Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Frank Edward EAGLES 1890 -1985 Littledean -> Florida

Frank Edward EAGLES 1890 -1985 Littledean -> Florida (reply)

Paul Beard — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:38:18 +0000

It shows the worth of posting on this forum. Back in 2010 I appealed for information about Frank Edward Eagles - son of Henry Thomas Eagles and Fanny Eagles (nee Shearman). Frank was a younger brother of my paternal grandmother - Edith Emily Eagles. He vanished from my grandmothers house in Surrey around 1920 and was never heard of again. 'Slow Hands' found a divorce case in which Frank was a co-repsondent but the trail eventually went cold.

Recently I acted on a chance finding of an American death in Florida and found that Frank had died in Broward County, Florida in 1985. The death certificate was brilliant as it gave the full names of his parents and that of his widow. That led me to find their marriage and that they had tied the knot in 1970, when Frank was 80! I have since found that a month prior to his marriage he had divorced his previous wife.

Anyone researching the descendants of Henry Thomas Eagles and Fanny Eagles (nee Shearman) are more than welcome to contact me. To date I have traced over 250 blood descendants of theirs in many parts of the UK, a number of areas in the USA and Australia.

Original Police House, Church St, Littledean (reply)

Jefff — Sun, 29 May 2011 22:06:19 +0000

As you know I'm only a learner compared to you gents, albeit a keen one. Please can you briefly advise what the photo shows, no doubt you've solved another mystery Slowhands but I'd love to know the answer too, please.

Original Police House, Church St, Littledean (reply)

slowhands — Sun, 29 May 2011 21:34:25 +0000

Photograph of the original Police House in Church St, on P93 of "A Forest Beat", prior to using the Jail as a Police station

Police House, Church St, Littledean in 1891? (reply)

Jefff — Sun, 29 May 2011 21:07:01 +0000

Hi Paul,
it's tricky as the Jail, as I'm sure you know from maps etc, is on Church Street but so is most of the old part of Littledean !. Just in case you haven't seen these sites, the Littledean Jail website states that
"Police Sergeant Samuel Beard stationed here at Littledean Jail was the first policeman in the County to be killed in the line of duty at Speech House Hotel in the Forest of Dean in 1861."
http://www.littledeanjail.com/page19.asp

While GB's Haunted WestCountry site states
"In 1854 Littledean jail was no longer used as a house of correction, used instead as a police station, remand prison and petty sessional Court from 1874. It was also to serve as as a headquarters for the county’s mounted police, stabling horses here inside this one time treadmill outbuilding."
http://www.gbhw.co.uk/_wp_generated/wp961ff12b.png

I cannot vouch for the accuracy of these sites, perhaps contacting the Jail direct would be worthwhile, they may have more records of Henry.
Personally I think the Beard & later the Eagles families would have lived within the Jail Building, it's certainly large enough !

These earlier threads may be of interest although I suspect you've already seen them.
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=20718
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=570
I hope this helps.

Police House, Church St, Littledean in 1891? (reply)

Paul Beard — Sun, 29 May 2011 17:55:40 +0000

The 1891 Census shows Henry Thomas Eagles (born 1848), a serving Gloucestershire Constabulary officer, living with his wife (Fanny Eagles nee Shearman) and children in Church Street, Littledean. Ahead of a visit I am making to Gloucestershire is anyone able to identify which house that would have been or would it have been Littledan Jail, with officers and their families living there at that time? Many thanks for taking time to read this message.

Frank Edward EAGLES 1890 Littledean -> USA (reply)

Paul Beard — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:59:16 +0000

The stay in New York would have been with his future brother-in-law (James Beard). The two of them went out to USA to meet up with Arthur Eagles, who had emigrated along with another brother, to seek work. Beard was a cabinet maker and Eagles was a carpenter.

James & Frank booked to travel on Titanic but cancelled due to cabin being in line with engines. Travelled 10 days later on White Star Line ship 'Baltic'. My aunt has James's diaries from that trip.

I guess that the entry into the UK at Southampton would have been when James and Frank came back home. James Beard got married in 1917 so it would have been in the 20's / 30's (probably former) that Frank vanished.

Thanks again for the information

Frank Edward EAGLES ( in Surrey ?) (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:55:48 +0000

would have been in the 20's / 30's (probably former) that Frank vanished.

I wonder if this relates to your "man" - suggesting an "affair"

J 77/1950/1028

Scope and content Divorce Court File: 1028.
Appellant: Walter Legg.
Respondent: Sarah Jane Legg.
Co-respondent: Frank Edward Eagles.
Type: Husband's petition for divorce [hd].
Covering dates 1923
Availability Open Document, Open Description, Normal Closure before FOI Act: 30 years
Held by The National Archives, Kew

If so I again wonder if it is this family, with the Weybridge link
did he make off with Sarah Jane LEGG nee Taylor ?

