On 4th February 1750 Walter Spencer-Stanhope was born to [his father] Walter Stanhope and [his mother] Ann Spencer. He was baptised on 9th March 1750. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and went up to University College, Oxford, and later studied law at the Middle Temple, London.
In 1775 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 24) was elected MP Carlisle.
In 1775 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 24) inherited Cannon Hal from his uncle John Spencer, and changed his name from Stanhope to Spencer-Stanhope by Royal licence.
In 1780 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 29) was elected MP Haslemere.
On 21st October 1783 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 33) and Mary Winifred Pulleine (age 20) were married at Tynemouth, Northumberland [Map].
In 1784 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 33) was elected MP Kingston upon Hull.
On 27th May 1787 [his son] John Spencer-Stanhope was born to Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 37) and [his wife] Mary Winifred Pulleine (age 24). He married 1822 Elizabeth Wilhelmina Coke, daughter of Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and Jane Dutton, and had issue.
Around 1792 [his son] Edward Spencer-Stanhope aka Collingwood was born to Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 41) and [his wife] Mary Winifred Pulleine (age 29).
In 1793 [his son] William Rodham Spencer-Stanhope was born to Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 42) and [his wife] Mary Winifred Pulleine (age 30). He married in or before 1837 Charlotte Pulleine.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1800 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 49) was elected MP Cockermouth.
In 1802 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 51) was elected MP Carlisle.
On 10th April 1821 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 71) died.
In December 1850 [his former wife] Mary Winifred Pulleine (age 87) died.
Father: Walter Stanhope 
GrandFather: William Spencer of Cannon Hall
Mother: Ann Spencer