Esther Spencer

Esther Acklom was born in September 1788.1 She was the daughter of Richard Acklom and Elizabeth Bernard.1 She married John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer, son of George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer and Lady Lavinia Bingham, on 13 April 1814 at Upper Brook Street, Mayfair, London, England. Cockayne quotes from the Farington Diaries, "in marrying He complied with the wishes of Lord and Lady Spencer, it was not of His own seeking" and from Letter Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer Stanhope, "since Jack Althorp would not propose to her, she proposed to him; and such an unusual proceeding was fraught with happy consequences ... his devotion after marriage amply compensated for his lack of ardour before."1 She died on 11 June 1818 at age 29 at Halkin Street, Belgravia, London, England, from childbirth (it is said from shock at the Princess Charlotte's death).1 She was buried on 18 June 1818 at Brington, Northamptonshire, England.1 Her will was probated in 1819.

    As a result of her marriage, Esther Acklom was styled as Viscountess Althorp on 13 April 1814. From 13 April 1814, her married name became Lady Spencer. 

Cockayne quotes again from the Farington Diaries, "although stout and somewhat plain in appearance, [Esther] was a decided flirt, and extremely fond of amusement ... Clever, well-read, lively in a manner and witty in conversation, she was invariably agreeable, despite the fact that her speech was apt to be too frank and her determination too unswerving."1
Citations

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/1, page 156. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.