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Harold Randle Beswick 1914-1984

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Mark

Mark Report 14 May 2018 15:28

Have been asked by a family friend to look into the above gentleman from Widnes, Lancashire. He is on the prewar census (3 Joseph Street, Widnes) with a Emma Beswick b.1863 (who we believe is the grandmother of H R Beswick)... I would appreciate some assistance in determining his parents, Much appreciated.

I have been given information which leads us to believe the above is illegitimate.

Edit - in 1911 There is a Beswick family in the same property - 3 Joseph St

William 1863
Emma 1864
Ernest 1887
Archie 1889
Sidney Sarah 1891
Henry 1892
Joseph 1893
Ellen 1897
Hilda 1898
William 1901

Maddie

Maddie Report 14 May 2018 15:34

for ref
1939
3 Joseph Street , Widnes M.B., Lancashire, England

First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Harold R Beswick 17 Sep 1914 Male Chemist Glue Gelatine Manufacture Single 131 2
Emma Beswick 17 Nov 1863 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 131 1

HAROLD R
Last name BESWICK
Birth year 1914
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's last name Beswick
District Prescot
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8B
Page 1376
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006

emma
1911
3 Joseph St Widnes, Widnes, Lancashire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
William Beswick Head Married Male 48 1863 Lancs Widnes Bleaching Powder Process
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Emma Beswick Wife Married Female 47 1864 Lancs Widnes -
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Ernest Beswick Son Single Male 24 1887 Lancs Widnes Plumber
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Archio W Beswick Son Single Male 22 1889 Lancs Widnes Railway Servant Engine Cleaner
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Sydney Sarah Beswick Daughter Single Female 20 1891 Lancs Widnes -
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Henry Beswick Son Single Male 19 1892 Lancs Widnes Apprentice Cooper
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Joseph Beswick Son Single Male 18 1893 Lancs Widnes Soap Cutter
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Ellan Beswick Daughter - Female 14 1897 Lancs Widnes -
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Hilda Beswick Daughter - Female 13 1898 Lancs Widnes -
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William R Beswick Son - Male 10 1901 Lancs Widnes -

malyon

malyon Report 14 May 2018 15:43

looks like mother unmarried

Births Dec 1914 (>99%)
BESWICK Harold R Beswick Prescot 8b 1376

Maddie

Maddie Report 14 May 2018 15:51

did hilda marry 1925
ellen 1931
sydney 1916

any of the above could be his mother
you really need his birth cert

malyon

malyon Report 14 May 2018 15:53

looking at the 2 daughters in 1911 census this could be hilda's marraige



Marriages Mar 1925 (>99%)
Beswick Hilda Jones Prescot 8b 827

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 May 2018 16:39

The 'Randle' in his name may well be a clue as to who fathered him

Joseph

Joseph Report 14 May 2018 16:47

Grandma Emma’s Marriage

Marriages Dec 1885
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Beswick John Williams Prescot
8b 896

Broom Emma Prescot
8b 896

Mark

Mark Report 16 May 2018 12:23

Thank you for your input so far - appreciated