The history of my family
George James BEEVERS
Railway guard of Selby, Yorkshire
Ancestors
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Simeonis BEEVERS
~1669 - ~1754
of Almondbury, Yorkshire
Daniel BEEVERS
bap.1712 - ~1762
of Almondbury, Yorkshire
 
George BEEVERS
bap.1756 - ~1817
Cordwainer of Royston, Yorkshire
 
George BEEVERS
bap.1783 - ~1846
Hostler of Hemsworth, Pontefract, Yorkshire
 
Jonas COPLEY
bap.1716 - bur.1778
Labourer of Cawthorne, Barnsley, Yorkshire
Hannah COPLEY
bap.1755 - 1803
of Darton, Barnsley, Yorkshire
 
Martha MYERS
~1716 - ~1791
of Emley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Charles BEEVERS
bap.1810 - 1872
Groom of Hemsworth, Pontefract, Yorkshire
 
Thomas BEETHAM
1754 - ~1817
of Badsworth, Pontefract, Yorkshire
Sarah BEETHAM
1784 - ~1867
of Hemsworth, Pontefract, Yorkshire
 
Susanna WILSON
1754 - ~1817
of Wrangbrook, Pontefract, Yorkshire
George James BEEVERS
bap.1833 - 1892
Railway guard of Selby, Yorkshire
 
Richard MARSH
~1719 - ~1794
Joiner of Pontefract, Yorkshire
Miles MARSH
bap.1765 - ~1831
Bricklayer and stonemason of Wakefield, Yorkshire
 
Frances JACKSON
~1719 - bur.1794
of Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire
Hannah MARSH
1810 - 1839
of Selby, Yorkshire
 
Mary RUSSELL
~1772 - ~1857
of Yorkshire
Spouses and Descendants
Generations
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George James BEEVERS
bap.1833 - 1892
Railway guard of Selby, Yorkshire
  m. Dinah CLAYTON (1831 - 1892)
 
Charles BEEVERS
~1854 - ~1913
Mason (marble) of Leeds, Yorkshire
William BEEVERS
1857 - 1911
Warehouseman (clothiers) of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
  m. Mary TURNER (1857 - 1907)
 
Sarah Elizabeth BEEVERS
~1878 - ~1940
Packer (stationery) of Leeds, Yorkshire
Fred BEEVERS
1880 - ~1945
Electrician of Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Eleanor BEEVERS
1884 - 1940
Cinema cashier of Leicester, Leicestershire
  m. Randolph SCOTT (1885 - 1950)
 
Randolph SCOTT
1905 - 1910
of Everton, Lancashire
Edna May SCOTT
1908 - 1994
Cotton Weaver (Part time) of Everton, Lancashire
  m. John 'Jack' FORREST (1907 - 1972)
 
Firth Scott FORREST
1937 - 1937
of Blackburn, Lancashire
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Mona Irene SCOTT
1912 - 1914
of Everton, Lancashire
Edith Annie SCOTT
1915 - 1916
of Blackburn, Lancashire
Frederick 'Fred' BEEVERS
~1866 - ~1919
of Leeds, Yorkshire
Tom BEEVERS
~1868 - ~1925
of Leeds, Yorkshire
Narrative and Notes

George BEEVERS was born in about 1831/2. George may have officially been George James BEVERS, christened 5 Apr 1833 in Selby, Yorks by Charles and Hannah BEVERS.

We know George's father was Charles for sure from his wedding certificate. In 1841 Charles and George were living together in Selby, Yorkshire, along with George's aunt Harriet MARSH and 2nd cousins James and William MARSH.

In March 1851, George is working on a 80 acre farm in the village Thorpe Willoughby, just west of Selby. A fellow worker is from Manchester and may have introduced George to the idea of leaving rural Yorkshire. Living nearby is Dinah CLAYTON and her family.

George married Dinah at the Parish Church in Brayton in November 1851 as which time they were living in Thorpe. One of the witnesses was Samuel LAYCOCK, who was probably a friend and like George was born in Selby and then a farm servant.

Their first child was born in Leeds, but soon after George and Dinah moved south to live in Nottinghamshire. The reason for the move to Mansfield in not certain, however it is possible that it is in some way related to transportation of goods. His grandfather's worked for the main wagon hauliage business operating between Huddersfield and London (and which passed through Mansfield), or perhaps the moved was related to the introduction of the railways.

