Birth: 1605 Tong, Yorkshire, UK
Father: Richard Speight 1577-1612
Mother: Unknown
Christening: 6/11 August 1605 St James, Tong, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Unknown
Death: After 1652
Ellin Speight 1638
Grace Speight 1640
William Speight -1640/1
James Speight -1643
Unnamed Speight 1644/5
Richard Spright 1646-1647/8
Mary Speight 1648
John Speight 1650-1732
James Speight 1652
Entry in Calverey Info for the baptism of William Speight on 11 August 1605 at Tong St James, father William Speight.
Entry in FreeReg for the baptism of William Speight on 11 August 1605 at St James, Tong, Yorkshire, father Richard Speight,
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for William Speight baptised 6 August 1605 at Tong St James, father Richard Speight. "Anno Domini 1605. [...] Bapt: William Speight Sonne of Richard Speight was baptized the [day is illegible, could be 11 or 6 noting that the day is in Roman] day of August in the year above written.
His sister was baptised on 13 February 1607/8 at St James, Tong, father William Speight.
His sister was baptised in December 1610 at St James, Tong, father William Speight.
His father was buried at St James, Tong in September 1612.
I cannot locate a marriage and all the children were baptised at St James, Tong, father William Speight.
His daughter was baptised on 13 December 1638.
His daughter was baptised on 19 July 1640.
His son was buried on 9 January 1640/1.
His son was buried on 27 July 1643.
An unnamed child was baptised on 12 February 1644/5.
His son was baptised on 8 November 1646 and buried on 8 January 1647/8.
An unnamed child of William was buried on 7 March 1646/7.
His daughter was baptised on 7 May 1648.
His daughter was buried on 12 September 1649.
His son was baptised on 8 October 1850.
His son was baptised on 28 November 1652
Prior to 1727 Tong was in the 'Wappontake of Morley, Parish of Birstall and Honour of Pontefract' and was a chapel in Birstall parish serving the Lordship of Tong, so it may not have dedicated to St James at this time.
William Speight was Felicity's eight great grandfather.
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