Researching Walter Spear
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1409 people with the Spear surname? In that year Spear was ranked number 2239 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Walter means "powerful warrior" and is of German origin.
Records of Walter Spear on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Walter Spear and the Spear Family History
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Some Famous People called Walter Spear
Walter Eric Spear
Walter Eric Spear FRSE PhD FRS FInstP (20 January 1921 – 21 February 2008) was a German physicist noted for his pioneering work to help develop large area electronics and thin film displays. He was born in Frankfurt to a Jewish father and a Lutheran mother; by the time he finished his school examinations in 1938 life for Jews and people associated with Jews was becoming difficult. With the support of friends and relatives in Britain, the family were able to move to London, where he arrived in 1938 "with a small suitcase and a large cello".
Source: Walter Eric Spear, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Spear
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