Brig Major
Richard
Beckett
Born in Yorkshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Beckett
and Mary (Wilson) Beckett
Brother of
John Beckett FRS, Christopher Beckett, Thomas Beckett, Mary Beckett, Elizabeth Beckett, William Beckett MP, Edmund Beckett MP and Ann (Beckett) Marriott
Died
at age 27
in Battle of Talavera, Talavera de la Reina, Espana
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Biography
Richard Beckett was the fourth son of John Beckett and his wife, Mary Wilson. [1] He was born on the 18 of July 1782 and was baptised at St Peter in Leeds on the 22nd of the month. [2]
He joined the Second Regiment of Foot Guards, rising to the rank of Brigadier Major.[1]
Richard was killed at the Battle of Talavera on the 28th of July 1809. [1][3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Foster, Joseph: Yorkshire Pedigrees (1874), Vol. 2 (WR pt 2), Fountayne-Wilson
- ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 (St Peter, Leeds 22 Jul 1782 Richard Beckett born 18 Jun 1782 son of John Beckett)
- ↑ Jackson, Rowland: History of Barnsley (1858), chart, facing p. 113
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