Descendants of Robert BEAN and Lucy Cook of Suffolk, UK
"Robert BEAN (1809-1900) of Palgrave, Diss, SFK, wife Martha HUFF (c1813-1886) and children, Henry BEAN (my great grandfather b. 1835 Bardwell, SFK), Robert BEAN (c1838-1914) who later married Mercy PINNER also on this ship, James, Walter, John, George, Sabina, Charles & Louis/Lewis emigrated to Tasmania" - arriving in Feb. 1858 on the Trade Wind.
a number of families including BEAN, DENNIS, and AYTON were recruited from central and NW Norfolk and adjacent Suffolk (mainly Eriswell) by the Launceston Immigration Aid Society and emigrated to the Launceston region of Tasmania in 1855-1862.
They were part of an immigration scheme to bring honorable settlers to Tasmania as part of an anti-transportation movement.
Introduction:
Robert BEAN / BENE (my great, great, great grandfather) and Lucy
Cook both from
Henry BEAN (my great grandfather) was born 25th October 1835 in Bardwell, Suffolk, England to Robert BEAN (1814-1900) and Martha HUFF / HOUGH (1813-1886). Robert and Martha had married on Christmas Day 1833. His family belonged to the Church of England.
Martha HUFF (1811-1886, my great great grandmother) born in Stanton, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND
daughter of:
Simon HUFF (c1775- <1829)
Susan CALVER born ABT 1780 in Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND, and died BEF 1851 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND.
John CALVER III
was born MAY 1744 in Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND, was christened 10 MAY 1744 in St. John the Baptist Parish, Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND, and died APR 1820 in Suffolk Co, ENGLAND. He was buried 9 APR 1820 in All Saints, Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND.
John CALVER II
was born JUN 1707 in Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND, was christened 20 JUN 1707 in All Saints, Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND, and died 6 DEC 1767 in Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND.
John CALVER I
was born ABT 1680 in Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, and died JAN 1740 in Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND. He was buried 8 JAN 1740 in St. John the Baptist Parish, Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND.
Esther MARTIN
was born SEP 1682 in Pakenham, Suffolk, ENGLAND, was christened 28 SEP 1682 in Pakenham, Suffolk, ENGLAND, and died OCT 1743 in Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND. She was buried 10 OCT 1743 in St. John the Baptist Parish, Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND.
Joseph MARTIN
Hester EMMS
Mary BAKER
was born ABT 1710 in Sapiston, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, and died 9 JUN 1771 in Stanton, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND.
Peter BAKER
was born ABT 1680 in Suffolk Co, ENGLAND.
Susan SPARHAM
was born ABT 1685 in Suffolk Co, ENGLAND.
Martha MAJOR
was born SEP 1749 in Elmswell, Suffolk, ENGLAND, was christened 13 SEP 1749 in All Saints, Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND, and died MAR 1803 in Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND. She was buried 30 MAR 1803 in All Saints, Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND.
John MAJOR
was born 1711 in Elmswell, Suffolk, ENGLAND, was christened 13 MAY 1711 in Elmswell, Suffolk, ENGLAND, and died NOV 1750 in Elmswell, Suffolk, ENGLAND. He was buried 14 NOV 1750 in All Saints, Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND.
John MAJOR snr
was born 1682 in Elmswell, Suffolk, ENGLAND, was christened 6 JUN 1682 in Elmswell, Suffolk, ENGLAND, and died JUN 1715 in Elmswell, Suffolk, ENGLAND. He was buried 13 JUN 1715 in Elmswell, Suffolk, ENGLAND.
Benjamin MAJOR
Mary UNKNOWN
Rebecca MATHEW
was born ABT 1689 in Combs, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, and died OCT 1736 in Elmswell, Suffolk, ENGLAND. She was buried 7 OCT 1736 in Elmswell, Suffolk, ENGLAND.
Ann HAMBLINGTON
was born 1709 in Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND, was christened 7 MAR 1709 in All Saints, Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND, and died DEC 1774 in Elmswell, Suffolk, ENGLAND. She was buried 23 DEC 1774 in All Saints, Stanton, Suffolk, ENGLAND.
Martha Huff was sibling of:
Richard HUFF
was born ABT 1801 in Stanton, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, and died 1872 in Stanton, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND. He married Elizabeth ??? 1849 in Suffolk Co, ENGLAND. She was born ABT 1813 in Stanton, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, and died BEF 1871 in Stanton, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND.
David HUFF
was born 1803 in Stanton, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, and died 1849 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND.
He married Susan ? ABT 1830 in Suffolk Co, ENGLAND. She was born ABT 1809 in Barningham, Suffolk, ENGLAND, and died 1895 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND.
Sophia HUFF
was born 1806 in Stanton, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, and died 1880 in Ixworth, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND. She married Charles HULL 14 FEB 1834 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND. He was born ABT 1805 in Ixworth, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, and died 1878 in Ixworth, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND.
