Jane Pearse Speck

Taranaki Herald, 29 June 1870
Accident to Mrs. Speck. - We regret to hear that an accident has happened to the wife of Mr. Speck, by which she is likely to be laid up for a short time. We are informed that Mrs. Speck, on Saturday, the 28th May, went into a paddock to catch her horse, and while trying to separate it from some strange horses, was kicked on her right side, and two of her ribs broken. We are glad to hear that Mrs. Speck is in no danger, and progressing as well as can be expected.

Hawera Star,29 August 1924
In the death of Mrs. Jane Speck, at the age of 77 years and after a short illness, Taranaki loses another link with the early history of the province. Mrs. Speck’s father and mother (Mr. and Mrs. John French) came to New Plymouth by the sailing ship William Bryant in 1841. Eight years later the late Mrs. Speck was born, and during the whole course of her life she has been intimately associated with the progress of the "province. Her husband (who served in the Taranaki Mounted Rifles during the war) predeceased her many years ago. Deceased, who lived at Stratford, is survived by seven sons and four daughters.