Matthew Spence

1876 - 1955  (79 years)

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• Name	Matthew Spence
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	23 Feb 1876	Gretton, Northamptonshire
  Christened	11 Apr 1886	St James the Great, Gretton, Northamptonshire
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Main Street, Gretton, Northamptonshire   [1]
  Occupation	1891
  	Agricultural labourer
  Occupation	1892
  	Groom to Lord Lonsdale
  	He moved to Quorn, Leicestershire when the stables were moved there
  Residence	1911	Station Road, Quorn, Leicestershire   [2]
  Occupation	1911
  	Granite quarreyman
  Died	5 Dec 1955
  Person ID	I1059	Extended Craxford Family | The main Craxford branch RED pages I5 (James Ernest Craxford) + I77 (Arthur Craxford)
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	William Spence,   b. 1838, Gretton, Northamptonshire ,   d. 11 Apr 1929  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Julia Craxford,   b. 1844, Gretton, Northamptonshire ,   d. 30 Mar 1928  (Age 84 years)
  Married	10 Dec 1863	St James the Great, Gretton, Northamptonshire   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F146	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Ada Bramley,   b. 4 Mar 1879, Quorn, Leicestershire ,   d. 19 Mar 1968  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1900  [5]
  Children	1. Harold Edward Spence,   b. 5 Jan 1903, Quorn, Leicestershire ,   d. 25 Nov 1980  (Age 77 years)   2. Gladys Spence,   b. 9 Aug 1909, Quorn, Leicestershire ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Doris Spence,   b. 14 Jun 1911, Quorn, Leicestershire ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Frank Spence,   b. 26 Nov 1912, Quorn, Leicestershire ,   d. 2012  (Age 99 years)
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2009
  Family ID	F9323	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Feb 1876 - Gretton, Northamptonshire Christened - 11 Apr 1886 - St James the Great, Gretton, Northamptonshire Residence - 1891 - Main Street, Gretton, Northamptonshire Residence - 1911 - Station Road, Quorn, Leicestershire  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location/Street       : District/Village       : City/Town       : County/State       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Matthew Spence Fifth son of William Spence and Julia Craxford. Bill's great grandfather.

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] 1891 England Census, Uppingham Gretton RG12/2549 73 9 (Reliability: 4). [S284] 1911 England Census, Barrow on Soar Quorndon RG14PN19146 RG78PN1147 RD406 SD2 ED3 SN50 (Reliability: 4). [S53] Personal contact: Sidnee Day Spencer, (Parish records St James, Gretton), Parish records: St James Church, Gretton (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Uppingham 7a 592 (OND 1863) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Barrow on Soar 7a 375 (OND 1900) (Reliability: 3).