Beecham's Spalding

[keith110639]

Just found a extract from local newspaper on a Lincs site. (Golden Wedding, Mr & Mrs Robert Beecham of Albion Street, married on 31st March 1850 at Pinchbeck.) My Gt Grandfather on mother's side was a Robert Beecham also and I was wondering if these were his parents or related in any way. Can anyone find them with children on a census from 1851 on wards please. In the article it say's a friend writing of them said, They both stand for sturdy examples of honest straightforward English characters - independent, fearless and strong, rough, mayhap, but that is better than smooth deceit.

[trish251]

Hello Keith

Not sure why nothing is ever quite straightforward! but the best possibility I can find was not married in 1851 census (or hadn't said he was) but in 1861 he is married to a Mary. There is a Marriage in the Mar Qtr 1851 for a Robert Beecham (FreeBDM) (in the right district) and there are 2 possible spouses called Mary - Mary Woods and Mary Ann Love. Mary Woods looks a distinct possibility if this is the family, because Robert was listed as a visitor with the Wood family in 1851 Census.

HO107/2096 87/12 Lincolnshire Pinchbeck
Surfleet Road
John Woods Head Mar 49 Cokagle? occupying 2 acres - glue  Linc Surfleet
Mary Do wife mar 47 do Donington
Elitabeth do daur U 23 Dressmaker do Pinchbeck
Mary do daur U 17 do do
Alice do daur 3 do do
Robert Beecham visitor U 24 Ag lab do Kirton

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[trish251]

1861 1861 RG9/2331 51/13 Linc Kirton Kirton in Holland
Robert Beecham head Mar 36 ag lab Linc Kirton
Mary Beecham wife mar 28 do Pinchbeck
Elizabeth do dau 9 scholar do do
Alice do dau 7 do  do Kirton
Robert do son 5 do do do
Richard do son 2 do do do


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[trish251]

1871 Bacon Lane
Robert Beecham head 44 M Farmer's Foreman Linc Kirton
Mary do wife Mar 39 do Pinchbeck
Robert do son U 14 ag lab do Kirton
Richard do son 12 ag lab do do
Mary do dau 8 do do
Emma do daur 6 do Bicker
Lizzy do daur 1 do Pinchbeck

Do you want me to look for the older girls? Strange to have an Elizabeth and a Lizzy if they are both living &  sisters.

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[trish251]

1881 RG11/3203 95/4 Linc Spalding
29 Albion Street
Robert Beecham head M 55 Road Labourer Northants Kirton
Mary do wife M 50 Lincs Pinchbeck
Lizzie do dau 11 scholar do do

1891 RG12/2562 72/4 Lincs Spalding
28 Albion St
Robert Beecham head M 66 Supt-Commissioner's labourer (Road) Kirton Holme Lincs
Mary do wife M 57 Pinchbeck do
Lizzie do daur S 21 do do

1901 1901 RG13/3032 69/9 Lincs Spalding
28 Albion St
Robert Beecham head M 80 Ag lab Kirton Holmes Linc
Mary do wife M 73 Lincs Pinchbeck

[GeoffE]

It seems the census was taken on 30 March 1851, so it represented their last night of unwedded bliss

[GeoffE]

HO107/2096 87/12 Lincolnshire Pinchbeck
Surfleet Road
John Woods Head Mar 49 Cokagle? occupying 2 acres - glue  Linc Surfleet

John Woods 49 Cottager occupying 2 acres AgLab, Surfleet

The AgLab has been scratched in by the census registrar ... compare with the top entry on the page (also a cottager).

[trish251]

Thanks Geoff - I hadn't checked, rather amazing to find it in Mar Qtr when 31 Mar - must have gone straight to the registrar!

I was just checking ages - seemed a bit variable & notice I missed 1871 - Robert was listed as 44 - I will edit it

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[trish251]

John Woods 49 Cottager occupying 2 acres AgLab, Surfleet

The AgLab has been scratched in by the census registrar ... compare with the top entry on the page (also a cottager).

I thought it said cottager & decided that couldn't be - better you go and check the rest  My eyesight is about the same level as my memory - bad!

Trish