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Re: Speed Family - Woolfall Hall

Posted by Olly Speed on 23/2/2008, 12:05 pm, in reply to "Re: Speed Family - Woolfall Hall"
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Hi Derek, Many thanks for that info. Do you have any dates? I've found out a bit more history, from the 1881 Census, which shows my G-Grandfather (Thomas Prescott SPEED) and G-G-Grandfather living at Woofall Hall: TEXT Extract: 1881 British Census 5 CONT Dwelling: Liverpool Rd Woolfall Hall 5 CONT Census Place: Huyton With Roby, Lancashire, England 5 CONT Source: FHL Film 1341891 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 3722 Folio 45 Page 6 5 CONT Household: 5 CONT Marr Age Sex Birthplace 5 CONT Thomas SPEED 5 CONT M 51 Male Liverpool, Lancashire, England 5 CONT Rel: Head 5 CONT Occ: Farmer Of 190 Acres Statute Employing 2 Men & 2 Women 5 CONT Elizabeth Ann SPEED 5 CONT M 51 Female Ealing, Middlesex, England 5 CONT Rel: Wife 5 CONT Edward SPEED 5 CONT U 25 Male Huyton, Lancashire, England 5 CONT Rel: Son 5 CONT Occ: Farmers Son 5 CONT Thomas Prescott SPEED 5 CONT U 21 Male Huyton, Lancashire, England 5 CONT Rel: Son 5 CONT Occ: Farmers Son 5 CONT Susan SPEED 5 CONT U 18 Female Huyton, Lancashire, England 5 CONT Rel: Daur 5 CONT Occ: Farmers Daur 5 CONT Hugh SPEED 5 CONT U 16 Male Huyton, Lancashire, England 5 CONT Rel: Son 5 CONT Occ: Farmers Son 5 CONT John Henry SPEED 5 CONT U 12 Male Huyton, Lancashire, England 5 CONT Rel: Son 5 CONT Occ: Scholar 5 CONT Esther SPEED 5 CONT U 78 Female Overton, Flint, Wales 5 CONT Rel: Aunt 5 CONT Occ: Formerly Cook Domestic Serv 5 CONT John FARRELL 5 CONT U 62 Male Roscommon, Ireland 5 CONT Occ: Farm Serv (Indoor) 5 CONT William LIDERTH 5 CONT U 22 Male Roby, Lancashire, England 5 CONT Occ: Farm Serv (Indoor) 5 CONT Mary SANDERS 5 CONT U 15 Female Liverpool, Lancashire, England 5 CONT Rel: Serv 5 CONT Occ: General Serv Domestic Apprantly, as my family's oral history goes, my family lived there until around 1893, as Estate Managers for the 15th Earl of Derby, who they were very close to. When the 16th Earl took over, he summarily kicked them off the Estate. I have a picture of Woolfall Hall, just prior to its demolition in the 1960's, but not sure how to upload it. Cheers, Olly Speed.

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