Matthew Speedie 1805-1863

[MonicaL]

Still on the hunt for Matthew's mother's name 

Diddy, I think this supports your suggestion of a possible second marriage for Alexander Speedie:

My Surname Duff is in my Grandmothers name:
Margaret Duff Speedie Born 1864 in Dunshalt, Fife,
Scotland.
I believe her parents to be James Speedie and Margaret
Suttie.

I believe James Speedie to be Alexander Speedie and
Margaret Duff They were married Dec.4, 1824

http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.britisles.ireland.general/11955.1.2.1/mb.ashx

Monica

[diddymiller]

Good hunting monica. I've just had to go pick up my daughter from Derby station as her train was cancelled!!

I can't find any marriages / deaths on SP but didn't think of the wills.

Diddy

[diddymiller]

Fife death CD - do you have:

isabella Speedie  bur. nov 1837 newburgh  dsu of matthew Speedie & Isabel harrower

margaret Elizabeth Speedie wife of David neilson Bell,  dau of Matthew Speedie  bur 23/12/1845  Abdie.

Diddy

[MonicaL]

Glad you managed to pick up your daughter Diddy 

Jury's is still out in my head whether Matthew's mother was or was not Margaret Duff  Conflicting info on-line. For example, daughter Marion who shows in 1841 at home with parents Alexander and Margaret (Duff). She was born c. 1816-18 and before the date of a possible marriage for Alexander and Margaret (Duff)  that showed on the other post (and that I cannot see on SP). From her death cert, Margaret Duff shows as mother:

Marion PETRIE (married to Robert PETRIE)
died 25th Sep 1889 11h0m PM at Dunshalt, Auchtermuchty aged 73 years
Father: Alexander SPEEDIE, Farmer, deceased
Mother: Margaret DUFF, deceased
Cause of death: Supposed Paralysis suddenly - no medical attendant
Informant: Robert PETRIE her widower (present)


http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SCT-FIFE/2005-05/1117045022

Margaret Duff/Speedie looks to have died on 13 Aug 1872 in Kettle, Fifeshire. Parents given as Robert Duff and Barbara Scott www.bryan-martin.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I18593&tree=gam 

The names Barbara and Margaret feature in Matthew and Isabel (Harrower) children's names.

Monica

[MonicaL]

A few more children showing potentially for Alexander (and Margaret Duff? but name not given):

From the list you showed Diddy:

22/12/1805 Mathew    father: Alexander   Abernathy
11/2/1810   Janet                          "                 "
8/5/1814     Robert                       "                  "
14/3/1824   Jean                           "                 "
18/6/1826  Andrew                       "                 "
8/11/1828   James

There is also showing in Abernathy OPRs:

BARBRA SPEEDIE Christening: 30 AUG 1807
MARGARET SPEEDIE Christening: 23 FEB 1812
ALEXANDER SPEEDIE  Christening: 13 JUL 1819

Missing the entry for Marion born c. 1816.

  Guessing game now with Scottish naming pattern and order:

Alexander - parents Matthew and Janet...maybe!
Margaret - Robert and Barbara...which fits with what we are seeing elsewhere

Monica

[Southern]

2nd or more marriages very possible. Forgot about this one - when Barbara arrived in Aus. the papers state mother deceased. not sure if she died in aus or scot will need to keep looking on this one.

[BoSpeedie]

My name is Matthew Riley Speedie III, I do know that my ancesters originally came from Perthshire.  I hope this is helpful.  Matthew (my decendent) came from Scotland in the 1800's staying in Canada.  The family finally resided in Gibson City, Illinois.  My grandfather Matthew Riley Speedie, was fathered by William Speedie.  He had a brother named Raymond who passed away in Belleville, IL in the early 1960's.  My grandfather passed in 1972 in Lafayette, Indiana.  My father, Matthew Jr. passed away in 2002 in Lafayette as well.  I wish I knew more.