Also in IGI as born 1732, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Nathaniel was the first of the Spens' of Craigsanquhar; Nathaniel was the sixteenth laird of Lathallan. He purchased in 1792, the estate of Craigsanquhar, Fifeshire, which at one period formed a part of Lathallan, but had been disjoined from it in 1524
Second daughter, names also spelled as Williken and Milligan
Bond of provision James Milliken, Esq. to Mrs. Spens 3 Aug 1764 3500 pounds
Bond of provision James Milliken, Esq. to Mrs. Spens for 2500 pounds
Bond of provision James Milliken, Esq. to Mrs. Spens 21 Sep 1765 14000 pounds
Declaration of Milliken Estate in favor of Nathaniel Spens 2 Apr 1766
Destination Dr. and Mrs Spens to their children, 1766
Destination Dr. N. Spens to his children 1777
listed as Jean Spence in OPR, dau of Nathaniel Spence and Mary Milligan;
Batch # C119811 Source Call # 1066670 Christening and parents in OPR.;
died unmarried in 1801, who was a naval captain of the Neptune;
!The sea captain, commander of the Ship East Idiaman, died 1801, by Rev. Walter Wood, East Nuek of Fife, pub 1887,page 147; pub Edinbough
He was one of four sons and two daughters, died of rapid consumption, had a great aversion to vice, well learned, had a relish for the elegance and beauties of Latin; Student;
Died Unmarried;
Commission Agent; Birth record gives name as Thomas Brown but all other records give name as
William B. or William Brown Spens.
!Marriage gives occupation as commission agent, son W.E.B. Spens's birth record lists father as accountant, and Lavinia's death record lists father as a Pawn broker.
Age 10 in 1851 Census, St. Nicholas Parish, Newcastle/Tyne, Scotland, Film 087083, Folio 2984, p. 5, #23. Was informant at Father's death, and executor of will where name was listed as William Brown Spens, lived at 30 Maple Street, New Castle in Sep 1875 when father died.
Death index: William Brown Spens 56, Mar Q. Newcastle T. 10b 9, 1897, living at 22 Westmoreland Terrace in Newcastle.
1881 Census, Bensham Terrace, Gateshead, Durham, William B. Spens, railway clerk, age 40 with wife, Lavinia (spelled Louisa in the 1881 typed census) age 35 and son William E.B.Spens, age 5, also a nephew Robert H Roberts age 5--both children listed as scholars, both born in Newcastle.
1891 Census, Westgate, Northumberland, England; age 52
Marriage record Dec Quarter 1873 10b 126 Newcastle T. Death record Q. Sep
1886 10b 2, Newcastle T. Died of phthisis or tuberculosis of the lungs.
!1881 Census show her birth as Suffolk; siblings Gertrude chr 28 Jan 1838 and James chr 19 Apr 1842 also noted in Bishop's Transcript for Suffolk County, England; James's christening records adds that he was born in Flixton, Suffolk; named as Louisa Spens, age 35 in 1881 Census, Gateshead, Durham, England;
C. W. Spens was the informant for his father's death, living at 22 Westmoreland Terrace, Newcastle.
Not listed in 1881 or 1891 Census with family;
Accountant;
Plasterer; Marriage in OPR, Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, no parents listed, Film #
1041481 Barony Parish, Cowcaddens; A Thomas Leck is listed as a witness to
John's son, John Menzies Leck's birth; 1851 Census, age 28 (575-24-4, 92 Muse
Lane) born Glasgow; 1861 Census, age 37, born Glasgow; 1871 Census, age 47,
(644-2 72-17) 521 Gallowgate Street, St. John's Parish, born Glasgow, a master plasterer employing 32 men and 5 boys; 1881 Census age 58, born Glasgow, plasterer;
James recorded Elisabeth's birth in a notebook and noted that Elisabeth was
baptized in St. John's Parish in Newcastle-Upon Tyne. Neither birth or baptism has been found in parish records; however she is shown in the Leck family Bible with birth of 20 July 1826, the same date given in her father's notebook; Marriage or more probably banns announced in
Barony Parish, no parents listed. John give marriage date as 14 Nov 1845 at
birth registrations, James Spens was listed as a witness to son John Menzie's
birth; Age 34 in 1861 Census Fm 103858, En Dist. 5, 644-7; Age 55 in 1881
Census,Fm 203,654, born in England, wife, married, 6 Cambridge St.; Death
record in Scotland, 1898, No. 104 age 71, Blythswood, Glasgow, widow;
!On Louisa's birth registration (Fm 103,376), John Leck reported that Elizabeth was born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and was 29 years old in June 1855; Elizabeth reported daugher, Sarah Jane's birth with her Mark, and Spens was spelled Spence. Her name is spelled Elizabeth on every entry except that of her father.
