William Speed (1885 - 1885)

Born 1885 in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 1885 at about age 0 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

William Speed was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

William Speed was born in 1885, in Sandhurst, Colony of Victoria, Australia, the son of Edwin Speed and his wife Emily Miller.^[1] Please note: the Sandhurst of 1885 is NOT the Sandhurst on modern (2020s) maps. From 1863 until 1891 the official name for what is now Bendigo was City of Sandhurst, County of Bendigo. After 1891 Sandhurst reverted to its previous name of Bendigo.^[2]

William Speed died young.

William Speed passed away in 1885, in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, at just one month of age.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration — Victoria State Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Birth registration details: Registration number: 28596/1885; Family name: SPEED; Given name(s): William; Event: Birth; Mother's name: Emily; Mother's family name at birth: MILLER; Father's Name: Edwin; Place of Birth: SAND; Reg year: 1885
2. ↑ History of Place Name — State Library of Victoria blog
3. ↑ Death Registration — Victoria State Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Death registration details: Registration number: 11419/1885; Family name: SPEED; Given name(s): William; Event: Death; Mother's name / Spouse's name: Emily; Mother's family name at birth: MILLER; Father's Name: Edwin; Place of birth: ; Place of death: CASTLEMAINE; Spouse at Death: ; Age at Death: 1 Months; Reg. year: 1885

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