William Beach (1828 - 1907)

Born 1828 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Amelia Sabina (MacKlin) Beach — married 27 Aug 1863 in St Edmund's, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Died 1907 at about age 79 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Biography

William Beach was a cutler and Silversmith in Salisbury and had a shop there. His fruit knives and forks were exhibited in the Royal Crystal Palace Exhibition in 1861 and his work is at the Salisbury Museum.

Birth on 25 Jun 1828. Baptised on 07 Jan 1829 in St Thomas, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^[1]. Parents named as William and Susan Beach, residents of Catherine Street. William (father) was a Cutler.

Census 1851 Living at Catharine Street, St Thomas, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^[2]
William Beach, Head, Married, age 57 (1794), Cutler Employing ?, born in Britford, Wiltshire, England
Susan Beach, Wife, age 51 (1800), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Susan Beach, Daughter, age 22 (1829), At Home, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Louisa Beach, Daughter, age 20 (1831), At Home, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
William Beach, Son, Unmarried, age 23 (1828), Clerk In Office, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Charles Beach, Son, Unmarried, age 17 (1834), Cutler, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Charles Harmon, Visitor, Unmarried, age 21 (1830), Jeweller, born in London, Middlesex, England

Census 1861 Living at Catherine Street, St Thomas, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^[3]
William Beach, Head, Widower, age 68 (1793), Cutler, born in Harnham, Wiltshire, England
William Beach, Son, Unmarried, age 32 (1829), Cutler, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Louisa Beach, Daughter, age 28 (1833), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Emma Beach, Daughter, age 27 (1834), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Sarah J Burns, Servant, Unmarried, age 17 (1844), born in Market Lavington, Wiltshire, England

Marriage by licence to Amelia Sabina Macklin on 27 Aug 1863 at St Edmund's, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^[4]. William was a bachelor of full age, resident of Castle Street and a Cutler. Amelia Sabina was a spinster of full age, resident of Canal. William's father named as William Beach, a Cutler. Amelia Sabina's father named as James Macklin. Witnesses were James Macklin, Charles Hayward Pennan, Charles Eduard Beach

Census 1871 Living at 27 Catherine Street, Salisbury (St Thomas), Alderbury, Wiltshire, England^[5]
William Beach, Head, age 42 (1829), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, Cutler
Amelia S Beach, Wife, age 33 (1838), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Ernest M Beach, Son, age 6 (1865), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Sidney M Beach, Son, age 4 (1867), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Bertram C Beach, Son, age 1 (1870), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Mary A Beach, Daughter, age 2 (1869), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Harriet Ash, Servant, age 23 (1848), born in Kennet, Wiltshire, England, Servant

Census 1881 Living at 4, Brunswick Terrace, Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, England^[6]
William Beach, Visitor Head, Married, age 52, (1829), born in ?, No Occupation
Amelia S Beach, Wife, age 46, (1835), born in Milford, Wiltshire, England, No Occupation
Mary Beach, Daughter, age 10, (1871), born in Milford, Wiltshire, England
Ethel Beach, Daughter, age 7, (1874), born in Milford, Wiltshire, England
Kathleen M Beach, Daughter, age 1, (1880), born in Milford, Wiltshire, England
Maria Ford, Servant, Single, age 20, (1861), born in Knole, Wiltshire, England, Genl Serv Domestic Serv

Census 1891 Living at Bemerton House, Riversfield, Fugglestone St Peter, Wilton, Wiltshire, England^[7]
William Beach, Head, Married, age 62, (1829), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, Living On Own Means
Amelia S Beach, Wife, age 55 (1836), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Mary A Beach, Daughter, age 20 (1871), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Ethel Beach, Daughter, age 17 (1874), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Kathleen M Beach, Daughter, age 11 (1880), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, Scholar
Emma K Snook, Servant, Single, age 28 (1863), born in Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Maria Ford, Servant, Single, age 29 (1862), born in Knoyle, Wiltshire, England

Census 1901 Living at Dunston, Eastfield Park, Weston Super Mare, Axbridge, Somerset, England^[8]
William Beach, Head, Married, age 72 (1829), born in New Sarum, Wiltshire, England, Living On Own Means
Amelia S Beach, Wife, age 64 (1837), born in New Sarum, Wiltshire, England
S Murrey Beach, Son, Single, age 34 (1867), born in New Sarum, Wiltshire, England, Bank Accountant
E Beach, Daughter Single, age 26 (1875), born in Milford, Wiltshire, England
K M Beach, Daughter, age 21 (1880), born in Milford, Wiltshire, England
M Ford, Cook, Single, age 38 (1863), born in E Knoyle, Wiltshire, England, Cook Domestic
L Ford, Servant, Single, age 24 (1877), born in E Knoyle, Wiltshire, England, Parlour Maid Domestic

Death registered in the fourth quarter of 1907 in Axbridge, Somerset, England, aged 79^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Wiltshire Baptisms Index 1530-1917 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=PRS/WILT/BAPS/BH/1707897
2. ↑ 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1851%2f4294833%2f00123&parentid=gbc%2f1851%2f0008671949
3. ↑ 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1861%2f1316%2f00134a&parentid=gbc%2f1861%2f0007632591
4. ↑ Wiltshire Marriages Index 1538-1933 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=PRS/WILT/MARS/BH/0391784/1
5. ↑ 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1871%2f1953%2f0091&parentid=gbc%2f1871%2f0000591949
6. ↑ 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1881%2f4307490%2f00290&parentid=gbc%2f1881%2f0009590962
7. ↑ 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1891%2f1622%2f0017&parentid=gbc%2f1891%2f0011687766
8. ↑ 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1901%2f2324-2326%2f0695&parentid=gbc%2f1901%2f0000307430
9. ↑ England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/D/1907/4/AZ/000024/200

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