Harriet HUFF
was born 1808 in Stanton, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND. She married James Warren LILLEYSTONE (1818-) on 11 OCT 1837 in Richinghall Superior, Suffolk, ENGLAND. He was born ABT 1818 in Botesdale, Suffolk, ENGLAND, and died 1873 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, ENGLAND.
seems these siblings were actually born in Santon Downham, Norfolk, not Stanton, Suffolk?
see http://enramsay.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=enramsay&view=0&pid=44&rand=29905499
Charlotte HUFF
was born 1818 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, was christened 22 MAR 1818 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, and died 1846 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND. She married Henry STURGEON 1843 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND. He was born 1819 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, was christened 12 APR 1819 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND.
Sarah HUFF
was born 1820 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND, was christened 28 MAY 1820 in Bardwell, Suffolk Co, ENGLAND.
see here
Henry emigrated to Australia with his parents and siblings on the "Trade Wind" in 1858 aged 23yrs. He was a groom, footman and farm laborer. On that ship was a Hannah BEAN (c1816-1876) who had married a William CLAXTON and their children christened in Covehothe, SFK. See Norfolk and Suffolk emigrants to Tasmania.
On 20th Sept, 1861, he married Maria DENNIS (1842-1917) at Lymington, Morven in Tasmania. They had 9 children and resided in Longford, Tasmania.
Maria DENNIS (1842-1917) was born at Eriswell, Suffolk, England on 22nd January, 1842 to James DENNIS (1813-1888) and Frances SPINKS (1812-1868) who had married on 18th Nov. 1832 in Eriswell, Suffolk. James DENNIS was born at Eriswell, Suffolk and was buried at Longford, Tasmania. Frances SPINKS was born at Hillborough, Norfolk, England and is buried at Longford, Tasmania. Maria emigrated with her parents and 4 brothers on the "Trade Wind" to Hobart on 22 Feb 1858. After Frances' death in 1868, James married Elizabeth Saville Holloway on 01 Sept 1869 at Longford Tasmania.
They settled at Longford and as the children grew up, several of them worked for John Whitehead on his estate, “Winburn”. A daughter Sabrina cared for John’s mother from the age of 15. Their son, John Bean worked there also, but the most reported in Whitehead’s Letters (a published book) was John’s brother, Walter Bean “…not only a good coachman but the handiest man I ever saw”. Whitehead left him, (and possibly the others in smaller portions,) a 1000-pound bequest in his will, “to help him purchase his own farm”. Whitehead had at one stage intended to leave “Winburn” to Bean, but about a year before his death his will was altered.
NB. many of the links below will take you to references in RootsWeb.com
above photo courtesy of Amanda Whitby which is thought to be Robert BEAN and wife Martha HUFF, which if it is them, would probably be dated c1880 given Martha died in 1886 aged 73 yrs. Certainly very similar features to Henry BEAN.
If anyone can verify this or provide scans of other old photos, please email me.
Henry BEAN (1835-1903) |
Maria DENNIS (1842-1917) wearing widow's weeds headgear |
The Bean homestead, Longford, Tasmania, 1931
Brief list of descendants of Robert BEAN and Lucy Cook of Suffolk, UK:
other BEANs from Fingal:
other BEANs buried in Longford Christ Church Anglican Pioneer Cemetery:
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Albert BEAN, his wife Alice and children c1928 Longford, Tasmania.
hmm... I wonder...is there any relationship to Dr Charles Bean the official Australian historian of WWI?
Bean Flour Mill, Fingal (photo courtesy of Heather Kay)
The man with the three children is Robert Henry Bean, and his father is standing at rear right next to the wheel.
listed as being operated by Robert Bean in 1914 (see here), I presume Robert Henry BEAN (1869-1950) or his father.
Bean brothers on Fingal Bridge c1915
Front Row L to R:
? Bean, Charles Campbell “Dicky” Bean b 1899, Thomas Ivan
“Johnson” Bean b 1903
Back Row L to R:
? Bean , Trevor Lionel “Scorcher” b 1904 ?, ? Bean
Sources:
much of the research was carried out by my mother
many thanks to Wayne Garlick, Heather Kay and Amanda Whitby for providing additional information.
many thanks to Dianne Bean for information on David Bean (1875-) and descendants.
Apparently not related:
Charles BEAN (c1827-) and Josiah BEAN (c1830-)
both emigrated to Australia from England and survived the shipwreck of the Earl of Charlemont at Barwon Heads, Victoria in 1853.
http://members.tadaust.org.au/bobcutter/passengers/earl_of_charlemont.html
"Descendants of Josiah Bean commemorated the wreck of the Earl of Charlemont with a family reunion. A plaque was attached to a cairn on the Bluff at Barwon Heads in November 1953."
