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Edith Eliza Sykes Speight 1865–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1865

Birth Location: Tong Yorkshire England

Death Date: 26 JUL 1926

Death Location: Westgate Hill Chapel

Father: Josiah Speight

Mother: Rose Sykes

Spouse(s): Watson Archer

Children(s): Charles Archer, Reginald Archer, Laura Archer

In 1865, Edith Eliza Sykes Speight entered the world in Tong Yorkshire England, born to Josiah Speight And Rose Sykes. Edith Eliza Sykes Speight married Watson Archer, and had children including Charles Archer, Laura Archer, Reginald Archer. Edith Eliza Sykes Speight passed away in 1926 in Westgate Hill Chapel.

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Biography

  • In 1865, Edith Eliza Sykes Speight entered the world in Tong Yorkshire England, born to Josiah Speight And Rose Sykes.
  • Edith Eliza Sykes Speight married Watson Archer, and had children including Charles Archer, Laura Archer, Reginald Archer.
  • Edith Eliza Sykes Speight passed away in 1926 in Westgate Hill Chapel.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Speight's Ancestors

Self
Edith Speight
1865–1926
Birth Place: Tong Yorkshire England
Parents
Josiah Speight
1854–1915
Holme Lane Tong
Rose Sykes
1841–1905
Tong
Grandparents
Matthew Speight
1823–1887
Toftshaw
Mary Smith
1824–1903
Mixenden Halifax
George Sykes
1813–
Cleckheaton
Sarah Cooper
1818–1895
Thornhill Lees Dewsbury
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Speight
1780–1843
Mary
1787–1869
Jeremiah Smith
1804–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Speight's Descendants

1.
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Edith (Eliza Sykes) Speight (1865–26 JUL 1926) m. Watson Archer (1864–1944)
  1. 1. Charles Archer 1888–1913
  2. 2. Reginald Archer 1900–1918
  3. 3. Laura Archer 1890–1965

Edith Speight's Timeline

5 Records

1865
1865
Birth of Edith Eliza Sykes Speight in Tong Yorkshire England
Tong Yorkshire England
1867
1 Sep 1867
Age 2
Edith Eliza Sykes Speight was baptized in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 6
Edith Eliza Sykes Speight resided here in St James, Yorkshire, England
St James, Yorkshire, England
1886
17 NOV 1886
Age 21
Edith Eliza Sykes Speight was employed in Weaver
Weaver
1926
26 JUL 1926
Age 61
Death of Edith Eliza Sykes Speight
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Tong Yorkshire England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP531213
    [2] West Yorkshire, Non-Conformist Records, C111752
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4436; Folio: 40; Page: 23; GSU roll: 848456

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1867
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP531213

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Mother Rose Sykes

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St James, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4436; Folio: 40; Page: 23; GSU roll: 848456

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 17 NOV 1886
    Event Place: Weaver

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, Non-Conformist Records, C111752

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JUL 1926

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westgate Hill Chapel

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