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Peerage Record – 58135

Matthew James Melville1

Male, Registry Number #581341, b. 29 March 1979

Last Edited=9 Feb 2014
     Matthew James Melville was born on 29 March 1979 at Reading, Berkshire, England.1 He is the son of Simon John Melville and Susan Mary Sunderland.1 He married Anna Elizabeth Griffin on 4 April 2009 at Friends Meeting House, Reading, Berkshire, England.1

Children of Matthew James Melville and Anna Elizabeth Griffin

Citations:
  1. [S4439] Simon Melville, “re: Smyth Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 21 January 2010. Hereinafter cited as “re: Smyth Family.”

Thomas Spens1

Male, Registry Number #581342, b. 1763, d. 1842

Last Edited=14 Dec 2017
     Thomas Spens was born in 1763.1 He was the son of Nathaniel Spens, 1st of Craigsanquhar and Mary Milliken.2 He married Bethia Wood, daughter of Andrew Wood.1 He died in 1842.1
     He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)1 He was appointed Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh (F.R.C.P.E.)1 He was Brigadier of the Royal Company of Archers.1

Children of Thomas Spens and Bethia Wood

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3700. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Andrew Wood1

Male, Registry Number #581343

Last Edited=14 Dec 2017
     Andrew Wood graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)1

Child of Andrew Wood

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3700. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Bethia Wood1

Female, Registry Number #581344

Last Edited=14 Dec 2017
     Bethia Wood is the daughter of Andrew Wood.2 She married Thomas Spens, son of Nathaniel Spens, 1st of Craigsanquhar and Mary Milliken.1
     Her married name became Spens.

Children of Bethia Wood and Thomas Spens

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3700. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Nathaniel Spens1

Male, Registry Number #581345, d. 1845

Last Edited=28 Oct 2012
     Nathaniel Spens was the son of Thomas Spens and Bethia Wood.2 He died in 1845, without issue.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3700. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Maj.-Gen. Andrew Spens1

Male, Registry Number #581346, b. 1801, d. 25 April 1859

Last Edited=14 Dec 2017
     Maj.-Gen. Andrew Spens was born in 1801.1 He was the son of Thomas Spens and Bethia Wood.2 He married Diana Diggle, daughter of Reverend Henry Diggle.1 He died on 25 April 1859 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1,3
     He gained the rank of Major-General in the HEIC’s Bengal Army.1

Children of Maj.-Gen. Andrew Spens and Diana Diggle

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3700. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”

Reverend Henry Diggle1

Male, Registry Number #581347

Last Edited=28 Oct 2012

Child of Reverend Henry Diggle

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3700. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Diana Diggle1

Female, Registry Number #581348

Last Edited=4 Sep 2013
     Diana Diggle is the daughter of Reverend Henry Diggle.2 She married Maj.-Gen. Andrew Spens, son of Thomas Spens and Bethia Wood.1
     Her married name became Spens.

Children of Diana Diggle and Maj.-Gen. Andrew Spens

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3700. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Henry Spens1

Male, Registry Number #581349, d. 1857

Last Edited=14 Dec 2017
     Henry Spens was the son of Maj.-Gen. Andrew Spens and Diana Diggle.2 He died in 1857, killed in the Indian Mutiny.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3700. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Venerable Andrew Nathaniel Wadham Spens of Craigsanquhar1

Male, Registry Number #581350, b. 25 April 1844, d. 13 April 1932

Last Edited=14 Dec 2017
     Venerable Andrew Nathaniel Wadham Spens of Craigsanquhar was born on 25 April 1844.1 He was the son of Maj.-Gen. Andrew Spens and Diana Diggle.2 He married, firstly, Sarah Middleton, daughter of Captain Amos Parr Middleton, on 9 February 1871 at St. George’s Cathedral, British Guiana.1,3 He married, secondly, Emma Burgoyne Condon, daughter of James Condon, on 7 November 1882 at Karachi, Pakistan.2,3 He married, thirdly, Martha Ellen James, daughter of Colonel Sir Philip Charles William FitzRoy James and Susan Georgiana Ryder, on 14 May 1902 at Kensington, London, England.3 He died on 13 April 1932 at age 87.2
     India 1875 Chaplain , NW Frontier 1878–80, Archdeacon Lahore 1892–1900, matric arms at LO 1897 as Spens of Craigsanquhar.1 He was educated at Loretto School, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.1 He was educated at Hatfield College, Durham University, Durham, County Durham, England.1 He was recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Court in 1897.1

Child of Venerable Andrew Nathaniel Wadham Spens of Craigsanquhar and Sarah Middleton

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3700. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S4567] Bill Norton, “re: Pitman Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011. Hereinafter cited as “re: Pitman Family.”

 

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