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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: Death of Harriet Beamont after 1871
« on: Thursday 06 September 18 05:13 BST (UK)  »
Kerri, Sorry that it has taken me 4 years to reply !! I lost interest in the subject then forgot about it.
I don't know if Florence was married. It must be the best part of 70 years ago when we visited her terrace house in Collingwood ( a suburb of Melbourne, Aust.)
I do not have any knowledge of her having a spouse or children.
Thanks for the info on Ernest, the name now rings a bell in my mind from something I heard of in the past but can no longer remember.
I guess he was not shown in the 1901 census at Broad Street as he was serving in Africa or resided elsewhere.

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: Death of Harriet Beamont after 1871
« on: Monday 06 April 15 09:03 BST (UK)  »
I have more information about Eliza Jane Beamont that may be of interest if you do not already have it.
The 1901 census shows Eliza Jane Nicolle residing at 86 Broad Street, Reading. The census shows all the family being cutlers, I have some of cutlery engraved with the initials EJB and also EJN and one with HN (Harriet)
Children are listed as Graham Beamont, 27y
                               Maud Emily,          19y ( my Grandmother)
                               Stanley                 17y
Stanley was living in Cambridge in the 1950's

There was definitely another daughter, Florence, who was older that Maud, she emigrated to Melbourne, Australia as did Maud in 1912.
There was another son, name unknown, who was serving in the army in the Boer War at Christmas 1900. I still have a box of chocolates that he received as a Christmas gift while in Africa that he sent home to Maud in Broad Street.

As previously mentioned John Beamont died in Hobart in 1872, he was a very wealthy man, his estate being valued at some 28,000 pounds. . ( The wage for an unskilled laborer in 1870 was about 180 pounds a year)
According to his will Harriet was the immediate legatee.

I am interested mainly in the ascendants of Eliza Jane and Edwin Nicholle.
Eliza Jane's parents were George and Eliza Neville, farmers in the County of Hereford, and Eliza was born on 15 August 1849 (?), but that is all I know.

I would like to know of Daphne Fan's connection, I suspect it must be through Eliza Jane's children.
Also, what connection do the MargP "3 generations" have, is it family as there is a remarkable resemblance of one in the picture to my cousin who resided in Newcastle, NSW (Australia).

Trust you will find this interesting !

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: Death of Harriet Beamont after 1871
« on: Sunday 05 April 15 06:41 BST (UK)  »
Eliza Jane Beamont was my Great Grandmother, the adopted daughter of Harriet and John. John Beamont (b.1792) mentions Eliza Jane as "your adopted daughter" in one of his letters to Harriet.

John arrived in Hobart arrived in Sydney from Guernsey in 1812 then went to Tasmania in 1813 where he apparently remained for his lifetime never visiting his home country again

John Beamont married Harriet Emily Evans in Hobart on 11 September 1820. John was 28 and Harriet 16 years of age (B.1804).

Harriet was the daughter of George William and  Jennett (nee Melville) Evans, George being a Surveyor General of Tasmania and explorer in New South Wales.

I do not know when Harriet returned to Guernsey or if she ever visited Tasmania again. Contents of letters allude to strained relationship between Harriet and John's brother's wife taking place in Hobart.

I hold a copy of a letter from John to Harriet in October 1870 addressed to her at No 1 Belmont Terrace, Kings Road, Guernsey. Also shown is Havelot, St Peter Port, (same place?)

Harriet died at that address December 24, 1872, aged 67yrs 2 mths. John Beamont died only a few days earlier on 19th December 1872 in Hobart, Tasmania so Harriet would have never known of his death.

Also, my Grandmother always talked of her father (Eliza Jane's husband, Edwin Janvrin Nicolle) as being "a French doctor". I notice on other posts he was said to have been from Canada.

Hope this is of use to you.

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