The Lancashireman's family history

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Lilian Wetton

(1888 - 1965)

Father:	Edwin George Wetton (1867 - 1936)
Mother:	Minnie Landless (1866 - 1945)

Siblings:

Children:

None

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
1888-04-12	Birth		lancashirebmd: T1 1939 register
1891-04-05	Census	Abode: 35 Derby Street, Hulme, Lancashire Age: 3 Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire	Census record RG12-3197-78-21: F1 F2 T2 familysearch: Link
1901-03-31	Census	Abode: 5 Marcer Street, Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire Age: 12 Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire	Census record RG13-3760-133-1: F3 F4 T3 familysearch: Link
abt.1910-02	Marriage Joseph Slater (abt.1889 - 1922)	Place: St Mark, Newton Heath, Manchester	freebmd: T4 lancashirebmd: T5
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire Age: 22 Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire	Census record RG14- familysearch: Link T6
abt.1932-02	Marriage John Speed (1899 - 1966)	Place: St Mark, Newton Heath, Manchester	lancashirebmd: T7 freebmd: T8
1939-09-29	1939 register	Birthdate: 1888-04-12 Abode: 7 Marcer Street, Manchester, Lancashire	1939 register RG101-4528D-007-44: F5 F6 F7 T9
abt.1965-02-08	Death	Age: 76	freebmd: T10 Estimated from burial record
1924-04-02	Burial	Place: Grave F/731, Philips Park Cemetery, Manchester	www.burialrecords.manchester.gov.uk: Link T11

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	Birth: WETTON Lilian LANDLESS 1888 Ancoats Lancashire Archives+, Manchester Central Library ANC/208/88
T2	1891 census RG12 piece 3197 folio 78 page 21 Administrative County of Manchester Civil Parish of Hulme Municipal Borough of Manchester Municipal Ward of Medlock St Urban Sanitary District of Manchester Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Rural Sanitary District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of Manchester S W Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Paul Schedule 142 35 Derby St Edwin Wetton Head M 23 Grocer _ X _ London Minnie Wetton Wife M 25 Lancashire Manchester Thomas Wetton Brother S 20 Grocer _ X _ London Lillian Wetton Daur 3 Lancashire Manchester Edwin Wetton Son 1 Lancashire Manchester Carrie Fairlee Serv S 19 General Serv Domestic Lancashire Chowbent Transcribed from LANRG12_3197_3199-0170.jpg by dh
T3	1901 census RG13 piece 3760 folio 133 page 1 Administrative County [Lancashire struck out] MANCHESTER Civil Parish of North Manchester Ecclesiastical Parish of Newton Heath St Marks County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Manchester Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of Miles Platting Rural District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of North East Manchester Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Schedule 2 5 Mercer St Edward Wetton Head M 35 Grocer Shopkeeper Own Account at home London Minnie Wetton Wife M 36 Lanc. Manchester Lillie Wetton Daur S 12 Lanc. Manchester Henry Wetton Son S 9 Lanc. Manchester Hetty Wetton Daur S 7 Lanc. Manchester George Wetton Son S 5 Lanc. Manchester Fanny Wetton Daur S 1 Lanc. Manchester Transcribed from LANRG13_3759_3760-0594.jpg by dh
T4	Marriages Mar 1910 SLATER Joseph Prestwich 8d 460 WETTON Lily Prestwich 8d 460
T5	Marriage: WETTON Lily SLATER Joseph 1910 Old Newton, St. Mark Lancashire Archives+, Manchester Central Library 104/2/293
T6	RG14 RD466 Manchester SD1 Ancoats ED3 SN73 Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire Joseph Slater Head 21 Process Engraver Photography York, Yorkshire Lily Slater Wife 22 Manchester, Lancashire
T7	Marriage: SPEED John SLATER Lily 1932 Old Newton, St. Mark Lancashire Archives+, Manchester Central Library 104/3/385 Marriage: SPEED John WETTON Lily 1932 Old Newton, St. Mark Lancashire Archives+, Manchester Central Library 104/3/385
T8	Marriages Mar 1932 Speed John Slater Manchester N. 8d 846
T9	N.K.N.W. County Borough of Manchester 466-4 7 Marcer St Schedule 70 43 1 Speed John M Jan 31 99 M Stock Keeper A R [...] 44 2 Speed Lily F Apl 12 88 M Domestic 01 3 Speed John Jr M Mar 24 24 S C.W.S. Butchery Dept Transcribed from TNA_R39_4528_4528D_007.jpg and TNA_R39_4528_4528D_008.jpg by dh
T10	Deaths Mar 1965 SPEED LILY 76 MIDDLETON 10E 539
T11	Philips Park Cemetery FConsecrated 731 1 Hetty Speed Philips Park Cemetery FConsecrated 731 2 Lily Speed Philips Park Cemetery FConsecrated 731 3 John Speed 02/04/1924 Hetty Speed Philips Park Cemetery FConsecrated 731 13/02/1965 Lily Speed Philips Park Cemetery FConsecrated 731 05/11/1966 John Speed Philips Park Cemetery FConsecrated 731

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	LANRG12_3197_3199-0170.jpg
F2	Transcript	Census-1891-RG12-3197-78-21-Wetton.text
F3	Image	LANRG13_3759_3760-0594.jpg
F4	Transcript	Census-1901-RG13-3760-133-1-Wetton.text
F5	Image	TNA_R39_4528_4528D_007.jpg
F6	Image	TNA_R39_4528_4528D_008.jpg
F7	Transcript	R39-4528D-007-Speed.text

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