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He was
a weaver of Erringden [1849] /
a weaver [1851] /
a cotton weaver [1861] /
a general labourer [1871] /
a farm labourer [1881] /
living on own means [1891].
In November 1849, he married Betty [1810-1897].
They lived at
Living with them were Betty's children by her first marriage:
Betty died at Knowl Farm, Walsden [29th June 1897] (aged 87).
Abraham died at Knowl Farm, Walsden [23rd July 1897] (aged 87)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
Born in Greetland [4th July 1848].
He was
a supporter of St John the Evangelist, West Vale /
a founder member of Elland Mechanics' Institute /
President of West Vale Choral Society /
educated at Alms Hill, Cheetham, Manchester [1861] /
senior partner in J. Speak & Company [from 1864] /
senior partner in Speak & Son /
a manufacturer of shoddy [1871] /
a partner in the business [1877] /
a wool merchant [1881, 1891, 1901].
His father died and Alfred took over the business [1884].
On 4th July 1881, he married Annie (Ann) Dodson [1854-1930]
at St Bartholomew's Church, Marsden.
She was a schoolmistress at the School House, Elland [1881]
Children:
They lived at
At the 1911 census, Alfred and George Norman were
living at Ingwood, Greetland, whilst Anne
and Constance were living at Chantry Drive, Ilkley.
In 1897, Alfred erected a drinking fountain in
West Vale to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
After a period spent at Harrogate & Grange, in the hope that special
treatment might do him good, Alfred died at Ingwood [19th
October 1916].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £77,297 11/5d.
Probate was granted to
son George Norman,
daughter Minnie Constance (wife of Henry Oliver Wood),
and
George Roper Kershaw (bank manager).
In his will – proved 29th November 1916 – Alfred Speak made
bequests to
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham
She was educated at a private boarding school in Birkdale, Formby,
Lancashire [1901].
She married Samuel Watkinson.
She died of complications following the birth of their
son John.
She was buried at Coley Church
[14th June 1909]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Nelson, Lancashire.
He was
a weaver at Jack Bridge Mill /
organist at Blake Dean Chapel /
a member of Hebden Bridge Male Voice Choir.
He carried out picture-framing for Alice's business.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £36,162
He was a wool merchant [1919].
In his will – proved 29th November 1916 – Alfred Speak made
bequests to
In 1914, he married Irene Eleanor Gyllencreutz [1885-1976]
at St Martin's Church, London.
George Norman died at the Empire Hotel, Bath [12th April 1938]
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £294,397 17/-.
Probate was granted to
Robert Spencer (colour merchant),
James Gordon Wood (no occupation),
John Singleton Longbottom (chartered accountant),
and
Geoffrey Wilmer Wood (wool merchant).
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
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Born 20th February 1850.
(Possibly) partner in Morton & Speak.
On 14th April 1870, he married Sarah Ann Law at St Thomas's Church, Greetland.
Children:
In 1881, Herbert was living with his Law grandparents.
Henry died 14th August 1887.
Sarah Ann died 14th January 1897 (aged 43).
In 1901, the daughters were living with their Law grandparents.
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the 2nd/7th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 20th November 1917 (aged 28).
He is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial, Nord France [Grave Ref 6 & 7],
on a memorial in
Mount Zion Methodist Church, Mytholmroyd and
Scout Road Wesleyan Chapel, Mytholmroyd,
and in the book Royd Regeneration
He died at Lowell, Massachusetts, USA [22nd March 1862]
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He was
a cotton weaver [1891] /
a farmer [1901, 1911] /
choir-master and organist at Blake Dean Chapel for 46 years.
The family had life-long connections with the Chapel.
In 1894, he married Mary Ann Walton [1870-19??] – from
Burnley – whom he had met whilst seeking work in Nelson, Lancashire.
Children:
They lived at
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Born in Stainland [4th May 1820].
but his baptism record gives the date as
Baptised at Myrtle Grove Independent Church, Eastwood [1837].
He was
a wool sorter [1851] /
a wool merchant [1854] /
a partner with George Normanton in J. Speak & Company [1856] /
a shoddy bales and woollen manufacturer employing 5 men and 16
girls [1861] /
a manufacturer of shoddy employing 45 hands [1871] /
a partner in Speak & Normanton [until 1877] /
a partner – with his son Alfred Speak – in Speak & Son [1882] /
a wool merchant employing 24 men and 26 women [1881].
On 20th September 1847, he married Hannah [1812-1891] at Halifax Parish Church.
She had 3 children by her first marriage
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] were son-in-law Joseph Appleyard
[aged 14], son-in-law Richard Appleyard [aged 13] and
son William Appleyard [aged 9].
Jeremiah died at home [23rd April 1883]
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued
at £3,621 8/4½d.
