Rev Robert F Spencer, Vicar of St Matthews, Marylebone, 1876

[LH]

Hi

Bought a lovely book in Dublin recently and inside the cover it has a handwritten name:-

Rev Robert F Spencer, BA, LLD,
Vicar St Matthew's, Marylebone
Tuesday, February 29th 1876

I'd love to know who Rev. Spencer was and whether he had an Irish connection.  Can anyone offer any information, please

Cheers

[stanmapstone]

From Crockford's Clerical Directory 1885

[arthurk]

The next edition of Crockford's available at Ancestry is 1898, by which time he appears to have died.

[stanmapstone]

According to the entry he was formerly Curate of Glendalough, County Wicklow. Priested in 1838 by the Archbishop of Dublin.

Stan

[LH]

Gosh, that was a super fast response, thanks to you both.

So it seems that Rev did in fact have an Irish connection.

Kindest regards

[suzard]

London city and Clerical Directory 1875
Spencer, Robert F, L.L.D. Trin Coll, Dublin. Vicar St Matthews res Carlisle St 22 Clarendon Gardens Maid Hill

1881
22 Clarendon Gardens
Robert F Spencer Head M 68 Vicar St Matthews Marylebone b. Ireland
Georgiana Spencer wife M 62 Marylebone Middlesex
Emily E Spencer daughter S 31 Stepney Middlesex

RG11 7 19 31

Suz

[LH]

Hi

Thank you Suzard.  I'd searched the online Freecen but didn't locate the family and can't find them on other census returns.

Am I doing something wrong, I wonder.

Regards

[stanmapstone]

You can see him on https://www.familysearch.org/
 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-ZY4S

Stan

[arthurk]

According to the probate index he died at 22 Clarendon Gardens on 1 Jan 1891. Administration was granted to his son Robert Franklin Ashley Spencer, who was a clergyman in Buckinghamshire.