Born in Colombo St, Christchurch, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Tressler
and Margaret (Griffin) Tressler
Sister of
William Tressler, Mary Tressler, Helen Maria Tressler, Thomas Tressler, Charles Frederick Tressler, Thomas Daniel Tressler, John Tressler, Margaret Ralphina Tressler, Ralph Cuthbert Tressler, Elizabeth Annie Tressler and Florence (Tressler) Payne
Wife of
Earnest Henry Spencer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Margaret (Spencer) Guise
Died
at age 26
in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2014
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Biography
She married Ernest Henry Spencer in 1897 [3]
SOUTHERN CROSS, VOLUME 5, ISSUE 40, 8 JANUARY 1898, PAGE 8 MARRIAGE. Spencer—Tressler. —At the Holy Trinity Church, Winton, by the Ven. Archdeacon Stocker, on 29th Dec., 1897, Ernest Henry Spencer, of South Hillend, to Ethel Maud, eldest daughter of Mr Thos. Tressler, of Limehills.[1]
SOUTHERN CROSS, VOLUME 5, ISSUE 40, 8 JANUARY 1898, PAGE 12 Almost on the eve of the New Year a marriage took place in the English Church here, the contracting parties being Mr E. H, Spencer, of South Hillend, and Miss Ethel Maud, eldest daughter of Mr Tressler, Limehills. The bridesmaids were the bride’s sister (Florence) and Miss J. Gibbs, and Mr J. Spencer acted as best man. The ceremony was performed by Archdeacon Stocker.[2]
Children:
She died in 1904 aged 26 years[8]
SOUTHLAND TIMES, ISSUE 19306, 1 JUNE 1904, PAGE 2
SPENCER— At the Southland Hospital, on 31st May, 1904, Ethel, beloved wife of Ernest Henry Spencer, of Colac Bay; aged 26 years. Deeply regretted. The funeral will leave the Hospital at 11 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, 2nd June, for the Eastern Cemetery.[3]
Sources
- ↑ NZ birth registration #1877/8263 -https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=querySubmit.m%3fReportName%3dBirthSearch%26recordsPP%3d30#SearchResults
- ↑ 1877/8263 Tressler Ethel Maud Margaret Thomas
- ↑ 1897/3573 Ethel Maud Tressler Ernest Henry Spencer
- ↑ 1898/14550 Spencer Mary Thomasina Ethel Maud Ernest Henry
- ↑ 1900/14798 Spencer Margaret Ethel Maud Ernest Henry
- ↑ 1902/21548 Spencer Florence Ethel Maud Ethel Maud Ernest Henry
- ↑ 1904/19260 Spencer Gertrude Ernestine Ethel Maud Ernest Henry
- ↑ 1904/4089 Spencer Ethel 26Y
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ethel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ethel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ethel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ethel:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
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~6.25%
~12.50%
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