
My Spicer Ancestors
Jane Spicer was my 2x Great Grandmother. She was born in 1842 in Brighton,
Sussex. In 1864 she married
John Simmons Back. Jane was the daughter of
William Spicer and
Sophia Dixon. William was a fisherman of Brighton and there had been earlier
Spicer Fisherman in Brighton. He was born in 1809 and his parents were
Richard Spicer and
Martha Howell.
I am fairly confident that Richard was the son of
Richard Spicer and
Ann Terry and I would guess he was born about 1780. His wife
Martha was born in 1778 in Brighton to
John Howell and
Sybil Westmore and Sybil's mother was Mary Spicer.
I would like to
thank Allen Spicer for additional information about our Spicer
ancestors. Allen like myself is a member of the Sussex Family History
Group and in the June 2004 edition of the SFHG's journal there is an article
written by Allen entitled "The Spicers of Brighton".