Family of James BECKETT and Elizabeth WATSON

Husband:
James BECKETT ( - )
Wife:
Elizabeth WATSON ( - )
Children:
James BECKETT (c. 1773-1849)
John BECKETT (c. 1775- )
Elizabeth BECKETT (c. 1777- )
Ann BECKETT (c. 1779- )
Dorothy BECKETT (c. 1781-c. 1797)
Samuel BECKETT (1783- )
William BECKETT (1784-c. 1785)
Walter BECKETT (1786-c. 1853)
Marriage:
30 Sep 1772
Tharston¹
married by licence, witnesses were John BROWNE and Timothy COLEMAN

Husband: James BECKETT

Name:
James BECKETT
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-

Wife: Elizabeth WATSON

Name:
Elizabeth WATSON
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-

Child 1: James BECKETT

Name:
James BECKETT
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Mary BARNARD (c. 1781-1845)
Birth:
c. 1773
Tharston²
Baptism:
23 May 1773 (age 0)
Tharston²
Census:
1841 (age 67-68)
Tharston³
65, farmer, living with wife Mary (60), children Sarah (25, female servant) and James (25, male servant), and John BECKETT (60, agricultural labourer)
Death:
21 Mar 1849 (age 75-76)
Tharston^4,5,6
Burial:
28 Mar 1849
Tharston⁶
MI:
Tharston⁵
Address: St. Mary's Churchyard

IN MEMORY OF MARY THE WIFE OF JAMES BECKETT WHO DIED FEB 1ST 1845 AGED 65 YEARS [THREE LINES ILLEGIBLE] ALSO OF JAMES BECKETT HER AFFECTIONATE HUSBAND WHO DIED MARCH 21ST 1849 AGED 75 YEARS [FIVE LINES ILLEGIBLE]

Child 2: John BECKETT

Name:
John BECKETT
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1775
Tharston⁷
Baptism:
5 Feb 1775 (age 0)
Tharston⁷

Child 3: Elizabeth BECKETT

Name:
Elizabeth BECKETT
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1777
Tharston⁸
Baptism:
16 Nov 1777 (age 0)
Tharston⁸

Child 4: Ann BECKETT

Name:
Ann BECKETT
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Charles SEWELL ( - )
Birth:
c. 1779
Tharston⁹
Baptism:
6 Oct 1779 (age 0)
Tharston⁹

Child 5: Dorothy BECKETT

Name:
Dorothy BECKETT
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1781
Tharston¹⁰
Baptism:
28 Oct 1781 (age 0)
Tharston¹⁰
Death:
c. 1797 (age 15-16)
Tharston¹¹
Burial:
11 May 1797
Tharston¹¹

Child 6: Samuel BECKETT

Name:
Samuel BECKETT
Sex:
Male
Birth:
9 Mar 1783
Tharston¹²
Baptism:
17 Mar 1783 (age 0)
Tharston¹²

Child 7: William BECKETT

Name:
William BECKETT
Sex:
Male
Birth:
4 Nov 1784
Tharston¹³
Baptism:
7 Nov 1784 (age 0)
Tharston¹³
Death:
c. 1785 (age 0-1)
Tharston¹⁴
Burial:
24 Feb 1785
Tharston¹⁴
an infant

Child 8: Walter BECKETT

Name:
Walter BECKETT
Sex:
Male
Birth:
31 Mar 1786
Tharston¹⁵
Baptism:
9 Apr 1786 (age 0)
Tharston¹⁵
Census:
1841 (age 54-55)
Tharston¹⁶
50, living in the household of William SMITH (30, carpenter)
Census:
1851 (age 64-65)
Tharston¹⁷
63, agricultural labourer, living in the household of Ann SEAMAN (53, farmer of 6 acres employing 1 labourer [Walter BECKETT?] and 1 boy)
Death:
c. 1853 (age 66-67)
Tharston¹⁸
Burial:
26 May 1853
Tharston¹⁸

Sources

1.: Parish register - marriage. Tharston. Cit. Date: 30 September 1772.

2.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 23 May 1773.

3.: 1841 Census. HO107 757 6 6. Cit. Date: 1841.

4.: Civil Registration - death. 1849 Q1 Depwade 13 43. Cit. Date: Q1 1849.

5.: Memorial. St. Mary's Churchyard, Tharston.

6.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 28 March 1849.

7.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 5 February 1775.

8.: Ibid. Cit. Date: 16 November 1777.

9.: Ibid. Cit. Date: 6 October 1779.

10.: Ibid. Cit. Date: 28 October 1781.

11.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 11 May 1797.

12.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 17 March 1783.

13.: Ibid. Cit. Date: 7 November 1784.

14.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 24 February 1785.

15.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 9 April 1786.

16.: 1841 Census. HO107 757 11 16. Cit. Date: 1841.

17.: 1851 Census. HO107 1821 658 9. Cit. Date: 1851.

18.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 26 May 1853.

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