John William Beasley Bould or Boull

[Milliepede]

Not to cast aspersions but there is a William Beasley born 1820 on criminal register in Devon.
Date of trial 28 Feb 1843 - imprisonment for larceny 3 months.  Age 23. 

I wonder if we could find more about him if only to rule him out.   

[AsH62]

Please cast as many aspersions as you like, this sounds interesting!
A

[Milliepede]

He could be this person on 1841 census Tiverton Devon

Elizabeth Besley 50
William 20
Jane 15
Elizabeth 15
Susan 13
Sarah 12

Not transcribed very well as there is a James 50 and a Harriet 10 as well. 

[Milliepede]

There's a marriage in 1854 Tiverton

William Beasley
Mary Balmond
Maria Quick
John Thorne

All speculation but if this was John's father he needn't have married J's mother, just left her holding the baby as it were. 

[AsH62]

It would make sense that he was born John William Beasley and then maybe his mother married again... and he got his step father's name

[AsH62]

Aaargh, I have to go to work but will be back, thanks again so much
Alison

[rosie99]

His marriage (ADDED in 1869)  has him as John Bould - father John Bould (Occupation of both was Farmer).  He did not sign the register, witnesses were both Anstey.  Banns have him as John Bouell or Bould.

At what point does he start adding more names, was it on his childrens birth registrations / baptisms or just at his death

[Dundee]

I think it was his son who made the name up?  No BEASLEY here.

Birth registration in 1876 - St Thomas RD - John William Boull - GRO gives mmn = Anstey.

Surname is actually indexed as BOULD.

Debra 

[AsH62]

Hi. Back again
I think you're right Debra, I have just looked again and I can't see any reference to the name Beasley for John until his son is married. Even the other son for John and Jane who is hteir first born doesn't get that middle name!
Well, this doesn't get me any nearer finding out where John was before his marriage and it now adds in why John junior adopted the extra bit of name and then his father also adopted it but it is getting more and more interesting!!!