Browse by Records Creators

Windsor, Bessie Wallis, (1896-1986), Duchess of Windsor

This page summarises records created by this Person

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Alternative name(s):
  • Bessie Wallis Warfield (Maiden Name)
  • Bessie Wallis Spencer (Formerly known as)
  • Bessie Wallis Simpson (Formerly known as)
Surname: Windsor
Forenames: Bessie Wallis
Gender: Female
Date: 1896-1986
Title: Duchess of Windsor
History: m1 Earl Winfield Spencer 1916-1927 div; m2 Ernest Aldrich Simpson 1928-1937 div; m. King Edward VIII, afterwards Duke of Windsor 1937-1972 his death
Biography: ODNB link for Windsor, Bessie Wallis (1896-1986) nee Warfield afterwards Spencer and Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P145615 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P32008 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Bessie Wallis Windsor
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1937-1946: corresp with Lord Monckton
Oxford University: Balliol College Historic Collections
NRA 20879 Monckton