An image of a tree

 

Joseph Beard

Date Event Source
May 1820? Christened 20 May 1820 in Aldham. Parents were John Beard and Maria Green. Parish Records
5 Dec 1840 Married Catherine Dyer in Great Tey Parish Church. He was 21, a labourer, living in Great Tey. Marriage Certificate
1841 Son John born. Living at Great Tey, aged 20, in the Census with wife Catherine and son John (3m). 1841 Census
Mar 1844 Son George born in Great Tey. Registered in Lexden district, 12 136. FreeBMD
5 May 1844 Son George christened in Great Tey, Essex Parish Register
21 Sept 1846 Son William born in Great Tey
16 Sept 1848 Daughter Sarah born in Great Tey
29 Dec 1850 Son James born in Great Tey
1851 Living in Great Tey, aged 31, an Ag Lab. With wife Kitty and 5 children. 1851 Census
1853 Son Joseph born
1856 Son Henry born
1859 Daughter Emma born
1861 Living in Great Tey, Cottage in Dickey Lane. He was 40, a vermin destroyer, born Aldham. With wife Catherine (40), son John (20, Ag Lab), George (17, Ag Lab), William (14, Ag Lab), Sarah (12), James (10), Joseph (7), Henry (5), Emma (1). They were next door to a Beer Shop on Colne Road. 1861 Census
1861 Son Walter born
1862 Son Walter dies
1863 Son Walter (Mark II) born
1871 Aged 51, a rat catcher. Still at Great Tey in Dickey Lane (looks like Patricks Cottage?) with wife Catherine (50, a silk worker), sone James (20), Joseph (17), Henry (15) and Emma (11). 1871 Census (RG 10 1692)
9 Oct 1871 Son George married Emma Martha Walters at St James Church, Clapham. He witnessed, occupation given as "bricklayer". Marriage Certificate
1878 Wife Kitty dies (Mar 1878, 4a 237) FreeBMD
1881 Aged 61, widowed, living in Great Tey, Dicky Lane with daughter Emma (22) and (grand?)son Walter (17 = his son, I I think)  1881 Census
1891 Possibly listed in the Workhouse in Stanway = Leyden and Winstree Workhouse, a widower, aged 71, born Great Tey. 1891 Census
1892 / 1897 Died?

Home

Created by: Sam Edwards, 2005.
Email me: samsheep@yahoo.com