Hi gjil, what a wonderful offer. I've got a number of
BEAVIS forebears residing in Southampton cemeteries, mainly St Mary's but perhaps also All Saints. Trouble is, there were rather a lot of them. Do you have them all listed on computer or as printouts that could be scanned to me or photocopied to save you time and trouble? I've also found some of the earlier records of their name has some under
BEVISSo far I've got reasonably far back and am hoping that their records may still be around and may even help me make a few more connections. Many were actively involved with St Mary's but i believe the church has been rebuilt at least once, so I suspect that stones & plaques pre-dating the rebuild/s may not still survive. However, i live in hope
My Beavis's were mainly carpenters, but some took other trades or became involved in coal & shipping + eventually, funeral parlours
James Beavis, carpenter, b.c.1768, died Feb 1831 and is buried in St Mary's. He was married twice that i know of
wife 1,
Mary, died May 1794
wife 2,
Ann [nee
Paskins] died, i believe in Dec 1820
There is also a
John Beavis, carpenter. I believe he is the above James' brother. He died, according to his probate, about 14 Oct 1826
His wife,
Edith died after 1829 according to the Administration of John's will. A lot of their children died young. They were bapt & bur in St Mary's so i suspect the parents will have been buried there too. However, some of the grandkids married in All Saints.
The above James' kids:
son:
James Beavis jun, carpenter & builder, b.c.1791, died Jan 1861 Vincent's Walk; bur St Mary's
his wife:
Harriett, nee
Passmore I believe, dies aft. 1859 [husband's will]; may be the Harriet who dies Jly 1883
The GROs list 2 James's dying, 1861 & 1862 but without ages, it is hard to be absolutely sure which is which. I feel sure mine is the earlier one, though the other is likely to be a relative as well.
son:
Henry, b.1805, for whom i don't have a burial date, was the Sexton during the mid 1800s. He made it to the 1851 census, after that i lose him, so assume he died between 1851 & '61.
His wife,
Elizabeth, nee
Potts died I believe, 16.11.1854.
son:
William , carpenter then cheesemonger, b.1801., died 8 April 1855. He's likely buried in Lambeth SRY as that's where he went to live, but it is possible he'll be named somewhere.
dau:
Eliza Beavis b.c.1797 death unknown
dau:
Charlotte [marr. name
Riddett] may have died early 1851. I can't find a census for her, and a death GRO entry for Charlotte Riddett, Southampton, Jun ¼ suggests her, though i appreciate it is not conclusive. Her husband's name was
John Riddett, a shipwright. The lived in King st.
dau:
Ann b.c.1784 death unknown but probably bef.1829 as she doesn't appear in her father's will.
I suspect another forebear, forename unknown, was also the sexton as a
Beavis, sexton, is listed in the 1811 directory when the above Henry would have been too young for that post. So, the position may have been handed down through the family. I'd be very grateful to hear about any records with relate to Beavis sextons back through the decades. Do you think there may be anyone amongst your Cemeteries 'Friends who would know where i look for such records? Or perhaps the St Mary's church minister would be able to suggest something.
There are other Beavis burials I'd be interested in but i don't like to land you with tons to look up, that's why I'm hoping they may be in a computer or typed up. I live in the Highlands of Scotland and am partially disabled. It makes long-distance travelling a bit awkward hence my being so delighted to come on your look-up offer
Are there any photographs of tombstones? In our local cemetery when my husband and i were doing the MI transcribing we also carefully photographed the stones – discovering the joys of a digi camera has been such a help, however, I don't assume that everyone can do this, I'm just living in hope.
If this is too much trouble, please let me know. I'd understand
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