Ruth Spencer

Ruth Spencer 

One Year Student 

Born: 21 September 1879, Barnsley 

Father: Charles Paley Spencer (b. 1853)

Mother: Mary Spencer (b. 1852)

Brothers: Charles H Spencer (b. 1878), George William Spencer (b. 1883)

Sisters: Florence I Spencer (b. 1876), Mary Edith Spencer (b. 1886)

In 1881 – 

She is at 126 Sheffield Road, Barnsley. Her father is listed as ‘Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer’. Her mother is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. Ruth and her siblings, Florence and Charles, are unlisted. 

In 1901 –

She is at 107 Sheffield Road, Barnsley. Her father is listed as ‘Cabinet Maker’. Her mother and sister, Mary, are unlisted. Ruth is listed as ‘Certificate School Teacher’. Her brother, George, is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. There is a servant, Edna Leech (b. 1885). 

In 10/01 – 

PT at Barnsley Board.

In 10/02 – 

Appointed to Barnsley Board. Assistant. £70.

In 04/05 – 

Address is 82 Park Grove, Barnsley. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 86 Park Grove, Barnsley. Her mother is unlisted as a widow. Ruth and her sister, Mary (b. 1887), is listed as ‘School Teacher’. Her brother, George, is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. George Jackson (b. 1886), a visitor, is listed as ‘Colliery Clerk’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 86 Park Grove, Barnsley. Ruth is listed as ‘Elementary School Mistress’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 9 Huddersfield Road, Barnsley, Yorkshire. She is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. 

d.         30 April 1965, Barnsley 

SPENCER Ruth of 9 Huddersfield Road, Barnsley, Yorkshire died 30 April 1965 at Beckett Hospital, Barnsley. Probate London 5 August to John George Edmund Rideal, solicitor and notary public and Adam Eric Gilfillan, solicitor and town clerk. £19,455.