Descendants of Henry Beckwith
Generation No. 1
1. HENRY1 BECKWITH.
Child of HENRY BECKWITH is:
2.
i. FREDERICK2 BECKWITH, b. 1859, Romford Rd, Essex; d. 4
March 1939, Central Home, Leytonstone, Essex.
Generation No. 2
2. FREDERICK2 BECKWITH (HENRY1) was born 1859 in Romford Rd, Essex,
and died 4 March 1939 in Central Home, Leytonstone, Essex. He married SELINA WOOLF 1 May 1882 in Register Office, West Ham, Essex, daughter of ROBERT WOOLF and ANN JOHNSON.
Notes for FREDERICK BECKWITH:
Children of FREDERICK BECKWITH and SELINA WOOLF are:
i. JENNIE3 BECKWITH, b. Abt. 1887; d. 20 January 1890,
2 Hesketh Road, Wanstead, Leyton, Essex.
3.
ii. ADA BECKWITH, b. 3 July 1890, 16 Brownlow Road, Forest Gate, West Ham, London, England; d. 24 January 1972, Peterborough, England.
iii. JESSIE BECKWITH, b. 10 December 1893, 5 Brownlow Road, Forest Gate, Essex.
iv. FREDERICK WILLIAM BECKWITH, b. 1898, Forest Gate, Essex.
v. ROBERT HENRY BECKWITH, b. Abt. 1903.
Generation No. 3
3. ADA3 BECKWITH (FREDERICK2, HENRY1) was born 3 July 1890 in 16 Brownlow
Road, Forest Gate, West Ham, London, England, and died 24 January 1972 in Peterborough, England. She married ALFRED GASCOYNE 3 March 1913 in Register Office,
West Ham, Essex, England, son of HARRY GASCOYNE and ANNIE MCCARTHY.
Notes for ADA BECKWITH:
Place of residence in 1913 on Marriage Certificate states
222 Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone, West Ham, Essex.
Notes for ALFRED GASCOYNE:
He worked in his fathers shop in Forest Gate.
Alfred joined the Essex Royal Garrison Artillery as
a Gunner(serial number RGA(TF)1787) on 8 May 1915 at Stratford and was discharged on 11 April 1919 after 3 years ans 339 days
of service. Pay address 75 Vansittart Road, Forest Gate, London. Entitled to
wear Blue Chevron and one wound stripe on his uniform.
Children of ADA BECKWITH and ALFRED GASCOYNE are:
i. ALFRED HARRY ROBERT4 GASCOYNE, b. Abt. 1914, London; d. 16 December 1929, RN Hospital, Haslar, Portsmouth, England.
ii. FREDERICK WILLIAM GASCOYNE, b. 18 December 1915, Forest Gate, London, Engalnd; d. 29 November 1992, Peterborough District
Hospital, Peterborough, England; m. ELIZABETH MARGARET WARDLEY, 11 June 1943,
St. Martins, Jhansi, India.
Notes
for FREDERICK WILLIAM GASCOYNE:
Regular Army Certificate of Service shows the following:
Service with the Colours showing Transfers, if any, to
other Corps.
Corps Country
From To
Length of Service
Northamptons
Home 4.6.34
22.10.36 2yrs 141 days
Northamptons
India 23.10.36 7.6.45 8yrs
228 days
Northamptons
Home 8.6.45
5.1.46 212 days
Northamptons
Home 6.1.46
10.5.46 125 days
Northamptons
Home 1.6.46
5.10.46 127 days
Northamptons
N.W.E. 6.10.46 27.1.48
1 yr 114 days
Northamptons
B.T.A. 28.1.48 21.11.49
1 yr 298 days
Northamptons
BETFOR 22.11.49 16.9.52
2 yrs 299 days
Northamptons
BAOR 17.9.52
24.3.54 1 yr 189 days
Northamptons
Home 25.3.54
10.9.54 170 days
Total 20 yrs 78 days
BETFOR - British Element Trieste Forces
BAOR - British Army On the Rhine
Date of discharge - 10 September 1954
Rank on Discharge - WOII
Cause of discharge - for the purpose of being discharged
to a commission.
Civilian Trade on Enlistment - Printer
Classes of Instructions & Courses, Active Service
Abroad, Medals etc.
Active Service Abroad/Theatres - India, N.W.E., BETFOR,
BAOR
Medals, clasps & decorations - Defence Medal, I.G.S.
Medal with clasp (1936/37 N.W.F & 1937/39 N.W.F.), War Medal 1939/45, Coronation Medal 1953, L.S & G.C Medal.
Occupation and place of residence listed on Death Certificate
as Major Royal Anglian Regiment (Retired) of 55 Lea Gardens, Peterborough. Death certified By G. French MB.
Notes for ELIZABETH MARGARET WARDLEY:
Godparent - Stella Cotter.
iii. ARTHUR CHARLES GASCOYNE m. CHRISTINE DORIS PARRY