The will was proved by
son Alfred,
John Ely Eastwood (manufacturer of West Vale),
and
Enos Allison (engineer of West Vale).
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham
On 11th April 1802, he married Sally Midgley.
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
He married Sarah [17??-18??].
Children:
They lived at 8 King Street, Stansfield [1791, 1796]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
He married Sally [1784-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Park (Park Fold) Erringden [1841, 1851, 1859]
John died in 1859 (aged 73).
He was buried at Heptonstall Church
[7th November 1859]
He married Mary [1798-18??].
Children:
The children were born at 8 King Street, Stansfield.
The family lived at King Street, Stansfield [1841, 1851]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
On 14th August 1822, he married Jane Collins [1804-18??].
She was a charwoman [1851]
Children:
They lived at
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He was a woollen spinner [1851].
He married Ann [1808-18??]
They lived at Pickwood Cottage, Norland [1851]
Born in Crabtree Field, Stansfield [20th January 1833];
baptised at Mount Zion Baptist Chapel, Heptonstall [20th January
1833].
He was
a worsted weaver [1851] /
a butter dealer [1861] /
a farmer of 20 acres [1871, 1881] /
a farmer [1891] /
choir-master at Blake Dean Chapel for 45 years.
He never missed a service in 32 years and walked across the moor in
all weathers to attend church.
On 12th October 1863, he married Mary Uttley [1834-1883] from
Heptonstall.
Mary had an illegitimate daughter Dinah [b 1859].
Children:
They lived at Everil Shaw, Heptonstall [1871, 1881, 1891, 1901].
Living with them [in 1871] were visitors Susannah Uttley [aged
23] and Sarah Uttley [aged 2]
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He was
a farmer of Heptonstall [1863] /
a farmer of 20 acres [1871, 1881] /
a farmer [1891, 1901].
On 12th October 1863, he married Mary Uttley [1833-1???].
Children:
They lived at Everill Shaw, Heptonstall [1871, 1881, 1891, 1901].
Living with them [in 1871] were visitors Susannah Uttley [b
1848], Sarah Uttley [b 1869] & Dina Uttley [b 1853]
(nurse)
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Born in Queensbury.
When his father died, Mountain Mill was left to him and his brother
Paul to run.
However John was more inclined to travel and scientific
endeavours.
In 1880, John left the business and Paul carried on
alone.
He paid for Mountain Institute in memory of his parents [1913].
He built 4 almshouses in Kirton [1928].
He never married.
He died [13th January 1931] at The Grange, Kirton, Lincolnshire.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £559,698 16/1d
to his nephews and nieces and to his greatnephew John Speak Watkinson.
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He was
a cotton weaver [1901] /
a stone quarry carter [1911].
He married Sarah Jane Greenwood [1859-1901].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was daughter Grace & her
son Jesse Highley [b 1901]
Sarah Jane died in Todmorden [Q3 1901] (aged 42).
Living with them [in 1911] were daughter Grace, her husband &
son Herbert
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
During World War I,
he served as a Rifleman
with the 16th Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died 5th November 1916 (aged 20).
He was buried at Carnoy Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref W 29]
He was
a wool comber of Stansfield [1813] /
a foreman [1841] /
a wool sorter [1851, 1855].
On 18th April 1813, he married Mary (Mally) Briggs [1791-1873] at St Thomas à Becket, Heptonstall.
Children:
The first 7 children were baptised at Myrtle Grove [25th June 1837].
They lived at
He died at Denholme, Warley [25th May 1855]
He was buried at Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge
[30th May 1855].
None of the graves in Birchcliffe Chapel have yet been located.
An obituary in the Halifax Guardian [16th June 1855] reported that
In 1861, his widow Mary was living at West Vale, Elland.
She died 6th January 1873 (aged 82).
She was buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
in the Speak family grave there
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Born in Sowerby.
He was
a worsted mill hand [1891] /
a mechanic [1897].
In September 1897, he sailed on the RMS Ionic to Wellington,
New Zealand, where he was to work for Fred Sladen.
In 1899, a letter to Rev William Cunnor Evans, giving his account
of the journey to New Zealand, was published in the Sowerby Bridge Chronicle
In 1904, an account of his visit to Sowerby Bridge was published in
the Sowerby Bridge Chronicle
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In 1891, she had lodgers:
David & Thomas were brothers.
Thomas & Florence later married
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Baptised 7th August 1803]
He was
a woolcomber [1851, 1861] /
a labourer [1871] /
a woolcomber [1881].
He never married.
He lived at
He died in 1886 (aged 84)
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He started work as a worsted spinner & manufacturer for his
uncle John Clough who bought Mountain Mill.
In 1854, Paul bought the Mill from Clough and set about
upgrading and expanding.
He established Paul Speak & Sons.
