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| 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? |
Created by: Sam Edwards, 2005.
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