Edward Blake BEAL Frances Maria BEAL Albany Wallis BEAL Edward William BEAL Mary Isabella BEAL Albany Henry BEAL Edmund Wallis Ridley BEAL Frances Kate Mary BEAL Edith Mary BEAL Edward Henry Blake BEAL Mary Ann BATES Harold Giveen BEAL Elsie Clarissa BEAL Albany Ridley BEAL Evelyn Mary D. BEAL Doris Gertrude BEAL Leslie Wallis BEAL Clarissa Augusta KING Henry Francis BEAL Wilmer Harris BEAL Louisa Harriet BEAL Francis Blake Lascelles Herbert BEAL Frances MOULE Mini tree diagram

Edmund Wallis Ridley BEAL

24th Sep 18491,2 - 9th Jun 190711,12,13,14

Fire Insurance Manager9

Life History

24th Sep 1849

Born in Hackney.1,2

24th Oct 1849

Baptised in Islington, St Paul Canonbury.1

Father - Edward Blake Beal
Mother - Frances Beal
Father's occupation - gentleman
Abode - Woodberry Down

30th Mar 1851

Recorded in census in Hackney, Stoke Newington (Woodberry Down, 5).3

21st Mar 1870

Married Mary Ann BATES in Pancras, St Matthew Bedford Town.23,24,25,5

From Marriage Certificate :-
1) By Banns
2) Vicar - Charles Phillips
3) Witnesses - Henry Bates & Isabella Sarah Bates
4) Groom - Edmund Wallis Ridley Beal, full, bachelor, Clerk in insurance company, 166 Hampstead Road
5) Father of the groom - Edward Blake Beal, gentleman
6) Bride - Mary Ann Bates. 20, spinster, 16 St George Road Primrose Hill
7) Father of the bride - Henry Bates, Coast Guard Officer

Research Note :-
Mary Ann Bates declares her age to be 20 when it is actually 26.

between Jan 1871 and Mar 1871

Birth of son Edmund Wallis Ridley BEAL in Pancras.4,16

2nd Apr 1871

Occupation Clerk in fire office.4

2nd Apr 1871

Recorded in census in Pancras, Regents Park (St George Road).4

Head of household
Lodgers x 2

Research Note :-
Living in same building as father in law Henry Bates and his wife and daughter

between Apr 1872 and Jun 1872

Birth of daughter Frances Kate Mary BEAL in Islington.8,17

20th Dec 1873

Birth of daughter Edith Mary BEAL in Islington.19,20

between Jul 1874 and Sep 1874

Death of daughter Edith Mary BEAL in Thanet.18

1875

Seperated.5

From Mary Ann Beal alias Pennell née Bates

17th Aug 1875

Birth of son Edward Henry Blake BEAL in Pancras, Kentish Town.8,21,22,6

27th Sep 1875

Registered birth in Pancras.6

Of Edward Henry Blake Beal

3rd Apr 1881

Occupation Commercial Clerk Insurance.7

3rd Apr 1881

Recorded in census in Fulham, St Paul Hammersmith (Vallier Road, 8).7

Housekeeper x 1

4th Feb 1884

Divorced from Mary Ann BATES in Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes.15,5

Divorce Court File : 9335
Appellant - Edmund Wallis Ridley Beal
Respondent - Mary Ann Pennell otherwise Mary Ann Beal
Type : Husband's petition
Petition Filed : 4 feb 1884

From the Times :-
Three children born to the petitioner
Separated 9 years ago making her an allowance
Court must pronounce a decree nisi for nullity of marriage between the petitioner and the respondent
Petitioner applied for custody of the children
Judge says "By the law of England those children are not his. he has succeeded in showing that he was not married to their mother. That being so, the law of England says that he is not their father, and now you ask that he should take the custody of them from their mother."
The matter (of custody) be bought to Court under a separate motion.

Research Note :-
The Times spells the surname as BEALE

28th Jun 1884

Divorced from Mary Ann BATES.15

Decree Nisi

13th Jun 1885

Divorced from Mary Ann BATES.15

Final Decree

5th May 1886

Married Clarissa Augusta KING in Holborn, St Mark's Myddleton Square.42,43

From the Times :-
"On the 5th inst., a St. Mark's, Myddleton-square, by the rev. Richard L Giveen, Vicar, assisted by the rev. G. H. Rust, EDMUND WALLIS RIDLEY, third son of EDWARD BLAKE BEAL, of Kensington, to Clarissa Augusta, second daughter of HENRY KING, of Myddleton-square, and granddaughter of the late Arthur Snowden, of Kirk Deighton, Yorkshire."

17th Apr 1887

Birth of son Harold Giveen BEAL in Edmonton.8,26,27

19th May 1889

Birth of daughter Elsie Clarissa BEAL in Islington.8,28,29

5th Apr 1891

Occupation Chief Clerk Law Fire Office.8

5th Apr 1891

Recorded in census in Islington (Alwyne Square, 3).8

Head of household
Staff x 2

between Oct 1891 and Dec 1891

Death of son Albany Ridley BEAL in Islington.30

28th Oct 1891

Birth of son Albany Ridley BEAL in Islington.9,31,32

2nd Nov 1891

Registered birth in Islington.9

Of Albany Ridley Beal

24th Jan 1894

Birth of daughter Evelyn Mary D. BEAL in Islington.10,33,34,35

30th Sep 1895

Birth of daughter Doris Gertrude BEAL in Islington.10,36,37,38

21st Feb 1899

Birth of son Leslie Wallis BEAL in Islington.10,39,40,41

31st Mar 1901

Occupation Chief Clerk Fire Office.10

31st Mar 1901

Recorded in census in Islington (Canonbury Park North, 27).10

Head of household
Staff x 3

9th Jun 1907

Died in Dartford.11,12,13,14

From the Times :-
"On the 9th June, after a long illness, EDMUND WALLIS RIDLEY BEAL, of Canonbury-park, aged 56. Funeral service will be held at St Mark's, Myddleton-square, to-day (Thursday), at 3 p.m. : afterwards at Highgate Cemetery. (June 13, 1907)."

Research Note :-
The entry in the Deaths column of The Times for 12 June 1907 gives the age at death as being 57.
However the entry for the 13 June 1907 states an age of 56.

13th Jun 1907

Buried in Highgate Cemetary.12

23rd Jul 1907

Probate in London.14

Of 27 Canonbury Park North
Executor - Clarissa Augusta Beal widow
Effects - £5

Other facts

 

Occupation Fire Insurance Manager.9

Information from :-
1891 - Birth Certificate of Albany Ridley Beal

 

Occupation Insurance clerk.6

Information from :-
1875 - Birth Certificate of Edward Henry Blake Beal

Sources

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