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Ernest Henry Spencer 1875 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1875

Birth Location: Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 29 Nov 1950

Death Location: Invercargill

Father: William Spencer

Mother: Mary Green

Spouse(s): Ethel Tressler

Children(s): Mary Spencer

In 1875, Ernest Henry Spencer entered the world in Southland, New Zealand, born to William Spencer and Mary Green. Ernest Henry Spencer married Ethel Maud Tressler, and had children including Mary Thomasina Spencer. Ernest Henry Spencer passed away in 1950 in Invercargill.

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Biography

  • In 1875, Ernest Henry Spencer entered the world in Southland, New Zealand, born to William Spencer and Mary Green.
  • Ernest Henry Spencer married Ethel Maud Tressler, and had children including Mary Thomasina Spencer.
  • Ernest Henry Spencer passed away in 1950 in Invercargill.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Spencer
1875 – 1950
Birth Place: Southland, New Zealand
Parents
William Spencer
1841 – 1915
Warwick, England
Mary Green
1848 – 1883
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
William\ (Willielmus) Spencer
1799 – 1890
Napton On The Hill, Warwickshire, England
Jane Fessey
1800 – 1868
Priors Hardwick, Warwickshire, England
Thomas Green
1806 – 1882
Weston Begard, Herefordshire, England
Ellen Thomas
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spencer
Elizabeth Fell
1770 – 1833
Josiph\ Fessey
1762 – 1831
Jane Haynes
1773 – 1837
John Green
1762 – 1859
Elizabeth PULLEN
Joseph Thomas
1778 – 1844
Elizabeth Cook
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Spencer
Elizabeth Beesley
1752 –
William Fell
Mary Garner
John Fessey
1720 – 1799
Mary Reason
1725 – 1809
Fortnom Haynes
1751 –
Jane johnson
1741 –
John Green
Eleanor Davis
John PULLEN
Elizabeth Williams
1749 –
Michael Thomas
Eleanor Griffiths
1746 – 1802
James Cook
Eleanor Williams

Ernest Spencer's Descendants

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Ernest (Henry) Spencer (14 Nov 1875 – 29 Nov 1950) m. Ethel (Maud) Tressler (10 Oct 1877 – 31 May 1904)
  1. 1. Mary (Thomasina) Spencer (23 Oct 1898 – 21 June 1988) m. Joseph (Gustave) Lay (17 February 1880 – 24 June 1951)
    1. 1. Ethel (Mary) Lay (21/02/1921 – 01/02/2012) m. Thomas (Kitson) Coker (23 Aug 1915 – 4 Jun 1992)
    2. 2. Jessie (Ruth) Lay (15/09/1922 – 30 Jan 2015) m. Robert (George) Moore (25 August 1924 – 19 August 1982)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Moore (20/09/1952 – ) m. Ian (Robert) McGimpsey (15 Sept 1955 – ) m. K J
      2. 2. Nola
    3. 3. Gertrude (Amelia) Lay (04/08/1924 – 03/05/2008) m. Thomas (Andrew) Jamieson (3 Oct 1920 – 23 Sep 2010) m. Alexander (Marshall) Paterson (6 Oct 1920 – 24 Dec 2003)
    4. 4. Douglas (Henry Joseph) Lay (20/07/1926 – 25/05/2003) m. Hazel (Gladys) Horne (22 Jul 1922 – 29 Oct 2015)
    5. 5. Ernest (Mark) Lay (21/11/1928 – 19/11/2014) m. Rae Michie
    6. 6. Florence (Naomi) Lay (10 December 1931 – 14 April 2022) m. Raymond (Dudley) McCoy (1929 – 1992)
      1. 1. Wayne (Joseph) McCoy (26 Mar 1957 – 28 Mar 2020) m. Dianne (Lesley) Hirst (1961 – 1990)
        1. 1. Angela McCoy (1983 – 1995)
    7. 7. Margaret (Elisabeth) Lay (16 Sep 1934 – 27 Aug 2023) m. George (Thomas Bruc) Lawson (29 Nov 1935 – 12 Oct 2018)
    8. 8. John Lay (21 Dec 1936 – 05 August 2020) m. Joyce (Henrietta) Matthews (3 Oct 1934 – 28 Dec 2004) m. Joyce (Henrietta) Matthews🧬 (3 October 1934 – 28 December 2004)
      1. 1. Joseph (Robert) Lay (26 Jun 1963 – 6 Jan 2025)
        1. 1. Aaron Lay (5 Jul 1998 – )
        2. 2. Kylie Lay
    9. 9. Jennifer Lay m. Bryan (William) Crengle (12 Nov 1936 – 10 Jun 2010)

Ernest Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1875
14 Nov 1875
Birth of Ernest Henry Spencer in Southland, New Zealand
Southland, New Zealand
1950
29 Nov 1950
Age 75
Death of Ernest Henry Spencer in Invercargill
Invercargill

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1875
    Event Place: Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1950
    Event Place: Invercargill
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Southland, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

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