Notes
Note for: Mabel Beebe, 17 MAR 1900 - 27 NOV 1983 Index
She was living at 116 Whitstable Road in 1925 as shown as Albert next of
kin in Navy papers.
Vic Woods thinks that Mabel, Rose and Nelly were fostered out to someone
with a smallholding. This may have been at Waterham, Dargate, Kent and
had a big pond in front.
Mabel told Albert that his father was Elias Beebe.
Husband (Lawrence) is said to be buried at Faversham Cemetery and was
about 20 years older than Mabel. Mabel is also buried in Faversham
cemetery.
Mabel may have been in service with someone called Johnson in Faversham,
he may have been a mayor or councillor.
Mabels husband was a plumber and she met him when he came to do some work
at her employers house.
Cremated in Charing Crematorium on Friday Dec 2nd 1983, ashes then buried
at Faversham cemetary.
Notes
Note for: Rose Beebe, 30 OCT 1905 - ABT. 1995 Index
Said to have been put into service at age 12 or 13.
According to Eric Downs, Rose used to visit someone called Percy
Saddleton when she was in the area.
Apparently, Rose was a housekeeper for someone called 'Sussman' or
similar who lived opposite a farm which was owned by Perce Saddleton in
Waterham, between Faversham and Whitstable.
Apparently Rose was brought up on a farm but not by her own parents. It
is said that she thought she was adopted but later found that she hadn't
been. It is said that she was not left anything or even mentioned in the
will of the people she thought were her adoptive parents, she even called
them mum and dad, and was very bitter about the rejection, this is all
hearsay. That family may have been the "Tippets" who, some time after
Rose was married, sold the farm and moved to Rainham in Kent. I am told
that Grandad Tippett (Rose's foster father) had two sisters, one married
a Gransden and may be in the Sittingbourne area, the other was a
spinster, but did not have any children other than Rose. I have not been
able to trace any of them but would like to get in touch as they may be
able to help with more information or even a photograph.
Rose is said to have lived at Hernhill around 1908, possibly with Mabel
and Albert. Rose then moved with Mabel to someone who brought them up.
This may have been in Waterham around 1908. The Old Farm, Waterham Farm.
Rose's marriage certificate gives her address as 'Hernhill' in 1929. The
witnesses were Tippetts (see marriage notes).
Talking to Jeane Beale (Bryant) she remembers Eric Downs saying that his
father had spoken about Silas and Lizzie as he lived next door to them at
Rhode Common. Presumably Silas's wife was known as Lizzie which fits in
with her middle name Elizabeth which appears on the birth certificate of
Albert Woods.
Jean says that it was only Rose and Mabel that lived at Waterham Farm,
Nellie might have been there at the begining but Rose only spoke about
the two of them (Rose & Mabel). "Rose did say that the boys came there
to live at the begining but were sent away because they broke the tools,
but I (Jean) do not believe this to be true because of the dates shown in
the family tree for their respective ages. George for example was 19
years old when Rose was born and married at 21 when Rose was just 2 years
old".
Jean went on to say "Rose told me that she was just 3 years old when her
mother died, around 1908. Mother only spoke of George, Mabel, Daisy,
Albert and Samuel. I did not even know that she had a brother Bill
(William) in Australia until she went out there on holiday".
Rose had said that her father died before her mother and that they were
living at Hernhill when the mother died.
Notes
Note for: Elizabeth Beebe, 14 DEC 1883 - UNKNOWN Index
According to Mrs Woods may have lived at Sittingbourne in Kent and had 8
children.
Bill, William Beebe, in Australia, gave Betty a list of his brothers and
sisters names and among them was Liz not Elizabeth this suggests that in
the family she was known as Liz.
Notes
Note for: Arthur Beebe, 26 FEB 1898 - UNKNOWN Index
Mabel told Vic Woods that Arthur was killed in the First War, shot
through the lungs.
"Soldiers Who Died In The Great War" lists:
Volume 51, Northamptonshire Regiment, 6th Battalion, Arthur Beeby,
enlisted in Peterborough (no birthplace shown), army number 25187,
Private, killed in action, France and Flanders 3rd May 1917.
It seems quite likely that this is the right Arthur but needs to be
thoroughly checked.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission tell me that Arthur Beeby is
buried in France and his name is shown on the Arras Memorial in France,
in bay 7 with the Northamptonshire Regiment.