They had at least four children: Charles 1854/5, William born in Mansfield in 1856 and much later, Frederick and Tom born in Leeds in the late 1860s. They may have had other children betwen 1851 and 1866.

George BEEVERS is identified as the father of William BEEVERS on his son's marriage certificate. On the form he was described as a railway guard. They were living at 4 Tenter Lane, Mansfield. Tenter Lane still exists and runs alongside the railway near the station, but the houses have long since been demolished.

In 1861 and 1871 they were back in Leeds, with George being described as a 'railway passenger guard'.

But by 1881, George is living in Nottingham St Mary, Nottingham with his wife Dinah. Both he and his wife were born in Selby, Yorkshire. He is described as a railway porter and is living at 10 Hague Terrace, Nottingham.

The 1891 Census has them living at the same address. George is now a hydraulic liftman for the Midland Railway.

George BEEVERS died in Nottingham on 23 Dec 1892 aged 60 of chronic bronchitis. He was living at 10 Hague Terrace, Orange Street, Nottingham at the time.

Timeline
Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
btw 1831 and 1832
0
Birth 
1
Selby, Yorkshire
5 Apr 1833
2
Baptism 
2
Selby Minster, Selby, Yorkshire, England
30 Aug 1839
8
Death of mother Hannah MARSH 
3
Selby, Yorkshire
7 Jun 1841
8
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (10).
Census 
4
Gowthorpe, Selby, Yorkshire
25 Nov 1851
20
Occupation: Farm servant 
5
 
25 Nov 1851
20
Residence 
6
Thorpe Willoughby, Yorkshire
25 Nov 1851
20
Marriage to wife Dinah CLAYTON 
78
Brayton, Selby, Yorkshire
btw 1854 and 1855
23
Birth of son Charles BEEVERS 
9
Leeds, Yorkshire
1857
26
Residence 
4 Tenter Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
1857
26
Occupation: Railway guard 
10
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
15 Feb 1857
26
Birth of son William BEEVERS 
11
4 Tenter Lane, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
7 Apr 1861
29
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (30).
Census 
12
4 Brewery Yard, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire
7 Apr 1861
30
Occupation: Railway passenger guard 
13
Leeds, Yorkshire
btw 1866 and 1867
35
Birth of son Frederick 'Fred' BEEVERS 
Leeds, Yorkshire
btw 1868 and 1869
37
Birth of son Tom BEEVERS 
14
Leeds, Yorkshire
2 Apr 1871
39
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (40).
Census 
15
4 Triangle St, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire
2 Apr 1871
39
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (40).
Occupation: Railway guard 
16
Leeds, Yorkshire
9 Jul 1872
41
Death of father Charles BEEVERS 
 

A form of gangrene occurring particularly in old people, and usually caused by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller arteries.

 
17
Union Workhouse, Selby, Yorkshire
17 Nov 1877
46
Occupation: Railway guard 
 
17 Nov 1877
46
Marriage of son William BEEVERS and Mary TURNER 
1819
Little Holbeck, Yorkshire
3 Apr 1881
49
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (50).
Census 
20
10 Hague Terrace, Orange St, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
5 Apr 1891
59
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (60).
Census 
21
10 Hague Terrace, Orange St, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
5 Apr 1891
59
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (60).
Occupation: Hydraulic liftman at Midland Railway 
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
29 Jan 1892
61
Residence 
22
10 Hague Terrace, Orange St, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
29 Jan 1892
61
Present at the  of Dinah CLAYTON 
23
10 Hague Terrace, Orange St, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
23 Dec 1892
61
Occupation: Railway servant 
24
 
23 Dec 1892
60
query Caution: Recorded age does not match calculated age (61).
Death 
25
10 Hague Terrace, Orange St, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
24 Jan 1911
80
Death of son William BEEVERS 
26
7 Eaton Place, Everton, Lancashire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - UK 1881 Census - 3rd April 1881
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George BEEVERS Head M Male 49 Selby, York, England Railway Porter

Dinah BEEVERS Wife M Female 49 Selby, York, England

Tom BEEVERS Son Male 12 Leeds, York, England Scholar

Andrew MC CULLOCH Boarder U Male 19 Scotland N K Merchants Son

2 - Selby Minster Church Records

LDS Microfilm

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BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Selby in the County of York in the Year one thousand eight hundred and thirty three

When baptized - Child's Christian Name - Parents Name - Abode - Quality, Trade or Profession - By whom the Ceremony was performed

1833 April 5, No. 693 - George James, son of Charles, Hannah Bevers - Selby - Horse-keeper - J. Muncaster, Incumbt

3 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Superintendent Registrar's District Selby

Registrar's District Selby

1839 DEATHS in the District of Selby in the County of Selby

No.

