Hello Nivard, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <warwick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:45 PM Subject: Re: [WAR] Occupation question please > > Much depends on the era > > I expect Carol will tell us in due course where she found the information I have come across the term in parish records, specifically I know that George ALLEN (c.1765-1837) of Thorp Street in Birmingham was beadle of St Paul's chapel in the said city. So thanks to this thread and your wikipedia link looks very plausible for him, I now have an idea of what he did! Mind you, he does not seem to have been very loyal - most of his families christenings and burials seems to have taken place at St Martin. Regards Peter

Hi Peter Just because a person worked for a Church or Institution does not mean they were absolutely loyal to them, a jobs a job after all :-) The most well known Beadle is probably Mr Bumble in Oliver Twist Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > I have come across the term in parish records, specifically I know that > George ALLEN (c.1765-1837) of Thorp Street in Birmingham was beadle of St > Paul's chapel in the said city. So thanks to this thread and your wikipedia > link looks very plausible for him, I now have an idea of what he did! Mind > you, he does not seem to have been very loyal - most of his families > christenings and burials seems to have taken place at St Martin. > > Regards > Peter