David Hamilton was born on 13 Feb. 1907; died on 15 Feb. 1968.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Vice-Admiral Frederick (Spencer), 4th Earl SpencerVice-Admiral Frederick (Spencer), 4th Earl Spencer was born on 14 April 1798 in The Admiralty Building, Whitehall, London, England; died on 27 Dec. 1857 in Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire, England; was buried on 2 Jan. 1858 in Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • Hereditary Title: 4th Baron
    • Hereditary Title: 4th Earl
    • Hereditary Title: 4th Viscount
    • Hereditary Title: 4th Viscount
    • Education: From 1808 to 1811, Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England

    Notes:

    Frederick Spencer, fourth Earl Spencer (1798–1857), naval officer, born on 14 April 1798, entered the navy on 18 September 1811. After serving as lieutenant under his brother in the Owen Glendower, Spencer commanded the brig Alacrity on the South American station. After promotion to captain on 26 August 1826, he was appointed to the frigate Talbot; he commanded her with distinction at the battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827, and in subsequent operations on the coast of the Morea. For these services he was made a CB (13 November 1827) and was decorated by the kings of France and Greece, and by the tsar. On 23 February 1830 he married his second cousin, Elizabeth Georgina (d. 10 April 1851), daughter of William Stephen Poyntz MP, of Cowdray Park, Midhurst. They had three children; the only son, John Poyntz Spencer, later became the fifth Earl Spencer.

    In 1831 Spencer was MP for Worcestershire, and afterwards for Midhurst (between 1832 and 1834, and 1837 and 1841). On the death of his eldest brother, he succeeded as fourth Earl Spencer, on 1 October 1845. From 1846 to 1848 he was lord chamberlain of the queen's household; he was made a KG on 23 March 1849, and in 1854 was appointed lord steward. On 9 August 1854 he married Adelaide Horatia Elizabeth (d. 29 Oct 1877), daughter of Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour. They had two children: Charles Robert became in 1910 the sixth Earl Spencer. A lifelong whig, Spencer was regarded by his children as a serious and reserved man. He died a vice-admiral on the retired list on 27 December 1857.

    Frederick married Adelaide Horatia Elizabeth Seymour on 9 Aug. 1854 in St. James's, London, England. Adelaide was born on 27 Jan. 1825; died on 29 Oct. 1877 in Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Adelaide Horatia Elizabeth Seymour was born on 27 Jan. 1825; died on 29 Oct. 1877 in Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, England.
    Children:
    1. Lady Victoria Alexandrina Spencer was born in 1855; died on 13 March 1906.
    2. 4. Charles Robert (Spencer), 6th Earl Spencer was born on 30 Oct. 1857; died on 26 Sept. 1922.

  3. 10.  Edward Charles (Baring), 1st Baron Revelstoke of Membland was born on 13 April 1828 in London, England; died on 17 July 1897 in 37, Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London, Middlesex, England; was buried on 22 July 1897 in Revelstoke Manor, Devon, England.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Membland Hall, Devon, England
    • Residence: Revelstoke Manor, Devon, England
    • Education: 1839, Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England
    • Occupation: Between 1879 and 1891; a director of the Bank of England
    • Occupation: Before 1890; a senior partner of Baring Brothers, merchant bankers

    Notes:

    Probate:
    ||at

    Died:
    from diabetes

    Edward married Baroness Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel on 30 April 1861 in St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, England. Louisa was born in 1839 in Yealmpton, Devon, England; died on 16 Oct. 1892 in Membland Hall, Devon, England; was buried in Revelstoke Manor, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Baroness Louisa Emily Charlotte Bulteel was born in 1839 in Yealmpton, Devon, England; died on 16 Oct. 1892 in Membland Hall, Devon, England; was buried in Revelstoke Manor, Devon, England.
    Children:
    1. Arthur Baring was born on 26 April 1862; died on 19 June 1862.
    2. John (Baring), 2nd Baron Revelstoke of Membland was born on 7 Sept. 1863; died on 19 April 1929 in Paris, France; was buried on 23 April 1929 in Revelstoke Manor, Devon, England.
    3. Cecil (Baring), 3rd Baron Revelstoke of Membland was born on 12 Sept. 1864 in Wimbleton, Surrey, England; died on 26 Jan. 1934.
    4. Brig.-Gen. Hon. Everard Baring was born on 5 Dec. 1865; died on 7 May 1932.
    5. Hon. Elizabeth Baring was born on 16 March 1867; died on 21 May 1944.
    6. 5. Hon. Margaret Baring was born on 14 Dec. 1868; died on 4 July 1906.
    7. Hon. Susan Baring was born on 9 Oct. 1870; died on 8 Feb. 1961.
    8. Major Hon. Maurice Baring was born on 27 April 1874; died on 16 Dec. 1945.
    9. Major Hon. Hugo Baring was born on 6 Oct. 1876; died on 20 Aug. 1949.
    10. Hon. Rupert Baring was born in 1878.

