When William Beech was born on 22 October 1841, in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Beech, was 24 and his mother, Jane Done, was 19. He married Honor Tomlinson on 30 April 1867, in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Heath Town, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. He died on 10 July 1916, in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74, and was buried in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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English: variant of Beach .
Americanized form of German or Alsatian Bitsch (see Beach ) or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
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