Frederick William Spencer (1807-)

Frederick William Spencer (1807-1840) is the son of poet and wit William Robert Spencer and Susan Jenison-Walworth''. ''Not much is known about Frederick, but that he and his father were not on good terms. Frederick registered into the British army's 61 Regiment of Foot in 1826, and was relocated to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) by 1828.

He married Jane Davidson (1821-1840) and his son Samuel Spencer was born in 1839.

Frederick died in Ceylon on the 17th of April, 1840. His wife, Jane, died a day later.