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The Life and Times of Henry Beaumont

The Life and Times of Henry Beaumont Early Life and Family Background The second memorial at St. James commemorates Henry Beaumont , born in 1865 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire , Edward Beaumont and Georgiana Maw David marriage certificate parish church Chepstow the son of Edward Beaumont and Georgiana Maw David , who had married in 1856 at the parish church in Chepstow . Henry’s early life was shaped by both comfort and loss. 1871 Census The 1871 Census records the Beaumont family living at 32 Ashburnham Road, Bedfordshire , where Georgiana, then aged 34 and born in Gloucestershire , was listed as an annuitant , indicating that the family’s income came from investments or inherited funds. Edward Beaumont was absent on the night of the census, and the household included Henry’s siblings Norman , Constance , and Llewellyn , all of whom were attending school. Also present were Henry’s grandmother, Mary E. Beaumont , and two servants, Elizabeth Smith and Mary Bone . The following year, ...

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