Robert Spencer

[Jan Prit]

Good Afternoon all, searching for the baptism, marriage of Robert Spencer burial date 11/3/1657 Farmington Gloucestershire, also his wife Barbara Sounystone burial date 19/10/1666 Farmington Gloucestershire, their daughter Sarah Spencer 1615-1711 Turkdean married Henry Mancell or Mansell on the 15/10/1668 Farmington Gloucestershire. I have searched the usual web pages with no luck.

Regards,
Janet

[goldie61]

Not looked for births etc (you say you have looked on the usual sites).
Have you seen these on The National Archives Discovery catalogue?
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=%28%22+robert+spencer%22%29+AND+gloucestershire&_dss=range&_ro=any&_p=1600

Wills are free to view at the moment at TNA - you just need to register for a free account, or you can view them via Ancestry if you have a sub. (These are wills at The Prerogative Court of Canterbury).

It may be your Robert came to Farmington from elsewhere if you can't find any mention of him locally.

[Jan Prit]

Good Afternoon goldie61 (the name I have given my car) thanks for your help I will have a look later.

Regards,
Janet

[Jan Prit]

Good Evening goldie61, I am having no luck with this search I find the details in NADC but then a dead end, the same with Ancestry Robert Spencer doesn't show up the results think that I am searching for royalty, the Spencer family.

Regards,
Janet

[goldie61]

Did you click on the link I posted?
There are only 3 hits on this page. ( You can easily narrow down the number of hits. I put in "Robert Spencer" AND Gloucestershire. You need the inverted commas and the AND in capitals. It's the way the search engine works).

One is Robert Spencer about a 'messuage and land in Farmington' dated 1603 - 1625.You can only view this at Kew (TNA), or get a copy.

A second one is the will of a Robert Spencer of Tortworth Gloucs dated 1655.
This one you can download for free or get from Ancestry.
He may or may not be related, but you have to cast the net wide in research at the time you're looking at. It may give some clues to a family of this name.

I'm not sure about the 3rd hit dated 1673.
It about 'Gloucestershire Parish deeds', but then says they're in Monmouth.
Robert Spencer is a witness, so it wouldn't give you any more information about him I'd think.
If it was me I'd disregard that one.

[Jan Prit]

Good Morning goldie61 I did click on your link which took me to the TNA his name and details came up but I had no luck with the copy his details kept going around in circles. I will try again with the links you have sent me, thanks again.

Regards,
Janet