Peter Brown Family History

Joseph Speight

Married in registry office. Witnessed by William Speight (brother) & Sarah Ann Anderson. Both Joseph and Priscilla lived at 75 Lawson Street, Stockton at the date of marriage. Lived at 27 Palmerston Street, Thornaby. Middlesborough, Yorkshire at time of sons birth (1883). Changed jobs sometime between 1881 & 1910 from a Puddler (Steel furnace Operator) to a Steam Ship Fireman.
He died prior to Joseph Henry's marriage in 1910.
Letter from Leonard George in 1913 refers to Aunty Elizabeth & Uncle Bill (brother/sister) and to Henry (william's son).

Joseph Speight could not write as signature on marriage certificate was marked with a cross.
1881 Census shows birth year as 1856/57. Marriage certificate shows it as 1857/58.
1881 census shows birth place as Middlesborough. However no record of birth in Middlesborough, Thornaby or Stockton.

Priscilla Watkins

Pricilla Watkins does not appear on 1881 census, but did not marry until following year.She had no noted profession at the date of her marriage.She was the eldest child and had two sisters (Silloth and Eliza).  Her family originate from Stafford. She possibly had another child in 1890 before Leonard, also called Amelia, that died early on. Priscilla could not write as her signature on her marriage certificate (to Joseph Speight) and her sons birth certificate were marked with a cross.
After her second marriage, Priscilla lived at 30 Warwicksire Street, Hunslet, Yorkshire with George Wainford. When she lived at 40 Leicester Street, Thwate Gate, Hunslet, Leeds she used the name Priscilla Wainford. Later Mr Wainford was cared for by Priscilla’s son Joseph in Guildford