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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Tipperary => Topic started by: Catkins on Sunday 29 April 07 22:07 BST (UK)
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My great-great-grandfather was Thomas Beston born in Clonmel c1840-1845. He moved to Bermondsey, London, England where he married Elizabeth Charlotte (sometimes known in the census images as Charlotte Elizabeth). I would like to find his parents and siblings but can find no information on this whatsoever. Can anyone help me please?
Thanks in anticipation.
Chloe
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Chloe,
Griffiths Valuation has several listings for Bestons owning or leasing land in Tipperary South Riding.
There is one for a Thomas Beston living at Toberaheena in the parish of Inishlounaght which is in Clonmel.
Parish details on this link:
http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/fuses/townlands/index.cfm?fuseaction=TownlandsInCivil&civilparishid=2202&civilparish=Inishlounaght&citycounty=Tipperary
RonnieG
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Chloe,
One other item of interest for you.
The "William Smith O'Brien Petition" of 1848-1849 was signed in Limerick by a Thomas Beston.
RonnieG
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Thank you Ronnie. Any ideas how I'd go about pinpointing his parents with this? I'm afraid I'm new to Griffiths so not sure how this would work and also I'd imagine the Thomas Beston who signed the William Smith O'Brien Petition would certainly be the father. Any other suggestions much appreciated!
Chloe
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Chloe,
IGI has a birth record for Thomas Beston born 1st May 1874 in Tipperary.
Parents James Beston and Mary Flemming.
The Beston name seems to be concentrated in the Clonmel/ South Tipp. area which is pretty well served with historical archives so you have a better than average chance of finding him.
RonnieG
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Thank you Ronnie. However, this isn't my Thomas Beston as he was born around 1840-1844. His first child, also Thomas was born in 1868 in Bermondsey, so of course the record you have kindly found means this person would have been even younger than his first child!!
Chloe
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Chloe,
I didn't think that the Thomas Bestons I mentioned were your man, that would be too lucky!
But bear in mind that there were very strong traditions regarding the handing down of names in a family. This can be annoying sometimes, as the name a person is known by can turn out to be different to their "official" name when you find a record - but you can sometimes find clusters of one particular given name which can lead you to the source.
I have a "fuzzy link" in my own family because there were so many Thomas's, but I do know they are all in my family I just don't know who is the uncle and who is the daddy!
RonnieG
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Chloe,
Are you living in Ireland or do you have someone here who could look at the Parish Register for you?
RonnieG
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Alas no, that is where my problem lies! If I were local or had contacts there I can't help thinking I would have been able to locate some information by now. I've written to all the churches in Clonmel, but only one has answered to say nothing in their Parish register!
Chloe
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Chloe,
If you've already written to the various churches in Clonmel was one of them in the parish of Inishlounaght?
I would imagine that if you write again saying that you know for a fact that Thomas Beston was living there c.1855 and looking for details of his marriage and children you might get a more positive response, rather than asking for a speculative search on the off-chance that he is there.
Alternatively, a copy of most RC registers are on microfilm in the National Library and C of I registers are with the RCBI in churchtown.
RonnieG
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Thanks again Ronnie. No I've not written to anyone there but I certainly will when I find the address and relevant church. However, it's not the marriage or children I need - I've got them already from the English census images of 1870 onwards - it's his parents and siblings I'm endeavouring to find now - anything from Ireland basically.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Chloe
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Hi, I have just found that my grandfather's mother was Julia Beston and her father was Thomas. From her birth certificate her mother was Elizabeth Charlotte Blake. I'd be very interested in any more info yo might have on the Beston line.
Thanks
Barbara
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Hi Barbara
This is exciting. Can you email me - (*) - it seems we are certainly connected and I can hopefully share with you what I have on the Bestons, if you'd like.
Chloe
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Hello,
I have been trying to find the parents of my husband's grandfather Patrick Frederick Beston . He was born March 17 1884 in Clonmel, Tipperary Ireland.
We know that he came to MA in 1907 and that he married Ellen(Nellie) McCarthy in 1914 in Somerville MA. and he is Catholic. Thanks for any help that someone can give me.
Micki from the USA
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If we share the same Thomas Beston he died in England around 1920. If you want to email me, feel free (*)
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Since I'm new to this chat they removed your email address.
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Now don't worry Micki, I didn't know they'd do that. Let's try it another way and hope it doesn't get deleted. My email address is (*)
Let me know if you still can't see this or work it out!
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Hi Chloe & Barbara
I have recently started helping a friend with his family tree.
His aunty married a BESTON, and I have found the husband in the 1911 census aged 4 months with FOUR generations of the same family.
The head of the household is Edward aged 41 & his wife Elizabeth aged 39 with 12 of their 14 children + daughter in law + grandson.
The eldest male listed is one Thomas BESTON, widower, Labourer, aged 69, b. Clonmel, Ireland (sounds like your man).
The 4 month old boy who married my friend's aunty went on to have possibly 4 boys that I have found.
Are you able to help with living relatives? If so PM me and I wiil put you in touch.
Dot