James John Beckett

Bef 1836 - 1909  (~ 72 years)

• Name	James John Beckett
  Born	Bef 15 May 1836	Clapton, Middlesex, England, UK
  Christened	15 May 1836	Hackney, Kent, England, UK
  	London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Hackney, Clapton Common St Thomas, p. 72, #576 (1836). James John, son of Frederick & Sarah Teresa Beckett of High Hill Ferry, a Bricklayer, was baptized May 15 1836 by J Maudi.
  Gender	Male
  1841 England Census	1841	Deptford, Kent, England, UK
  	St. Paul Deptford, p. 1 Clarence Place Frederick Beckett     32    Bricklayer J    N Sarah           "           30                           N Frederick      "           11                           N Sarah           "             8                           N James          "             6                           N Mary             "            3                            Y Esther           "            3                            Y
  1851 England Census	1851	Deptford, Kent, England, UK
  	Deptford St Paul, District 2i, p. 53 1 Hales St. Frederick Beckett      Head   Mar  20   Bricklayer       Surrey  Merton Maria                          Wife   Mar  23                           Middx  St Georges East 2 Hales St. Frederick Beckett     Head  Mar   49   Bricklayer    Surrey  Merton Sarah                        Wife  Mar   39                        Essex Shalford Sarah                         Dau  Un     17   Serv             Middx  Clapton James                        Son            14   Bricklayer         "          " Mary                           Dau           12   Scholar        Kent  Deptford Esther                        Dau            12          "                 "        " Charles                      Son              9          "                  "       " Rosetta                       Dau             7          "                  "       " Henry                          Son             2                             "       "
  Emigration	Oct 1859	____, ____, ____, South Africa
  	James and Helen had a daughter, Sarah, in 1858 and in 1859 emigrated to South Africa. (He was the 1st to go to SA)  'Aided Immigration from Britain to South Africa: 1857 to 1867', p. 78, by Esme Bull:  "James Beckett 27, bricklayer on the Chatham; Ellen 22, Sarah 1.' October 1859."
  Died	6 Feb 1909	Cape Town, ____, Western Cape, South Africa
  Buried	Aft 6 Feb 1909	St. Peter's Observatory, Cape Town, ____, Western Cape, South Africa
  Person ID	I79179	Stedman Families of the United Kingdom
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Frederick Beckett,   b. Bef 15 Oct 1809, Merton, Surrey, England, UK ,   d. 1864, ____, ____, ____, South Africa  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Mother	Sarah Thersa Bright,   b. Abt 1811, Shalford, Essex, England, UK ,   d. Unknown
  Married	26 Apr 1829	Newington, Surrey, England, UK
  	https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NK9V-YXH Groom's Name: Frederick Beckett Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Sarah Bright Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1829 Marriage Place: Saint Mary,Newington,Surrey,England Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M05563-1 System Origin: England-ODM Source Film Number: 307696, 307697, 307698, 307699, 307700, 307701, 307702, 307703 Reference Number: Collection: England, Marriages, 1538\endash 1973
  Family ID	F4267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Edgcombe "Ellen" Stedman,   b. Bef 16 Apr 1837, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK ,   d. 18 Jul 1884, Cape Town, ____, Western Cape, South Africa  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Marriage Registration	Between 1 Jul 1855 and 30 Sep 1855	St. Olave RD, Middlesex, England, UK
  	Vol. 1d, p. 48
  	Ellen Stedmand and James John Beckett were married.
  Married	16 Sep 1855	Southwark, Surrey, England, UK
  	London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Southwark, Horselydown St John, p. 176, #351 (1855). The marriage of James John Beckett and Ellen Stedman was solemnized Sep 16 1855 at the Parish Church in the Parish of St. Johns' Southwark in the County of Surrey after Banns by E B Bowman B A, Curate, in the presence of George Duck and Thomas Carter. James, Bachelor of Full Age, Bricklayer of St. John's was a son of Frederick Beckett, Bricklayer. Ellen, Spinster of Full Age, of St. John's was a daughter of James Stedman, Mariner.
  Children	1. Sarah Beckett,   b. Abt 1858, ____, Kent, England, UK ,   d. Unknown
  Last Modified	24 May 2012
  Family ID	F4266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Christened - 15 May 1836 - Hackney, Kent, England, UK 1841 England Census - 1841 - Deptford, Kent, England, UK 1851 England Census - 1851 - Deptford, Kent, England, UK Married - 16 Sep 1855 - Southwark, Surrey, England, UK Emigration - Oct 1859 - ____, ____, ____, South Africa Died - 6 Feb 1909 - Cape Town, ____, Western Cape, South Africa Buried - Aft 6 Feb 1909 - St. Peter's Observatory, Cape Town, ____, Western Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth