As I just posted I do not think he was a Beadle but rather a Bearer in 1881 I wondered why he was a Beadle at age 26 which seemed rather young for what is a demanding post of stature, usually carried out by an older and more experienced man Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 25/10/2012 20:17, Carol Kennedy wrote: > Is it possible the name Beadle means Bugle. > Perhaps besides being a Town Crier he made announcements with a Bugle? > Carp;