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     Mary Stacy Beaman married Edward Jackson Holmes Jr., son of Edward Jackson Holmes and Henrietta Goddard Wigglesworth, on 8 July 1897.¹

     Arabelle Howard Bean was born on 8 January 1857 in Howard's Pond, Maine.¹ She married James Irving Chipman, son of James Chipman and Elizabeth Ann Merrill, on 2 October 1877 in Poland, Androscoggin, Maine.¹ Arabelle Howard Bean died on 9 December 1959 in So Poland, Maine, at the age of 102.¹

     Olive Beardsley was born on 7 March 1802 in Richfield Springs, New York.¹ She was the daughter of Abadiah Beardsley.² Olive Beardsley married Rev. Nathaniel Huse, son of Dr. John Huse and Anne Webster, on 6 June 1822 in Richfield, New York.² Olive Beardsley died in 1831 in Binghampton, New York.¹

     Gilbert Beare was the son of Elizabeth Dummer.¹

     Janet Beaton married James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran, son of James Hamilton Lord Hamilton and Lady Mary Stewart.¹

     (unknown) Beatson was born on 31 August 1846 in Jaffna, Ceylon.¹ She was the daughter of Surgeon General George Stewart Beatson C.B. and Mary Jane Cochrane.^1,2

     Basil Fraser Beatson was born on 7 April 1890 in London.^1,3 He was the son of John Fullarton Beatson and Theresa Gordon Fraser.¹ Basil Fraser Beatson was baptised on 25 May 1890 at Marylebone Presbyterian Church, London, by Donald Fraser.⁴ In 1940 he was medical officer of health for Brentwood, Essex.⁵ Basil's death was registered in the quarter ending 1971 in the Brentwood, Essex registration district.⁶ St. Mary's. M.R.C.S. 1912. L.R.C.P. Lond. 1912. Lt. 31 Jan. 1914. [I.M.S.] Capt. 30 Mar. 1915. D.T.M. and H; D.P.H.. R.C.P.S. Lond. 1922. Ty. Lt. R.A.F. Oct. 1922. :Resigned on permt. appointment to R.A.F. 7 Nov. 1923. Squadron-leader, 31 Jan 1924. R. 13 Oct. 1926. War of 1914-21; Persia, 1918-19; Desp. L.G. 3 Feb. 1920.³

     Major Claude Gordon Beatson R.A.F. was born on 13 January 1894 in Rangoon, Burma.^2,3 He was the son of Walter William Gordon Beatson and Constance Mary Montrésor.¹ Major Claude Gordon Beatson R.A.F. married firstly Lilias Mary Ellis, daughter of Clement Campbell Ellis, on 30 June 1920 in Christ Church, Lancaster Gate, London,
"The marriage took place yesterday at Christ Church, Lancaster Gate, of Major Claude Gordon Beatson (private secretary to the Chief of the Air Staff) to Miss Lilias Mary Ellis, daughter of the late Mr. Clement Campbell Ellis and Mrs Ellis, of Kniveden Hall, Leek, Staffordshire. The bride, who was given away by her mother, wore a simple dress of soft white silk, embroidered around the neck and sleeves with white silk, and a silver cord girdle. She wore a veil of old Brussels lace, fastened with a wreath of orange buds, and she carried a bouquet of white carnations and orange blossom so. The bridesmaids, Miss Dorothy Ellis and Miss Moyra Beatson (cousin of the bridegroom) wore dresses of pale primrose crepe de Chine and lace and net caps, with wreaths of sweet peas. They wore gold and pearl brooches, the gift of the bridegroom, and carried bouquets of blue iris. Mr Barfoot-Saunt was best man. Bishop Ridgeway officiated, assisted by the Rev A.W.E. McComb. Among those present was Air-Marshall Sir Hugh Trenchard. A reception was held at the Lancaster Gate Hotel."¹
Major Claude Gordon Beatson R.A.F. died on 14 October 1974 in Chardstock, Devon, at the age of 80.⁴ The London Gazette of 17th March 1915 notices his appointement as Cavalier of the Order of the Crown of Italy.