:-
1881
Thomas Legg abt 1846 Powerstock, Dorset, England Head Sherborne, Dorset
Elizabeth Legg abt 1840 Chelbury, Dorset, England Wife Sherborne, Dorset
Tom Legg abt 1869 Powerstock, Dorset, England Son Sherborne, Dorset
Walter Legg abt 1871 Powerstock, Dorset, England Son Sherborne, Dorset
Bertie Legg abt 1874 Sherborne, Dorset, England Son Sherborne, Dorset
Everard Legg abt 1877 Sherborne, Dorset, England Son Sherborne, Dorset

1891
Thomas Legg abt 1845 Powerstock, Dorset, England Head Sherborne, Dorset
Elizabeth Legg abt 1841 Chelborough, Dorset, England Wife Sherborne, Dorset
Walter Legg abt 1872 Powerstock, Dorset, England Son Sherborne, Dorset
Bettie Legg abt 1875 Sherborne, Dorset, England Son Sherborne, Dorset
Everad Legg abt 1877 Sherborne, Dorset, England Son Sherborne, Dorset

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/SOM/Lopen/index.html

1881
Robert Taylor abt 1838 Norton, Somerset, England Head Lopen, Somerset
Elizabeth Taylor abt 1847 Sth Petherton, Somerset, England Wife Lopen, Somerset
Lucy Ann Taylor abt 1869 Lopen, Somerset, England Daughter Lopen, Somerset
Mary Ellen Taylor abt 1872 Lopen, Somerset, England Daughter Lopen, Somerset
Sarah Jane Taylor abt 1874 Lopen, Somerset, England Daughter Lopen, Somerset
Lawrence Taylor abt 1874 Lopen, Somerset, England Son Lopen, Somerset
Robert Taylor abt 1880 Lopen, Somerset, England Son Lopen, Somerset

1891
Sarah J Taylor abt 1874 Lopen, Somerset, England Servant Ilminster, Somerset

Name : Sarah Jane Taylor
Name: Walter Legg
Year of Registration: 1894
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Chertsey
County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 67

1901
Walter Legg abt 1872 Powerstock, Dorset, England Head Weybridge, Surrey Plumber
Sarah Jane Legg abt 1874 Lopens, Somerset, England Wife Weybridge, Surrey
Walter Lawrence Legg abt 1895 Weybridge, Surrey, England Son Weybridge, Surrey
Sidney Thos Legg abt 1896 Weybridge, Surrey, England Son Weybridge, Surrey

1911
LEGG WALTER M 1871 40 Chertsey Surrey
LEGG SARA F 1874 37 Chertsey Surrey
LEGG LAURENCE M 1895 16 Chertsey Surrey
LEGG SIDNEY M 1896 15 Chertsey Surrey

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Name: LEGG
Initials: W L
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Army Service Corps
Date of Death: 03/10/1915
Service No: S4/056866
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 2276.
Cemetery: WALTON AND WEYBRIDGE (WEYBRIDGE) CEMETERY

Name: Walter Lawrence Legg
Birth Place: Weybridge
Residence: Bulford
Death Date: 3 Oct 1915
Enlistment Location: Weybridge
Rank: Private
Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps
Number: S4/056866
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Brough - Sic

Name: Sidney T Legg
Spouse Surname: Phoebe A Hardy
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1920
Registration district: Chertsey
Registration county (inferred): Surrey
Volume Number: 2a
Page Number: 183

Name: Sidney T Legg
Death Registration Month/Year: 1929
Age at death (estimated): 33
Registration district: Chertsey
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 93

Frank Edward EAGLES 1890 Littledean (reply)

Paul Beard — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:41:28 +0000

Thanks very much

Frank Edward EAGLES 1890 Littledean -> USA (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:33:57 +0000

links back to
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=21643

latest information :-

Year: 1890
Month: Mar
Day: 2
Parents_Surname: EAGLES
Child_Forenames: Frank Edward
Fathers_Forenames: Henry Thomas
Mothers_Forenames: Fanny
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Littledean
Occupation: Policeman
Officiating_Minister: William Lockitt
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P110 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 77
Parish_Chapel: Littledean

1891
Henry J Eagles abt 1849 Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England Head Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Fanny Eagles abt 1851 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Wife Little Dean, Gloucestershire
William H Eagles abt 1870 Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England Son Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Earnest J Eagles abt 1874 Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England Son Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Earnest J Eagles abt 1877 Hardwick, Gloucestershire, England Son Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Arthur A Eagles abt 1879 Old Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England Son Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Sarah J Eagles abt 1881 Chettisham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Ellen Eagles abt 1883 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Albert J Eagles abt 1885 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Son Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Edith E Eagles abt 1887 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Little Dean, Gloucestershire
Frank E Eagles abt 1890 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Son Little Dean, Gloucestershire

1901
Henry T Eagles abt 1849 Hardwicke, Gloucestershire, England Head Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Fanny Eagles abt 1852 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Wife Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Ernest T Eagles abt 1877 Cross Hands Restwich, Gloucestershire, England Son Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Albert S Eagles abt 1885 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Son Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Edith E Eagles abt 1888 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Frank E Eagles abt 1890 Littledean, Gloucestershire, England Son Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Beatrice M Eagles abt 1894 Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Woolastone, Gloucestershire

1911
EAGLES HENRY THOMAS M 1849 62 Gloucester Gloucestershire
EAGLES FRANK EDWARD M 1890 21 Gloucester Gloucestershire
EAGLES ALBERT EDWARD THOMAS M 1903 8 Gloucester Gloucestershire
EAGLES BEATRES MAY F 1894 17 Gloucester Gloucestershire
EAGLES EDITH EMILY F 1888 23 Gloucester Gloucestershire

1912 Ellis Island New York

Frank Edward EAGLES, Gloucester, aged 22 arrives on May 4th from Liverpool , single, on the Baltic
{same passage James Edward BEARD aged 28 from Gloucester}

There is a suspect Frank E EAGLES who re-enters the UK in Southampton

Frank Eagles (b abt 1890 Littledean)

Paul Beard — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:17:34 +0000

Vanished without trace from home of his sister (Edith Emily Beard nee Eagles) and her husband James Edward Beard in Addlestone, Surrey in pre-WW2 years. Left a note and is believed that he went to Canada with a woman from Weybridge, Surrey. Not heard of since. His parents were Henry Thomas Eagles and wife Fanny (nee Shearman).

Any clues as to where Frank went, who with and what happened to him gratefully received.