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Speed in Lambeth, London early 20th century
« on: Monday 21 May 18 13:46 BST (UK) »
I've been looking for an ALENA Speed, in Lambeth London for years now with no success.  She was known to have had a child Percy in 1899 in Lambeth, London. He was illegitimate and adopted by John and Sarah Jane Cousins from Dorset.

No birth, baptismal or marital records can be found for an ALENA Speed, so I have assumed it is a shortening of a longer name e.g. Magdalena, Helena etc. Still no luck in tracking her down as there are so many.

I'm asking for help in tracking her down through census records. I'm hoping someone here can please help find her.

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Re: Speed in Lambeth, London early 20th century
« Reply #1 on: Monday 21 May 18 13:52 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Could her name be Eleanor? There are a few around in the London area including Lambeth.

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Re: Speed in Lambeth, London early 20th century
« Reply #2 on: Monday 21 May 18 14:41 BST (UK) »

Hi
There actually is an Alena Speed in Lambeth 1891.
Even if it was your Alena, how would you know?
What are the sources for Alena/Percy/Lambeth?How do you know that the Cousin family adopted Percy?I assume that it was an informal adoption?
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Re: Speed in Lambeth, London early 20th century
« Reply #3 on: Monday 21 May 18 16:16 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Do you have Percy's bc which states his mother to be Alena or is the information on his mother from the baptism record?

The reason I ask is that I wonder if the mother's christian name is Alma and that the baptism record has been mistranscribed.

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Re: Speed in Lambeth, London early 20th century
« Reply #4 on: Monday 21 May 18 16:21 BST (UK) »
Just looked at the image of Percy's baptism, it could very well be Alma rather than Alena  ???

The address given is 41 Jeffery's Road. There are a number of baptisms on the same page with the same address.

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Re: Speed in Lambeth, London early 20th century
« Reply #5 on: Monday 21 May 18 16:25 BST (UK) »
It would appear that 41 Jeffrey's Road, Lambeth was Clapham Maternity Hospital, opened in 1889.

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Re: Speed in Lambeth, London early 20th century
« Reply #6 on: Monday 21 May 18 16:28 BST (UK) »
There's an Alma Speed born q2 1873, Kensington
Vol 1a page 4

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Re: Speed in Lambeth, London early 20th century
« Reply #7 on: Monday 21 May 18 16:35 BST (UK) »
1891 -

John Ives   29
Anne Ives   25
Ethel Ives   1 6/12
John C Ives   4/12
Alma Speed   sister 17 b. Kilburn, London Dom Serv.
RG12 Piece 7 Folio 112 Page 53, Paddington, London

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Re: Speed in Lambeth, London early 20th century
« Reply #8 on: Monday 21 May 18 16:38 BST (UK) »
Baptism for the above Alma -

Alma Speed
Baptism 2 Apr 1873, St Augustine, Paddington
Father - John Speed, Horsekeeper
Mother - Sarah Maria Speed
Abode - Queen Anne's Yard

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