Brief Life History of Frederick
When Frederick Spencer was born on 22 April 1827, in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Spencer, was 40 and his mother, Jane Clothier, was 37. He married Ellen Payne on 1 September 1851, in Newchurch, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in St Helens, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England in 1861 and Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 10 August 1902, in Fareham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75.
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- Fredrick Spencer in household of Thos Spencer, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Frederick Spencer, "England, Hampshire, Portsmouth, Marriages, 1537-1930"
- Frederick Spencer in entry for Frederick Thomas Spencer, "England, Isle of Wight Parish Registers, 1538-1983"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): occupational name for someone who dispensed provisions or money, from Middle English spenser(e), spencer(e) ‘household steward, butler, almoner’ (Anglo-Norman French espenser, Old French despensier). Compare Spence and Spender . There is some dispute about the origins of the Spencer family, whose most famous member in recent times was the late Princess of Wales, born Lady Diana Spencer (1961–97). Some sources say that they are descended from William the Conqueror's steward, Robert Despencer. What is clear is that by the 15th century they had become prosperous from sheep farming in Northamptonshire. Robert Spencer (died 1627) was said to be the wealthiest man in England. Their titles have included Earls of Sunderland and Earls Spencer; and through the female line the 5th Earl of Sunderland also became Duke of Marlborough in 1733. This connection was the result of the marriage, in 1700, of the 3rd Duke of Sunderland to the daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. The youngest son of this union, John Spencer (1708–46), was the father of the 1st Earl Spencer (1734–83).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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