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Title: Chard area - BEAVIS/BEVIS/BEAVES William c1791-1839
Post by: 260ridge on Friday 03 December 10 18:48 GMT (UK)
Can anyone help please? I've hit a brickwall!

William BE(A)VIS married Sarah LARCOMB at Thorncombe on 15 Jul 1832. His Parish of residence was stated as Chard. He  was buried at Chard on 29 Jan 1839 (recorded as BEAVES)

On Freereg.com, I have found a John, Mary and an Edmund BEAVIS all baptised around 1791, but no William. It's before Census, so I have no corroboration of Chard but no one meets the criteria in Dorset or Devon.

Please could someone advise?

With many thanks in advance

Neil
Title: Look up request - BE(A)VIS of Chard
Post by: 260ridge on Sunday 05 December 10 20:56 GMT (UK)
I am trying to locate the baptism record and establish the parentage of William BEAVIS or BEVIS b abt 1791 in Chard Somerset.

He m Sarah LARCOMB at Thorncombe on 15 Jul 1832 and d in Chard on 29 Jan 1839.

Any help anyone could offer would be most welcome. Thank you in advance.

Neil
Title: Re: Chard area - BEAVIS/BEVIS/BEAVES William c1791-1839
Post by: dee-jay on Wednesday 05 January 11 14:03 GMT (UK)
I'm a bit confused here.  According to the Chard St Mary's Parish Register, a William BEAVES buried at Chard 24 Jan 1839 was aged 75 and of Yeovil ....   ::)

I'm missing a burial for a Charles BEVIS/BAVIS, Coachman of the Exeter/London Defiance, who was killed instantaneously in a coaching accident at Buckland Hill [Combe St Nicholas Parish] in mid-November 1838 in respect of whom the Coroner did not formally complete registration of death until 10 months later.  These were the early days of civil registration, so those illustrious authors who have written accounts of the accident without reference to original sources have perpetuated myths on the year and circumstances that led to the accident. 
Title: Re: Chard area - BEAVIS/BEVIS/BEAVES William c1791-1839
Post by: 260ridge on Wednesday 26 January 11 00:57 GMT (UK)
Thanks dee-jay and "oh dear". I seemed to have latched onto a name rather than a person. Back to the drawing board. Many thanks for the info tho, even negative is useful. Best wishes