Margaret Spencer
4 August 1579–January 1653 (Age 73)
Cople, Bedfordshire, England
The Life of Margaret
When Margaret Spencer was born on 4 August 1579, in Cople, Bedfordshire, England, her father, Robert Spencer, was 46 and her mother, Rose Cockayne, was 23. She died in January 1653, in her hometown, at the age of 73, and was buried in Cople, Bedfordshire, England.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Robert Spencer
1533–1620
Rose Cockayne
1556–1629
Jane Spencer
1572–
Nicholas de Spencer , of Cople
1573–1626
John Spencer
1574–1626
George Spencer
1579–1630
Margaret Spencer
1579–1653
Robert Spencer
1580–1626
Oliver Spencer
1581–
Ann Spencer
1585–1594
Elizabeth Spencer
1585–
Arnold Spencer
1587–1658
Edward Spencer
1590–
Cecily Spencer
1592–1656
Rose Spencer
1594–
Parents and Siblings
1533–1620Male
1556–1629Female
siblings
(13)
1572–Female
1573–1626Male
1574–1626Male
1579–1630Male
1579–1653Female
+8 More Children
World Events (5)
1585 · The First English Colony is Established in America
Age 6
England established its first colony in North America in 1585 as a way to generate additional wealth. The colony was named Virginia, after the virgin Queen Elizabeth I.
1587 · Elizabeth I Signs Death Warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots
Age 8
Elizabeth I signed the death warrant for Mary, Queen of Scots, on February 1, 1587, as she was found guilty of plotting to assasinate Elizabeth. Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England on February 8, 1587.
1600 · The Honourable East India Company
Age 21
The Honourable East India Company, a British joint-stock company, was established in 1600 for trade in the Indian Ocean region. At its height, the British East India Company had a private army which was twice the size of the British Army, ruled large sections of India, and revenues in the millions.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for someone employed in the pantry of a great house or monastery, from Middle English spense ‘larder’ + the agent suffix -er.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Margaret Spencer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Spencer - Published information: birth-name: Margaret Spencer
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