Researching Bessie Spencer
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 27341 people with the Spencer surname? In that year Spencer was ranked number 116 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Bessie means "form of ELIZABETH - consecrated to God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Bessie Spencer on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bessie Spencer and the Spencer Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Spencer Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Spencer family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 33799 people with the Spencer surname in the UK? Spencer is now ranked number 137 for popularity in the UK. |
Spencer Family Tree Databases
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Spencer Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 173180 people with the Spencer surname in the USA? Spencer is ranked number 100 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Spencer Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Bessie Spencer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bessie Spencer
Bessie Spencer
Anna Elizabeth Jerome Spencer (16 November 1872 – 23 October 1955) was a notable New Zealand school principal, orchardist and community leader. She was born in Napier, New Zealand, in 1872.
Spencer founded the New Zealand Federation of Women's Institutes in 1921, being inspired to do so after attending a craft exhibition in London in 1919.
In the 1937 New Year Honours, Spencer was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for social welfare services.
In February 2021 a bronze statue of Spencer was unveiled in Napier.
Source: Bessie Spencer, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Spencer
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