     Dorothy Beatson was born on 16 October 1891.¹ She was the daughter of Gordon Stewart Beatson and Eva Ellen Drummond.¹

     Surgeon General George Stewart Beatson C.B. was born on 22 May 1814.² He was the son of Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N. and Margaret Stewart.¹ Surgeon General George Stewart Beatson C.B. married firstly Mary Jane Cochrane on 2 October 1845 in Jaffna, Ceylon.³ Surgeon General George Stewart Beatson C.B. married secondly Elizabeth Adams (Unknown).⁴ Surgeon General George Stewart Beatson C.B. died on 7 June 1874 in Simla at the age of 60.² M.D. Glasgow, 1836: entered the Army Medical Department, 1838; served in Ceylon, 1839-51: in the Burmese war of 1852: the Crimea, Ionian Islands, Madras: Surgeon-General in India and P.M.O. of European troops, 1863-8, and again, 1871-4; was in charge of Netley Hospital 1868-71: Honorary Physician to the Queen: C.B. 1869.

     Godfrey Bosville MacDonald Beatson was born circa 1828.¹ He was the son of Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N.¹ Godfrey Bosville MacDonald Beatson married Margaret Eliza Sophia McWilliam on 14 August 1856 in Sheriffston House, Morayshire.² Godfrey Bosville MacDonald Beatson died on 21 January 1908 in 11 Fitzroy Place, Glasgow.¹

     Gordon Stewart Beatson was born on 2 September 1858 at the Garrison, Gibraltar.^2,3 He was the son of Maj. Gen. Roger Stewart Beatson R.E. and Charlotte Frederica Zébée Gordon. Gordon Stewart Beatson appears on the census of 1881 recorded as a student of medicine.¹ He married Eva Ellen Drummond, daughter of Major-General Henry Drummond R.E. and Annette Macpherson Boisragon, on 25 February 1888 in Dacca, India.⁴ Gordon Stewart Beatson died in 1913.³

     Rev. Henry Beatson was the son of Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N. Rev. Henry Beatson died on 20 March 1889 in Glasgow.¹

     Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N. was the son of Roger Beatson. Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N. was living in Campbeltown, Argyllshire. He married Margaret Stewart, daughter of Roger Stewart of Stewartfield and Ronachan. Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N. died on 4 September 1849 in Armadale Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland.¹

     John Fullarton Beatson's birth was registered in the quarter ending December 1844 in the Portsea registration district.¹ He was the son of Maj. Gen. Roger Stewart Beatson R.E. and Elizabeth Mary Ann Wood.¹ John Fullarton Beatson married Theresa Gordon Fraser, daughter of Rev. Donald Fraser D.D. and Theresa Eliza Isabella Gordon, on 29 October 1888 in St. Andrew's Church, Madras, India, in the notice of the marriage the groom is described as being of Mandalay, Burma and Geasmont, Helensburgh. The Times of India notes that he is ofthe Irrawaddy Flotilla Co. Ltd. of Mandalay.^2,3 John Fullarton Beatson died on 18 February 1922 in 60 Cleveland Square, London, at the age of 77.⁴

     Surgeon-General John Fullarton Beatson. Surgeon-General H M Indian Forces.² He was born on 11 March 1818 possibly in Greenock, Scotland.³ He was the son of Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N. and Margaret Stewart. Surgeon-General John Fullarton Beatson married Ellen Mary Ann Swinley, daughter of Major General George Henry Swinley and Sarah Jane Frith, in 1867 in Bengal, India.² Surgeon-General John Fullarton Beatson and Ellen Mary Ann Swinley appeared in the 1881 census at 7 Courtney Place, East Teignmouth, Devon.² Surgeon-General John Fullarton Beatson died on 29 July 1898 in 205 Cromwell Road, London, at the age of 80.^3,4,5

