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2. Spencer (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Spencer (also Spenser) is a surname, representing the court title dispenser, or steward. An early example is Robert d'Abbetot, [ 1][ 2][ 3] who is listed as Robert le Dispenser ('the steward'), a tenant-in-chief of several counties, in the Domesday Book of 1086. In early times, the surname was usually written as le Despenser, Dispenser or ...

3. Spencer (given name) - Wikipedia

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   Spencer is a given name of British origin, that means "steward" or "administrator". It is a shortened form of the English word dispenser, which derives from Anglo-French dispensour, from Old French dispenseor, from Latin dispensatorem, the agent noun of dispensare, meaning "to disperse, administer, and distribute (by weight)". [ 1]

4. Spencer family - Wikipedia

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   Seal of Henry Le Despenser. The House was founded in the 15th century by Henry Spencer (died c. 1478), from whom all members descend. In the 16th century, the claim arose that the Spencers were a cadet branch of the ancient House Le Despencer, though this theory has since been debunked, in particular by J. Horace Round in his essay The Rise of the Spencers.

5. Spence (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Spence is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ara Spence (1793–1866), American judge from Maryland. Basil Spence (1907–1976), British architect. Brent Spence (1874–1967), American politician, attorney, and banker. Bruce Spence (born 1945), New Zealand-born Australian actor. Catherine Helen Spence (1825–1910), Australian ...

6. Bailey (surname) - Wikipedia

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   Bailey is an English or Scottish surname. It is first recorded in Northumberland, where it was said to have been changed from Balliol due to the unpopularity of Scottish king John Balliol (d. 1314). There appears to be no historical evidence for this, and Bain concludes that the earliest form was Baillie or Bailli (recorded in the early 14th ...

7. Clan Spens - Wikipedia

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   Dr. Nathaniel Spens (1728–1815), second son of the 15th Laird of Lathallan, bought back Craigsanquhar, Fife (which belonged to the family from 1385 to 1524) in 1792. His descendant, Sir Patrick Spens (1885–1973), was created 1st Lord Spens of Blairsanquhar, Fife, in 1959. Dr. Nathaniel Spens of Craigsanquhar in Fife was also the president ...