Spencer Henry Curtis

Spencer Henry Curtis 1833-1913
Spencer was born on 11 July 1833, the son of Charles Berwick Curtis and Henrietta Pearson, at Acton, Middlesex. He married Margaret Carey. Charles died on 26 February 1913.
Margaret Tupper Carey 1838-
Margaret was born about 1838, at Guernsey, Channel Islands.
I have identified the following children:

Spencer Carey	Born abt 1863	London, Middlesex
Wilfred Henry	Born abt 1866	London, Middlesex
Margaret Helen	Born abt 1871	London, Middlesex
Bertram de Vie Carey	Born abt 1873	London, Middlesex
Catherine Louisa	Born abt 1876	Totteridge, Hertford

Birth of Parents

Spencer Henry Curtis

b: 11 Jul 1833 Acton, Middlesex
daughter of Charles Berwick Curtis and Henrietta Pearson

Margaret Tupper Carey

Born abt 1838 Guernsey, Channel Islands

Marriage

No Date
Spencer Henry Curtis
Margaret Tupper Carey

Children

Spencer Carey Curtis

b: abt 1863 London, Middlesex
son of Spencer Henry Curtis and Margaret Tupper Carey, St George Hanover Square

Wilfred Henry Curtis

b: abt 1866 London, Middlesex
son of Spencer Henry Curtis and Margaret Tupper Carey, Kensington

1871 Census	RG10 29	3 April 1871	Kensington Town, London
48 Queen's Gate Terrace
Spencer H. Curtis Margaret T. (Wife) Spencer C. Wilfred H. Plus 6 Servants	Age 37 Age 32 Age 5 Age 4	West India Merchant	Acton Guernsey St Geo Hanover Sq St Geo Hanover Sq	Middlesex Channel Islands Middlesex Middlesex	11 Jul 1833 abt 1838 abt 1863 abt 1866

Margaret Helen Curtis

b: abt 1871 London, Middlesex 1871 2Q Kensington 1a 102
daughter of Spencer Henry Curtis and Margaret Tupper Carey, Kensington

Bertram de Vie Carey Curtis

b: abt 1873 London, Middlesex 1873 3Q Kensington 1a 106
son of Spencer Henry Curtis and Margaret Tupper Carey, Kensington

Catherine Louisa Curtis

b: abt 1876 Totteridge, Hertford
daughter of Spencer Henry Curtis and Margaret Tupper Carey

1881 Census	RG11 1370	4 April 1881	Totteridge, Hertford
Totteridge House
Spencer Henry Curtis Margaret Tupper (Wife) Helen Margaret Bertrum De Vic Carey Catherine Louisa Constable Curtis (Bro-Law) Henrietta Mary Ann Curtis (Sis) Linda Curtis (Niece) Marion Ethel Drake (Visitor)	Age 47 Age 42 Age 9 Age 7 Age 4 Age 51 Age 55 Age 14 Age 26	Merchant Magistrate Scholar Scholar Scholar None Scholar Governess	Acton Guernsey London London Totteridge Clyst St George Acton Shoeburyness Stoke	Middlesex Channel Islands Middlesex Middlesex Hertford Devon Middlesex Essex Warwick	11 Jul 1833 abt 1838 abt 1871 abt 1873 abt 1876 abt 1829 12 May 1825 abt 1866 abt 1854

1891 Census	RG12 1054	6 April 1891	Totteridge, Hertford
Totteridge House
Spencer Henry Curtis Margaret Tupper (Wife) Spencer Carey Margaret Helen Bertrum De Vic Carey Catherine Louisa Charlotte Cromwell Prescott (Visitor) Plus 8 Servants	Age 57 Age 52 Age 26 Age 20 Age 17 Age 14 Age 25	West India Merchant West India Merchant Studant to Electricity	Acton Guernsey St Geo H. Sq Kensington Kensington Totteridge Paddington	Middlesex London London London Hertford London	11 Jul 1833 abt 1838 abt 1871 abt 1873 abt 1876 abt 1829 abt 1854

Death

Margaret Tupper (Carey) Curtis

Died 16 Nov 1899, Age 60, 1899 4Q Kensington 1a 142

LONDON 17 Feb 1900 Probate

CURTIS, Margaret Tupper - of 171 Cromwell-road, Middlesex (wife of Spencer Curtis) died 16 November 1899, Administration London 17 February, to the said Spencer Henry Curtis, merchant. Effects £615 9s.

1901 Census	RG13-38	1 April 1901	Brompton, Kensington, LOndon
171 Cromwell Road
Spencer H. Curtis (Widower) Margaret (Dau) Catherine (Dau) Plus 7 Servants	Age 67 Age 29 Age 24	West India Merchant	Acton Kensington Totteridge	Middlesex London Hertford	11 Jul 1833 abt 1871 abt 1876

1911 Census	RG14-92	3 April 1911	Kensington, London
24 Longridge Road, Earls Court (16 Rooms)
Spencer Henry Curtis (Widower) Margaret Helen (Dau) Plus 4 Servants	Age 77 Age 39	West India Merchant Private Means	Acton Kensington	Middlesex London	11 Jul 1833 abt 1871

Death

Spencer Henry Curtis

Died 26 Feb 1913, Age 79, 1913 1Q Kensington 1a 184

The Times, Thursday, Feb 27, 1913 OBITUARY

MR. SPENCER H. CURTIS Mr. Spenceer H. Curtis died at his residence, 24, Longridge-road, S.W., yesterday, from heart failure, following an attack of pneumonia.
Mr. Spenceer H. Curtis, who was in his 80th year, was the son of the late Mr. Charles Berwick Curtis, of 105, Eaton-square. Entering the city 59 years ago, he became connected with Messrs. Bosanquet and Madden, a firm of West Indian merchants, with extensive interests in British Guiana and Jamaica; and in 1801, upon the retirement of Mr. Bosanquet, senior, he became a partner. The firm was subsequently called Hogg, Curtis, Campbell, and Co., and, since the late Mr. Quuinton Hogg severed connexion with the West Indies, it has been carried on as Curtis, Campbell, and Co. For over 45 years Mr. Curtis was a member of the board of the Colonial Bank, an institution closely identified with the West Indies, and he had been a director of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, which was originally formed to conduct the mail service of those colonies, since 1878. He was a magistrate for Hertfordshire and Middlesex, a director of many years' standing of the Indemnity Marine Assurance Company, and a member of the Executive and treasurer of the West India Committee. By his kindly manner and generous disposition he endeared himself to a wide circle of friends both at home and in the West Indies, by whom he will be greatly missed.

LONDON 1 Apr 1913 Probate

CURTIS, Spencer Henry - of 23 Rood-lane, city of London, and 24 Longridge-road, Earls Court, Middlesex, died 26 February 1913, at 24 Longridge Road, Probate London 1 April, to Spencer Carey Curtis, architect, Wilfrid Henry Curtis, merchant, Margaret Helen Curtis, and Catherine Louisa Curtis spinsters, and Frank John Constable Curtis, esquire.
Effects £10,863 16s. 4d.

SPECIAL THANKS to James Pratt, Hungerford, Berkshire, for the details provided above.