Jan >From 'Alumni Oxienienses' ( CD 0526 Archive CD Books ) SPENCER Benjamin , son of Benjamin of Halesowen, Salop *,gent. MAGDALEN HALL, matric 24 Jan. 1763 , aged 19yrs B.A. 1766, M.A. 1769. D.C.L. 1774. Vicar of Aston, Warks Rector of Hatton Lincs, 1780 until his death in 2nd Sept 1823; Father of Robert James SPENCER Robert James son of Benjamin of Aston, Cleric, Doctor of Law,WADHAM College, Matric 20 Nov 1798 aged 17yrs B.A. 1802 M.A. 1808 Fellow until 1814. Perpetual Curate Smethwick Staffs. Died in 1814 * Halesowen was part of SAL until 1846, then part of WOR , until 1909 D C L - Doctor of Civil Law hth Helen New Zealand --- --Original Message----- From: eng-warks-birmingham-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-warks-birmingham-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Neil Hearn Sent: Wednesday, 3 January 2007 9:44 a.m. To: eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com Subject: [B'ham] Spencer St G'day, Does anyone have any information about the Rev. Benjamin Spencer of Aston after whom Spencer St was reputedly named. I'd be most interested in family details but also his part in the Priestley Riots of 1791. Thanks, Jan _____________________________________________ Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message