Thanks very much for that and the tip which I'll use in future. The Pullen part is really great; Dinah and Samuel had a child - Samuel Pullen Beard - who died aged 4 in 1877.

Thank you too slowhand, that's great.

Thank you very much for the post.

From what I've found so far, Samuel b Mar 1836 and buried in Newerne Jan 1916. His parents were Nathanael (sic) and Ann. Nathanael was born around 1809 so could be a younger brother although estimating his birth year around 1824 makes it a bit bit unliekly due to the age gap. Nontheless, gives me another avenue to explore which I'll certainly do.

The Samuel I've tracked back to was married to Dinah Pullen in about 1864 and they had 4 children born between 1869 and 1872.

Thnaks again for taking the time to provide the information.

Police Sergeant
Gloucestershire Constabulary
Died 24 August 1861, aged 37

Late on the night of 17 August, Sergeant Beard was on plain clothes duty keeping observations for night-time poachers near West Dean in the Forest
of Dean; he confronted four suspects whom he attempted to detain but was knocked down and repeatedly bludgeoned and kicked receiving a fractured skull and other injuries from which he died a week later.

Four men were charged with murder but convicted of manslaughter
and sentenced to 15 years penal servitude.

Samuel Beard was stationed at Littledean.

He was survived by his pregnant wife and 6 small children.

1861
Samuel Beard abt 1824 Arlingham, Gloucestershire, England Head Littledean, Gloucestershire
Jane Beard l abt 1827 Setheny, Gloucestershire, England Wife Littledean, Gloucestershire
Jane Beard abt 1846 Chettenham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Littledean, Gloucestershire
Louisa Beard abt 1848 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Littledean, Gloucestershire
William Morton Beard abt 1851 Sidenham, Gloucestershire, England Son Littledean, Gloucestershire
Samuel Beard abt 1853 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, England Son Littledean, Gloucestershire
Emily Beard abt 1857 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Littledean, Gloucestershire
Frederick Beard abt 1859 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Littledean, Gloucestershire

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parents ?

Name: Frank Beard
Spouse : Evelyn A Barnes
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1918
Registration district: Gloucester
Registration county (inferred): Gloucestershire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 609

or maybe

Name: Oscar Beard
Spouse : Ida M Barnes
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1919
Registration district: Gloucester
Registration county (inferred): Gloucestershire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 939

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Name: Harold F Beard
Mother's Maiden Surname: Barnes
Date of Registration: Jul Aug Sep 1918
Registration district: Gloucester
Registration county: Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 439

Name: Harold F Beard
Spouse : Florence M Salcombe
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1941
Registration district: Forest of Dean
Registration county (inferred): Gloucestershire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 1143

Name: Peter T Beard
Mother's Maiden Surname: Salcombe
Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1947
Registration district: F of Dean
Registration county: Gloucestershire
Volume Number: 7b
Page Number: 618

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Name: Thomas H Salcombe
Spouse : Ivy E Sterrey
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1919
Registration district: Chepstow
Registration county (inferred): Monmouthshire
Volume Number: 11a
Page Number: 45

Name: Florence M Salcombe
Mother's Maiden Surname: Sterrey
Date of Registration: Jan Feb Mar 1920
Registration district: Chepstow
Registration county: Wales
Volume Number: 11a
Page Number: 24

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Name: Albert Beard
Age : 88
Date of Registration: Apr May Jun 1960
Registration district:F of Dean
Registration county: Gloucestershire,
Volume Number:7b
Page Number: 391

1881 Albert St
Samuel Beard abt 1829 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Head Lydney, Gloucestershire
Caroline Beard abt 1831 Monmouth, Wales Wife Lydney, Gloucestershire
Tom Beard abt 1864 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney, Gloucestershire
Samuel Beard abt 1867 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney, Gloucestershire
Emma Beard abt 1870 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney, Gloucestershire
Albert Beard abt 1872 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney, Gloucestershire
Elizabeth Beard abt 1874 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney, Gloucestershire

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Hi PeterEssex from PogleSuffolk!

Not sure we have a connection although that's not to say further back than I've been able to go there isn't one.

My family lived in Regent Street Lydney. The other family names are Coslett which was passed to my mother's generation and Pullen which went as far as my grandfather's. Very few of the Beard family had children from my grandparetns generation onwards and can't find an ovbious to your lineage I'm afraid. Prior to that generation I've traced the family to other parts of Gloucestershire outside FOD.

This site has been brilliant in terms of the information available and the very helpful people who use the forum.

If you've exhausted what's here, not sure if you've seen the site of memorial inscrptions where Alf Beard has transcribed those in Lyndey cheurch. I found my g Grandparents details (Charles and Hannah) on the site. There are a few other Beards there too.

http://www.wishful-thinking.org.uk/genuki/GLS/Lydney/MIs.html