Beckett

James Becket was tried at Shropshire Assizes,Shrewsbury 23 Oct 1788, Transported for Life per SURPRISE 1 arr Pt Jackson 26 July 1790. His native place was recorded as Radnor and he had been working as Brickmaker in Birmingham .

The Women of the 1790 Neptune - Anne Needham p60 ......Ann Calcut was described as a spinster of Handsworth, and was charged with stealing a fan and a silver tablespoon as well as one cotton gown, one black silk bonnet, one linen apron, three linen caps, one pair of plated shoebuckles and one muslin handkerchief from Charles Sowter and his wife, Mary, who were bound over to give evidence. Evidence was also given by a man named Richard Bruce, who may have made the arrest. Charles Sowter lived in Handsworth. The Address of Prisoners was frequently given as the place of their arrest. The Parish Records did not reveal any Calcuts at Handsworth.

James and Ann were married in 1791, and settled in the Seven Hills district.

Descendant Chart

1. James BECKETT (10 Jun 1751 - Before 1808) & Ann CALCUT (? - 1821/1828)

1.1 Samuel BECKETT (2 Oct 1791 - 1793)

1.2 James BECKETT (15 Jul 1793 - 1876) & Mary BEST (3 Oct 1803 - 13 Feb 1870)
- 1.2.1 James BECKETT (1 May 1824 - ) & Alicia SMITH
- 1.2.2a Martha BECKETT* (4 Apr 1827 - 1860) & Jacob ALDSTONE
- 1.2.2b Martha BECKETT* (4 Apr 1827 - 1860) & Thomas TABOR
- 1.2.3 Rebecca BECKETT (22 Aug 1828 - ? 19 Dec 1870)
- 1.2.4 Samuel Joseph BECKETT (22 Nov 1829 - ) & Rebecca CUSBERT
- 1.2.5 Mary Ann BECKETT (22 Aug 1831 - ) & James BROWN (1823 - 1890)
- 1.2.6 Esther Jane BECKETT (8 May 1833 - About 1838)
- 1.2.7 Thomas BECKETT (29 Oct 1835 - 1903) & Elizabeth BARKER
- 1.2.8 Sarah Jane BECKETT (5 Oct 1837 - ) & Samuel William RUTHERFORD (About 1838 - )
- 1.2.9 Henry William BECKETT (1 Jan 1840 - ) & Mary Ann CLARKE
- 1.2.10 George BECKETT (27 Oct 1842 - ) & Rose TROUGHTON
- 1.2.11 Ann BECKETT (9 Jun 1845 - ) & William ANDERSON

1.3 Samuel BECKETT (18 Jul 1795 - 6 Oct 1827) & Hannah DALTON (12 Feb 1793 - )
- 1.3.1 Ann BECKETT (11 Nov 1823 - 1 Mar 1882) & Morgan Hygmuss POWER (11 Jun 1824 - 14 Apr 1875)
- 1.3.2 Elizabeth BECKETT (6 Aug 1825 - 26 Jun 1899) & David HOWARD (About 1822 - 26 Oct 1875)
- 1.3.3 Jane Eliza BECKETT (25 Apr 1827 - 1909) & Charles E HORWOOD (1813 - 1888)

1.4a Esther BECKETT* (2 Apr 1798 - 29 Aug 1840) & John HENDLE (5 Jul 1789 - 19 Feb 1823)
- 1.4a.1 Joseph HENDLE (19 Feb 1815 - 1859) & Lucy Jane JAMES (2 Oct 1822 - 1901)
1.4b Esther BECKETT* (2 Apr 1798 - 29 Aug 1840) & George TUCKWELL (18 Sep 1803 - )
- 1.4b.1 George Richard TUCKWELL (11 Sep 1825 - 24 Apr 1918)
- 1.4b.2 Elizabeth TUCKWELL (10 Apr 1827 - 31 Dec 1900) & William MILLS (8 Jul 1823 - 19 Jan 1891)
- 1.4b.3 Samuel TUCKWELL (1829 - )
1.4c Esther BECKETT* (2 Apr 1798 - 29 Aug 1840) & William JAMES (30 Oct 1808 - 1878)
- 1.4c.1 Anne JAMES (1830 - )
- 1.4c.2 William James JAMES (1833 - )
- 1.4c.3 Thomas Edward JAMES (1836 - 1876)
- 1.4c.4 John Henry JAMES (1838 - 1902 )
- 1.4c.5 Martha Jane JAMES (1840 - 1937)

1.5 Mary BECKETT (31 Jul 1800 - 2 Dec 1857) & Thomas BEST (20 Jun 1799 - 26 Jan 1874)
- 1.5.1 Hesther BEST (7 Apr 1818 - 21 Aug 1886) & Henry THOMPKINS ( - 16 Jun 1893)
- 1.5.2 Mary Ann BEST (18 Mar 1820 - 6 Apr 1876) & Daniel BRIEN (17 Jul 1817 - 24 Mar 1873)
- 1.5.3 Thomas Samuel BEST (3 Jul 1822 - 31 Dec 1893) & Mary Ann TUCKWELL (1 Feb 1824 - 20 Aug 1901)
- 1.5.4 George BEST (4 Dec 1824 - 31 May 1854) & Eleanor MOORE (9 Sep 1826 - )
- 1.5.5 Peter BEST (25 Dec 1827 - 24 Apr 1828)
- 1.5.6 Sarah H BEST (20 May 1829 - 23 Apr 1906) & Benjamin HANCOCK ( - 23 Feb 1896)
- 1.5.7 Eliza BEST (18 Oct 1833 - 2 Nov 1882) & Richard WEBB (1826 - 12 Oct 1884)
- 1.5.8 Henry William BEST (9 Aug 1836 - 20 Jun 1887) & Emma WOODHOUSE (1884 - )
- 1.5.9 Sophia Hope BEST (14 Oct 1838 - 1916) & Frederick Hurrell HOLBERTSON ( - 9 Sep 1907)

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