Spens Family History

Notes


Andrew William Spens Administrator

Information from William David Ralph Spens; Cambridge University Alumni, Trinity College, Michs. 1890; Died in active service in Great War, 1914-1917, was Lance-Corporal, Essex Regt; Attended school at Haileybury 1890, see Haileybury Reg, also Burkes Landed Gentry;


Helen Holmes

Eldest daughter of Charles Andrew Bowman


Eliza Margaret Blake

born Eliza Margaret Blake, listed on Maud's birth record as Eliza Margaret
Alsayer Spens formerly Blake; 1881 Census, age 30, with her father and his 33-year old wife.


William Wood Blake

information from William David Ralph Spens, the birth and christing places are not confirmed; 1881 Census give Burslem as birth place, also shows seven servants;


William Wood Blake

information from William David Ralph Spens, the birth and christing places are not confirmed; 1881 Census give Burslem as birth place, also shows seven servants;


Edith

In 1881 Census, wife of Willm. W. Blake, solicitor and she is also listed as s solicitor;


James Spens

Lieut-Colonel 85th Regt.; info from Michael Spens Wormiston, CB CMB, death
date on Spens Family Tree is 1934;
Famous as a baseball player for the Hampshire team;


William McMahon

Major;


Archibald Borthwick Spens

birth record from Scottish Records Office, Registry House, Edinburgh;
Age 1 in 1881 Census, Govan, Lanark, Scotland;
Death in General Registry, 685/2 #46 St.Andrews, Edinburgh


Margaret Gladys Spens

half sister to Diana who provided much of the information;
!Scottish Birth records, Registry House


William Spens Sir Will

K.C.B.; birth record, 7 Woodside Place, Scottish Records Office, Registry House, Edinburgh


Dorothy Teresa Selwyn

Dau of Bishop J.R. Selwyn;


Hugh Baird Spens

birth record from Scottish Records Office, Registry House, Edinburgh
Death record from General Registry, 685/1 #148, Haymarket;
D.S.O. and Baron, Col. Croix de Suerve Avcc Palme, France; C.B.E.


Mary Margaret Emily Black

Dau of John Black J.P.;


Gwendoline Helen Donaldson

Dau of W. Cattanatch Donaldson;