Researching Margaret Spencer
Dig into the past of Margaret Spencer using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | 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 Margaret means "child of light" and is of Persian origin.
Records of Margaret Spencer on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Margaret Spencer in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Spencer ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Margaret 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.
Check out Parish Records for Margaret Spencer at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Margaret Spencer using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Margaret Spencer.
Research the Spencer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Spencer Military records.
| 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
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Margaret Spencer.
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Spencer Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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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
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Margaret Spencer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Margaret Spencer
Margaret Joan Spencer
Lieutenant-Colonel Margaret Joan Spencer OBE (25 August 1912 – 12 May 1990) was an officer in the Australian Women's Army Service during World War II. She was responsible for raising and leading the first contingent of non-nursing and non-medical Australian servicewomen to proceed overseas on active service.
Born Margaret Joan Henry on 25 August 1912 in Tasmania, she attended Hobart Ladies' College, where she proved to be an able sportswoman and a talented student. In 1930, Margaret began studying at the University of Tasmania and would later graduate with a degree of Bachelor of Commerce. In the 1930s, she was awarded a Tasmanian Aero Club scholarship and qualified for her pilot's licence in 1937.
On 14 September 1938, Margaret married Alfred Jack Spencer. In July 1940, he enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force and was posted to the 2/4th Anti-Tank Regiment, which was a unit of the 8th Division. He served in the Malayan Campaign and was posted missing after the Battle of Singapore.
Margaret Spencer took on civilian employment early in the war and joined the Women's Air Training Corps. She enlisted in the Australian Women's Army Service in March 1942 and completed an officer commissioning course. In early 1943, she was promoted to temporary major and appointed as Assistant Controller, Tasmanian Lines of Communication Area, making her the senior female officer in Tasmania. She later commanded a training battalion before she was posted to command the AWAS for the First Australian Army in Queensland in 1944. Later that year, after the First Australian Army was transferred to New Guinea, she was selected to command the contingent that would also proceed to New Guinea. She proceeded to New Guinea in May 1945.
Lieutenant-Colonel Spencer was only five feet tall and was fondly nicknamed 'The Little Colonel' by her troops. When the war ended, she was informed that her husband had been killed in action at Bakri, at the start of the Battle of Muar in January 1942. After her discharge, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in March 1947 for her war service.
After the war, she completed her university studies and moved to Melbourne, working in several jobs, including as the secretary and later director of administration for the Victorian Society for Crippled Children and Adults, which was established by her wartime commanding officer, Sybil Irving. She died on 12 May 1990.
Source: Margaret Joan Spencer, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Spencer
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