He entered the service of the Honourable East India Company in the year 1843, and was posted to the Bengal Presidency. He served with the army of the Sutlej in 1845, taking part in the defence of Ferozepore and the battle of Ferozeshah, for which he obtained a medal and clasp. He also served in the Punjab campaign, being present at various actions, and was decorated with a second medal at its close. During the Mutiny he held the responsible appointment of Chief Surgeon of the Allahabad Field Hospital, in which he rendered most efficient service. He subsequently filled the office of Garrison Surgeon at Allahabad, and was appointed Medical Storekeeper at Umballa. On his promotions to the rank of Deputy-Surgeon-General he was posted to the Meerut Circle, in which he completed the usual tour of service in that capacity. In 1875 he was selected to succeed Surgeon-General Sir John Campbell Brown, K.C.B., as head of the Bengal Medical Service, and, after five years' tenure of that post, he retired in 1880, having completed a service of thirty-seven years.
Dr. Beatson was a man of strong physique, distinguished appearance, and great ability. He possessed a high sense of honour and duty, and was endowed with great energy, strong clear, rapid judgment, much force of character, and firm, accurate grasp of detail. He was a sound physician and surgeon, and a most competent administrator. He was gifted with a keen perception and very retentive memory. His rule of men was strict, but just and generous, and his influence throughout the service was salutary and stimulating.
During his term of office he rendered valuable aid to the Government of India in arranging for medical relief measures in connection with the Madras Famine of 1877-78. Although he did not devote himself to research or contribute to medical literature, he kept himself fully au courant with medical science, and was always ready to encourage and commend good work and promote medical and sanitary progress.
His death, which was somewhat sudden and unexpected, has been the occasion of deep regret to a large circle of friends and acquaintances, to whom he endeared himself by the genuineness and warmth of his friendship and the kindliness of his disposition. The British Medical Journal, 13 August 1898, pp. 451-52.

     Margaret Stewart Beatson was the daughter of Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N. and Margaret Stewart.¹ Margaret Stewart Beatson married firstly Charles McTaggart on 27 July 1852 in Campbelltown.¹ Margaret Stewart Beatson died on 13 February 1884 in Campbeltown in the notice of her death she is called "widow of Dr. Campbell Mackinnon, C.B. Inspector-General of Hospitals and Honorary Physician to the Queen."²

     Moira Beatson was born on 7 December 1903.¹ She was the daughter of Gordon Stewart Beatson and Eva Ellen Drummond.¹

     Robin Montresor Beatson's birth was registered in the quarter ending December 1926 in the Uxbridge, Middlesex registration district. He was the son of Major Claude Gordon Beatson R.A.F. and Lilias Mary Ellis.¹ Robin Montresor Beatson died on 22 June 2006 in Hartfield, East Sussex, at the age of 79.

      A leading and enterprising merchant and shipowner; Virginia House, Greenock. He was chief magistrate of Greenock in 1795-97. To his indefatigable exertions was due the restoration of "Fort Jervis," skirting the "Bay of St. Lawrence" - where the east harbour of Greenock now stands. This was a formidable fort in those days, mounting twelve 24-pounders. It was about this time the people of Greenock and on the Clyde were in a state of wild alarm through the French squadron, under Thurot, burning ships off Ailsa Craig. Mr. Stewart lent to the British Government during the American war his crack ship "Defiance," originally fitted out by Captain H. Dundas Beatson, Naval Service, as a "Letter of Marque," mounting 32 guns. On the second day after leaving the Clyde as convoy to a fleet of merchant ships, she fell in with and engaged, off the coast of Ireland, the United States frigate "Wasp," 72 guns. After a gallant fight the "Defiance" struck, being "on fire fore and aft.
The "Wasp" was disabled from pursuit of the merchant fleet, and was easily captured next day by a British frigate of the same calibre from Cork. Mr. Stewart's son, who died last year, father of the Church of Scotland, at Liberton, Edinburgh, was a youth in the "Defiance" when captured, and delighted to tell how the gallant Captain Athole fought his ship against such heavy odds. Mr. Stewart's representatives are his grandsons, Roger and James Stewart, merchants, Mobile, General Roger Stewart Beatson, R. E., Rotherwood, Bedford, and his brother, G. B. M. Beatson, manager of the Royal Exchange, Glasgow.¹

     Roger Stewart Montrésor Beatson was born on 20 July 1890.^1,2 He was the son of Walter William Gordon Beatson and Constance Mary Montrésor.¹ Roger Stewart Montrésor Beatson was killed on 2 July 1916 in France at the age of 25 leading his men into action near Fricourt as a lieutenant in 6th Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry attached to the 10th Battalion; though the family notice shows him being of the 4th Battalion KOYLI.^1,3 He was buried in Gordon Dump Cemetery, Ovillers-la-Boisselle.¹ It would appear that he worked for the Canadian Bank of Commerce, since his death is noted in their records.

