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There is a William Beckwith who is listed as a brother-in-law of the head of household (John Hasler, wife Sarah) on the 1861 England census for Halstead, Essex. It says he was born in Halstead and is 47 so the right age and place of birth.
There is also a William Beckwith who is listed as lodger on the same census for Snoreham, Essex. It says he was born in Halstead and is 47 so again the right age and place of birth.
Have you eliminated these two Williams? What facts do you have about your William that we can use to differentiate him from others (parents, siblings)?
Jacquie
Canada: Patterson, Brown, Haidenger/Heidinger, Meyer, Johnston(e), Gorsuch, Kitchin/Kitchen
United States: Patterson, Smith, Brown, Vance, Bower(s), Newberry, Best, Love, Gorsuch
England (Northumberland): Brown, Whitfield, Henderson
Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife, East Lothian): Johnston(e), Bell, Galloway, Campbell, Robertson, Williamson, Thomson, Crawford
Germans from Russia: Haidenger/Heidinger, Meyer, Meach, Lorenz