Major John Strange "Jack" Spencer-Churchill: Hall Families of New England

1880 - 1947 (67 years)

Generation: 1

Major John Strange "Jack" Spencer-Churchill was born on 4 Feb 1880 in Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland; died on 27 Feb 1947 in London, Middlesex, England; was buried after 27 Feb 1947 in Saint Martin's Churchyard, Bladon, Oxfordshire, England.

Other Events:

Name: John Strange Spencer "Jack" Churchill
Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
Group: Hall Direct Descendant
Group: Halls of Middletown - DNA Family 006
Group: Halls of Wallingford - DNA Family 032
Group: Mayflower - Dr. Samuel Fuller
FamilySearch ID: LBTR-T96
FindaGrave Memorial ID: 32140204

Notes:

From FindaGrave:

British Army Officer.

The son of Lord Randolph Spencer-Churchill and Jennie (Jerome) Spencer-Churchill (and the younger brother of Winston Churchill), he had a privileged upbringing.

He was educated at Harrow, and commissioned a lieutenant in the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars in 1898. Fought in the Second Boer War, and was mentioned in despatches. In February 1900, he was wounded at the battle of Tugela Heights during General Sir Redvers Buller's expedition to relieve Ladysmith.

In 1908, he married Lady Gwendoline Theresa Mary Bertie, a daughter of Montagu Arthur Bertie (7th Earl of Abingdon). A father of three, his yougest daughter, Anne Clarissa, married future Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden (1st Earl of Avon).

During World War One, Churchill held many important staff positions and was again mentioned in despatches. He served on the staffs of Field Marshal Sir John French, General Sir Ian Hamilton, and General (later Field Marshal) Sir William Birdwood. His duties led to posts on both the Western Front and at Gallipoli. In 1918, for his service during the war, he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), and the French Army bestowed upon him the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honour. When his home was destroyed by a German bombing raid during World war Two, he joined his brother, who was then prime minister, at 10 Downing Street.

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of John Hall and Esther Willicke of Middletown, Connecticut

Group:
Descendants of John Hall and Jane Woolen of New Haven and Wallingford.

Group:
Descendant of Dr. Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower

FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBTR-T96

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32140204

John married Lady Gwendeline Theresa Mary Bertie on 8 Aug 1908 in Abingdon Registration District, Berkshire, England. Gwendeline was born on 20 Nov 1885 in Saint George Hanover Square Registration District, Middlesex, England; died on 7 Jul 1941 in Windsor Registration District, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Major John George Spencer-Churchill was born on 31 May 1909 in Paddington, Middlesex, England; died on 23 Jun 1992 in London, Middlesex, England.
3. Henry Winston Peregrine Spencer-Churchill was born on 25 May 1913 in Kensington Registration District, Middlesex, England; died on 19 Mar 2002; was buried after 19 Mar 2002 in Saint Martin's Churchyard, Bladon, Oxfordshire, England.
4. A.C. Spencer-Churchill

Generation: 2

Major John George Spencer-Churchill

(1.John¹) was born on 31 May 1909 in Paddington, Middlesex, England; died on 23 Jun 1992 in London, Middlesex, England.

Other Events:

Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
Group: Hall Direct Descendant
Group: Halls of Middletown - DNA Family 006
Group: Halls of Wallingford - DNA Family 032
Group: Mayflower - Dr. Samuel Fuller
Birth Registration: Between 1 Apr 1909 and 30 Jun 1909, Paddington Registration District, Middlesex, England; Vol. 1a, p. 77
1939 UK Register: 1939, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death Registration: Jun 1992, Westminster Registration District, Middlesex, England; Vol 15, p. 1598

Notes:

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of John Hall and Esther Willicke of Middletown, Connecticut

Group:
Descendants of John Hall and Jane Woolen of New Haven and Wallingford.

Group:
Descendant of Dr. Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower

Birth Registration:
John George Churchill, mother maiden name Bertie, was born.

1939 UK Register:
Queens Hotel, Piccadilby Mlcri, Manchester C.B., Lancashire, England
...
John G S Churchill 31 May 1909 Male Artist Single

Death Registration:
John George Spencer Churchill, born 31 May 1909, died.

John married Angela Mary Culme-Seymour on 13 May 1934, and was divorced in 1938. Angela was born on 3 Aug 1912 in Farnham Registration District, Surrey, England; died on 22 Jan 2012. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

5. S.C. Spencer-Churchill

John married Mary Cookson on 20 May 1941 in London City Registration District, Middlesex, England, and was divorced in Mar 1953. Mary was born on 10 May 1916; died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Kathlyn Maude Muriel Hall Beddall on 5 Mar 1953 in Kensington Registration District, Middlesex, England. Kathlyn was born between 1 Apr 1917 and 30 Jun 1917 in Poplar Registration District, Middlesex, England; died on 25 Jun 1957 in Kensington Registration District, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Anna Gunvor Maria Janson on 27 Aug 1958 in Kensington Registration District, Middlesex, England, and was divorced in 1972. Anna died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry Winston Peregrine Spencer-Churchill

(1.John¹) was born on 25 May 1913 in Kensington Registration District, Middlesex, England; died on 19 Mar 2002; was buried after 19 Mar 2002 in Saint Martin's Churchyard, Bladon, Oxfordshire, England.

Other Events:

Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
Group: Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
Group: Hall Direct Descendant
Group: Halls of Middletown - DNA Family 006
Group: Halls of Wallingford - DNA Family 032
Group: Mayflower - Dr. Samuel Fuller
FindaGrave Memorial ID: 93118629
Birth Registration: Between 1 Jul 1913 and 30 Sep 1913, Kensington Registration District, Middlesex, England; Vol. 1a, p. 155

Notes:

From FindaGrave:

Second child of John Strange Spencer Churchill and Gwendeline Bertie. He was a civil engineer.

He married Patricia Somerville in 1954. Tragically, she soon died of cancer. In 1957 he married Yvonne Henriette Mary Jehannin. Theirs was a long and happy marriage. There were no children from either marriage.

He was working on a book that was to give his father his proper place in history when he died suddenly of a heart attack.

His ashes are interred with his father.

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of John Hall and Esther Willicke of Middletown, Connecticut

Group:
Descendants of John Hall and Jane Woolen of New Haven and Wallingford.

Group:
Descendant of Dr. Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower

FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93118629

Birth Registration:
(Male) Churchill, mother maiden name Bertie, was born.

Henry married Patricia Ethel Louise March on 15 Nov 1954 in Kensington Registration District, Middlesex, England. Patricia was born between 1 Jan 1915 and 31 Mar 1915 in Amersham Registration District, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 22 Oct 1956 in Westminster Registration District, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Yvonne Henriette Marie Jéhannin on 21 Dec 1957 in Westminster Registration District, Middlesex, England. Yvonne was born on 4 May 1924 in Rennes, Departement d'Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France; died on 13 Dec 2010 in Ryton, Yorkshire, England; was buried after 13 Dec 2010 in Saint Martin's Churchyard, Bladon, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]