COMPLETED birth/marriage lookup St Ives

['Tricia]

1861 census

Hemingford Green,  Hemingford Grey  Huntingdonshire 

Mathew Radford, Head age 36, Dealer, born Needingworth
Mary, Wife, age 33 born St Ives, Huntingdonshire
Stephen, Son, age 16, Dealer's Assistant, born St Ives, Huntingdonshire
Elizabeth, Dau, age 14, born St Ives, Huntingdonshire
Walter, Son, age 11, born Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire
William,Son, age 9, born Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire
Joseph, Son, age 7, born Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire
Richard  Son, age 4, born Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire
Sarah Ann, Dau age 2, born Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire

RG9/980 St Ives Folio 64 Page 1

['Tricia]

1851 census

Hemingford Grey - No address recorded

Mathew Radford, Head age 27, Felmonger, born Needingworth
Ann, Wife, age 25 born St Ives
Stephen, Son, age 6, born St Ives
Elizabeth Dau, age 4 born St Ives
Lucy, Dau, age 2 born Fen Stanton
Walter, Son, age 7 months, born Fen Stanton
Lucy Fenton, age 15, House Servant born Needingworth

HO107/1749 St Ives Folio 618 Page 25

This may be a first wife.
We also have another Lucy who may have died.

Fellmonger
 1) Dealer in hides and skins , also recycled inedible animal parts for glue, fertiliser, offal, horn, bone, gut etc. Basically, he ran the "knacker's yard"
2) Tree cutter / woodsman 

Tricia

['Tricia]

This looks like the birth reference of the first Lucy which will give mother and her maiden name. You could then check this against the birth cert of one of the elder children to see if she is the same person.

Radford, Lucy
Birth Quarter ending March 1849
St Ives
14
227

This could be Frederick - we have to pick a birth after the 1861 census to catch the possible '2nd wife'

Radford, Frederick James
Birth Quarter ending September 1861
St Ives
3b
267

[Lilygirl]

Hi Tricia

Thanks heaps. I'm so excited!

Regarding Mary Beecroft

I've got a letter that states her being born in 1897 Hyde.
her parents being Dr Arthur Beecroft and Edith Mary Clegg.

['Tricia]

Prepare for more excitement

1901 census

36A Church Street Hyde Cheshire

Arthur Beecroft Head, age 35, Medical Practitioner( registered), own account at home, Surg,  born Hyde Cheshire
Edith Mary Wife age 34 born Manchester Lancs
Mary Dau age 3 born Hyde Cheshire
Sarah Beecroft Visitor age 76(?) Widow Living on own means, born Manchester
Frank Beecroft Visitor age 33, Medical Practitioner Registered born Hyde Cheshire
Rebecca Caddick General Domestic Servant age 26 born Birmingham

RG13/3282 Stockport Hyde Folio 90 Page 7

Tricia  - More later

['Tricia]

Can't find Arthur or Frank on 1891 - must be doing medicine somewhere

In 1881 both Arthur and Frank are scholars at Trent College Long Eaton, Derbyshire 

This was a Public School founded in 1868. Now an independent selective school for 10 -19 year olds.


RG11/3391 Shardlow Stapleford   Trent College 
Folio 120  Page 1

Tricia

['Tricia]

1871 census - now it gets interesting

34 Church Street Hyde Cheshire

Samuel Beecroft Head, age 50, Surgeon F.R.C.S.,Engand, born Knutsford, Cheshire
Sarah wife, age 41, born Manchester Lancashire
Mary,dau age 16
Kate dau age 14
Caroline dau age 13
Alice dau age 11
Emily dau age 10
Oswald son age 8
Edith dau age 7
Arthur son age 5
Frank son age 3
Bertram son age 2
Fannie Gains, age 25 Unmar, Governess born Loughborough Leics
Elizabeth Gregory age 38 Unmar Cook born Yorkshire
Matilda Balie, age 26 Unmarr Servant/Nurse born Glasgow Scotland
Delia Jane Cumm...(?) age 19 Housemaid Born Dublin Ireland

All children born Hyde Cheshire

RG10/3652 Stockport Hyde Folio 23 Page 40

There's a 29 year old John Taylor Watts and family next door. He is an assistant surgeon. Doesn't the mind just bogle at what must have gone on on the kitchen table in 1871

Tricia

['Tricia]

Can't find this family in 1861   They are often indexed under the strangest names.

Here is Samuel in 1851, unmarried but not with parents

1851 census

Hyde Lane Hyde Cheshire

Samuel Beecroft Head age 30 Unmarried M.R.C.S., England General Practitioner in medicine born Knutsford
Jane Beecroft Sister age 27 born Knutsford Cheshire
Hannah Shawcross age 21 Unmar House Servant born Stockport Chehire

Not a 'Fellow' yet

HO107/2154 Stockport   Marple Folio 595  Page 31

Tricia

['Tricia]

Now, this is just supposition and needs verification(his profession would be on cert) but there is this marriage in Manchester at right time

 Beecroft, Samuel Marriage quarter ending March 1854 Manchester
Volume 8d
Page 27
Possible bride Sarah Bloor