Isaac BEACH burial Newland 1808 (General)

by fredb , Sunday, January 29, 2012, 17:48 (4685 days ago) @ BSEDDON

My surname is Beach, and I've spent about 10 years trying to link Forest and my nearby Monmouth families, but have found nothing other than -
1766 – 21st July, William Beach of Newland married Ann Benfield of Monmouth
I think it's possible that William and Ann had children in Monmouth area but I'm stuck at a marriage of Samuel Beach in 1797(my 5x greatgrandfather), and a Benjamin Beach born about 1800(my 4 x greatgrandfather), this is where it may be of interest to you, because he names a son Isaac born 1827. and names tend to have a family link at this time.
The oldest Beach families in the area I found were in the Newent and Dymock area, and some believe the surname evolved from the Norman surname(Flemmish actually) "de la Beche" In Newent you can see how between 1500 and 1600 it changes from Beche to Beache, and then Beach. There is always a point where you can do nothing else but guess. Apart from my surname I've managed to follow others back to the early 1700's, and pre 1600 in two cases. Good luck with your search Fred