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John Speight 1833 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Sep 1833

Birth Location: Campsall, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1 Nov 1883

Death Location: Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia

Father: William Speight

Mother: Martha Wilby

Spouse(s): Ellen Raycraft

Children(s): Anne Speight, John Speight, Martha Speight, Emma Speight

The story of John Speight I began in 1833 in Campsall, Yorkshire, England. John Speight I married Ellen Matilda Raycroft Raycraft, and had children including Anne Eliza Speight, John James Speight, Martha Speight, Emma Mary Speight. John Speight I passed away in 1883 in Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of John Speight I began in 1833 in Campsall, Yorkshire, England.
  • John Speight I married Ellen Matilda Raycroft Raycraft, and had children including Anne Eliza Speight, John James Speight, Martha Speight, Emma Mary Speight.
  • John Speight I passed away in 1883 in Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Speight
1812 – 1872
Birth Location: Trumfleet, Yorkshire, England
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Martha Wilby
1807 – 1893
Birth Location: Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Raycraft
1837 – 1883
Birth Location: St Pancras, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Anne Speight
1859 – 1909
Birth Location: Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
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John Speight
1860 – 1923
Birth Location: Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
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Martha Speight
1862 – 1928
Birth Location: Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
MS
Emma Speight
1865 – 1947
Birth Location: Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
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John Speight's Ancestors

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John Speight
1833 – 1883
Birth Place: Campsall, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Speight
1812 – 1872
Trumfleet, Yorkshire, England
Martha Wilby
1807 – 1893
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William (Speight \) Spight
1781 – 1844
Clayton in the Clays, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Beckett
1781 – 1834
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
John Wilby
1774 – 1841
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Martha Law
1776 – 1816
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Speight's Descendants

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John Speight (8 Sep 1833 – 1 Nov 1883) m. Ellen (Matilda Raycroft) Raycraft (1837 – 12 Aug 1883)
  1. 1. Anne (Eliza) Speight (5 Aug 1859 – 8 Aug 1909)
  2. 2. John (James) Speight (9 Sep 1860 – 08 MAR 1923) m. Mary (Ann Bennett) Speight (15 Mar 1856 – 1 Dec 1919)
    1. 1. Leslie (Thomas) Speight (15 Nov 1892 – 30 Nov 1980) m. Mabel (Jane) Skipper (25 Jan 1894 – 11 Jan 1981)
      1. 1. Jean (Leslie) Speight (30 Oct 1917 – 8 Aug 1999) m. Peter (Charles Greenway) Carse (2 Aug 1915 – 11 Apr 2003)
        1. 1. Margaret (Ruth) Carse (9 Mar 1939 – ) m. Robert Jones
  3. 3. Martha Speight (12 Jul 1862 – 11 Aug 1928)
  4. 4. Emma (Mary) Speight (8 Mar 1865 – 21 Oct 1947)

John Speight's Timeline

2 Records

1833
8 Sep 1833
Birth of John Speight I in Campsall, Yorkshire, England
Campsall, Yorkshire, England
1883
1 Nov 1883
Age 50
Death of John Speight I in Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1833
    Event Place: Campsall, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1883
    Event Place: Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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