A History of the Bean Family

ID: FBN / Catherine Frances Burgess

Abstract

A handwritten history of the Bean family and some of the May family. Written by Catherine Frances Burgess (C.F.B.) née Bean 1865 - 1956, but with later additions by others.

A note at the bottom of the first page says:
"Copied out by Catherine Francis Burgess C.F.B
3rd daughter of Alexander Bean and Eliza H. May
(therefore the first personal pronoun refers to C.F.B.)

The book has been transcribed, and the pages are also available as images. See FBN* to display the pages with their transcriptions.
The pages facing the history sometimes contain newspaper cuttings or notes and these are also scanned here.

Accession No. P1077E donated by Mary Catt 1994. Mary's husband John Catt was a brother to Eileen Mary Catt. Eileen was married to Donald Bean, who was a nephew of Catherine Frances Burgess.

For another view of the Bean family, see Bean Family History by Willoughby John Bean.

Transcribed by Tony Millatt in 2018 and checked by Elaine Barker 2024.

More:
Go to the detail pages
The Bean Family of Peldon Hall - article from Peldon History Group
AFM_FBN_001 - a family tree of the Bean family built from this book.
AFM_MAY - a family tree of the May family built from this book.

Author

Catherine Frances Burgess

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Mersea Museum

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[ Children of John and Barbara Bean contd ]

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[ Children of Alexander and Anne Bean contd ]
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The Burton Family

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History of the Bean Family Page 12.
[ Alfred Burton contd. ]
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[ Burton family contd. ]

8th and 9th Twins Edwin John ...

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Phoebe married Montague Butler Bean in 1954 ...

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Lucy ...

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[ John Willoughby Butler contd ]

and sent to ...

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Joseph Alfred Bean - Uncle Joe. Eleventh child of ...

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[ Alexander Bean contd. ]
My father was enrolled ... FBN_046

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with his ...

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The late Captain A.H. Bean. Responsible ...

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Alexander Henry Stillingfleet Bean. Canon of ...

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Haffey became a clergyman married Margaret ...

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The Sarjeant Family

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The ...

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History of the Bean Family

A Thanksgiving for the life of Eileen Mary Bean 1899 - ...

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A Thanksgiving for the life of Eileen Mary Bean 1899 - ...

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