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Descendents of Thomas Speedy (14 Oct 1815- 26 Jan 1900)
and Isabella Patterson (9 Nov 1815 - 26 Nov 1888)

Second Immigrant Generation
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3. Margaret I. Speedy . Daughter of Thomas Speedy & Isabella Patterson. Born 16 Oct 1838 in England. Died 20 Nov 1838 in England. Buried in England.

 

4. Margaret Speedy . Daughter of Thomas Speedy & Isabella Patterson. Born 17 Oct 1840 in England. Died 7 Mar 1923 in Nanaimo, BC.

 

    After the death of Henry Grieve, Margaret married 1 Jun 1898, William Smith Birkett, who was born 3 Nov 1846 and immigrated to Canada from England in 1872.   W. S. Birkett died 14 Jan 1915, age 68, at Nanaimo, BC.

 

    Death date from BC Archives, Microfilm B13123 (GSU# 1927300), Reg # 1923-09-323767:   Margaret died 7 Mar 1923, age 82 years, Nanaimo, BC.

 

   She first married Henry "Harry" Grieve, son of William Grieve & Eleanor Turnbull, 6 Feb 1861 in St. Pauls Church, Fredericton By Rev. Dr. John M. Brooke. Born 30 Oct 1830 in Elilaw, Northumberland, England. Died 20 Aug 1889 in Grantham, BC. Buried in Courtenay Civic Cemetery, Section A. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

 

    From Headquarters, 13 Feb 1861:   "Married Manse of St. Paul's, 6th inst., by Rev. Dr. Brooke, Henry Grieve and Margaret, daughter of Thomas Speedy, all of Harvey, Manners Sutton parish, York Co."

 

    PANB, #F15552, p. 419:   Henry Grieve to Margaret Speedy both of Manners Sutton on Feb 6, 1861 by John M. Brooke.   Witnesses: M. I. Little and Isabella Brooke.

 

    SW side, gravestone in Courtenay Civic Cemetery, Section A:   "Henry Grieve, October 30, 1830 - August 20, 1889.   Thy trials ended, thy rest is won."

 

    SE side, same stone:   Walter Allen and Mary Alice Grieve, our loved ones."

 

    Henry   went to BC with his family and with the family of her brother George in 1875, and settled on Vancouver Island.   Henry and his wife Margaret had twelve children, with the first seven born in Harvey, NB.

    They had the following children:

  25   i.   Isabella "Belle" Grieve

  26   ii.   Joseph Turnbull Grieve

  27   iii.   Ellen Jane Grieve

  28   iv.   William Thomas Grieve

  29   v.   George John Grieve

  30   vi.   Samuel McCulloch Grieve

  31   vii.   Henry "Isaac" Grieve

  32   viii.   Kenneth Alexander Grieve

  33   ix.   Walter Allan Grieve

  34   x.   Margaret Ann "Annie" Grieve

  35   xi.   Mary Alice Grieve

  36   xii.   James "Edward" Grieve

 

    She second married William Smith Birkett, 1 Jun 1898 in BC. Born 3 Nov 1846 in England. Died 14 Jan 1915 in Nanaimo, BC.

 

   Immigrated to Canada in 1872.

 

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