Patrick Magnus Spence

1891 - 1952  (61 years)

• Name	Patrick Magnus Spence  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	08 May 1891	Aberdeen   [4, 5, 6, 8]
  	second son of James & Margaret Spence, of Stromness, Orkney. [2, 7]
  Military Service	1915 - 1919	Officer, Grenadier Guards  [2, 3]
  Post/Rank/Title	1916	Captain  [2]
  Marriage	20 Jan 1916	Christ Church, Ealing
  	Helen Mary Sydney Jones,   b. 08 May 1894, Ajmer, India ,   d. 28 Dec 1975, Rose Hill Nursing Home, Dorking
  Post/Rank/Title	aft 1919	Colonel  [9]
  Occupation	abt 1929 - 1939	24 Lombard St, London ; Company Secretary  [8, 10, 11]
  	Listed building, then the London offices of Royal Insurance Co. Passenger on SS "Olympic" dep Southampton 17 Apr 1929 dest New York: Patrick Spence, 37 b Aberdeen, Secretary, UK residence Tidworth. Passengers on SS "Aurania" dep Southampton 10 Sep 1932 dest Quebec: (1) Patrick M Spence, 41 b Aberdeen, Secretary, destination - Employer, Royal Insurance Co. Montreal, nearest relative - mother, Mrs Margaret Spence, The Furs, Driffield, Cirencester; (2) Margaret M S Spence, wife, 38 n Ajmer, India. Both previously visited Canada, Apr 1929, to Ritz Hotel, Montreal. Border Crossing, Detroit, 21 Sep 1932 [overstamped "cancelled"]: Patrick M Spence, accompanied by Jas D Simpson, age 41y 4m, born Aberdeen, nationality Scot, race Scot, last perm res Reigate, destination San Francisco, Calif, going to Royal Insurance Co (branch), San Francisco, height 5ft 11in [?], hair Lt Br, eyes Br, nearest relative in country whence alien came - wife Helen, Reigate, port of landing Quebec, on SS Aurania, date 18 Sep 1932. Passenger on Norddeutscher-Lloyd "Europa" arr Southampton 03 Nov 1932: Patrick M Spence, emb New York, 1st class, age 41, Insurance, 24 Lombard St, London, resid England. Passenger on SS "Berengaria" dep Southampton 23 Oct 1935 dest New York: Patrick Magnus Spence, 44 b Aberdeen, Financial Secretary, nationality Britain, race Scotch, last residence Reigate. Similar entry for SS "Aquitania" 13 May 1936, occupation Secretary. Similar entry for RMS "Queen Mary" 28 Apr 1937, occupation Company Secretary. Similar entry for RMS "Queen Mary" 18 Mar 1939, occupation Secretary. Passenger on RMS "Queen Mary" arr Southampton 31 May 1937: Patrick M Spence, emb New York, 46, Secretary, UK address Salmons Cross, Birgate [Reigate], Surrey, past res South Africa [error], future res England
  Residence	abt 1932 - 1940	Salmon's Cross, Reigate   [4, 12]
  Occupation	1946	Public Company Secretary  [5]
  	Passenger on Royal Mail Lines "Darro" arr London 17 Oct 1946: Patrick Magnus Spence emb Buenos Aires age 55 Public Company Secretary UK address Magnus Lodge, Reigate, Surrey, resid UK
  Residence	1946	Magnus Lodge, Cronks Hill, Reigate   [5]
  Residence	1952	155 Beach St, Deal   [13]
  Death	20 Sep 1952	Dover   [6, 13]
  Probate	05 Dec 1952	London ; £29,543 19s. 1d.  [13]
  	Spence Patrick Magnus of 155 Beach-street Deal died 20 September 1952 Probate London 5 December to Lloyds Bank Limited. Effects £29543 19s. 1d. [NPC]
  Notes	For further information see: Those Dark Days - A Grenadier's story 1915-1919. By Magnus Spence. Published by Red Book 16 Apr 2011. The unusual First World War story of Patrick Magnus Spence, a Grenadier Guards officer who survived three years of intense action - five major battles including The Somme and Third Battle of Ypres. Based on original notes and trench maps. I am Spence's grandson, and I wrote this for family, but it may also be of interest to others wanting a new perspective on what one of Spence's soldiers called 'those dark days'.
  Person ID	I0838	Tatham | Christopher branch | Spouse
  Last Modified	27 May 2014

  
  

  Family	Helen Mary Sydney Jones,   b. 08 May 1894, Ajmer, India ,   d. 28 Dec 1975, Rose Hill Nursing Home, Dorking  (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1916	Christ Church, Ealing   [1, 2, 4]
  	On the 20th Jan., at Christ Church, Ealing, by Rev. E. M. Lance, Prebendary of Wells Cathedral and Vicar of Barrow Gurney, uncle of the bride, Patrick Magnus Spence, 5th Res. Battn. Grenadier Guards, second son of James Spence, Esq., Stromness, Orkney, to Helen Mary Sydney Jones, elder daughter of the late Henry Sydney Jones, P.W.D., Ajmer, India, and step-daughter of Mrs. Sydney Jones, Ajmer House, Ealing. [The Times]
  Children	+ 1. Jean Mary Spence,   b. 26 Jan 1919, Glen Isla, Oatlands Park, Weybridge ,   d. 08 May 2014  (Age 95 years) + 2. Living + 3. Ann Elizabeth Spence,   b. 27 Oct 1923, 17 Redcliffe Square, South Kensington ,   d. Mar 1998, Ashford  (Age 74 years) + 4. Kenneth Magnus Spence,   b. 21 Nov 1929, Common's Corner, Tadworth ,   d. 29 Jan 1989, Hammersmith  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	27 May 2014
  Family ID	F1760	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S02] BMD Index, marriage reg Brentford, 1Q1916. [S05] The Times, marriage notice, 22 Jan 1916. [S62] The Family of Christopher and some others. [S03] Family Members, MAS. Magnus Spence, Those Dark Days - A Grenadier's story 1915-1919, publ 2011. [S12] Passenger Lists, Darro, 17 Oct 1946. [S02] BMD Index, death reg Dover, 3Q1952. age 61 [S12] Passenger Lists, Aurania, 10 Sep 1932. [S12] Passenger Lists, Berengaria, 23 Oct 1935. [S13] thePeerage.com. [S12] Passenger Lists, Europa, 03 Nov 1932. [S12] Passenger Lists, Queen Mary, 31 May 1937. [S12] Passenger Lists, Aurania, 18 Sep 1932. [S14] National Probate Calendar.