Peerage Record – 10906

     Anna Maria Cowley Sheppard was the daughter of John Horton Sheppard.¹ She married Robert Francis Allan before 1892.¹ She married Rev. Hon. William Henry Spencer, son of Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill of Whichwood and Lady Frances FitzRoy, in 1893.¹ She died on 25 January 1924.¹
     Her married name became Spencer.

     John Horton Sheppard lived at Towcester, England^G.¹

     Robert Francis Allan married Anna Maria Cowley Sheppard, daughter of John Horton Sheppard, before 1892.¹ He died before 1893.¹

     Major Gerald Robert Spencer was born on 21 February 1853.¹ He was the son of Colonel Hon. Robert Charles Henry Spencer and Lady Louisa Spencer-Churchill.¹ He married Emma Douglas Tapps Gervis Meyrick, daughter of Sir George Tapps Gervis Meyrick, 3rd Bt. and Fanny Harland, on 20 August 1878.¹ He died on 13 May 1918 at age 65, without issue.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Defence Corps.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Artillery.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Horse Artillery.² He lived at Delves House, Ringmer, Sussex, England.²

     Emma Douglas Tapps Gervis Meyrick was born in 1851 at Accrington, Lancashire, England.² She was the daughter of Sir George Tapps Gervis Meyrick, 3rd Bt. and Fanny Harland.^1,2 She married Major Gerald Robert Spencer, son of Colonel Hon. Robert Charles Henry Spencer and Lady Louisa Spencer-Churchill, on 20 August 1878.¹ She died on 29 May 1934.³
     From 20 August 1878, her married name became Spencer.

     Sir George Tapps Gervis Meyrick, 3rd Bt. was born on 1 September 1827 at Dover, Kent, England.² He was the son of Sir George William Tapps Gervis, 2nd Bt. and Clara Fuller.³ He married Fanny Harland, daughter of Christopher Harland, on 4 December 1849.⁴ He died on 7 March 1896 at age 68.² He was also reported to have died on 7 April 1896.⁴
     He was given the name of George Eliott Meyrick Tapps Gervis at birth.⁴ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Tapps, of Hinton Admiral, co. Southampton [G.B., 1791] on 26 August 1842.¹ On 16 March 1876 his name was legally changed to George Eliott Meyrick Tapps Gervis Meyrick.⁴ In 1878 High Sheriff Anglesey.⁴

     Blanche Louisa Spencer was the daughter of Colonel Hon. Robert Charles Henry Spencer and Lady Louisa Spencer-Churchill.¹ She married Captain Henry George Fane, son of Colonel John William Fane and Charlotte Broadhead, on 5 July 1876.¹ She died on 24 February 1919.¹
     From 5 July 1876, her married name became Fane.

     Captain Henry George Fane was born on 10 September 1846.² He was the son of Colonel John William Fane and Charlotte Broadhead.^2,1 He married Blanche Louisa Spencer, daughter of Colonel Hon. Robert Charles Henry Spencer and Lady Louisa Spencer-Churchill, on 5 July 1876.¹ He died on 29 May 1924 at age 77.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the 52nd Regiment.¹

     Colonel John William Fane was born on 1 September 1804.² He was the son of John Fane and Elizabeth Lowndes-Stone.² He married, firstly, Catherine Hobhouse, daughter of Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, 1st Bt. and Amelia Parry, on 30 November 1826.² He married, secondly, Lady Ellen Catherine Parker, daughter of Thomas Parker, 5th Earl of Macclesfield and unknown Edwards, on 3 November 1829.² He married, thirdly, Charlotte Broadhead, daughter of Theodore Henry Broadhead and Elizabeth Macdougall, on 18 November 1845.² He married, fourthly, Victoria Temple, daughter of William Temple, in March 1856.³ He died on 19 November 1875 at age 71.³
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Oxfordshire.¹ He lived at Wormsley, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Oxfordshire.²

     Rev. Hon. Charles Frederic Octavius Spencer was born on 9 September 1824.¹ He was the son of Francis Almeric Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill of Whichwood and Lady Frances FitzRoy.¹ He married Hester Eliza Fardell, daughter of Reverend Henry Fardell, on 17 June 1847.¹ He died on 12 August 1895 at age 70.¹
     He graduated from Clare College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was the Vicar at Sutton, Buteshire, Scotland^G.¹