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John James Speight 1860 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1860

Birth Location: Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: 08 MAR 1923

Death Location: Lemana, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia

Father: John Speight

Mother: Ellen Raycraft

Spouse(s): Mary Speight

Children(s): Leslie Speight

The story of John James Speight II began in 1860 in Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia. John James Speight II married Mary Ann Bennett Speight, and had children including Leslie Thomas Speight. John James Speight II passed away in 1923 in Lemana, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of John James Speight II began in 1860 in Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia.
  • John James Speight II married Mary Ann Bennett Speight, and had children including Leslie Thomas Speight.
  • John James Speight II passed away in 1923 in Lemana, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Speight
1833 – 1883
Birth Location: Campsall, Yorkshire, England
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Ellen Raycraft
1837 – 1883
Birth Location: St Pancras, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Speight
1856 – 1919
Birth Location: Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
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Children(s)

Leslie Speight
1892 – 1980
Birth Location: Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia
LS

John Speight's Ancestors

Self
John Speight
1860 – 1923
Birth Place: Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
John Speight
1833 – 1883
Campsall, Yorkshire, England
Ellen (Matilda Raycroft) Raycraft
1837 – 1883
St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
William Speight
1812 – 1872
Trumfleet, Yorkshire, England
Martha Wilby
1807 – 1893
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Benjamin Raycraft
1788 – 1867
Ireland
Ellen Murphy
1801 –
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Spight
1781 – 1844
Sarah Beckett
1781 – 1834
John Wilby
1774 – 1841
Martha Law
1776 – 1816
Richard Rycroft
1776 – 1836
Sarah Paddon
1780 – 1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Speight's Descendants

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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
        1. 1. Anthony Jones (1968 – ) m. Dianne Porter (1962 – )

John Speight's Timeline

2 Records

1860
9 Sep 1860
Birth of John James Speight II in Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
1923
08 MAR 1923
Age 63
Death of John James Speight II in Lemana, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
Lemana, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1860
    Event Place: Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 MAR 1923
    Event Place: Lemana, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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