William Speed Pallister was the fifth child of William Speed Pallister & Mary Bellwood born Jan-March 1873 at Hebburn, Co Durham.
In 1881 the family were living at 1 Whitley Row, Whitley, Northumberland.
By 1891 William was still living at home with his parents & brothers & sisters at 26 Melton Terr, New Hartley, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. William was a coal miner.
In 1901 William was still living at home at North View, Walbottle with his parents & brothers & sisters. He was now a colliery banksman.
William married Sarah Cowperthwaite in July-September 1901, the marriage being registered at Castle Ward, Northumberland. Sarah was born in ‘Barclay’, USA c1872, the daughter of Jane & Anthony Cowperthwaite, a coal miner. At the time of the 1901 census Sarah was a school teacher boarding at Ashington, Northumberland, however her parents were living at Newburn (in Castle Ward district), Northumberland.
In 1911 William & Sarah were living at 57 Beaumont Terrace, Westerhope, Newcastle-upon-Tyne & William was a weighman above ground at the coal mine. They had 4 children – Mary Jane (8), Isobel (7), Sarah (4) & William (1).
The children of William Speed Pallister & Sarah Cowperthwaite were:
p.1.6.3.1.1.5.5.1 Mary Jane Pallister born July-September 1903 at Newburn, Northumberland
p.1.6.3.1.1.5.5.2 Isobel Pallister born Jan-March 1904 at Newburn, Northumberland
p.1.6.3.1.1.5.5.3 Sarah Pallister born April-June 1906 at Newburn, Northumberland
p.1.6.3.1.1.5.5.4 William Pallister born April-June 1909 at Whorlton, Northumberland
p.1.6.3.1.1.5.5.5 Elsie B Pallister born July-September, 1912 at Castle Ward,
Northumberland