When Died

Name and Surname

Sex

Age

Rank or Profession

Cause of Death

Signature, Description and Residence of Informant

When Registered

Signature of Registrar

410

Thirtieth of August 1839 at Selby

Hannah Beaver

Female

29 years

Wife of Charles Beaver Horse Keeper

Consumption

The X Mark of Charles Beaver

Occupier of house South Parade, Selby

Second of September 1839

John Forthergill

Senior Registrar

4 - UK 1841 Census - 7th June 1841

Note: Ages of adults were often rounded down to nearest 5 years. For example, a recorded age of 25 implies an age of between 25 and 29.

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Harriet Marsh - 40 - Widow - Y

James Marsh - 13 - - Y

William Marsh - 6 - - Y

Charles Beavers - 30 - Labourer - Y

George Beavers - 8 - - Y

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Mary Marsh - 65 - Pauper - Y

5 - Beevers - Clayton 1851

1851 Marriage solemnized at after banns in the Parish of Brayton in the County of York

No: 166

When married - November 25th 1851

Name and Surname - Age - Condition - Rank or Profession - Residence at the time of marriage - Father's name and surname - Rank or Profession of father

George Beevers - Of full age - Bachelor - Farmer's Servant - Both of Thorpe in this Parish - Chas Beevers - Groom

Dinah Clayton - A minor - Spinster - Both of Thorpe in this Parish - Wm Clayton - Woodman

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by _____ or after Banns by me Richd Paver: Vicar

This marriage was solemnized between us: George Beevers, Dinah Clayton in the Presence of us, Sarah Clayton, Samuel Laycock

6 - Beevers - Clayton 1851

1851 Marriage solemnized at after banns in the Parish of Brayton in the County of York

No: 166

When married - November 25th 1851

Name and Surname - Age - Condition - Rank or Profession - Residence at the time of marriage - Father's name and surname - Rank or Profession of father

George Beevers - Of full age - Bachelor - Farmer's Servant - Both of Thorpe in this Parish - Chas Beevers - Groom

Dinah Clayton - A minor - Spinster - Both of Thorpe in this Parish - Wm Clayton - Woodman

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by _____ or after Banns by me Richd Paver: Vicar

This marriage was solemnized between us: George Beevers, Dinah Clayton in the Presence of us, Sarah Clayton, Samuel Laycock

7 - UK General Registry Office Marriage Certificate
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1851 Marriage solemnized at after banns in the Parish of Brayton in the County of York

No: 166

When married - November 25th 1851

Name and Surname - Age - Condition - Rank or Profession - Residence at the time of marriage - Father's name and surname - Rank or Profession of father

George Beevers - Of full age - Bachelor - Farmer's Servant - Both of Thorpe in this Parish - Chas Beevers - Groom

Dinah Clayton - A minor - Spinster - Both of Thorpe in this Parish - Wm Clayton - Woodman

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by _____ or after Banns by me Richd Paver: Vicar

This marriage was solemnized between us: George Beevers, Dinah Clayton in the Presence of us, Sarah Clayton, Samuel Laycock

8 - Brayton Parish Records
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1851 Marriage solemnized after Banns in the parish of Brayton in the County of York

No

When Married

Name and Surname

Age

Condition

Rank or Profession

Residence at the Time of Marriage

Father's Name and Surname

Rank or Profession of Father

166

November 25th 1851

George Beevers

Dinah Clayton

Of age

A minor

Bachelor

Spinster

Farm servant

-

Both of Thorpe in this Parish

Chas Beevers

Wm Clayton

Groom

Woodman

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by me Richd Paver Vicar

This Marriage was solemnized between us {

George Beevers

Dinah Clayton

in the Presence of us, {

Sarah Clayton

Samuel Laycock

9 - UK 1861 Census - 7th April 1861
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George Beevers - Head - Mar - 29 - Railway Passenger Guard - Yorks Selby

Dinah Beevers - Wife - Mar - 29 - - Yorks Selby

Charles Beevers - Son - - 6 - - Yorks Leeds

William Beevers - Son - - 4 - - Notts Mansfield

10 - William Bevers 1857

Mar 1857 - Mansfield - 7b/76

Registration District Mansfield

1857 BIRTH in the Sub-District of Mansfield in the County of Nottingham

No - When and where born - Name, if any - Sex - Name and surname of father - Name, surname and maiden surname of mother - Occupation of father - Signature, description and residence of informant - When registered

