Person Record

Metadata

Name

Spence, John H.

Other Names

John Harold Spence
Also known as Jack Spence

Born

Oct. 19, 1852

Father

Captain John Spence

Mother

Jane Harold

Spouse

Martha Rusk, married in 1878.

Children

Harold Alexander;
William Irwin
John Rusk
Jennie Brown
Winnifred Eva

Education

Earned is master's (marine) certificate in 1874.

Occupation

Mariner and merchant.

Places

They moved to Pike Bay in 1886.
Retired to Wiarton in 1897.
Moved to Guernsey, SK, in 1905 or 1906.

Sources

Shaw-Beaupre, Kristen. "The Old General Store in Dyer's Bay" in Historical Notes Yearbook Edition, 2020, Bruce County Historical Society, 2019. Print. Pages 10 - 15.

Weichel, John. "Skeely Skipper: Southampton's master mariner Captain John Spence." Southampton: Bruce County Museum & Archives, 2001. Print.