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His Grace Sir George SPENCER, 4th Duke of Marlborough, KG, PC, FRS

His Grace Sir George SPENCER, 4th Duke of Marlborough, KG, PC, FRS

Male 1739 - 1817  (78 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  His Grace Sir George SPENCER, 4th Duke of Marlborough, KG, PC, FRS was born on 26 Jan 1739 (son of His Grace Charles SPENCER, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 5th Earl of Sunderland, K and The Hon. Elizabeth TREVOR); died on 29 Jan 1817.

    Family/Spouse: Her Grace Caroline RUSSELL, Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Co. Caroline (daughter of His Grace John RUSSELL, 4th Duke of Bedford, KG, PC, FRS and Lady Diana SPENCER) was born on 13 Jan 1743; died on 26 Nov 1811. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Caroline SPENCER was born on 27 Oct 1763; died on 23 Nov 1813.
    2. Elizabeth SPENCER was born in 1764; died in 1812.
    3. His Grace George SPENCER-CHURCHILL, 5th Duke of Marlborough, FSA was born on 6 Mar 1766; died on 5 Mar 1840 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England; was buried in 1840 in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.
    4. Lady Charlotte SPENCER was born in 1769; died in 1802.
    5. Lord Henry John SPENCER was born on 20 Dec 1770; died on 3 Jul 1795.
    6. Lady Anne SPENCER was born in 1773; died in 1865.
    7. Lady Amelia SPENCER was born in 1774; died in 1829.
    8. Lord Francis Almeric SPENCER, 1st Baron Churchill, DCL, FRS was born on 26 Dec 1779; died on 10 Mar 1845.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  His Grace Charles SPENCER, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 5th Earl of Sunderland, K was born on 22 Nov 1706 (son of Sir Charles SPENCER, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC and Lady Anne CHURCHILL, Countess of Sunderland); died on 20 Oct 1758 in Germany.

    Charles married The Hon. Elizabeth TREVOR. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas TREVOR, 2nd Baron Trevor) was born about 1713; died in 1761. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  The Hon. Elizabeth TREVOR was born about 1713 (daughter of Thomas TREVOR, 2nd Baron Trevor); died in 1761.
    Children:
    1. Lady Diana SPENCER was born on 24 Mar 1734; died on 1 Aug 1808.
    2. Elizabeth SPENCER, Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery was born between Jan 1737 and Mar 1737; died on 30 Apr 1831.
    3. 1. His Grace Sir George SPENCER, 4th Duke of Marlborough, KG, PC, FRS was born on 26 Jan 1739; died on 29 Jan 1817.
    4. Lord Charles SPENCER was born on 31 Mar 1740; died on 16 Jun 1820.
    5. Lord Robert SPENCER, PC was born on 8 May 1747; died on 23 Jun 1831.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Sir Charles SPENCER, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC was born about 23 Apr 1675 (son of Sir Robert SPENCER, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC and Anne DIGBY, Countess of Sunderland); died on 19 Apr 1722.

    Charles married Lady Anne CHURCHILL, Countess of Sunderland on 2 Jan 1700. Anne (daughter of Gen. His Grace John CHURCHILL, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, and Her Grace Sarah JENNINGS, Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Co) was born on 27 Feb 1683; died on 15 Apr 1716. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Lady Anne CHURCHILL, Countess of Sunderland was born on 27 Feb 1683 (daughter of Gen. His Grace John CHURCHILL, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, and Her Grace Sarah JENNINGS, Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Co); died on 15 Apr 1716.
    Children:
    1. Hon. Robert SPENCER was born on 2 Dec 1700; died on 12 Sep 1701.
    2. Robert SPENCER, 4th Earl of Sunderland was born on 24 Oct 1701; died on 27 Nov 1729.
    3. Lady Anne SPENCER was born in 1702; died on 19 Feb 1769.
    4. 2. His Grace Charles SPENCER, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, 5th Earl of Sunderland, K was born on 22 Nov 1706; died on 20 Oct 1758 in Germany.
    5. Hon. John SPENCER was born on 13 May 1708; died on 19 Jun 1746.
    6. Lady Diana SPENCER was born in 1710; died on 27 Sep 1735.

  3. 6.  Thomas TREVOR, 2nd Baron Trevor
    Children:
    1. 3. The Hon. Elizabeth TREVOR was born about 1713; died in 1761.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sir Robert SPENCER, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC was born on 5 Sep 1641 in Paris, Île-de-France, France (son of Henry SPENCER, 1st Earl of Sunderland and Lady Dorothy SIDNEY); died on 28 Sep 1702.

    Robert married Anne DIGBY, Countess of Sunderland. Anne (daughter of Sir George DIGBY, 2nd Earl of Bristol, KG) was born about 1646; died on 26 Apr 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Anne DIGBY, Countess of Sunderland was born about 1646 (daughter of Sir George DIGBY, 2nd Earl of Bristol, KG); died on 26 Apr 1715.
    Children:
    1. Robert SPENCER was born in 1666; died in 1688 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
    2. Anne SPENCER was born in 1667; died in 1690.
    3. Isabella SPENCER was born in 1668; died in 1684.
    4. Elizabeth SPENCER was born in 1671; died in 1704.
    5. 4. Sir Charles SPENCER, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC was born about 23 Apr 1675; died on 19 Apr 1722.

