BEARD/FROWEN (General)

by m p griffiths , Saturday, February 19, 2011, 15:29 (5028 days ago) @ m p griffiths

On the 1901 Census, Florence BEARD age 16 born Newland is a House Maid at Goodrich Court, in Herefordshire, at the home of Harold C MOFFATT - and one of 13 in-house servants - there is also a family in the Coachhouse, the head working as a Coachman, so a large and wealthy family.

Googling seems to call up quite a bit of info on Harold C MOFFATT of Goodrich Court

1901 Census, Newland
Coxbury Farm
(on marriage details)

BEARD

Edwin, 59, Farmer, born Mon'shire Penalt - death on FOD - 27 February 1909 - age 70 - Coxbury Farm, Nr Redbrook
Dina - 57 - born Glos. Newland **
Edwin - 28
John - 24
Ellen - 23
William - 21
James - 14
Leonard MOORE - Servant

** FOD records - baptism at Newland, 29 January 1843, Dinah FROWEN, parents William & Esther

1891 Census

Glos. Newland
Coxbury Farm

BEARD

Edward/Edwin (scribbled over) - age 50, Farmer, born Monmouthshire, Penalt
Dinah - 48 - born Scowles
Fanny - 21 - born Grove Farm
Edwin - 19 - Tinplate worker
John - 16 - Tinplate worker
Albert - 16 - all born Grove Farm (these two are twins)
William - 13 - born ditto
Annie -11 - born Coxbury Farm
Florence - 8 - born ditto
James - 5 - born ditto

1881 Census, Newland
The GROVE

BEARD

EDWIN - 40 - Ag. labourer, born Monmouthshire
Dina - 38 - born Gloucestershire
Fannie - 11
Edwin - 8
Thomas - 7
John and Bertie (twins age 5)
Ellen - 4
William - 2

1871 Census, Newland
Coxbury

Thomas BEARD, 73, Farmer 180 - employing 5 men, born Glos. Framellen
William BEARD, age 32- unmarried son, born Monmouthshire, Penalt
Edwin BEARD - age 30 - born ditto
two servants, Sarah BROCH age 40, born Prestbury and George HERBERT, age 19 - born Redbrook

FOD records - marriage at Coleford, Congregation - 12 November 1871

Edwin BEARD married Dinah FROWEN - see baptism above...

1861 Census, Newland
Coxbury Farm

BEARD

Thomas - 62 - farmer of 130 acres, 2 labourers, born Glos
Elizabeth - 58 - all born Monmouthshire, Penalt
William - 23 -
Edwin - 20
Elizabeth - 17

1851 Wales Census, Monmouthshire Penalt

BEARD

Thomas - 47 - Tin Shearer, born Glos.
Elizabeth - (says 67) - born Penalt
James - 21 - born Staffordshire *****
Thomas - 17 - all born Penalt
George - 14
William - 13
Edwin - 9
Elizabeth -6

*****

1861 Census, Newland, Lower Redbrook

BEARD

James, age 32, Tin Shearer, born Tipton Staffordshire
Ann - 31 - born St James Bristol
Margaret Ann BEARD - age 2 born Newland

The Beard family are listed with two other families, saying all living in the same house.

1841 Census, Monmouthshire, Penalth

BEARD

Thomas 38 - not born in County
Elizabeth - 35 - all born in County
James - 14
John - 11
Thomas - 8
William - 3
Edwin - 4 months