  5. 12.  James (Hamilton), 2nd Duke of AbercornJames (Hamilton), 2nd Duke of Abercorn was born on 24 Aug. 1838 in Brighton, Sussex, England; died on 3 Jan. 1913 in 61, Green Street, Grosvenor Square, London, England; was buried on 7 Jan. 1913 in Baronscourt, London, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England
    • Occupation: Chairman of the British South Africa Company
    • Graduation: 1860, Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    • Office: 1863; Sheriff of County Tyrone
    • Decoration: 1865; Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)
    • Graduation: 1865, Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    • Hereditary Title: 1839 – 1868; Viscount Hamilton [courtesy title]
    • Office: 1860 – 1880; Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for County Donegal
    • Hereditary Title: 1868 – 1885; Marquess of Hamilton [courtesy title]
    • Office: 1885; Lord-Lieutenant of County Donegal
    • Occupation: 1866 – 1885; Lord of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 11th Earl of Abercorn [S., 1606]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 11th Lord Abercorn, co. Linlithgow [S., 1603]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 11th Lord Paisley, co. Renfrew [S., 1587]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 11th Lord Paisley, Hamilton, Mountcashell and Kirkpatrick [S., 1606]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 12th Lord Hamilton, Baron of Strabane, co. Tyrone [I., 1617]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 2nd Duke of Abercorn [I., 1868]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, of Strabane, co. Tyrone [I., 1868]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 3rd Marquess of Abercorn [G.B., 1790]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 4th Viscount Hamilton [G.B., 1786]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 6th Baron Mountcastle, co. Tyrone [I., 1701]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 6th Viscount Strabane [I., 1701]
    • Hereditary Title: 31 Oct. 1885; 7th Baronet Hamilton, of Donalong, co. Tyrone and of Nenagh, co. Tipperary [I., 1660]
    • Office: 1886; Grand Master of the Freemasons [Ireland]
    • Office: 1886 – 1891; Groom of the Stole
    • Decoration: 10 Aug. 1892; Knight of the Order of the Garter (K.G.)
    • Occupation: 1901; Special Envoy to the Courts of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Prussia and Saxon, to announce the accession of King Edward VII

    Notes:

    He went on the Garter mission to Denmark.

    Graduation:
    Bacheler of Arts (B.A.)

    Graduation:
    Master of Arts (M.A.)

    Died:
    from pneumonia

    James married Lady Mary Anna Curzon on 7 Jan. 1869 in St. George's Church, St. George Street, Hanover Square, London, England. Mary was born on 23 July 1848; died on 10 May 1929 in Park Street, London, England; was buried on 15 May 1929 in Baronscourt, London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Lady Mary Anna Curzon was born on 23 July 1848; died on 10 May 1929 in Park Street, London, England; was buried on 15 May 1929 in Baronscourt, London, Middlesex, England.

    Other Events:

    • Hereditary Title: Duchess
    • Hereditary Title: Marchioness

    Children:
    1. 6. James Albert Edward (Hamilton), 3rd Duke of Abercorn was born on 30 Nov. 1869 in Hamilton Place, Piccadilly, London, England; died on 12 Sept. 1953.
    2. Lord Claud Penn Alexander Hamilton was born on 18 Oct. 1871; died on 18 Oct. 1871.
    3. Lord Charles Hamilton was born on 10 April 1874; died on 10 April 1874.
    4. Lady Alexandra Phyllis Hamilton was born on 23 Jan. 1876; died on 10 Oct. 1918.
    5. Lord Claud Francis Hamilton was born on 25 Oct. 1878; died on 25 Dec. 1878.
    6. Lady Gladys Mary Hamilton was born on 10 Dec. 1880; died on 12 March 1917.
    7. Captain Lord Arthur John Hamilton was born on 20 Aug. 1883; died on 6 Nov. 1914.
    8. unnamed son Hamilton was born on 31 Oct. 1886; died on 31 Oct. 1886.
    9. Captain Lord Sir Claud Nigel Hamilton was born on 10 Nov. 1889; died on 22 Aug. 1975.

  7. 14.  Charles George (Bingham), 4th Earl of LucanCharles George (Bingham), 4th Earl of Lucan was born on 8 May 1830; died on 5 June 1914.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire, England
    • Hereditary Title: 10th Baronet

    Charles married Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox on 17 Nov. 1859 in London, England. Cecilia (daughter of Charles (Gordon-Lennox), 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Paget) was born on 13 April 1838 in London, England; died on 5 Oct. 1910 in Laleham House, Staines, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox was born on 13 April 1838 in London, England (daughter of Charles (Gordon-Lennox), 5th Duke of Richmond and Lady Caroline Paget); died on 5 Oct. 1910 in Laleham House, Staines, London, England.

    Other Events:

    • Hereditary Title: Countess of Lucan

    Children:
    1. George Charles (Bingham), 5th Earl of Lucan was born on 13 Dec. 1860 in 51, Portland Place, Marylebone, London, England; died on 20 April 1949.
    2. Maj.-Gen. Hon. Sir Cecil Edward Bingham was born on 7 Dec. 1861; died on 31 May 1934.
    3. Maj.-Gen. Hon. Sir Francis Richard Bingham was born on 5 July 1863; died on 5 Nov. 1935.
    4. Hon. Alexander Frederick Bingham was born on 3 Aug. 1864; died on 26 May 1909.
    5. Hon. Albert Edward Bingham was born on 30 June 1866; died on 6 Nov. 1941.
    6. 7. Lady Rosaline Cecilia Caroline Bingham was born on 26 Feb. 1869; died on 18 Jan. 1958.
    7. Captain Hon. Lionel Ernest Bingham was born on 4 Nov. 1876; died on 26 July 1927.



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