Brief Life History of Agnes Evans
When Agnes Evans Spencer was born on 6 April 1873, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, her father, David Evan Spencer, was 35 and her mother, Emma Lazenby, was 30. She died on 12 October 1943, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 70, and was buried in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Agnes Evans Spencer in household of David Spencer, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Agnes Evans, "British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903"
- Agnes Evans Spencer, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"
Parents and Siblings
1837–1920 Male
1842–1934 Female
Siblings (13)
1868–1953 Male
1869–1932 Male
1871–1968 Female
1873–1943 Female
1873–1951 Female
+8 More Children
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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