My 2xGreat-grandfather, Zachariah Beckwith, was the youngest of fourteen children of Thomas Beckwith and his wife Sarah.1 Thomas Beckwith married Sarah Rebecca Hall, on 6 Jun 1824 at St John of Hackney.2 The couple appeared in the 1841 census: Thomas Beckwith, a silk weaver aged 36, and Sarah at 2 Shacklewell Street, Bethnal Green.3 Thomas’ age is not rounded down, so we can infer that Thomas was born 1804-5.
There are two Thomas Beckwiths born in East London in 1804-5, one in Whitechapel and one in Shoreditch.4,5 By comparing the histories of the two families we can deduce which Thomas Beckwith was the father of Zachariah.
| Whitechapel | Shoreditch |
|---|---|
| Thomas, son of Thomas Beckwith & Mary of Church Lane, ch 26 Aug 1804, St Mary Whitechapel4 | Thomas, son of John & Ann Beckwith of New Inn Yard, bn 12 Dec 1804, ch 1 Jan 1805, St Leonard Shoreditch5/td> |
| Marriages | |
| Thomas Beckwith married Mary Finch, 10 Jan 1791, All Saints West Ham Essex6 | John Beckwith married Ann Lamson, 7 Jun 1800, St John at Hackney7 |
| Other Offspring | |
| Sarah Ann daughter of Thomas & Mary Beckwith of Colchester Street, ch 5 Jul 1795, St Mary Whitechapel8 | Ann daughter of John & Ann Beckwith of New Inn Yard, bn 16 Nov 1800, ch 25 Dec 1800, St Leonard Shoreditch12 |
| George son of Thomas & Mary Beckwith of Colchester Street, ch 19 Feb 1797, St Mary Whitechapel9 | John Mitchelson son of John & Ann Beckwith of New Inn Yard, bn 28 Dec 1802, ch 8 Dec 1811, St Leonard Shoreditch13 |
| Harriet daughter of Thomas & Mary Beckwith of Church Lane, ch 17 Mar 1799, St Mary Whitechapel10 | Edward son of John & Ann Beckwith of New Inn Yard, bn 25 Dec 1808, ch 22 Jun 1809, St Leonard Shoreditch14 |
| Samuel Cox Beckwith son of Thomas & Mary of Church Lane, ch 24 Jul 1801, St Mary Whitechapel11 | William Henry son of John & Ann Beckwith of New Inn Yard, bn 7 Jul 1811, ch 8 Dec 1811, St Leonard Shoreditch15 |
| Charles son of John Beckwith (weaver) & Ann of Swan Street, bn 27 Feb 1817, ch 23 Mar 1817, St Matthew Bethnal Green16 | |
| Edmund son of John Beckwith (weaver) & Ann of Swan street, bn 19 Oct 1918, ch 3 Jan 1819, St Matthew Bethnal Green17 | |
| 1841 England Census | |
| Samuel & George Beckwith, carriage makers of Devonshire Street West, Mile End Old Town18 | John, Edward, William, Charles & Edmund Beckwith, silk weavers of Old Nichol St, Bethnal Green19 |
We don’t have any indications of the occupation of Thomas, husband of Mary, but by 1841 two of his sons were carriage makers.18 In contrast John Beckwith, husband of Ann, is listed as a weaver in the baptism entries of his last two sons and as a silk weaver in his death certificate.20 In 1841 five of his sons are living together and are all weavers.19
Looking at locations, John Beckwith & Ann lived in the Shoreditch/Bethnal Green area and five of his sons were living in Bethnal Green in 1841 (see Figure 1).
Given that Thomas father of Zachariah is a weaver living in Bethnal Green in 1841, not far from five of the sons of John and Ann, the balance of probability is that Zachariah’s father is the other son of John and Ann Lamson.
Sources
Birth of Zachariah Beckwith, born 4 Jul 1851; citing II/77/442, September quarter 1851, Bethnal Green registration district, Town sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.
Marriage of Thomas Beckwith and Sarah Hall, married 6 June 1824, St John at Hackney Church Registers, Hackney, Middlesex, Page 236, No. 707.
Census record for Thomas Beckwith, aged 36, 2 Shacklewell Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, 1841 England and Wales Census, The National Archives, HO107/694/11/42/20, UK Census Collection, Ancestry.com, accessed 23 Apr 2006.
Baptism of Thomas Beckwith, baptised 26 August 1804, St Mary’s Church Register, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, Ancestry Australia, accessed 12 Dec 2009.
Baptism of Thomas Beckwith, baptised 12 December 1804, St Leonard’s Church Parish Register, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, FHL Film 396232.
Marriage of Thomas Beckwith and Mary Finch married 10 January 1791, Parish of West Ham, Essex, England, Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1935 (Index only, no image currently available), Ancestry Australia, accessed 30 Aug 2021.
Marriage of John Beckwith and Ann Lamson, married 7 June 1800, St John at Hackney Church Registers, Hackney, Middlesex, unpaginated, unnumbered.
Baptism of Sarah Ann Beckwith, baptised 5 July 1795, St Mary’s Church Parish Register, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, Ancestry Australia, accessed 30 Aug 2021.
Baptism of George Beckwith, baptised 19 February 1797, St Mary’s Church Parish Register, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, Ancestry Australia, accessed 30 Aug 2021.
Baptism of Harriet Beckwith, baptised 17 March 1799, St Mary’s Church Parish Register, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, Ancestry Australia, accessed 30 Aug 2021.
Baptism of Samuel Cox Beckwith, baptised 24 July 1801, St Mary’s Church Parish Register, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England, Ancestry Australia, accessed 30 Aug 2021.
Baptism of Ann Beckwith, baptised 25 December 1800, St Leonard’s Church Parish Register, Shoreditch, Middlesex, FHL Film 396232.
Baptism of John Mitchelson Beckwith, baptised 8 December 1811, St Leonard’s Church Parish Register, Shoreditch, Middlesex, Ancestry Australia, accessed 10 Jan 2011.
Baptism of Edward Beckwith, baptised 22 June 1809, St Leonard’s Church Parish Register, Shoreditch, Middlesex, FHL Film 396232.
Baptism of William Henry Beckwith, baptised 8 December 1811, St Leonard’s Church Parish Register, Shoreditch, Middlesex, Ancestry Australia, accessed 10 Jan 2011.
Baptism of Charles Beckwith, baptised 23 March 1817, St Matthew’s Church Parish Register, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, Page 63, No. 502, Ancestry Australia, accessed 10 Jan 2011.
Baptism of Edmund Beckwith, baptised 3 January 1819, St Matthew’s Church Parish Register, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, Page 231, No. 1841, Ancestry Australia, accessed 10 Jan 2011.
Census record for Samuel Beckwith, aged 35, Devonshire Street West, Mile End Old Town , 1841 England and Wales Census, The National Archives, HO107/713/4/48, UK Census Collection, Ancestry Australia, accessed 30 Aug 2021.
Census record for John Beckwith, aged 35, Old Nichol Street, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, 1841 England and Wales Census, The National Archives, HO107/693/1/20, UK Census Collection, Ancestry.com, accessed 11 Nov 2006.
Death of John Beckwith, died 6 March 1838, citing II/28/381, March quarter 1838, Bethnal Green registration district, Hackney Road sub-district; General Register Office, Southport.
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