the name does appear in poll books in Bristol 1734 Charles BEACHAM(P) carpenter St. Augustine's 1774 Philip BEACHAM coalminer Bedminster Samuel BEACHAM hooper St. Thomas also Wiltshire 1772 Andrew BEACHAM Winterslow jim further afield finds in Oxfordshire and London On 17-Jan-11, at 2:43 AM, Joy Hungerford wrote: > > > > > > Well, David, let me tell you what I have on Peter and Hester. > Peter was b abt 1770, SOM and Hester abt 1783 Chew Magna, SOM. By > 1851, Hester is a widow. I have no d/o/d for Peter, but it must be > between 1841 and 1851. > They married 28 Jul 1805, Chew Magna.Their children, all bp Chew > Magna, are:- > Maria 6 Apr 1806 Maria 21 Aug 1808 Elizabeth 29 Dec 1811 John 19 > Oct 1817 Hester 7 Jan 1821 Sarah 24 Aug 1823 William 22 Jul 1827 > So it looks as if your mystery William and Robert are in the > previous generation. > I have a similar problem with Peter and his siblings, including my > 3GGF, James, bp 15 Jun 1788, George b abt 1775 and Charlotte b abt > 1795. > In fact, I'd constructed this family of four siblings and had to > name their father 'X' until I found out who he was. > > Pat Hase was enormously helpful about this and discovered that a > James, s/o James and Mary BEACHAM, was bp at Chew Magna and that a > James BEACHAM m a Sarah TAYLOR at Bristol St James 21 Nov 1814, > the only candidates so far for my 4GGP. > > Whether the four siblings are the only children James and Mary had, > I don't know, but I have to say it looks as though there is a > William- and Robert-shaped space in that line-up. > If this looks at all helpful, I'll let you know anything else I > have on the family. > > Kind regards > Joy > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message