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George Beard

Date Event Source
Mar 1844 Born in Great Tey. Registered in Lexden district, 12 136. Parents Joseph Beard and Catherine Dyer. FreeBMD
5 May 1844 Christened in Great Tey, Essex Parish Register
1851 Living in Great Tey, Essex, aged 7 1851 Census
1861 Still living at home in Great Tey, aged 17 1861 Census
1871 Not found on the census 1871 Census
9 Oct 1871 Married Emma Martha Walters at St James Church, Clapham. He was living in Clapham, aged 25, a labourer.

NB The church is on a list of Lost Churches of Southwark.

Marriage Certificate
1872 Son Walter Henry born in Cornwall Road, Brixton. Registered March, Lambeth (1d 500). FreeBMD / 1891 Census
1873 Son George Benjamin born in Brixton. Registered March, Lambeth (1d 521) FreeBMD / 1881 Census
1874 Son Joseph William born in Brixton. Registered Lambeth, March 1875 (1d 534) FreeBMD / 1881 Census

 

1876 Daughter (Catherine) Elizabeth born in Brixton. Registered March, Lambeth (1d 562) FreeBMD / 1881 Census
1880 Son Alfred born in Brixton. Not registered? 1880 Census
1881 Living at 8 Cornwall Street, London. He was 30, a labourer, with wife Emma aged 27. They have 5 children: Walter (9), George (8), Joseph (7), Elizabeth (5), Alfred (1). A widowed laundress from Leeds, Elizabeth Sathland, aged 49, was also at that address. 1881 Census
1882 Son James Charles born in Brixton, London. Not registered? 1901 Census / Marriage Certificate
1884 Daughter Martha Agnes born in Brixton. Registered June, Lambeth (1d 507) 1901 Census / FreeBMD
1889 Daughter Millie born in Brixton. Not registered? 1901 Census
1891 Aged 47, a general labourer, born Essex living at 22 Lower Orchard Street, Clapham with wife Emma (37), children Walter (19), George (18), Joseph (16), Elizabeth (15), Alfred (12), Charles (10), Martha Agnes (7), Amelia (2). 1891 Census
1892 Son Ernest born in Brixton. registered June, Lambeth (1d 329) FreeBMD / 1901 Census
1897 Daughter Edith born in Kingston-upon-Thames. Registered Dec, Kingston (2a 368) 1901 Census / FreeBMD
1901 Living at 31 Crops Road, Kingston, aged 59, a general labourer. His place of birth is wrongly given as "Devon Excepter". Emma is 49, Walter (29, labourer), Alfred (21, carman's carter), James (19), Martha (17), Millie (12), Ernest (9), Edith (4). 1901 Census
26 Dec 1915 Marriage of son James Charles to Ellen Hall at the Parish Church of St Peter, Norbiton, Surrey. He is retired.  Marriage Certificate

They had at least 10 children....

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