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George Peace Beckitt (1851)

George Peace Beckitt
Born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
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George Beckitt was born in Yorkshire, England.
George Beckitt is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.
George was born in 1851[1] in Hull, Yorkshire, England. He was the son of John Beckitt and Louisa Porter. By 1861 he and his family had moved to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[2] George worked as a ship carpenter.[3]

In 1874 George married Mary Ann Arkwell.[4][5] The family lived in Grimsby in 1881, when George worked as a fireman.[6][7][8] In 1911 the family lived at 220 King Edward Street and he worked as a foreman stevedore.[9]

Sources

  1. ↑ GRO civil registration birth index entry. George Peace Beckett. Vol XXII p 461. September quarter 1851. Registration district Hull. FreeBMD.org.uk
    GRO index search gives mother's maiden name Porter
  2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HC-MQ2 : 19 April 2019), George Beckett in household of B, Great Grimsby St Mary and St James, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB8J-LCK : 29 April 2019), George Beckitt in entry for John P Beckitt, 1871.
  4. ↑ St Stephen, Hull. 3 Sep 1874. George Pease Beckitt (23; bachelor; fireman; of 1 Hipponis Court, Spencer Street; son of John Beckett, clerk) married Mary Ann Arkwell (22; spinster; of 1 Hipponis Court, Spencer Street; daughter of James Arkwell, labourer). George signed; Mary did not. Witnesses James Hutton Arkwell and Sarah Arkwell.
    Yorkshire Marriages. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 8 Aug 2019
  5. ↑ GRO civil registration marriage index entry. George Pease Beckitt and Mary Ann Arkwell. Vol 9d p 373. September quarter 1874. Registration district Hull. FreeBMD.org.uk
  6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-1P83 : 12 December 2017), George Beckitt, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 22, Piece/Folio 3268/102, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,959.
  7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WT1L-MMM : 5 May 2019), George Beckett, Great Grimsby St Mary and St James, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lincolnshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSD8-NDN : 21 May 2019), George Beckett, Great Grimsby St Mary and St James, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Great Grimsby subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7YN-ZP1 : 15 July 2019), George Beckett, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.




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