Lady
Frances
Anne Emily
Spencer-Churchill
formerly Vane aka Stewart, Marlborough
Born in St. James Square, Westminster, London, England
Ancestors 
Sister of
Frederick William Robert Stewart [half], George Henry Robert Charles William (Vane) Vane-Tempest, Adolphus Frederick Charles William (Vane) Vane-Tempest and Ernest McDonnell (Vane) Vane Tempest
Wife of
John Winston Spencer-Churchill KG PC
— married
12 Jul 1843 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
George Charles Spencer-Churchill, Frederick John Winston Churchill, Cornelia Henrietta Maria (Spencer-Churchill) Guest OBE, Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill PC MP, Rosamond Jane Frances Spencer (Churchill) Fellowes, Fanny Octavia Louise (Churchill) Marjoribanks, Anne Emily (Spencer-Churchill) Innes-Ker OBE VA, Charles Ashley Spencer-Churchill, Augustus Robert Churchill, Georgiana Elizabeth (Spencer-Churchill) Curzon DGStJ and Sarah Isabella Augusta (Churchill) Wilson DGStJ RRC
Died
at age 77
in Middlesex, England
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Biography
Lady Frances Vane was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.
Lady Frances Anne Emily Vane was the daughter of Charles William (Stewart) Vane KG GCB (1778-1854) 3rd Marquess of Londonderry and Frances Anne (Vane-Tempest) Vane (1800-1865) the Marchioness, Frances was born 15 April 1822. She had the courtesy title Lady as a daughter of a Marquess. Frances Ann Emily Vane Stewart, child of Charles William Vane Lord Stewart, Peer of the realm, & his wife Frances Ann Emily Vane Stewart, was born on 15 Apr and baptised on 18 May 1822 in St James, Piccadilly (St James, Westminster), London, Westminster, England. At the time of her christening, the family was living at St James Sq.[1]
Frances Anne Emily Vane (full age), daughter of Charles William Vane Stewart, Marquess of Londonderry, married John Winston Spencer Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, son of George Spencer Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, on 12 July 1843 in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England.[2]
She then became Lady Frances Spencer-Churchill, Marchioness of Blandford and when her husband inherited his dukedom, in 1857, she was then the Duchess of Marlborough. When her husband died she became the Dowager Duchess.
Their children included:
- George Charles Spencer-Churchill (1844-1892) 8th Duke of Marlborough
- Frederick John Winston Churchill (1846-1850)
- Cornelia Henrietta Maria (Spencer-Churchill) Guest OBE (1847-1927)
- Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (1849-1895)
- Rosamond Jane Frances Spencer (Churchill) Fellowes (1851-1920)
- Fanny Octavia Louise (Churchill) Marjoribanks (1853-1904)
- Anne Emily (Spencer-Churchill) Innes-Ker OBE VA (1854-1923)
- Charles Ashley Spencer-Churchill (1856-1858)
- Augustus Robert Churchill (1858-1859)
- Georgiana Elizabeth (Spencer-Churchill) Curzon DGStJ (1860-1906)
- Sarah Isabella Augusta (Churchill) Wilson DGStJ RRC (abt.1865-1929)
Life Story
The 1841 census showed her living with in her father's house in St George's parish, Hanover Square, London. [3]
In 1880 she formed a famine fund to relieve the distress in Ireland. She was a Lady (third class) of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert. [4]
Frances Anne Emily Spencer-churchill's death (age 78) was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1899 in the Marylebone district.[5]
Frances Anne Emiy Marlborough died on 16 April 1899 in Middlesex, England and her estate passed probate on 13 June 1899 in London, England.[6]
- ” MARLBOROUGH the right honourable Frances Anne Emily duchess of, of 50 Grosvenor-square Middlesex widow died 16 April 1899 at 40 Portman-square Middlesex Probate London 18 June to the right honourable Edward Marjoribanks lord Tweedmouth and Theodore Lumley solicitor Effects $7773 13s.”
