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Rev. Jocelyn Henry G. Speck              1858-1922
Jocelyn was born about 1858, the son of Rev. Edward John Speck and Anna Katherine Lally, in London. He attended Worcester College.
Rosalie Hughes Dalrymple                   1858-1947
Rosalie was born about 1858, the daughter of Alexander Dalrymple and Fanny Hammond Ponsonby, at St. Vincent, West Indies.
I have identified the following children.
Gwendoline Rosalie Lally Tollendal Born 1 Mar 1882   London Never married
John Laud Jocelyn Born 13 Sep 1888   Banbury, Oxfordshire Never Married
Katherine Stella Mary Born 6 Dec 1891   Banbury, Oxfordshire Married Fulke Rosavo Radice
Birth of Parents
Jocelyn Henry G. Speck b: abt 1858         Maiden Vail, London       1858 1Q Kensington 1a 9
son of Rev. Edward John Speck and Anna Katherine Lally

Rosalie Hughes Dalrymple b: abt 1858               St. Vincent, West Indies
daughter of Alexander Dalrymple and Fanny Hammond Ponsonby

Marriage
26 Apr 1881
Jocelyn Henry G. Speck
Rosalie Hughes Dalrymple 		Holy Trinity, Wimbledon       1881 2Q Kingston 2a 507

The Times, Thursday, Apr 28, 1881                     MARRIAGES
  On the 26th, at Holy Trinity, Wimbledon, by the Rev. Edward J. Speck, father of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. Henry Meux-Roxby, JOCELYN HENRY SPECK, of 32 Westbourne Park, to ROSALIE HUGHES, eldest daughter of ALEXANDER DALRYMPLE, Esq., of St. Vincent, West Indies.

Children
Gwendoline Rosalie Lally Tollendal Speck b: 1 Mar 1882  c: 13 Apr 1882             London       1882 2Q Fulham 1a 259
daughter of Jocelyn Henry G. Speck and Rosalie Hughes Dalrymple
John Laud Jocelyn Speck b: 13 Sep 1888  c: 18 Sep 1888       Banbury, Oxfordshire     1888 4Q Banbury 3a 873
son of Jocelyn Henry G. Speck and Rosalie Hughes Dalrymple

1891 Census RG12-1182 6 April 1891 Farnborough, Warwickshire
The Village Grange
Jocelyn H. Speck
Rosalie Hughes (Wife)
Gwendolin R. L. T.
John L. J.
Mary Emily Cowper(Boarder)
 Plus 2 Servants 		Age 34
Age 33
Age 9
Age 2
Age 19 		Curate of Farnborough Maiden Vail
St. Vincent
West Kensington
Banbury
Banbury 		London
West Indies
London
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire 		abt 1858
abt 1858
1 Mar 1882
13 Sep 1888
abt 1871

Katherine Stella Mary Speck b: 6 Dec 1891  c: 3 Jan 1892             Banbury, Oxfordshire     1892 1Q Banbury 3a 917
daughter of Jocelyn Henry G. Speck and Rosalie Hughes Dalrymple

1901 Census RG13-1402 1 April 1901 Wroxton, Oxfordshire
 
Jocelyn H. Speck
Rosalie H. (Wife)
Gwendolen
Stella
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 43
Age 42
Age 19
Age 9 		Clergyman Church of England London
St. Vincent
London
Farnborough
West Indies

Warwickshire 		abt 1858
abt 1858
1 Mar 1882
6 Dec 1891

Death
Rev. Jocelyn Henry G. Speck Died 9 Jul 1922, Age 64,       1922 3Q Bedford 3b 254

The Times, Tuesday, Jul 11, 1922                         DEATHS
  On the 9th July, at St. Paul's Vicarage, Bedford after a long illness patiently borne, the REV. JOCELYN HENRY SPECK, Hon. Canon of St. Albans. aged 64 years.

Death
Rosalie Hughes (Dalrymple) Speck Died 25 Jul 1947, Age 89,       1947 3Q Salisbury 7c 359

The Times, Wednesday, Jul 30, 1947                         DEATHS
  SPECK - On July 25, 1947 at Orchard House, Salisbury, ROSALIE H. SPECK, wife of the late Canon Jocelyn Henry Speck, M.A., eldest daughter of the late Alexander Dalrymple, beloved mother of Gwen, Jocelyn (Jock), and Stella.   Funeral on Friday, August 1, 10 a.m., at St. Paul's Church, Bedford.

Death
Gwen Lally Died 14 Apr 1963, Age 81,       Tunbridge Wells

The Times, Wednesday, Apr 17, 1963                         DEATHS
  LALLY - On April 14, 1963, GWEN LALLY, O.B.E., Pageant Producer, Actress and Writer, of 50B Woodbury Park Road, Tunbridge Wells, daughter of the late Canon and Mrs. Jocelyn Speck, of St. Paul's, Bedford.   Cremation at Tunbridge Wells, Saturday, April 20, at 10:30.   Flowers to E.R. Hickmott and Son, Ltd, Victoria Road, Tunbridge Wells.

The Times, Wednesday, Apr 17, 1963                   OBITUARIES
MISS GWEN LALLY
PAGEANT MASTER AND
PLAY PRODUCER
  Miss Gwen Lally. O.B.E., pageant master, play producer, and lecturer, died on Sunday.   The daughter of Canon Jocelyn Speck, she was educated at home and acted under the management of Sir Herbert Tree at His Majesty's Theatre and at the Old Vic during the First World War.   Subsequently she was the producer of many pageants - at Warwick, Tewkesbury, Runnymeade, Dudley Castle, Malvern, and elsewhere.   She directed and produced at repertory theatres in Leeds and Westcliff on Sea, and was known as a lecturer on the theatre.
  Gwen Lally as a pageant Master was in the line of her distinguished predecessors Frank Lascolles and Louis N. Parker.   The first woman to succeed in this sphere, her work was mostly in the more spacious days when leisure was not spent in passive entertainment, and leading local figures could afford to finance such projects.   It was an age of megaphones not microphones and Gwen Lally owed as much to her powerful personality and striking figure as to her knowledge and flair.   She handled vast crowds as easily as numerous committees and she knew the art of delegation.   She inspired a loyalty in every social stratum of her cast and if she appeared to some as a showman this is a necessary part of the pageant master's craft.
  As pageantry changed under the influence of the film to a less leisurely entertainment, Gwen Lally never quite accepted this development nor the idea of a local authority as patron.   Technical advances seemed unimportant to her as she inevitably belonged to the inter war period.
  In her many productions thousands of amateur players enjoyed her rehearsals and enlarged their lives through her inspiration while thousands of spectators have been entertained and often thrilled by flashes of her skill as for example the memorable Angels on Tewkesbury Abby tower.

Death
John Laud Jocelyn Speck Died 2 Sep 1967, Age 78,       1967 3Q Maidstone 5F 474

The Times, Thursday, Sep 14, 1967                         DEATHS
  JOCELYN SPECK - On 2nd September, 1967, at Royal Kent Hospital, Maidstone, after sudden illness, JOHN LAUD JOCELYN SPECK, M.A., only son of the late Canon Jocelyn Speck.   Dearly loved brother of Mrs. Stella Fulke Radice, of Berne.   Private funeral, 7th September, conducted by Canon R. Soar, of St. Mary Platt.   R.I.P.