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Harold Percy Spencer was born in New Zealand on 30 June 1892.^1,2

He married Margaret Isabel Morpeth in New Zealand in 1921.^3,4

Harold died on 16 December 1964 in Auckland at age 72.^1,5,6 He was buried on 19 December 1964 at the Purewa Cemetery.⁶

Harrison Spencer was born in Knossington, Leicestershire, on 17 October 1831.^1,2 and was baptised on 30 October 1831 in Knossington.^1,2
The siblings William, Thomas, Harrison, Joshua, Mary, George and Albert were listed in the 1841 census at Knossington village in Knossington, Leicestershire, with their parents, Thomas Spencer and Catherine Harrison.³

He married Marion Emily Lynn in Wandsworth, London, Middlesex, on 3 October 1871.^2,4

He was listed in the 1901 census as Head of Family at 165 Ashley Gardens in St George Hanover Sq, London, Middlesex, with his wife Marion; he was living on his own means.⁵

Harrison died on 24 June 1901 in St George Hanover Sq, London, Middlesex, at age 69.^1,2,6 He was buried on 27 June 1901 at the St Georges, Hanover Sq Cemetery.¹

Harrison's birth was registered between October 1860 and December 1860 in Sapcote Hinkley, Leicestershire.²
The siblings Marion and Harrison were listed in the 1861 census in Knossington, Leicestershire, with their parents, Joshua Spencer and Emily Fanny Wise.¹

Harrison Nutter (Bob) Spencer was born in New Zealand on 18 August 1895.^2,3

He married Winifred Ellen Waite in Tarata on 6 February 1924.^1,4,5

Harrison died on 1 November 1974 in Auckland at age 79.^1,6,7 He was buried on 5 November 1974 at the Purewa Cemetery.⁷

Hugh McCutcheon (Peter) Spencer was born in New Zealand on 10 June 1905. He was named after his father's best friend McCutcheon, but known as Peter due to his mother referring to him as her 'little Peterkins.^2,3'

He finished his primary school education at King's College Lower School in 1917 and went on to Auckland Grammar School until 1923.⁴

After studying at the University of Auckland he practised as a public accountant (APANZ) in Queen Street and in 1945 established a branch in Otahuhu. An enthusiastic sportsman, he played club cricket, hockey and tennis, and is thought to have been a founding member of one of the Auckland alpine or tramping clubs. He was also on the committee of the Waitemata Motorcycle Club and secretary of the Auckland Chess Club. During the Second World War he assisted with the accounts of the Patriotic Appeal, was involved with first aid (St John Ambulance) and served as district commander of the Home Guard's One Tree Hill Unit.

In 1945 Wairoa solicitor and bryologist George Osborne King SAINSBURY (1880–1957) described a new moss that he had collected at Waihohonu on the southern slopes of Ruapehu on 24 February 1942. He named it Dicranoweisia spenceri, the species "after my friend Mr H M Spencer, a companion on many collecting expeditions". In a 2019 taxonomic revision it was transferred to the genus Kiaeria, but the epithet spenceri was retained.⁴

He married Joyce Connett in New Zealand in 1948.⁵

Hugh died on 5 July 1981 in Remuera, Auckland, at age 76.^2,6,7 He was cremated at the Purewa Cemetery on 8 July 1981.⁷

Ivy's birth was registered circa 1881 in New Zealand.¹

Ivy Minnie Spencer was born in New Zealand on 19 April 1915.²

Ivy's death was registered circa 2002 in New Zealand.³

John Harrison Spencer was born in New Zealand on 25 June 1925.^1,2

He married Nesta Harrie Barbara Jerram in New Zealand on 14 April 1951.^1,3

John was divorced from Nesta Harrie Barbara Jerram at Auckland in 1965. Note that this may not have become absolute until 1969.⁴

John died on 27 December 2016 in Taupo at age 91.^5,6,7 His ashes were buried on 5 January 2017 at Purewa Cemetery.⁷

John's birth was registered between October 1846 and December 1846 in Oakham, Leicestershire.¹ and was baptised on 24 March 1847.²

John died in February 1848 in Knossington, Leicestershire. He was buried on 21 February 1848 at the St Peter in Knossington.^2,3

John Stockdale Spencer was born at Vane Cottage in Otahuhu, Auckland, on 10 May 1863.^1,2

He arrived in San Francisco in April 1883 on the SS Sudburn from Sydney (according to his 1923 attempt at Naturalisation). In both the 1923 Intent document and his wife's 1936 Petition his birth year is given (incorrectly) as 1856.³

He married Martha Caroline Marshall in Denver, Colorado, on 9 September 1893.⁴

He was listed in the 1900 US census as head of the family in Precint 39, Teller, Colorado, with his wife Martha; they were living in their own (owned) home and the household included their children Clyde (6) and Clarence (11 mths), although they had had a total of three children. He was working as a machinist and claimed to have been born in 1860 - this is the first indication of his wandering birth year. He also claimed to have entered the US in 1885 and be Naturalised, which was not true.⁵

John was divorced from Martha Caroline Marshall at Teller, Colorado, on 13 December 1906.⁶

John's second marriage was to Margaret Jennie Harrison on 18 December 1912 at 1628 East 6th St in Portland, Oregon. He gave his age as 56, although he was only 49 at the time.⁷

He was listed in the 1920 US census as head of the family in Metzger, Washington, Oregon, with his wife Margaret; they were living in their own (mortgaged) house with their children Ethel (5), Margaret (3 and 2 mths) and Howard (1 and 6 mths). He was working as a machinist in the auto industry and now claimed to have been born in 1857.⁸

He was listed in the 1930 US census as head of the family at Greenburg Rd in Metzger, Washington, Oregon, with his wife Margaret; the household included their children Ethel (15), Margaret (13), Howard (11), Jesse (10) and George (3). They were living in their own home, valued at $5000 but without a radio. John was still working as a machinist despite his claimed age (73) and now gave his arrival in the US as 1898(!) although he was at least correctly identified as not naturalised.⁹ He was naturalised on 21 May 1936 in Portland, Oregon. He had lodged an Intent in 1923, but it would have expired in 1930, so we presume Naturaiisation finally ocurred as a result of his wife's petition.¹⁰

John died on 8 September 1936 at Multnomah Hospital in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, at age 73 of entero-colitis and heart disease.¹¹ He was buried on 12 September 1936 at the Crescent Grove Cemetery in Portland.¹¹