| Gspencer Kentucky All posts by this member | 1 of 8 Mon 7th Jan 2013 6:13pm Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1 Good day everyone,
My name is Gayle Spencer and I live in Kentucky. I am tracing my family tree and it has led me to your fine city. Can anyone give me any information on the Spencer family that came from your city to the USA back in 1600's? The name of the relative was Joshua Spencer. He and his parents came to Virginia around 1640's. I would love to find out more about him and his family. Any help would be great.
Thanks,
Gayle Spencer Gayle spencer |
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| NormK bulkington All posts by this member | 2 of 8 Mon 7th Jan 2013 8:37pm Member: Joined Jan 2012 Total posts:827 Hello Gayle. This sounds like a tall order. I am pretty much useless at this sort of thing, but there are members on here i am sure will help you trace your family. So welcome Gayle and good luck.  Milly rules |
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| DBC Nottinghamshire All posts by this member | 3 of 8 Mon 7th Jan 2013 8:59pm Member: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:168 I think this might be a bit of a hard task. That very early date of the 1600's means that the records are very few and far between, unlike, say the 19th or even the 18th century where records are much more numerous, with many of them on-line. |
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| Rootes66 Dunfermline All posts by this member | 4 of 8 Wed 9th Jan 2013 11:26pm Member: Joined Sep 2012 Total posts:87 Does anyone know the origin of Spencer Road/Avenue and Spencer Park by King Henry's? Hugh |
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| dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 5 of 8 Thu 10th Jan 2013 12:10am Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2976 Yes, there are two chapters on the subject in "The Coventry We Have Lost: Earlsdon & Chapelfields Explored"!
Basically, it was the result of an 1883 landswap agreement between the Freeman Trustees, Grammar School Trustees and landowner Robert Dalton to allow public benefactor David Spencer to create a People's Park with access from Warwick Road and Albany Road. It was originally to be named Kings Road but was renamed as a tribute to Spencer after his death in 1888.
The Spencer Avenue section wasn't developed until much later by Newcombe Estates in 1907. |
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| Rootes66 Dunfermline All posts by this member | 6 of 8 Sat 12th Jan 2013 11:16pm Member: Joined Sep 2012 Total posts:87 On 10th Jan 2013 12:10am, dutchman said:
..... The Spencer Avenue section wasn't developed until much later by Newcombe Estates in 1907.
Thanks for that Dutchman. Certainly didn't know any of that although I walked up and down Spencer Avenue every school day for many years. Your knowledge of Coventry is encyclopaedic!Hugh |
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| Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 7 of 8 Mon 20th Mar 2017 11:42am Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5607 On 10th Dec 2014 1:05pm, Midland Red said:
An interesting addition has been made to our list of Famous Coventrians - David Spencer
On 10th Dec 2014 8:58pm, Garlands Joke Shop said:
Hi Midland Red, you're observant, I only put it a couple of days ago
The plaque beneath this tree in Spencer Park reads:
"THIS TREE WAS PLANTED IN 1928
TO THE MEMORY OF
DAVID SPENCER
A GENEROUS BENEFACTOR
OF COVENTRY WHO PRESENTED
THIS PARK TO THE CITY IN 1882
DAVID SPENCER
BORN 1805 DIED 1888"
 ; my Dad told me about him and showed me his grave in the old part of London Road Cemetery. Spencer was quite an amazing guy.
Post copied from topic Famous Coventrians on 8th Apr 2018 5:32 pm |
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| Prof Gloucester All posts by this member | 8 of 8 Thu 1st Nov 2018 9:32am Member: Joined Jul 2014 Total posts:1534 Spencer Park! Caption said 'Quintessentially English'.
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