Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NamePeter Warner SPENCER
Birth13 Nov 1924, Kapunda, South Australia
OccupationRoyal Australian Air Force, Bank Officer
FatherR. D. SPENCER
Spouses
1Ann Bridget DROOP, 4C1R
Birth1920, Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
Death8 Nov 2001, New South Wales, Australia
FatherJohn Percival DROOP (1882-1963)
MotherIta Bride MOLONEY (1887-1957)
Marriage4 Jul 1945, Kensington, London, England
Children(Private)
(Private)
Notes for Peter Warner SPENCER
from a family member
From www.454-459squadrons.org.au
Warrant Officer Peter Warner Spencer Service Number 437453
Born November 13, 1924, Kapunda, South Australia
Enlisted at Adelaide, January 30, 1943
Discharged March 19, 1946
Based in the UK
From www.454-459squadrons.org.au
Warrant Officer Peter Warner Spencer Service Number 437453
Born November 13, 1924, Kapunda, South Australia
Enlisted at Adelaide, January 30, 1943
Discharged March 19, 1946
Based in the UK
Notes for Ann Bridget (Spouse 1)
from a family member
In the April to June 1920 birth index Ann B. Droop, mother’s maiden name Molony, Eton district, volume 3a, page 2080.
UK Outward Passenger Lists
Departed London, England on the Maloja on January 16, 1925, destination Gibraltar
John Percival Droop, 23 Ullett Road, Liverpool, age 42, Professor of Archaeology.
Mrs. Ita Bride Droop, age 37
Fierna Mary Droop, age 7.
Michael Droop, age 6.
Ann Bridget Droop, age 4.
Miss Gertrude Evans, age 20, Nurse.
Incoming Passenger Lists
Embarked Marseilles Landed London, Professor Droop, age 40, Mrs Droop, age 35, Miss F.M. Droop, age 5, Master Mich. Droop, age 4, Miss Anne Droop, age 2 1/2.
UK incoming passenger lists
Embarked Marseilles, arrived Dilbury London April 14 1923,
Professor Droop, age 40,
Mrs. Droop, age 35, Miss M. Droop, age 5,
Master Mich Droop, age 4,
Miss Ann Droop, age 2 1/2
UK incoming passenger lists
Embarked Las Palmas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, arrived London April 13, 1926,
John Droop, 23 Ullet Rd. Liverpool, 1st Class, Professor, age 43.
Ita Bride Droop, Home Duties, age 38.
Fierna Mary Droop, school, age 8.
Michael Droop, school, age 7.
Bridget Droop, school, age 5.
In the July to Deptember 1945 marriage index Ann B. Droop, Kensington, Middlesex, volume 1a, page 307.
Andrews Newspaper Index Cards
On July 4, 1945, at St. Mary Abbots’s Church, Kensington, Warrant Officer Peter Warner Spencer, R.A.A.F., elder son of Mr and Mrs R. D. Spencer, of Kapunda, South Australia to Petty Officer Ann Bridget Droop, W.R.N.S., younger daughter of Professor and Mrs. Droop, of Liverpool and London.
UK Outward Passenger Lists
Departed May 23, 1946 Southampton, England on the Atlantis, Ann Bridget Spencer, Grade A, age 26, last address in UK 23 Ullet Road, Liverpool 17, housewife, country of last permanent residence England, country of future intended residence Australia.
[Almost all passengers on the ship were young married women and a few young children age 4 or less. Thus it would seem this was a ship for war brides.]
London Electoral Registers - 1947
645 Kensington Close, Kensington
Ann Bridget Droop
[It seems unusual she would be still listed under her maiden name.]
Australia Electoral Rolls 1968 and 1980
Subdivision of Turramurra South, Berowra district, New South Wales
Ann Bridget Spencer, 6 Rotherwood place, home duties
Peter Warner Spencer, 6 Rotherwood place, bank officer
Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, New South Wales, November 17, 2001
SPENCER Ann Bridget (Nancy)— November 8 2001 peacefully in Hornsby Hospital Aged 81 years by grace of God Devoted wife of Peter sister of Michael and Molly cherished mother of John and Anna loving mother-in-law of Feng Chuan (Wendy) and grandmother of Michael and Pamela You are irreplaceable "Pussycat" and forever in our hearts May serenity be yours forever and ever Privately cremated
In the April to June 1920 birth index Ann B. Droop, mother’s maiden name Molony, Eton district, volume 3a, page 2080.
UK Outward Passenger Lists
Departed London, England on the Maloja on January 16, 1925, destination Gibraltar
John Percival Droop, 23 Ullett Road, Liverpool, age 42, Professor of Archaeology.
Mrs. Ita Bride Droop, age 37
Fierna Mary Droop, age 7.
Michael Droop, age 6.
Ann Bridget Droop, age 4.
Miss Gertrude Evans, age 20, Nurse.
Incoming Passenger Lists
Embarked Marseilles Landed London, Professor Droop, age 40, Mrs Droop, age 35, Miss F.M. Droop, age 5, Master Mich. Droop, age 4, Miss Anne Droop, age 2 1/2.
UK incoming passenger lists
Embarked Marseilles, arrived Dilbury London April 14 1923,
Professor Droop, age 40,
Mrs. Droop, age 35, Miss M. Droop, age 5,
Master Mich Droop, age 4,
Miss Ann Droop, age 2 1/2
UK incoming passenger lists
Embarked Las Palmas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, arrived London April 13, 1926,
John Droop, 23 Ullet Rd. Liverpool, 1st Class, Professor, age 43.
Ita Bride Droop, Home Duties, age 38.
Fierna Mary Droop, school, age 8.
Michael Droop, school, age 7.
Bridget Droop, school, age 5.
In the July to Deptember 1945 marriage index Ann B. Droop, Kensington, Middlesex, volume 1a, page 307.
Andrews Newspaper Index Cards
On July 4, 1945, at St. Mary Abbots’s Church, Kensington, Warrant Officer Peter Warner Spencer, R.A.A.F., elder son of Mr and Mrs R. D. Spencer, of Kapunda, South Australia to Petty Officer Ann Bridget Droop, W.R.N.S., younger daughter of Professor and Mrs. Droop, of Liverpool and London.
UK Outward Passenger Lists
Departed May 23, 1946 Southampton, England on the Atlantis, Ann Bridget Spencer, Grade A, age 26, last address in UK 23 Ullet Road, Liverpool 17, housewife, country of last permanent residence England, country of future intended residence Australia.
[Almost all passengers on the ship were young married women and a few young children age 4 or less. Thus it would seem this was a ship for war brides.]
London Electoral Registers - 1947
645 Kensington Close, Kensington
Ann Bridget Droop
[It seems unusual she would be still listed under her maiden name.]
Australia Electoral Rolls 1968 and 1980
Subdivision of Turramurra South, Berowra district, New South Wales
Ann Bridget Spencer, 6 Rotherwood place, home duties
Peter Warner Spencer, 6 Rotherwood place, bank officer
Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, New South Wales, November 17, 2001
SPENCER Ann Bridget (Nancy)— November 8 2001 peacefully in Hornsby Hospital Aged 81 years by grace of God Devoted wife of Peter sister of Michael and Molly cherished mother of John and Anna loving mother-in-law of Feng Chuan (Wendy) and grandmother of Michael and Pamela You are irreplaceable "Pussycat" and forever in our hearts May serenity be yours forever and ever Privately cremated