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Need help on finding past world record holder.
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Leanne | Report | 15 Feb 2007 18:46 |
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Could anyone please help me with finding information about a past british swimming world record holder? Her name is Annie Speirs (or Spiers). The only information i have on her is her D.O.B. which is 14.07.1889. Anything found on where she came from would be a great help to me! Thanks. Leanne. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 15 Feb 2007 18:55 |
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From Google STOCKHOLM 1912: Gold - Great Britain (Bella Moore, Jennie Fletcher, Annie Spiers, Irene Steer) Silver - Germany (Wally Dressel, Louise Otto, Hermine Stindt, Margarete Rosenberg) Bronze - Austria (Margarete Adler, Klara Milch, Josephine Sticker, Berta Zahourek) Gwyn |
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Leanne | Report | 15 Feb 2007 18:58 |
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Thankyou.... Do you think there is any way of finding info on Annie? all i seem to have found is the team of swimmers and the record. Nothing on the individual i want to find! Leanne. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 15 Feb 2007 19:06 |
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There is this birth on freebmd although the registration is rather late for a July birth. Births Dec 1889 Spiers Annie Birmingham 6d 51 Gwyn |
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Belle Ringer | Report | 15 Feb 2007 19:07 |
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How about this birth entry? Name: Annie Coupe Speirs Year of Registration: 1889 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: West Derby County: Lancashire Volume: 8b Page: 460 |
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Helen | Report | 15 Feb 2007 19:07 |
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She won a gold medal in relay swimming at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm: Annie Speirs Country: GBR Sport: Swimming Birthdate: 7/14/188 Year 1912 Age 23 Event 4x100m Freestyle Relay Women Medal GOLD GBR Result 5:52.8 - info from www.databaseolympics(.)com Only Annie Speirs of the right age on 1901 census is: Annie Speirs Age: 11 Estimated birth year: abt 1890 Relation: Daughter Father's name: James Mother's name: Eliza Gender: Female Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Walton On The Hill Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Town: Liverpool County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Registration district: West Derby Sub-registration district: Walton ED, institution, or vessel: 19 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 232 Household Members: Name Age Alex Speirs 28 Annie Speirs 11 Eliza Speirs 47 Eliza Speirs 17 James Speirs 51 James Speirs 22 Jessie Speirs 8 Laura Speirs 13 Margaret Speirs 15 Peter Speirs 24 Robert Speirs 10 Thomas Speirs 3 William Speirs 19 Hope this helps! Helen |
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Leanne | Report | 15 Feb 2007 19:09 |
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Thankyou all for your help.... It has helped me a great deal! :) Leanne |
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Belle Ringer | Report | 15 Feb 2007 19:12 |
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And in 1891: Name: Annie C Spiers Age: 1 Estimated birth year: abt 1890 Relation: Daughter Father's name: James Mother's name: Eliza Gender: Female Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England Civil parish: Walton On The Hill Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Town: Walton On The Hill County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Registration district: West Derby Sub-registration district: Walton ED, institution, or vessel: 45 Household Members: Name Age Alexander S Spiers 10 Annie C Spiers 1 Eliza Spiers 37 Eliza S Spiers 7 James Spiers 41 James Spiers 12 Laura S Spiers 3 Margaret G Spiers 5 Peter Spiers 14 Robert E Spiers 1/12 William S Spiers 9 |
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