William & Ivor Beard MBE

[Baytree]

Hi,

I have 2 brothers named William (Bill) b1906 and Ivor b1915 Beard, born Kings Norton, Birmingham.

Bill was in the National Fire Service in the City of Birmingham. Bill was largely responsible for the reorganisation in the West Midlands region.
He stayed with the fire service in Birmingham during the war.
In 1949 Bill was awarded the MBE in recognition of his work for the fire service.

His brother Ivor joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1937.
By the outset of the war he was a qualified pilot with many flying hours to his credit and was called up at once.
As the war progressed Ivor became part of the intensive Training  organisation based at the RAF Flying Training School at Sywell aerodrome in Northamptonshire.
Ivor taught British pilots as well as allied countries and Free French and Polish Forces.
In 1945 he received the MBE for his war service.

I would like to know who their parents were or any information about them. 

Regards
Dawn 

[Necromancer]

Their Mothers Maiden name was Hadley ...

Births Sep 1915   
 
BEARD  Ivor M  Hadley  Kings Nort.  V6d P64


should be able to work back and find a pre 1906 marriage for a Beard - Hadley combination ..

[Necromancer]

et voila ..

Marriages Jun 1905   
 

BEARD  William Edward      King's Nort.  Vol 6c P828   

HADLEY  Alice Elizabeth      King's Nort.  Vol 6c P828

[Baytree]

Hi Newfster,

That was quick.  Do you possibly have the fathers' name and a date of birth?

Thanks
Dawn  

[Sparkle26]

Hi

You could always send of for the birth certificates and work back from there

Birth Kings Norton 1915 Sep qtr 6d 64
Ivor M Beard mothers maiden name Hadley

Claire  

[Necromancer]

whose father ?

You need to obtain that Marriage Cert to be bulletproof about earlier generations - and in fact, really you should get Bill or Ivors Birth Cert to be 100% certain of this.

[Baytree]

Hi Newfster,

Our posts had crossed, you are so quick. 

It was Bill and Ivor's father, name and date of birth I was looking for.

Dawn

[Necromancer]

Heres a likely candidate for the William E. Beard who married in the Kings N district in 1905 ..... again, you'd need the Marriage Cert to verify this entry ... but sadly his Father wasnt at home when the census was taken, so you'd need to look in 1891/81 too ...

1901 - RG13/2818; Folio: 134; Page: 25 - Smethwick (Kings N, Harborne district)
107, Gladys Road
 

Mary Beard 40  Married Head born Birmingham
William E Beard 20  son Manufacturers Clerk do
Arthur Beard 18  son do
Helen Beard 16  dau do
Henry Beard 14  son Errand Boy Smethwick
Jessie Beard 12  dau USA, PHILIDELPHIA
Elsie Beard 7 dau Smethwick

William Langford 20  Boarder
Frederick Atkins 20  do

[Baytree]

Thanks Newfster,

I have possibly found Bill & Ivor's grandfather on the 1881 census - William Beard b1859 in Ireland.  So I shall have to look into that further.

Thanks for your help.

Dawn