Spencer, Charlotte Elizabeth (Lettie), 1848-1904 (Person)

SummaryAlso known as Lettie.

Born Kariri, Lake Tarawera, on 10 March 1848, the third daughter of CMS missionary Rev. Seymour Mills Spencer and Ellen Stanley Spencer (née Thompson, formerly Dudley). Educated partly at Taupiri, she spoke Māori, interpreted, played the harmonium, and taught Māori women and children at Maketū, establishing a small private school in 1872. She never married. She died at Grove Cottage, Waimate North, on 7 June 1904. A memorial font was dedicated at St Thomas’, Maketū, in 1906. Sources: Matheson, Wharekahu C.M.S. Mission Station; NZ Herald, 29 Jun 1904; Blain Anglican Clerical Directory.SourcesMatheson, Alister, Wharekahu C.M.S. Mission Station, MaketūNew Zealand Herald, Death Notice: Charlotte Elizabeth Spencer (29 June 1904)Lower Kaituna Historical Society, Historical Journal, Vol. 44 No. 1Lower Kaituna Historical Society, Historical Journal, Vol. 53 No. 1Lower Kaituna Historical Society, Historical Journal, Vol. 46 No. 1

Original photograph taken by Clarke Bros Auckland.

Cropped and restored from Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo 16-415 with original portion inset.

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Date of Birth10 March 1848Place of BirthKariri, Lake TaraweraDate of Death7 June 1904Place of DeathWaimate NorthOccupationTeacherTranslator

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MotherSpencer, Ellen Stanley née Thompson (formerly Dudley)FatherSpencer, Seymour Mills (Rev)

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Spencer, Charlotte Elizabeth (Lettie), 1848-1904 (Person)