Biography of Walter Spencer-Stanhope 1827-1911

In 1822 [his father] John Spencer-Stanhope (age 34) and [his mother] Elizabeth Wilhelmina Coke (age 26) were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 67) and [his grandmother] Jane Dutton.

On 21st December 1827 Walter Spencer-Stanhope was born to [his father] John Spencer-Stanhope (age 40) and [his mother] Elizabeth Wilhelmina Coke (age 32).

Around 1852 Abel Hold (age 37) moved to Cawthorne, South Yorkshire where he and Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 24) of nearby Cannon Hall, South Yorkshire became friends.

In 1856 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 28) and Elizabeth Julia Buxton were married. They had eleven children.

On 10th January 1859 [his brother] John Roddam Spencer-Stanhope (age 29) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth King (age 23) were married. She the widow of Captain George Frederick Dawson. They lived at Hillhouse, Cawthorne until their house Sandroyd House, Cobham was completed.

Around 1863 [his son] Edward Spencer-Stanhope was born to Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 35) and [his wife] Elizabeth Julia Buxton.

In 1872 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 44) was elected MP West Riding of Yorkshire which seat he held until 1880.

On 30th October 1873 [his mother] Elizabeth Wilhelmina Coke (age 78) died.

On 8th November 1873 [his father] John Spencer-Stanhope (age 86) died. Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 45) inherited Cannon Hall, South Yorkshire.

In September 1880 [his wife] Elizabeth Julia Buxton died.

Around 1906 [his son] Edward Spencer-Stanhope (age 43) died.

On 2nd August 1908 [his brother] John Roddam Spencer-Stanhope (age 79) died at the Villa Nutti, Bellosguardo [Map]. He was buried in the Cimitero degli Allori, Florence.

On 17th November 1911 Walter Spencer-Stanhope (age 83) died.