On 10th May 1841, he married Nancy Drake [1815-1884], born in
Conistone.
Children:
Paul died [24th December 1878] at Mountain House.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £120,000.
Nancy died [12 June 1884] at the home of her
son Thomas, Woodroyd, Bowling
Probate records show that she left an estate valued at £1,804 5/8d.
The children placed a reredos in her memory at St Stephen's Church,
West Bowling
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Born in Queensbury [14th August 1854].
He was
partner in Paul Speak & Son /
a manufacturer [1881] /
a worsted manufacturer [1891] /
a spinner and manufacturer (when he was a visitor staying at Papworth
Hall, Caxton, Cambridgeshire) [1901] /
a worsted spinner and manufacturer [1911].
When his father died, Mountain Mill was left to him and his brother
John to run.
However John was more inclined to travel and scientific
endeavours.
In 1880, John left the business and Paul carried on
alone.
On 20th August 1879, he married Elizabeth Clough [1857-1???]
in Skipton.
In 1871, she had been a boarder at a school at (possibly) Lower Willow Hall, Skircoat
Children:
They lived at
Paul died at Laurel Bank [19th May 1914] (aged 59).
He was buried at Church of the Holy Trinity, Queensbury
See
Speak Institute
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Born in Bradshaw.
He was
a worsted spinner's manager [1901] /
a partner in Paul Speak & Son [1905] /
a worsted spinner and manufacturer [1911].
He lived at Laurel Bank, Holmfield.
He died at Laurel Bank [31st July 1961].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £503,219 2/11d
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During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 7th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He died 10th February 1917 (aged 23).
He was buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France [Grave Ref O V H 5].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
On 1st November 1832, he married Olive Fielding [1804-1881].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1841] were Betty Fielding [b
1824] Thomas Fielding [b 1830]
Olive died in 1881 (aged 77)
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Born at 8 King Street, Stansfield [23rd August 1830].
He was a blacksmith [1851, 1858, 1861, 1881].
On 7th August 1858, he married Mary Marshall [1826-1???].
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] were boarders:
Grace Marshall [b 1847] (weaver), and John William
Marshall [b 1861] (spinner)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
He was a fustian cutter of King Street, Stansfield [1887]
On 26th December 1887, he married Sarah Speak [1865-1???].
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He was
a blanket finisher [1881] /
a foundry labourer [1891] /
a stationary engine tenter [1901].
In 1873, he married Ann Leach [1849-1???] from Norland, in
Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was injured – contusions of the head and body – in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of 15th October 1907, but was treated at home
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Coiners
Born in Queensbury.
He inherited a considerable sum from his father and travelled much.
He never married.
He died [14th September 1906] in Edinburgh.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £13,428 14/5d.
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He was a dyer [1886].
In [Q3] 1886, he married Louisa Farrar in Halifax.
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During World War II,
he served as a Stoker 1st Class
with the Royal Navy
aboard the destroyer HMS Stevenstone.
He died 30th November 1944 (aged 21).
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 86 2]
He (possibly) married Betty Judson.
Children:
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In 1851, he was declared bankrupt
He was
a weaver of Everill Shaw, Heptonstall [1824] /
a farmer of 16 acres employing no labourers [1851].
On 9th December 1824, he married Betty Southwell [1806-1???] at St Thomas à Becket, Heptonstall.
Children:
They lived at
Betty was a widow and a farmer of 15 acres [1861]
Living with them [in 1861] was granddaughter [?] Lettice Speak
[b 1857]
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He married Susey [1806-18??].
Children:
They lived at Park, Erringden [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871].
William died in 1882 (aged 74)
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He was a blacksmith [1851, 1871, 1881].
He married 8th February 1847 Susannah Mitchell [1821-1???].
Children:
They lived at
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Speak, Abraham Ref 271-13
Son of William Speak, weaver.
Betty, of Stansfield was the daughter of Anthony
Crossley, (weaver), and widow of Mr Cockroft
Speak, Alfred Ref 271-1486
Son of Jeremiah Speak.
Annie, of the White Hart Inn, Marsden, was the daughter
of George Dodson from Marsden.
each of the employees who shall have been in the service of the firm
of J. Speak & Company and Speak & Son (which businesses were
formerly carried on by me in co-partnership with my late father
[Jeremiah Speak] and now with my son the said George Norman Speak)
Speak, Alice Ref 271-3
Maiden name of Alice Longstaff
Speak, Alice Dora Ref 271-2653
Daughter of Paul Speak.
Speak, Clement Ref 271-823
Son of James Speak, and brother of Alice Longstaff.
Speak, Frank Ref 271-1261
Clothier of Heptonstall.
