Descendants of John Spooner



Generation No. 4


7.  ALFRED SPOONER (WALTER, JAMES, JOHN) was born January 1, 1873, and died 
	July 5, 1918 in France during the 1914-18 war.  He married ELIZABETH 
	ELLEN RAYNER.  She was born Abt. 1871.

More About ALFRED SPOONER:
Baptism: March 30, 1873, Boxford, Suffolk
Burial: Doullens Communal Cemetery
Census: 1891, With his parents in Hagmore Green, Boxford, Suffolk
Military service: Private (290193) 7th Bn. Suffolk Regiment
Occupation: 1891, Agricultural Labourer

More About ELIZABETH ELLEN RAYNER:
Burial: Nedging, Suffolk

Children of ALFRED SPOONER and ELIZABETH RAYNER are:
	i.	JAMES ALFRED BENJAMIN "JIM" SPOONER; m. FLORENCE BEATRICE 
		RISBY.

Notes for JAMES ALFRED BENJAMIN "JIM" SPOONER:
Jim is featured in a book called "COUNTRY VOICES Life and Lore in Farm and 
Village" by Charles Knightly. ISBN 0-500-01314-4, published by Thames and 
Hudson.

In the book he tells of his time as a 'back-house' boy helping the farmers 
wife, and relates how he married in brown leather buskins, corduroy breeches 
and brown shoes. He also tells of a game, "The OId Twizzler", they used to 
gamble on in the White Rose Pub in Lindsey.

	ii.	WALTER WILLIAM AUGUSTUS SPOONER.
	iii.	CHARLES "JAKE" GEORGE SPOONER; 
	iv.	VALENTINE SPOONER.
	v.	ALFRED ERNEST "RABBI" SPOONER; m. VERA KATHLEEN FOSKER.

8.  MARY ANN "POLLY" SPOONER (WALTER, JAMES, JOHN) was born June 3, 1878 in 
	Boxford, Suffolk.  She married HENRY ROBERT LE-MAY.  

More About MARY ANN "POLLY" SPOONER:
Baptism: July 28, 1878, Boxford, Suffolk

Notes for HENRY ROBERT LE-MAY:
Harry used to cycle from London to Boxford to visit his wifes family.

Children of MARY SPOONER and HENRY LE-MAY are:
	i.	ALBERT LE-MAY5 (TWIN).
	ii.	GEORGE LE-MAY (TWIN).
	iii.	VIOLET LE-MAY.
	iv.	HENRY WALTER LE-MAY.
	v.	FRANCIS ROBERT LE-MAY.
	vi.	DAISY MARY LE-MAY.
	vii.	LILIAN DORIS LE-MAY.

9.  SUSAN SPOONER (WALTER, JAMES, JOHN) was born March 6, 1884 in Boxford, 
	Suffolk. She married CHARLES WILLIAM MANN son of JOHNSON WILLIAM 
	MANN.  He was born August 6, 1885, and died April 13, 1917 in France
	(World War 1).

More About SUSAN SPOONER:
Baptism: May 25, 1884, Boxford, Suffolk

More About CHARLES WILLIAM MANN:
Burial: Mont Huon Military Cemetry, France
Cause of Death: Meningitus
Military service: Private 20865, 5th Bn., King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Occupation: Looked after farm horses

Children of SUSAN SPOONER and CHARLES MANN are:
	i.	EDITH MARY SPOONER.
	ii.	DOROTHY MAY MANN; m. SIDNEY MICHAEL RAYNHAM; b. Abt. 1897, 
		Kersey, Suffolk.

Notes for SIDNEY MICHAEL RAYNHAM:
Sidney was a keen bowler and was at one time President of the Boxford Bowls 
Club.

More About SIDNEY MICHAEL RAYNHAM:
Occupation: Poultry Farmer

	iii.	WALTER GEORGE MANN.
	iv.	JOHN MANN.


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