John Speed was the first child of John Speed & Jane Hall born February 14th, 1866 at Easington Lane, Co Durham.
By 1871 John, his parents & younger brother had moved to Wheatley Hill, Wingate, Co Durham where his father was a joiner.
The family had moved to 29 Durham Row, Framwellgate Moor, Co Durham by 1881 & there were 4 more brothers at home. John was now working as a labourer at the coal mine.
John married Elizabeth Jane Young in July-September 1890 in Durham. Elizabeth was christened July 31st, 1870 at Shincliffe, the daughter of Elizabeth Jane & Joseph Henry Young, a grocer & coke drawer.
In 1891 John & Elizabeth were living with her parents at Red Briar, Framwellgate where Elizabeth was helping as an assistant grocer. John was still a coal miner.
John & Elizabeth were living at 43 Old Row, Framwellgate Moor in 1901 & John was now a deputy overman underground. They now had 2 children – Joseph (7) & Elizabeth J (4).
John continued in the same occupation in 1911 & he & Elizabeth were now at Pity Me, Co Durham. Son Joseph was still at home, working as a colliery labourer, daughter Elizabeth Jane & new arrival John (3). It was noted that Elizabeth had given birth to 7 children, only 3 of whom had survived.
Sadly Elizabeth, aged 41, died later that year at 14 New Row, Pity Me & was buried on November 10th, 1911 at St Cuthbert’s, Durham.
Son Joseph married Jane D Dinning 96-59 in 1923 at Easington & in 1939 they were living at 28 Third St, Blackhall Colliery with a daughter Annie. Joseph was a stoneman in the coal mine.
At the time of the 1939 register Elizabeth had died & widowed John was living at 13 Seventh St, Blackhall Colliery, Easington & was retired. With him was daughter Elizabeth Jane who had married John Bradley in 1917 & a number of her children including Christopher, a surface worker at the coal mine, Frederick & Lily. Also with them was John Speed aged 24, a worker in the coal mine. This was Elizabeth Jane’s illegitimate son born September 14th, 1915.
Son John had married Violet Gertrude Grey in 1929 & in 1939 they were living in 10 East St, Blackhall Colliery with 2 children & John was a stone worker in the mine.
The children of John Speed & Elizabeth Jane Young were:
sp.1.6.1.5.2.3.1.1 John Speed born February 17th, 1891 in Framwellgate Moor, Durham; buried February 26th, 1891 at St Cuthbert’s, Durham
sp.1.6.1.5.2.3.1.2 Joseph Speed born August 18th, 1893 at Pity Me, Durham & christened September 10th, 1893 at St Cuthbert’s, Durham; died April 19th, 1969 at 8 Park Ave, Blackhall Colliery
sp.1.6.1.5.2.3.1.3 Mary Alice Speed born July-September 1895 at Framwellgate Moor; buried October 11th, 1895 at St Cuthbert’s, Durham
sp.1.6.1.5.2.3.1.4 Elizabeth Jane Speed born September 25th, 1896 at Framwellgate Moor; died Jan-March 1980 at N. Cleveland
sp.1.6.1.5.2.3.1.5 Hilda Speed born July-September 1898 at Pity Me; buried October 24th, 1898 at St Cuthbert’s, Durham
sp.1.6.1.5.2.3.1.6 Eveline Speed christened February 21st, 1903 in Durham; buried October 7th, 1903 at St Cuthbert’s, Durham
sp.1.6.1.5.2.3.1.7 John Speed born August 22nd, 1907 at Pity Me, Co Durham; died April-June 1979 in Durham East