Louisa Margaret (Richards) Spence (1893 - 1984)

Born 20 Jan 1893 in Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1984 at age 91 in Bexley, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

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Louisa Margaret Richards was born on January 20, 1893 in Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom, daughter of Charles George Richards (1864–1953) and Eliza Lashwood (1869– ).^[1]

In 1911, Louisa Margaret (18) was in the household of Charles George Richards in Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom.^[2]

Louisa may have married George Ronald Burton. They had one child.

• Jessie Louisa Burton (1920-1920)

Louisa partnered Albert Enverdale Spence (born on July 21, 1886 in South Melbourne, Colony of Victoria; son of John McIntosh Spence and Florence Sarah (Venables) Spence). Their children were:

• Richard Albert Spence (1926–1999)
• Nancy Margaret Spence (1929–2008)
• Patricia Joan Spence (1931–2023)

Louisa died on July 23, 1984 in Bexley, New South Wales, Australia, aged 91.^[3]

She is commemorated at Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NDQ-J94 : 1 October 2014), Louisa Margaret Richards, 1893; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Wandsworth, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ 1911 England and Wales Census
   "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW55-2CL : 9 May 2019), Louisa Margaret Richards in household of Charles George Richards, Wandsworth, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ Death registration of Louise Spence (d. 1984), NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. SPENCE LOUISE MARGARET Registration number 16725/1984 Father's Given Name(s) JESSIE Mother's Given Name(s) JESSIE District 001
4. ↑ Family Notices (1984, July 27). The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181115558/louisa-margaret-spence: accessed 12 March 2023), memorial page for Louisa Margaret Richards Spence (20 Jan 1893–23 Jul 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 181115558, citing Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Kojakone (contributor 48527467).