James C J Beat , known as Charlie Beat 1882-1968
Ancestry Hall tree-doing research for a younger Hall- granddaughter of Sydney Beat 1908??
1902. James Beat married Eliza Witt on 14/9/1902 in St. Catherines Church Leyton. Fathers John Beat and William Witt - Ancestry & Hall tree- in touch, only thru Ancestry messages - with hlhedges - Ancestry, England select marriages
1911C. James Beat , 29, fireman in Electrical Generating Station, , is living in 4 rooms in 80 Tyndall Road Leyton. Married 8 years: they have had 7 children, 3 of whom have died : these were Richard George Beat, died aged 0 Sep 1906; Eliza Stella Beat died aged 0 Dec 1908: Edith Stella Beat died aged 0 Jun 1910, all West Ham . 7 births in 8 years
James | Beat | Head | Married | Male | Fireman | 29 | 1882 | Essex West Ham | |
Eliza | Beat | Wife | Married | Female | - | 30 | 1881 | London Hackney | |
John | Beat | Son | - | Male | - | 7 | 1904 | Essex West Ham | |
James | Beat | Son | - | Male | - | 6 | 1905 | Essex West Ham | |
Sidney | Beat | Son | - | Male | - | 3 | 1908 | Essex West Ham | |
Gordon | Beat | Son | - | Male | - | 0 | 1911 | Essex West Ham |
First 2 children not on London Baptisms 1813 -1906
1912. Percy E Beat born West Ham Jun dies West Ham Sep 1913
1913. Hilda R Beat born West Ham Jun
8/6/1913. Eliza Beat, b. 1880, is discharged from Hackney Workhouse, sent there from the Infirmary, 28/4/1913, 7? months pregnant : this baby would be Hilda R Beat, who then died Hackney Sep 1913 - Ancestry, 4 images available
31/7/1913.Eliza Beat discharged, along with Hilda Rosa Beat . Passed to West Ham
1913. Hilda R Beat ,0, & Percy E Beat, 1, die West Ham Sep
1914. Dec.Constance B West born- Charlie given as her father on her b.c.. Infact 2 borth certs exist, one for Constance B Beat , the other for Constance B West
1914-1918. Have not found a War Record for him. Likely in an essential job as a fireman
1919. Stanley Gordon Beat, 7, dies West Ham Mar
So just 3 of his 9 children with Eliza survive
Percy and Mary Ann West lived at Charlie Beat's house at 80 Tyndall Road, Leyton after WW1. This the house where Charkie Beat lived in 1911C. It is not known how long / often Percy West was there, but it is certainly the address on his 1919 Discharge Papers
1929. Percy West dies West Ham Dec 1929 -
1930. James C J Beat marries Mary Ann West West Ham Sep
1939 Register. 80 Tyndall Road Leyton- this is where Charlie, fireman, and his wife Eliza(Witt) , and 4 children, John, James, Sydney & Gordon, aged 7-0 resp. were living in 1911C. Charlie & Eliza had 2 more children: Percy E Beat Hackney Jun 1912 & Hilda R Beat West Ham Jun 1913. both of who died in 1913.. Cannot find a death for Eliza Beat, nor a remarriage
Mary A | Beat | 14 Aug 1874 | Female | Unpaid Domestic Dutie | Married | 115 | 2 | ||
James C J | Beat | 05 Nov 1882 | Male | Boiler Attendant (Heavy Work) | Married | 115 | 1 | ||
Phyllis M | West | 28 Oct 1909 | Female | Shop Assistant (Boots And Shoes) | Single |
There is an Ancestry Hall tree with James C J Beat on it, just 8 people & no Hall!!- contacted this 9/12/2016: reply from Hedges, she doing research for a, female, younger Hall . Sydney Beat married Amy Taylor in 1930 Oxford: they 3 sons and 3 daughters 1931-1950.In 1939 register as a fishmonger , Oxfordshire . The 2 youngest daughters: Shirley A Beat 1947 married Keith Davis & Penelope K Beat 1950 married Peter Radbourne. But cannot find a marriage for Lilian M Beat 1931 anytime 1947 - 1987 England & Wales- but maybe in another country to a Hall
Barbara & Susan?? - did you meet him?? Send me your memories PLEASE
1956. Charlie & Mary Ann lived in Braughing, near Ware, Hertfordshire .- Barbara went there, just the once . Donald West also visited with his wife and 3 sons
I remember her in bed in Braughing, near Ware, Herts, when we visited in about 1955 - she was deaf (had an ear trumpet, which terrified me) and bedridden with osteoporosis, but her mind was still razor-sharp. That was in a sizeable farmhouse, as far as I remember.
1957. Mary Ann Beat dies, aged 82- familysearch tree - Bishops Stortford Sep 1957 - no probate. Buried in Braughing Churchyard.As is also daughter Phyllis
Charlie then went to live with his daughter/step daughter Mary
1968. James C J Beat , aged 85, , died Waltham Forest Jun 1968 - no probate. Buried in Braughing Churchyard.
Looked up FMP Newspapers for obituaries- no