Bessie Wallis Warfield

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Bessie married a U.S. Navy airman named Earl Winfield Spencer Jr. on 8 Nov 1916 at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, [[Maryland]]. He however was "...a violent alcoholic", and she left him in 1921, but did not divorce until 10 Dec 1927. Moving to London, she married secondly to banker Ernest Aldrich Simpson on 21 Jul 1928 in Chelsea Registrar's Office, Chelsea, London, England.
 
Bessie married a U.S. Navy airman named Earl Winfield Spencer Jr. on 8 Nov 1916 at Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, [[Maryland]]. He however was "...a violent alcoholic", and she left him in 1921, but did not divorce until 10 Dec 1927. Moving to London, she married secondly to banker Ernest Aldrich Simpson on 21 Jul 1928 in Chelsea Registrar's Office, Chelsea, London, England.
  
<table><tr><td>Wallis was divorced from her second husband on 27 Oct 1936 but not before she had begun an affair with [[Edward VIII, King of England|Prince Edward]] who was at that time the heir to the English throne, being the eldest son of [[George V, King of England]] and his wife Mary von Teck.  His father George having died on [[Jan 20]], 1936, Edward became King but his desire to marry Wallis was firmly resisted by the government and public.  His famous abdication speech on 11 Dec 1936 stated that, "The throne means nothing to me without Wallis beside me." (''The Royals'', page 15)  They were married on 3 Jun 1937 in Chateau de Cande, Maine-et-Loire, France, and lived thereafter in semi-exile from Britain, mostly in France, although with occasional trips to Great Britain and the United States.  The picture on the right shows Wallis and Edward VII when they married.</td><td>http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=160&rendTypeId=4.jpg</td></tr></table>
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<table><tr><td>Wallis was divorced from her second husband on 27 Oct 1936 but not before she had begun an affair with [[Edward VIII, King of England|Prince Edward]] who was at that time the heir to the English throne, being the eldest son of [[George V, King of England]] and his wife Mary von Teck.  His father George having died on 20 Jan 1936, Edward became King but his desire to marry Wallis was firmly resisted by the government and public.  His famous abdication speech on 11 Dec 1936 stated that, "The throne means nothing to me without Wallis beside me." (''The Royals'', page 15)  They were married on 3 Jun 1937 in Chateau de Cande, Maine-et-Loire, France, and lived thereafter in semi-exile from Britain, mostly in France, although with occasional trips to Great Britain and the United States.  The picture on the right shows Wallis and Edward VII when they married.</td><td>http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=160&rendTypeId=4.jpg</td></tr></table>
  
 
After the abdication, Edward was made Duke of Windsor by his brother, the now-King, who took the name [[George VI, King of England|George VI]]. Wallis was styled Duchess of Windsor but by a new statute created just for her, she was not called "Her Royal Highness".  This is much discussed in Kitty Kelly's book ''The Royals'', where she states that George's wife, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon better known as the Queen Mother, was jealous of Bessie because she had wanted to marry Edward herself.
 
After the abdication, Edward was made Duke of Windsor by his brother, the now-King, who took the name [[George VI, King of England|George VI]]. Wallis was styled Duchess of Windsor but by a new statute created just for her, she was not called "Her Royal Highness".  This is much discussed in Kitty Kelly's book ''The Royals'', where she states that George's wife, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon better known as the Queen Mother, was jealous of Bessie because she had wanted to marry Edward herself.
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=bessie&gsln=warfield&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=3&recid=29830787&recoff=1+3+27+29 1910 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing : "J Freeman Rasin, 40, first marriage, 2 years ago, b MD/MD/MD, Insurance Broker; Alice M Rasin 40; Bessie W Warfield 13 stepdaughter b PA; Mary Louisa Shorter 27; Minnie Bacon 25; Willima E McDonnell 26; Henry Stitz"
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1910USCenIndex%2c&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=bessie&gsln=warfield&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&o_it=21416&fh=3&recid=29830787&recoff=1+3+27+29 1910 Census of Baltimore, Maryland] showing : "J Freeman Rasin, 40, first marriage, 2 years ago, b MD/MD/MD, Insurance Broker; Alice M Rasin 40; Bessie W Warfield 13 stepdaughter b PA; Mary Louisa Shorter 27; Minnie Bacon 25; Willima E McDonnell 26; Henry Stitz"
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=7235&iid=NEWS-MD-FR_PO.1928_11_16_0004&r=an&rc=2891,2533,2996,2566;3013,2533,3153,2566&fn=wallis&ln=warfield&st=d&ssrc=&pid=486916100 ''The Frederick Post'' (Frederick, Maryland)] [[Nov 16]], 1928 "Would Set Aside Will", "Grandniece files Action Against S Davies Warfield Estate" in which : S Davies is named as the President of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaboard_Air_Line_Railroad Seaboard Air Line], his estate exceeds five million dollars, and "Wallis Warfield Simpson" a niece is mentioned as one of the legal heirs.
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*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=7235&iid=NEWS-MD-FR_PO.1928_11_16_0004&r=an&rc=2891,2533,2996,2566;3013,2533,3153,2566&fn=wallis&ln=warfield&st=d&ssrc=&pid=486916100 ''The Frederick Post'' (Frederick, Maryland)] 16 Nov 1928 "Would Set Aside Will", "Grandniece files Action Against S Davies Warfield Estate" in which : S Davies is named as the President of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaboard_Air_Line_Railroad Seaboard Air Line], his estate exceeds five million dollars, and "Wallis Warfield Simpson" a niece is mentioned as one of the legal heirs.
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=7687&iid=NEWS-MI-IR_DA_GL.1936_10_15_0010&r=an&rc=717,2688,846,2717;865,2688,976,2717&fn=freeman&ln=rasin&st=d&ssrc=&pid=491076618 ''Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan)''], [[Oct 15]], 1936 "Mrs Simpson Made Debut During Early Days of War" : "Most Talked of Woman in World Traces Lineage to Norman Knight" : transcribed [[WallisSimpson1|here]]"Mrs Ernest Simpson ..... her friendship with King Edward VIII has made her "The Most Talked-of Woman in the World." So Laura Lou Brookman, novelist and staff correspondent of NEA Service, went to Baltimore to find out who Mrs Simpson is, what her girlhood and background were like.  She tells the story of the debhood of "the Yankee at King Edward's Court" in this second of four articles."
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*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=7687&iid=NEWS-MI-IR_DA_GL.1936_10_15_0010&r=an&rc=717,2688,846,2717;865,2688,976,2717&fn=freeman&ln=rasin&st=d&ssrc=&pid=491076618 ''Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan)''], 15 Oct 1936 "Mrs Simpson Made Debut During Early Days of War" : "Most Talked of Woman in World Traces Lineage to Norman Knight" : transcribed [[WallisSimpson1|here]]"Mrs Ernest Simpson ..... her friendship with King Edward VIII has made her "The Most Talked-of Woman in the World." So Laura Lou Brookman, novelist and staff correspondent of NEA Service, went to Baltimore to find out who Mrs Simpson is, what her girlhood and background were like.  She tells the story of the debhood of "the Yankee at King Edward's Court" in this second of four articles."
  