270 - Fifteenth February 1857, 4 Tenter Lane - William - Boy - George Bevers - Diane Bevers formerly Clayton - Railway Guard - + The mark of Diana Bevers, mother, 4 Tenter Lane, Mansfield

11 - UK General Registry Office Birth Certificate
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Registration District Mansfield

1857 BIRTH in the Sub-District of Mansfield in the County of Nottingham

No - When and where born - Name, if any - Sex - Name and surname of father - Name, surname and maiden surname of mother - Occupation of father - Signature, description and residence of informant - When registered

270 - Fifteenth February 1857, 4 Tenter Lane - William - Boy - George Bevers - Diane Bevers formerly Clayton - Railway Guard - + The mark of Diana Bevers, mother, 4 Tenter Lane, Mansfield

12 - UK 1861 Census - 7th April 1861
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George Beevers - Head - Mar - 29 - Railway Passenger Guard - Yorks Selby

Dinah Beevers - Wife - Mar - 29 - - Yorks Selby

Charles Beevers - Son - - 6 - - Yorks Leeds

William Beevers - Son - - 4 - - Notts Mansfield

13 - UK 1861 Census - 7th April 1861
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George Beevers - Head - Mar - 29 - Railway Passenger Guard - Yorks Selby

Dinah Beevers - Wife - Mar - 29 - - Yorks Selby

Charles Beevers - Son - - 6 - - Yorks Leeds

William Beevers - Son - - 4 - - Notts Mansfield

14 - UK 1881 Census - 3rd April 1881
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George BEEVERS Head M Male 49 Selby, York, England Railway Porter

Dinah BEEVERS Wife M Female 49 Selby, York, England

Tom BEEVERS Son Male 12 Leeds, York, England Scholar

Andrew MC CULLOCH Boarder U Male 19 Scotland N K Merchants Son

15 - UK 1871 Census - 2nd April 1871
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George Beevers - Head - Mar - 39 - Railway Guard - Yorks, Selby

Dinah Beevers - Wife - Mar - 39 - - Yorks Selby

Charles Beevers - Son - Unm - 16 - Marble Mason - Yorks, Leeds

William Beevers - Son - - 14 - Wheelwright - Notts, Mansfield

Fred. Beevers - Son - - 4 - Scholar - Yorks, Leeds

Tom Beevers - Son - - 2 - - Yorks, Leeds

16 - UK 1871 Census - 2nd April 1871
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George Beevers - Head - Mar - 39 - Railway Guard - Yorks, Selby

Dinah Beevers - Wife - Mar - 39 - - Yorks Selby

Charles Beevers - Son - Unm - 16 - Marble Mason - Yorks, Leeds

William Beevers - Son - - 14 - Wheelwright - Notts, Mansfield

Fred. Beevers - Son - - 4 - Scholar - Yorks, Leeds

Tom Beevers - Son - - 2 - - Yorks, Leeds

17 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Certified Copy of an Entry of Death

1872 Death in the Sub-District of Selby in the County of York

No - When and where died - Sex - Age - Occupation - Cause of death - Signature, description and residence of informant - When registered - Signature of registrar

388 - Ninth July 1872, Union Workhouse, Selby - Charles Beevers - Male - 63 years - Formerly Groom lately Labourer - Gangrena [senalis] Certified - Maria Pidd, present at Death, Union Workhouse, Selby - Eleventh July 1872 - Richard Shipman, Registrar

18 - UK General Registry Office Marriage Certificate
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1877 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Little Holbeck in the County of York

No: 242

When married - 17 November 1877

Name and Surname - Age - Condition - Rank or Profession - Residence at the time of marriage - Father's name and surname - Rank or Profession of father

William Beevers - 20-1 - Bachelor - Mechanic - Marshall St - George Beevers - Railway Guard

Mary Turner - 20-1 - Spinster - Servant - Marshall St - Henry Turner - Miner

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, by _____ or after banns by me William Barnes, ??? , Vicar

This marriage was solemnized between us: Wm Beevers, Mary Her X Mark Turner in the Presence of us, Charles Beevers, Emma Penney

19 - Little Holbeck Parish Records
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1877 Marriage solemnized at Parish Church in the parish of Little Holbeck in the County of York