Death in Leck Family Bible was given as 7 Mar 1899;
On Louisa's birth registration (Fm 103,376), John Leck reported that
Louisa was the sixth child, that one boy and three girls were living and that
two boys were deceased; 1851 Census shows John, age 2 as the oldest, thus this child must have died before the 1851 Census;
On sister Louisa's birth registration (Fm 103,376), John Leck reported that
Louisa was the sixth child, that one boy and three girls were living and that
two boys were deceased;
IGI, 1993 edition; C119281 6035516 Register but does not appear in OPR; not
with family in 1861 Census; Birth registered #593, Film #103,376, sixth
child, living at 36 West Milton Street; death recorded in registry, Sixteen
months old, died of pneumonia after 4 days, buried in southern Greenpubs in
Glasgow;
Found in IGI, extraction Batch C119281; John Stonehouse referred to one of
Elizabeth's daughters as Maggie Leck in 1903, died 25 Oct 1925, unmarried;
death reported by brother, James, (644/9/419) living at 126 West Graham Street in Glasgow; Nathaniel Spens, Margaret's uncle, was present at her birth in Glasgow (Film 280,648, Entry number 1256, District of Milton in Burgh of Glasgow at 2 p.m. at 36 West Milton Street);
Grace H. in 1881 Census age 17, saleswoman draper, 644-7 - 59 - 1, 6 Cambridge
Street; Birth registered #871, 1863, 91 Maitland Street, Glasgow, Fm 294,838,
C119281 6035516 REGISTER; death registered;
son of Hazzard Wilcox and Matilda Westwood; died of exhausting prychoris; buried Block 128, Lot 2, SE corner;
Copy of Marriage license from Film at Manti Family History Center, dated 17
Nov, 1909, Sarah and Webley were married on the same day by James Frost, Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, both of Mount Pleasant, Sarah age 20, the Deputy Clerk was one witness (F.P. Anderson) and the other was Wm Brower.
Had two husband Wells Thursby and Grant Olsen/on
Copy of Marriage license from Film at Manti Family History Center, dated 17
Nov, 1909, Sarah and Webley were married on the same day by James Frost, Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, both of Mount Pleasant, Sarah age 20, the Deputy Clerk was one witness (F.P. Anderson) and the other was Wm Brower.
Copy of Marriage license from Film at Manti Family History Center, dated 17
Nov, 1909, Sarah and Webley were married on the same day by James Frost, Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, both of Mount Pleasant, Sarah age 20, the Deputy Clerk was one witness (F.P. Anderson) and the other was Wm Brower.
From marriage license, Alexander was 25 and Ethal was 20 at time of marriage,
Manti Family History Center Film, married by a minister of the gospel, the
witnesses were Joseph and Mary F. Coats, married by James Larsen, filed 9 Apr
1909, Spence was spelled wrong on the record by the clerk;
From marriage license, Ethal was 20 at time of marriage, witnesses were Joseph Alvin and Mary Elizabeth Zabriski Coats, married by James Larsen, minister, filed April 9, 1909; After Alex died she married Amel Kolstrom;
License to marry dated March 27, 1917 in Manti, married by T.J. Morley, Jr.,
an Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Nathaniel was 35
years old, Sanpete County Book 6 page 447, Film at Manti Family History Center; came to Wyoming in 1919; Nat, as he signed his name, was about 6'6" tall;
License to marry dated March 27, 1917 in Manti, married by T.J. Morley, Jr.,
an Elder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Nathaniel was 35
years old, Sanpete County Book 6 page 447, Film at Manti Family History Center; came to Wyoming in 1919; Nat, as he signed his name, was about 6'6" tall;
deceased membership records; Sara Eveline Bateman Neves was a widow;