Spence, George

1791 - 1873  (82 years)

• Name	Spence, George  [1]
  Born	1791	Arbuthnot, Kincardine, Scotland   [2, 3, 4]
  	His military discharge papers suggest a birthdate of late in 1793, as his age on 31 March however the most likely birth record shows him as being baptised in late 1791. I have therefore assumed that he was born in 1791.
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	8 Dec 1791	Arbuthnot, Kincardine, Scotland   [5]
  Occupation	Bef 18 Jan 1812  [2]
  weaver
  Age: 19y
  Enlisted	18 Jan 1812	Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland   [2]
  Age: 19y
  Military Service	Jul 1825	Gibraltar   [6]
  George Spence was a gunner with the 2nd Battalion Royal Artillery
  Occupation	Jul 1825	Gibraltar   [6]
  gunner
  Discharged (Military)	31 Mar 1835  [2]
  Age: 42y
  George was discharged from the military due to his chronic rheumatism. The Officers of the regimental board found his name did not appear in the defaulter books, and did appear in the Good Conduct Books. His character as a solder was therefore found to be "very good".
  Occupation	1841  [4]
  "Army P"
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Clare Street, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands   [4]
  Age: 45y
  as head of household
  Occupation	23 Jun 1845  [7]
  pensioner
  Occupation	1851  [3]
  Greenwich Pensioner
  Census	30 Mar 1851	4 Covent Gardens, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands   [3]
  Age: 58y
  as head of household
  Marks/Scars	dark complexion  [2]
  Occupation	weaver  [2]
  Rank	Gunner and Driver  [2]
  Service No.	5th Battalion  [2]
  Service No.	7th Battalion  [8]
  Occupation	soldier  [1]
  Occupation	26 Nov 1873  [9]
  gardener
  Residence	26 Nov 1873	Norwood, South Australia, Australia   [10]
  Address: Beulah Road
  Died	26 Nov 1873	Beulah Road, Norwood, South Australia, Australia   [9, 11]
  	Informant: Thomas Wood, Adelaide
  Buried	27 Nov 1873	West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia   [10]
  Person ID	I1200	Shelley's Tree
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Spence, Thomas,   d. Bef 1862
  Mother	Beattie, Katherine,   d. Bef 1862
  Married	1780	Arbuthnot, Kincardine, Scotland
  Family ID	F869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Perrot, Jane,   b. Cal 1790,   d. 10 Sep 1867, Norwood, South Australia, Australia  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1815	Saint Mary Magdelene, Woolich, Kent, England   [12]
  	by banns
  Children	+ 1. Spence, Helen,   b. Abt 1816, London,England ,   d. 8 May 1895, Arundel street, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia  (Age ~ 79 years)   2. Spence, Thomas,   b. Cal 1818, Arbroth, Scotland ,   d. 29 May 1863, Eagle Hawk, Maldon, Victoria, Australia  (Age ~ 45 years) + 3. Spence, Ann,   b. 23 Jun 1825, Gibraltar ,   d. 10 Sep 1901, Murray Road, East Brighton, Victoria, Australia  (Age 76 years)   4. Spence, George,   b. 10 Dec 1829, Kent, England
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2016
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1791 - Arbuthnot, Kincardine, Scotland  Baptism - 8 Dec 1791 - Arbuthnot, Kincardine, Scotland  Enlisted - Age: 19y - 18 Jan 1812 - Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland  Married - 12 Apr 1815 - Saint Mary Magdelene, Woolich, Kent, England  Military Service - Jul 1825 - Gibraltar  Occupation - gunner - Jul 1825 - Gibraltar  Census - Age: 45y - 6 Jun 1841 - Clare Street, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands  Census - Age: 58y - 30 Mar 1851 - 4 Covent Gardens, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands  Residence - Address: Beulah Road - 26 Nov 1873 - Norwood, South Australia, Australia  Died - 26 Nov 1873 - Beulah Road, Norwood, South Australia, Australia  Buried - 27 Nov 1873 - West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Death certificate: Ann FRENCH, 1901, (Ann FRENCH, 1901), 8669. [S1252] Military: George Spence discharge papers. [S534] Census 1851 Channel Islands for George Spence household, (16 SEP 2007; reprint, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands: George Spence household). [S532] Census 1841 Channel Islands Jersey, St Helier, George Spence Household, (16 SEP 2007; reprint, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands: George Spence Household). [S1620] Parish records: Arbuthnott Baptisms, p106, 8 December 1791. [S752] Birth certificate: Ann Spence, 1825, (Ann Spence, 23 JUN 1825), entry number 884 in the 2nd Battalion Royal Artillary Register of Baptisms. [S753] Marriage register: James William French and Ann Spence, (Jersey, Channel Islands: James William French and Ann Spence, 23 JUN 1845). [S1458] Military: George Spence Statement of Service. [S1523] Death certificate: George Spence, 1873 (transcript). [S1457] Funeral notice: George Spence, 1873. [S1456] Death notice: George Spence, 1873. [S647] Marriage of George Spence and Jane Parrett, St Mary Magdalene, (22 FEB 2010; reprint, Woolich, Middlesex, England: George Spence and Jane Parrett, 12 APR 1815).