Thomas William Beech

Brief Life History of Thomas William

When Thomas William Beech was born on 20 January 1870, in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Beech, was 28 and his mother, Honor Tomlinson, was 23. He married Mary Louisa Plank on 12 October 1893, in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States in 1910 and lived in Heath Town, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. He died on 21 March 1933, in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas William Beech
1870–1933
Mary Louisa Plank
1873–1963
Marriage: 12 October 1893
William Charles Beech
1894–1971
Ernest Percy Beech
1896–1896
Fred Plank Beech
1900–1983
John Alfred Beech
1902–1987
Edna Honor Beech
1903–1978
Henry Chandler Beech
1908–1975
Helena Louisa Beech
1909–1970
Dorothy M Beech
1916–2010

Sources (31)

  • Thomas W Beech, "Rhode Island State Census, 1925"
  • Thomas William Beech, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Thomas William Beech, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Beach .

Americanized form of German or Alsatian Bitsch (see Beach ) or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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