No

When Married

Name and Surname

Age

Condition

Rank or Profession

Residence at the Time of Marriage

Father's Name and Surname

Rank or Profession of Father

242

17 November 1877

William Beever

Mary Turner

20-1

20-1

Bachelor

Spinster

Mechanic

Servant

Marshall St

Marshall St

George Beevers

Henry Turner

Railway Guard

Miner

Married in the CHURCH according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me William Bar[?] Vicar

This Marriage was solemnized between us {

William Beevers

Mary her X mark Turner

in the Presence of us, {

Charles Beevers

Emma Penney

20 - UK 1881 Census - 3rd April 1881
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George BEEVERS Head M Male 49 Selby, York, England Railway Porter

Dinah BEEVERS Wife M Female 49 Selby, York, England

Tom BEEVERS Son Male 12 Leeds, York, England Scholar

Andrew MC CULLOCH Boarder U Male 19 Scotland N K Merchants Son

21 - UK 1891 Census - 5th April 1891
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Civil Parish: St Mary

Borough: Nottingham

Ward: Bridge

Ecclesiastic Parish: St Saviour

10 Hague Ter

George Beevers - Head - M- 59 - Hydraulic Liftman M.R. - Yorksh. Selby

Hanah Beevers - Wife - M - 59 - - Yorksh. Selby

22 - Dinah Beevers 1892

Certified Copy of an Entry of Death

1892 Death in the Sub-District of Nottingham South East in the County of Nottingham

No - When and where died - Sex - Age - Occupation - Cause of death - Signature, description and residence of informant - When registered - Signature of registrar

417 - Twnety ninth January 1892, 10 Hague terrace, Orange Street USD - Diana Beevers - Female - 60 years - Wife of George Beevers a railway servant - Hepatic Dropsey, Certified by R David FRCP - Geo Beevers widower of edeceased present at the death 10 Hague Terrace, Orange Street, Nottingham - Twenty ninth January 1892 - William Marriot, Registrar

23 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Certified Copy of an Entry of Death

1892 Death in the Sub-District of Nottingham South East in the County of Nottingham

No - When and where died - Sex - Age - Occupation - Cause of death - Signature, description and residence of informant - When registered - Signature of registrar

417 - Twnety ninth January 1892, 10 Hague terrace, Orange Street USD - Diana Beevers - Female - 60 years - Wife of George Beevers a railway servant - Hepatic Dropsey, Certified by R David FRCP - Geo Beevers widower of edeceased present at the death 10 Hague Terrace, Orange Street, Nottingham - Twenty ninth January 1892 - William Marriot, Registrar

24 - George Beevers 1892

Certified Copy of an Entry of Death

1892 Death in the Sub-District of Nottingham South East in the County of Nottingham

No - When and where died - Sex - Age - Occupation - Cause of death - Signature, description and residence of informant - When registered - Signature of registrar

118 - Twenty Third December 1892, 10 Hague Terrace, Orange Street, USD - George Beevers - Male - 60 years - Railway Servant - Chronic Bronchitis, Certified by C.R.Davidson - Mary Archer, present at the death, 9 Napoleon Terrace, Bell Street, Nottingham - Twenty Fourth December 1892 - William Marriot Registrar

25 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Certified Copy of an Entry of Death

1892 Death in the Sub-District of Nottingham South East in the County of Nottingham

No - When and where died - Sex - Age - Occupation - Cause of death - Signature, description and residence of informant - When registered - Signature of registrar

118 - Twenty Third December 1892, 10 Hague Terrace, Orange Street, USD - George Beevers - Male - 60 years - Railway Servant - Chronic Bronchitis, Certified by C.R.Davidson - Mary Archer, present at the death, 9 Napoleon Terrace, Bell Street, Nottingham - Twenty Fourth December 1892 - William Marriot Registrar

26 - UK General Registry Office Death Certificate
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Certified Copy of an Entry of Death

1911 Death in the Sub-District of Everton South in the County of Liverpool C.B

No - When and where died - Sex - Age - Occupation - Cause of death - Signature, description and residence of informant - When registered - Signature of registrar

411 - Twenty fourth January 1911, 7 Eaton Place, UD - William Beevers - Male - 52 years - Draper's goods receiver - Phthisis 15 months Exhaustion Certified D R Belcher LRCS - Fred Beevers, Son present at death 7 Eatoon Place - Twenty fourth January 1911 - WA Bucknall Registrar