18 Aug 2023
Wife: Margaret Caroline Hignell
Born: ABT 1847 in Cambridge Census: 1871 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 1) Census: 1901 in Ely, Cambridgeshire (see note 2) Died: 1933 in Cambridgeshire 1 (see note 3) Father: Mother:
Husband: James Speed Married: 1869 in Cambridge 2 (see note 4)
Born: ABT 1844 in Harston, Cambridgeshire Census: 1871 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 5) Occupation: 1871 Gardener Census: 1901 in Ely, Cambridgeshire (see note 6) Occupation: 1901 Inn Keeper Died: 1918 in Cambridgeshire 1 (see note 7) Father: James Speed (1803 - 1880) Mother: Sarah Scar (1815 - 1905)
M Child 1: Harry Hignell Speed Born: 1870 in Trumpington Christened: 30 Oct 1870 in Trumpington (see note 8) Census: 1871 in Church Street, Trumpington (see note 9) Census: 1881 in Woodditton, Cambridgeshire (see note 10) Census: 1911 in Soham, Cambridgeshire (see note 11) Occupation: 1911 Gunner, Royal Marine Artillery Died: 9 Feb 1919 3 (see note 12) Buried: in Portsmouth, Hampshire Wife: Mildred Louise Adams b. 1881 d. 1942 Married: 1916 in London 2 (see note 13)
F Child 2: Margaret Speed Born: 1872 in Trumpington Christened: 1 Sep 1872 in Trumpington (see note 14) Census: 1881 in Woodditton, Cambridgeshire (see note 15) Census: 1901 in Ely, Cambridgeshire (see note 16) Emigrated: 1908 to USA 4 Died: 1946 in USA 4 Husband: Alfred Wilson b. ABT 1872 d. 1961 Also known as: Fred Wilson 5 Married: 1893 in Cambridgeshire 2 (see note 17)
F Child 3: Annie Speed Born: 1874 in Trumpington Christened: 23 Aug 1874 in Trumpington (see note 18) Census: 1881 in Woodditton, Cambridgeshire (see note 19) Census: 1901 in Ely, Cambridgeshire (see note 20) Census: 1911 in Yorkshire (see note 21) Died: 1956 in Cambridge 1 (see note 22) Husband: Walter John Sharplin b. ABT 1878 d. 1950 Married: 1902 in Cambridgeshire 2 (see note 23)
F Child 4: Nellie Speed Born: 31 May 1876 in Newmarket, Suffolk 2,6 (see note 24) Census: 1901 in Ely, Cambridgeshire (see note 25) Census: 1911 in Longstanton, Cambridgeshire (see note 26) Resided: 1939 in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire 6 Died: 1954 in Cambridgeshire 2 (see note 27) Husband: John Day b. 1866 d. 1926 Married: 1907 in Newmarket, Suffolk 2 (see note 28) Husband: Percy W Burkitt b. 3 Dec 1881 Married: 1929 in Cambridgeshire 2 (see note 29)
Sources: (1) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (2) FreeBMD website. (3) Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. (4) Ancestry family tree. (5) 1901 census. (6) 1939 Register.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 23, born Cambridge, with husband James Speed and son Harry Note (2) Age 52, born Cambridge, with husband James Speed and children Note (3) Jun 1933 Ely 3b 521 age 86 Note (4) Dec 1869 Cambridge 3b 1123 Note (5) Age 26, born Harston. Gardener, with wife Margaret and son Harry Note (6) Age 54, born Harston. Inn Keeper, with wife Margaret and 5 children, also his mother Note (7) Sep 1918 Chesterton 3b 429 age 73 Note (8) Oct 30 SPEED Harry Hignell of James & Margaret Caroline otp domestic servant Note (9) Age 6 months, born Trumpington, with parents Note (10) Age 10, born Trumpington, with family Note (11) Age 40, born Trumpington. Gunner, Royal Marine Artillery, single, with parents Note (12) Rank: Gunner Service No: RMA/10004 Date of Death: 09/02/1919 Age: 48 Regiment/Service: Royal Marine Artillery H.Q. (Eastney) Grave Reference: New Ground. H. 10. 3. Cemetery: PORTSMOUTH (HIGHLAND ROAD) CEMETERY Additional Information: Son of James Speed; husband of Mildred Speed, of 29, Kassassin St., East Southsea, Hants. Born at Trumpington, Cambs Also commemorated on the Newton (Cambs) War Memorial: see http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Cambridgeshire/NewtonCambridge.html Note (13) Jun 1916 St George Hanover Square 1a 1043 Note (14) Sep 1 SPEED Margaret of James & Margaret Caroline otp servant at vicarage Note (15) Age 8, born Trumpington, with family Note (16) Age 28, born Trumpington, with husband Fred Wilson Note (17) Dec 1893 Ely 3b 1135 Note (18) Aug 23 SPEED Annie of James & Margaret Caroline otp servant at the vicarage Note (19) Age 6, born Trumpington, with family Note (20) Age 26, born Trumpington, with family Note (21) Age 36, born Trumpington, with husband Walter John Sharplin and four children Note (22) Dec 1956 Cambridge 4a 235 age 82 Note (23) Mar 1902 Ely 3b 905 Note (24) Sep 1876 Newmarket 3b 538 Note (25) Age 24, born Newmarket, with family Note (26) Age 35, born Newmarket, with husband John Day Note (27) Sep 1954 Ely 4a 244 age 78 Note (28) Dec 1907 Newmarket 3b 1254 Note (29) Sep 1929 Ely 3b 1459 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index