William Speed

1773 - 1855  (82 years)

• Name	William Speed
  Born	1773	Preston Brook, nr Runcorn
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	25 Apr 1773	Daresbury, Cheshire   [1]
  Occupation	Boatman, canal company porter
  Died	1855	Preston Brook
  Buried	27 Apr 1855	All Saints, Daresbury   [2]
  Person ID	I21698	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Speed,   b. 1726, Cheshire ,   d. 18 Oct 1798, Daresbury, Cheshire  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Cowper,   b. 1736,   d. 12 Oct 1798, Daresbury, Cheshire  (Age 62 years)
  Married	23 Mar 1761	Daresbury, Cheshire   [1]
  Family ID	F06604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Harrison,   b. 1777,   d. 1848, Preston Brook  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1796	All Saints, Runcorn   [3]
  Children	1. Esther Speed,   b. 1797, Preston Brook, nr Runcorn   2. Samuel Speed,   b. 1800, Preston Brook, nr Runcorn ,   d. 1855  (Age 55 years)   3. Hannah Speed,   b. 1803, Preston Brook, nr Runcorn   4. George Speed,   b. 1806, Preston Brook, nr Runcorn   5. Joseph Speed,   b. 1809, Preston Brook, nr Runcorn ,   d. 1836, Preston Brook, nr Runcorn  (Age 27 years)   6. Henry Speed,   b. 1815, Preston Brook, nr Runcorn   7. Peter Speed,   b. 1818, Preston Brook, nr Runcorn   8. Thomas Speed,   b. 1819, Preston Brook, nr Runcorn
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F06600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Marriage date also given as Oct 31 1796 and Oct 31 1797 in other records on IGI.

  
  

• Sources

  [S010067] IGI. [S331731] Cheshire Parish Registers (Ancestry). [S010079] England and Wales Marriages 1538-1940 (Ancestry).