Her remains were transferred to Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. The Prince & Princess of Wales sent a wreath. [7]
Census
In the 1841 census Frances Vane, Lady (age 15) was in Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.[8]
- Adolphus Vane, Lord M 15
- Mary Cook F 25
- Isabella Nelson F 25
- Antone Le Doyen F 25 Foreign
- Jane Cole F 35
- Mary Parry F 25
- Anne Allen F 25
- Ann Shaw F 25
- Frances Vane, Lady F 15
- Adelaide Vane, Lady F 11
- Ernest Vane, Lord M 15 Middlesex
- Anton Perou M 50 Foreign
- Stephen Bramwell M 35
- John Soave M 40
- Robert Laurence M 25
- Robert Tosbell M 40
- Mary Hough F 35 Middlesex
- Eliza Archer F 40 Scotland
- Catherine Godard F 55 Middlesex
- Elizabeth Prynella F 15
In the 1851 census Marchss of Blandford (age 28) was the wife of Marquis of Blandford in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England.[9]
- Marquis of Blandford Head M 28 Garboldisham, Norfolk, England
- Marchss of Blandford Wife F 28 L, Middlesex, England
- George Charles Churchill Son M 6 Middlesex, England
- Cornelia Churchill Daughter F 3 Middlesex, England
- Randolph Churchill Son M 2 Middlesex, England
- Edward Tombleson Servant M 37 Enfield, Middlesex, England
- William Ward Servant M 21 Middlesex, England
- William Wiltshire Servant M 29 Middlesex, England
- Elizabeth Wiltshire Servant F 29 Middlesex, England
- Samuel Turner Servant M 18 Middlesex, England
- Phillipa Poundsford Servant F 49 Middlesex, England
- Mary Petit Servant F 48 Middlesex, England
- Jane Dick Servant F 33 Scotland
- Mary Woolsey Servant F 29 Liveimont, Suffolk, England
- Harriet Poundsford Servant F 21 Middlesex, England
- Maryanne F Isnard Governess F 35 Switzerland
- Mary Archer Servant F 21 Assery St Marys, Devon, England
In the 1871 census Francis Anna Emily Vane (age 48) was the wife of John Winston in Blenheim, Oxfordshire, England.[10]
- John Winston Head M 48 Garboldisham, Norfolk, England
- Francis Anna Emily Wife F 48 St James; London Middlesex England
- Cornelia Guest Daughter F 23 HannoverSt Gregory Square London Middlesex England
- Rosamond Churchill Daughter F 19 HannoverSquare London
- Fanny Churchill Daughter F 18 HannoverSquare London
- Jno Bertie Guest Son-in-law M 35 Dowlais Wales
- Mary Ann Session Servant F 54 Lambeth, Middlesex, England
- Marianna Haines Servant F 34 Dent Kent England
- Mary Menzies Servant F 21 Dymen Stirlingshire Scotland
- Hannah Whimp Servant F 33 Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire, England
- Ann Irish Servant F 40 Chichester Sussex, , England
- Jane Storrie Servant F 26 Scotland
- Rosetta Dace Servant F 23 Wytham, Essex, England
- Ruth Herbert Servant F 22 Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
- Ann Wire Servant F 22 Berghtask, Berkshire, England
- Mary Ann Rhodes Servant F 21 Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
- Amy Beddoe Servant F 21 Alke Vale Wales
- Mary Ann Waterton Servant F 30 Waterem, Herefordshire, England
- Mary Ann Smith Servant F 19 Watlington, Oxfordshire, England
- Elizabeth Betteridge Servant F 20 Churchill, Oxfordshire, England
- ...
In the 1881 census Frances A.C Churchill (age 58), Duchess Of Marlboro, was the wife of John W. Spencer Churchill at 49 Lower Grosvenor St, St George, London, England.[11]
- John W. Spencer Churchill Head Married M 58 Duke Of Marlboro Lord Lieut Of Oxford Garboldisham, Norfolk, England
- Frances A.C. Churchill Wife Married F 58 Duchess Of Marlboro London, Middlesex, England
- Georgina E. Churchill Daughter F 20 London, Middlesex, England
- Sarah I.A. Churchill Daughter F 15 London, Middlesex, England
- Elizabeth C. D'albert Servant F 39 Governess (Bs), France
- Rachel Scott Servant Widowed F 57 Housekeeper Brushford, Devon, England
- James W. Spedding Servant Married M 32 Butler (Dom) Sledmore, Yorkshire, England
- James Mandies Servant M 30 Valet (Dom) Ireland
- Louis A. Hemel Servant M 42 Cook (Dom) (F), France
- John Curran Servant Married M 34 Under Butler (Dom) Ireland
- James Turnbull Servant M 26 Footman Scotland
- Joseph Weskett Unmar Married M 43 Assistant Steward (Dom) Wantage, Berkshire, England
- George Gubbins Unmar M 18 Stewards Room Boy Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
- Joseph Game Unmar M 27 Footman (Dom) West Cranmore, Somerset, England
- Mary J. Cherrett Servant F 25 Ladys Maid Vunson, Dorset, England
- Elizabeth O. Cherrett Servant F 24 Ladys Maid Vunson, Dorset, England
- Esther Francis Servant F 25 Ladys Maid Wadhurst, Sussex, England
- Annie E. Lonell Servant F 25 Stillroom Maid Gt Haseley, Oxfordshire, England
- Margaret Anderson Servant F 25 Housemaid Scotland
- Elizabeth Connoly Servant F 19 Housemaid Ireland
- ...
