Beckwith Family History
The Descendents of Jonah
Beckwith,
an Upholder in the City of London in the 1750's
Family trees, photos and accompanying notes
Please note that this site is still under development
-
an amendment record appears at the
end of the page so that you can see
what's new.

A century ago in North
London - Eliza Beckwith (nee Finall) with three of her children -
Nancy (standing), George and Jessie (kneeling) - and two grandchildren,
Geoffrey & Arthur
Introductory Notes - Origin of the Beckwith name, Info Sources, Acknowledgements etc
Tree 1 - Generations 5-9 : Births c1720 to mid 1800's
Tree 2 - Generation 9 : Children of Thomas John Beckwith and Eliza Finall
Tree 2s - Simplified tree - Gens 9-12 of descendents of Thomas John & Eliza
Picture Gallery 2a - the Beckwith reunion in Dorking, October 26th 1957
Tree 3 - Gen 10+ - Family of Thomas William Beckwith and Emily Gertrude Speaight
Tree 4 - Gen 10+ - Family of Arthur Charles Beckwith and Edith Jowers
Tree 5 - Gen 10+ - Family of Francis Henry Beckwith and Annie Knight
Tree 6 - Gen 10+ - Family of Edith Lucy Beckwith and Edwin John Surl
Tree 7 - Gen 9+ - Family of Robert William Beckwith (II)
Tree 8 - Gen 9+ - Family of Joseph Beckwith (born 1830) & Elizabeth Morris
Tree 9 - Gen 9+ - Family of James Beckwith (b1828) & Annie Rodman
Amendment Record:
01 May 08 - Tree 3 Pict Gallery augmented, Tree 5 Picture Gallery added
21 Dec 07 - Tree 7 updated.
20 Nov 07 - Tree3 & Notes updated - thanks to Roger Beckwith for these
17 Nov 07 - Tree 1 corrected & expanded, Tree 1 notes further expanded
14 Nov 07 - Tree Notes 1 updated to include more census data
13 Nov 07 - Trees 1/7/8 amended for new info found on James (b1828)
11 Nov 07 - Tree Notes 7 expanded for violinist Arthur Beckwith, & daughters added.
10 Nov 07 - Tree Notes 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6 amended following re-read of old papers
08 Nov 07 - new page added - Picture Gallery 2
07 Nov 07 - new page added - Picture Gallery 3
04 Nov 07 - new page added - Picture Gallery 6

27th April 1935 (my
parents' wedding day) in garden of Churchill
Road, Kentish Town. Only known photo of my four grandparents
together -
Edith Lucy nee Beckwith (4th from left, front row).
For who some of the others are, click
here
Last updated 01/05/2008