     Maj. Gen. Roger Stewart Beatson R.E. was born on 16 September 1812 in Greenock, Lanarkshire, Scotland.² He was the son of Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N. and Margaret Stewart.¹ He entered the Royal Military Academy Woolwich, early in 1828, and was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 29 May 1832. He served in Malta from 1835 to 1839. In the latter year, while still a young Subaltern, he received from the Admiralty the responsible appointment of Director of Engineering and Architectural Works in the Dockyard and other naval establishments at Portsmouth, which he held for six years being then transferred to a similar appointment at Woolwich till its abolition in 1848. He then served in Canada till 1854; and for having rescued at great personal risk, during the destruction by fire of the Parliament House at Quebec, in February of that year, valuable public records, the rescue of which had been unsuccessfully attempted by other gentlemen he received the thanks of the Canadian Legislature. Later in the same year he was appointed Superintending-Engineer of the Ordnance Manufacturing Departments at Woolwich. On 9 November 1855 his promotion from Captain to Lieutenant Colonel was gazetted. He served in New Zealand from 1866 to 1869, during the latter half of that period commanding her Majesty's Forces in the Colony, on return from which he retired on full pay and was promoted to the honourary rank of Major-General. Maj. Gen. Roger Stewart Beatson R.E. married firstly Elizabeth Mary Ann Wood, daughter of Lt. General John Sullivan Wood, on 19 November 1836 at Palace Chapel, Valetta, Malta.³ Maj. Gen. Roger Stewart Beatson R.E. married secondly Charlotte Frederica Zébée Gordon, daughter of Maj. Gen. Alexander Gordon R.E. and Zébée Anne Rose Touzi, in 1853. In 1876 in a conveyance the address of Roger Beatson and his wife Charlotte and Z.S. Bell is given as 19 Ashburnham Road, Bedford. Maj. Gen. Roger Stewart Beatson R.E. and Charlotte Frederica Zébée Gordon appear on the census of 1881 living at 57 Bromham Road, Bedford.² Maj. Gen. Roger Stewart Beatson R.E. died on 2 September 1896 in Rotherwood, Bedford, Bedfordshire, the funeral took place at Bedford Cemetery 7th September.⁴

     Sophia Elizabeth Henrietta Beatson was born on 23 September 1842 in Portsmouth, Hampshire.^1,3 She was the daughter of Maj. Gen. Roger Stewart Beatson R.E. and Elizabeth Mary Ann Wood.¹ Sophia Elizabeth Henrietta Beatson died on 22 November 1914 in Rotherwood, Bedford, at the age of 72.⁴

     Theresa Violet Beatson was born circa 1895 in Argentine Republic.¹ She was the daughter of John Fullarton Beatson and Theresa Gordon Fraser.¹ Theresa Violet Beatson married Capt. Guy Winstanley McGhee, son of George Ponsonby McGhee, on 25 June 1919.² Theresa Violet Beatson died on 28 October 1922 in Winnipeg, Canada, suddenly after an operation.³

     Pilot Officer Walter Gordon Clement Beatson's birth was registered in the quarter ending June 1922 in the Uxbridge registration district.² He was the son of Major Claude Gordon Beatson R.A.F. and Lilias Mary Ellis.¹ Pilot Officer Walter Gordon Clement Beatson was posted missing believed killed in action on 27 October 1941 at the age of 19 whilst serving with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 114 Sqdn. His death is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial, panel 31.¹

     Walter William Gordon Beatson was born on 28 July 1854.¹ He was the son of Maj. Gen. Roger Stewart Beatson R.E. and Charlotte Frederica Zébée Gordon. Walter William Gordon Beatson married Constance Mary Montrésor, daughter of Edward John Thomas Montrésor, on 8 October 1889 in Holy Trinity, Bedford.² Walter William Gordon Beatson died on 7 May 1897 in Rangoon, Burma, at the age of 42. In the notice of his death he is described as "of Messrs. Bulloch Brothers and Compy., Limited, London and Burma."³

     Walter William Gordon Beatson was born on 5 August 1897 in London.¹ He was the son of Walter William Gordon Beatson and Constance Mary Montrésor. Walter William Gordon Beatson was killed on 18 July 1916 in England at the age of 18 in a flying accident. He was a 2nd. Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps. He is buried in Bedford Cemetery E/4. 84.

     Bessie F. Beatty. Accountant. She was born circa 1871 in Detroit, Michigan.¹ She was the daughter of James Beatty.¹ Bessie F. Beatty married Frederick Laing Fraser, son of Alexander Fraser and Mary Mead Torrance, on 3 June 1891 in Chatham, Ontario.¹