Parawai Feb 28th 1879 My dear Percy. I received your letter of Feb 13 in answer to mine about a letter received from Mr Wise. I am glad to hear from you that you did not dislike your business, and from what you say it would be very imprudent for you to have your […]
Thomas and Elizabeth Spencer (née Berridge) were born in England and married there (in Warmington Northhamptonshire). They lived in Knossington, Leicestershire, and came out to New Zealand on 11 June 1861. Their ship, the Mersey (812 tons, Capt Duncan Smith) had left London 105 days earlier. They had five children in tow – Charles, Lucy, Kate […]
The following is an extract from THE BENDIGO BATTERY: THE LAST WAIORONGOMAI BATTERY by Philip Hart : On 28 February 1914, for £250 Percy Spencer purchased the Cadman and Sceptre, the water race, and the battery. The contents of both mine and battery were listed in exhaustive detail, down to the number of bolts. […]
Percy Spencer was indentured to a bookseller and stationer to Henry Wise and Company in August 1875.