Harry Beckett (1877)

Born 1877 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Harry was born in 1877. He is the son of Henry Beckett and Eliza Evans.

In 1881 the family were living at Bell Lane, Thelwall, Cheshire. Their mother was 36 and their father, a Wire Drawer (Iron) was 31. Harry was 4 and next to the youngest of the five children then in the family.^[1]

In 1901 the family were living at Cedar Villas, in Thelwall Lane, Latchford. Their father was a Wire Drawer aged 53 and their mother was 57. Harry (21) was one of 5 children still in the family home and was working as a Timekeeper. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27G-HQWM : 13 December 2017), Henry Beckett, Thelwall (Cheshire), Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 11, Piece/Folio 3799/140, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,089.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LP-SWS : 21 May 2019), Henry Beckett, Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Warrington subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth,(https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [14th Jun. 2021]), database entry for [Beckett, Harry] (Mother's maiden Evans),GRO Reference: 1877 J Quarter in WARRINGTON Volume 08C Page 233