Speak, George Norman Ref 271-2303
Son of Alfred Speak.
each of the employees who shall have been in the service of the firm
of J. Speak & Company and Speak & Son (which businesses were
formerly carried on by me in co-partnership with my late father
[Jeremiah Speak] and now with my son the said George Norman Speak)
Speak, Henry Ref 271-3522
Son of Jeremiah Speak.
Sarah Ann was the daughter of James Law
Speak, Herbert Ref 271-725
Son of Martha & William Speak of 17 Albert Street,
Mytholmroyd.
Speak, James Ref 271-7470
Formerly of Callis Mill, Stansfield.
Speak, James Ref 271-284
Son of John Speak.
Speak, Janet Mary Ref 271-3400 Speak, Jeremiah Ref 271-1336
Son of Joseph Speak.
His epitaph at St Thomas's Church, Greetland says
BORN MAY 4TH 1819
4 May 1820
Hannah (née Allison) was born in Elland, and the
widow of Jonas Appleyard.
after a painful illness
Speak, John Ref 271-11
He was a farmer [1843].
Speak, John Ref 271-3690
Woollen spinner at Hand Carr Mill, Luddendenfoot [1795]
Speak, John Ref 271-6
Speak, John Ref 271-18
He was
a farmer [1841] /
a farmer of 20 acres [1851].
Speak, John Ref 271-7
He was
an inn keeper at King Street, Stansfield [1841] /
a beer seller at King Street, Stansfield [1851].
Speak, John Ref 271-9
He was
a weaver of Sowerby [1822] /
a weaver [1841] /
a wool weaver [1851] /
a hand loom weaver [1861].
Jane came from Sowerby
Speak, John Ref 271-1555
Born in Norland.
Ann was born in Barkisland
Speak, John Ref 271-1262
Son of William Speak.
Speak, John Ref 271-16
Son of William Speak, farmer.
Mary, of Heptonstall, was the daughter of Betty
& James Uttley, farmer
Speak, John Ref 271-3130
Son of Paul Speak.
Speak, John Ref 271-19
Born in Langfield / Hawksclough.
Sarah was born in Sharneyford, Lancashire, the daughter
of Gledhill Greenwood
Speak, John Hubert Ref 271-1343
Son of Sarah Ann & William Speak of Hudson Mill,
Blackshaw, Hebden Bridge.
Speak, Joseph Ref 271-3243
Born at Stansfield [2nd June 1792];
baptised at Myrtle Grove Independent Chapel, Eastwood [25th June
1837].
Mary was baptised at Heptonstall [10th April 1792], and was
the daughter of Mary & Moses Brigg, yeoman of Plumpton
in Wadsworth
He was upwards of 30 years foreman to D. and J. Ashworth & Company,
of Callis Mill
Speak, Llewellyn Ref 271-3242
Son of Samuel Siddal Speak.
Speak, Mary Ref 271-4
Of Sykes Terrace, Ovenden.
Speak, Nathan Ref 271-12
Son of John Speak.
Speak, Paul Ref 271-3604
Born
at Kildwick.
Speak, Paul Ref 271-2652
Son of Paul Speak.
Elizabeth came from Kildwick, Yorkshire.
Speak, Paul Ref 271-3246
Son of Paul Speak.
Speak, Peter Ref 271-668
Son of Sarah Jane & John Speak
of Todmorden.
Speak, Richard Ref 271-10
He was
a weaver of Heptonstall [1832] /
a cotton weaver [1841] /
a besom maker [1851].
Speak, Richard Ref 271-8
Son of John Speak.
Mary, of Stansfield, was the daughter of William Marshall
Speak, Richard Ref 271-15
Son of William Speak.
Sarah, of Park Farm, Erringden, was the daughter of John
Speak, farmer
Speak, Samuel Siddal Ref 271-3241
Born in Sowerby.
Speak, T. A. Ref 271-144
Of Montague Street, Sowerby Bridge.
Speak, Thomas Ref 271-640
Of Walsden.
On 12th April 1869, he was convicted at Salford Quarter Sessions of
passing base coins at Todmorden, and was sentenced to 12 months'
imprisonment.
Speak, Thomas Ref 271-3605
Son of Paul Speak.
Speak, Thomas Albert Ref 271-392
Son of William Thomas Speak, a dyer of Brighouse.
Louisa, of Park Place, Southowram, was the daughter of John Farrar
Speak, Trevor Ref 271-1194
Son of Annie & Clement Speak of Halifax.
Speak, William Ref 271-5
Speak, William Ref 271-1853
Stuff manufacturer at Halifax.
Speak, William Ref 271-3245
Born in Heptonstall.
Betty, from Stansfield, was the daughter of James
Southwell
Speak, William Ref 271-17
He was
a hand loom weaver [1841, 1851, 1861] /
a woollen weaver [1871].
Speak, William Ref 271-14
Son of William Speak.
Susannah was the daughter of John Mitchell
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