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=7235&iid=NEWS-MD-FR_PO.1936_10_15_0001&r=an&rc=2899,2179,3004,2212;3021,2179,3178,2212&fn=wallis&ln=warfield&st=d&ssrc=&pid=491076609 ''The Frederick Post'' (Frederick, Maryland)], [[Oct 15]], 1936 "American-Born Friend of King Seeks Divorce", "Mrs Simpson Takes Steps To Divorce Ernest Simpson; Hearing Oct 27"
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*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=7235&iid=NEWS-MD-FR_PO.1936_10_15_0001&r=an&rc=2899,2179,3004,2212;3021,2179,3178,2212&fn=wallis&ln=warfield&st=d&ssrc=&pid=491076609 ''The Frederick Post'' (Frederick, Maryland)], 15 Oct 1936 "American-Born Friend of King Seeks Divorce", "Mrs Simpson Takes Steps To Divorce Ernest Simpson; Hearing Oct 27"
  
 
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=WNso9EnqfxcC&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=warfield+freeman+rasin&source=web&ots=wti8EKhhjH&sig=8XvvY4HmlpYuyAXcfjnT8wQMa7s ''The Amiable Baltimoreans''], by Francis F Beirne. 1984. Page 118-121 citing [http://content.ancestry.com/browse/bookview.aspx?dbid=12902&iid=dvm_dez_GenMono001987-00001-0&desc=Warfield&rc=1525%2c2102%2c2013%2c2164 "The Warfields of Maryland"], by Prof Joshua Dorsey Warfield. Baltimore: The Daily Record Company, 1898.
 
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=WNso9EnqfxcC&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=warfield+freeman+rasin&source=web&ots=wti8EKhhjH&sig=8XvvY4HmlpYuyAXcfjnT8wQMa7s ''The Amiable Baltimoreans''], by Francis F Beirne. 1984. Page 118-121 citing [http://content.ancestry.com/browse/bookview.aspx?dbid=12902&iid=dvm_dez_GenMono001987-00001-0&desc=Warfield&rc=1525%2c2102%2c2013%2c2164 "The Warfields of Maryland"], by Prof Joshua Dorsey Warfield. Baltimore: The Daily Record Company, 1898.
 
*[http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/pedigree.aspx?pid=9580312&st=1 "Bessie Wallis Warfield"], OneWorldTree: Pedigree View
 
*[http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/pedigree.aspx?pid=9580312&st=1 "Bessie Wallis Warfield"], OneWorldTree: Pedigree View
*[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1075108,00.html?promoid=googlep "Time" magazine] (online) "The Woman who Cost a Kingdom", [[Jun 21]], 2005 By Walter Isaacson
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*[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1075108,00.html?promoid=googlep "Time" magazine] (online) "The Woman who Cost a Kingdom", 21 Jun 2005 By Walter Isaacson
 
*''The Royals'', Kitty Kelley. Warner Books, New York. 1997. 547 pages
 
*''The Royals'', Kitty Kelley. Warner Books, New York. 1997. 547 pages
  

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