  3. 10.  Gen. His Grace John CHURCHILL, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, was born on 26 May 1650 in Musbury, Devon, England (son of Sir Winston CHURCHILL and Elizabeth DRAKE); died on 17 Jun 1722 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.

    John married Her Grace Sarah JENNINGS, Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Co. Sarah (daughter of JENNINGS) was born on 5 Jun 1660; died on 18 Oct 1744. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Her Grace Sarah JENNINGS, Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Co was born on 5 Jun 1660 (daughter of JENNINGS); died on 18 Oct 1744.
    Children:
    1. Henrietta CHURCHILL was born on 19 Jul 1681; died on 24 Oct 1733.
    2. 5. Lady Anne CHURCHILL, Countess of Sunderland was born on 27 Feb 1683; died on 15 Apr 1716.
    3. John CHURCHILL, Marquess of Blandford was born on 13 Feb 1686; died on 20 Feb 1703.
    4. Elizabeth CHURCHILL was born in 1687; died in 1714.
    5. Mary CHURCHILL was born in 1689; died in 1719.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  Henry SPENCER, 1st Earl of Sunderland was born about Nov 1620 in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England (son of William SPENCER and Lady Penelope WRIOTHESLEY); died on 20 Sep 1643 in Newbury, Berkshire, England.

    Henry married Lady Dorothy SIDNEY on 23 Nov 1620 in Penshurst. Dorothy was born in 1617; died in 1684. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Lady Dorothy SIDNEY was born in 1617; died in 1684.
    Children:
    1. Lady Dorothy SPENCER was born in 1640; died in 1670.
    2. 8. Sir Robert SPENCER, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC was born on 5 Sep 1641 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 28 Sep 1702.
    3. Lady Penelope SPENCER was born about 1642; died in 1667.

  3. 18.  Sir George DIGBY, 2nd Earl of Bristol, KG was born about 1612; died on 20 Mar 1677.
    Children:
    1. 9. Anne DIGBY, Countess of Sunderland was born about 1646; died on 26 Apr 1715.

  4. 20.  Sir Winston CHURCHILL was born in 1620 (son of Sir John CHURCHILL and Sarah WINSTON); died in 1688.

    Winston married Elizabeth DRAKE on 26 May 1648. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 21.  Elizabeth DRAKE (daughter of Sir John DRAKE and Eleanor BOTELER).
    Children:
    1. Arabella CHURCHILL was born on 23 Feb 1648; died on 30 May 1730.
    2. 10. Gen. His Grace John CHURCHILL, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, was born on 26 May 1650 in Musbury, Devon, England; died on 17 Jun 1722 in Windsor, Berkshire, England.
    3. George CHURCHILL was born on 20 Feb 1654 in Minterne Magna, Dorset, England; died on 8 May 1710.
    4. Charles CHURCHILL was born on 2 Feb 1656; died on 29 Dec 1714.
    5. Mountjoy CHURCHILL
    6. Theobald CHURCHILL died in 1685.

  6. 22.  JENNINGS
    Children:
    1. 11. Her Grace Sarah JENNINGS, Duchess of Marlborough, Princess of Mindelheim, Co was born on 5 Jun 1660; died on 18 Oct 1744.
    2. Frances JENNINGS


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  William SPENCER was born about 1592 (son of Sir Robert SPENCER, 1st Baron Spencer of Wormleighton, KG and Margaret WILLOUGHBY); died on 19 Dec 1636.

    William married Lady Penelope WRIOTHESLEY in 1615. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 33.  Lady Penelope WRIOTHESLEY (daughter of Sir Henry WRIOTHESLEY, 3rd Earl of Southampton, KG and Elizabeth VERNON, Countess of Southampton).
    Children:
    1. 16. Henry SPENCER, 1st Earl of Sunderland was born about Nov 1620 in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England; died on 20 Sep 1643 in Newbury, Berkshire, England.
    2. Hon. Robert SPENCER, 1st Viscount Teviot was born about 1629 in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England; died on 20 May 1694.
    3. Margaret SPENCER
    4. Elizabeth SPENCER

  3. 40.  Sir John CHURCHILL

    John married Sarah WINSTON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 41.  Sarah WINSTON (daughter of Sir Henry WINSTON).
    Children:
    1. 20. Sir Winston CHURCHILL was born in 1620; died in 1688.

  5. 42.  Sir John DRAKE died on 25 Aug 1636.

    John married Eleanor BOTELER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 43.  Eleanor BOTELER (daughter of John BOTELER, 1st Baron of Brantfield and Elizabeth VILLIERS).
    Children:
    1. 21. Elizabeth DRAKE



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