In the 1891 census Frances Anne Marlborough (age 68) was the head of household in Hove, Hove, Sussex, England.[12]
- Frances Anne Marlborough Head F 68 London, England
- Lady Sarah S Marlborough Daughter F 25 London, England
- Frank Healey Servant M 28 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
- Walter Markham Servant M 28 Northamptonshire, England
- Robert Sutherland Servant M 17 Penrith, Cumberland, England
- William Markham Servant M 34 London, England
- William Crosby Servant M 21 Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
- Isabella McKillop Servant F 40 Inverness, Scotland
- Alice Neave Servant F 32 Thornden, Suffolk, England
- Sarah Kirk Servant F 29 Easthamstead, Berkshire, England
- Mary Belcher Servant F 24 Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England
- Clara Hazell Servant F 26 Norfolk, England
Sources
- ↑
Baptism:
City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STJ/PR/1/10
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61866 #1202644 (accessed 3 November 2024)
Frances Ann Emily Vane Lord Stewart baptism on 18 May 1822 (born 15 Apr), child of Charles William Vane Lord Stewart & Frances Ann Emily Vane Stewart, in St James, Piccadilly (St James, Westminster), London, Westminster, England. - ↑
Marriage:
City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STG/PR/7/28
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61867 #90903097 (accessed 3 November 2024)
Frances Anne Emily Vane (full age), daughter of Charles William Vane Stewart, marriage to John Winton Spencer Churchill on 12 Jul 1843 in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England. - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQJK-4CL : 13 December 2017), Frances Vane in household of Adolphus Vane, St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette Thursday 20 April 1899 pg 2
- ↑
Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 3 November 2024)
Spencer-churchill, Frances Anne Emily (Age at death: 78).
GRO Reference: 1899 Apr-May-Jun in Marylebone Volume 01A Page 376. - ↑
Probate:
"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #15649758 (accessed 3 November 2024)
Frances Anne Emiy Marlborough probate on 13 Jun 1899 in London, England. Died 16 Apr 1899 in Middlesex, England. - ↑ Oxford Chronicle and Reading Gazette - Saturday 22 April 1899 pg 10
- ↑
1841 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1841"
citing The National Archives of the UK Class: HO107; Piece/Folio: 734/15; Page: 24; Line: 19
FamilySearch Record: MQJK-4CL (accessed 3 November 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3H-D46H-G
Frances Vane, Lady (15) in Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. - ↑
1851 Census:
"1851 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1475; Folio: 528; Page: 11; GSU roll: 87798; ED, institution, or vessel: 23; Household schedule number: 39
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #2230509 (accessed 3 November 2024)
Marchss of Blandford (28), wife, in household of Marquis of Blandford (28) in St George Hanover Square registration district in Middlesex, England. Born in L, Middlesex, England. - ↑
1871 Census:
"1871 England Census"
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1449; Folio: 59; Page: 18; GSU roll: 828788; ED, institution, or vessel: 12; Household schedule number: 99
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #14349243 (accessed 3 November 2024)
Francis Anna Emily Vane (48), wife, in household of John Winston (48) in Blenheim in Woodstock registration district in Oxfordshire, England. Born in St James; London Middlesex England. - ↑
1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 93; Folio: 115; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341021; ED, institution, or vessel: 20
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #13493934 (accessed 3 November 2024)
Frances A.C Churchill (58), wife, Duchess Of Marlboro, in household of John W. Spencer Churchill (58) at 49 Lower Grosvenor St, St George in Chelsea registration district in London, England. Born in London, Middlesex, England. - ↑
1891 Census:
"1891 England Census"
The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 816; Folio: 93; Page: 16; GSU roll: 6095926
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #10752718 (accessed 3 November 2024)
Frances Anne Marlborough (68) head of household in Hove, Hove in Steyning registration district in Sussex, England. Born in London, England.
*Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Anne_Spencer-Churchill,_Duchess_of_Marlborough
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