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Joshua Beard 1859–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1859

Birth Location: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 1914

Death Location: Colac Cemetery, Victoria, Australia

Father: George Beard

Mother: Mary Harris

Spouse(s): Mary Swain

Children(s): Cecil Beard, Lucy Beard, Ethel Beard, Eva Beard, Charlotte Beard, Enos Beard, Hazel Beard, Gladys Beard, Winifred Beard, Laura Beard, Isabella Beard

The story of Joshua Beard began in 1859 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia. Joshua Beard married Mary Lucy Swain, and had children including Cecil Rowland Beard, Charlotte Elvie Beard, Enos John Beard, Ethel Maud Beard, Eva Ruth Beard, Gladys Mary Beard, Hazel Naomi Nayamie Beard, Isabella Gertrude Greta Beard, Laura Annie Beard, Lucy Mary Beard, Winifred Ella Beard. Joshua Beard passed away in 1914 in Colac Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Beard began in 1859 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia.
  • Joshua Beard married Mary Lucy Swain, and had children including Cecil Rowland Beard, Charlotte Elvie Beard, Enos John Beard, Ethel Maud Beard, Eva Ruth Beard, Gladys Mary Beard, Hazel Naomi Nayamie Beard, Isabella Gertrude Greta Beard, Laura Annie Beard, Lucy Mary Beard, Winifred Ella Beard.
  • Joshua Beard passed away in 1914 in Colac Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Beard
1805–1892
Birth Location: Minchinhampton, Gloucester, England
GB
Mary Harris
1831–1863
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Swain
1861–1941
Birth Location: Rosebrook, Victoria, Australia
MS

Children(s)

Cecil Beard
1886–1967
Birth Location: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
CB
Lucy Beard
1882–1943
Birth Location: Rosebrook, Victoria, Australia
LB
Ethel Beard
1883–1939
Birth Location: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
EB
Eva Beard
1889–1947
Birth Location: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
EB
Charlotte Beard
1891–1980
Birth Location: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
CB
Enos Beard
1893–1904
Birth Location: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
EB
Hazel Beard
1896–1969
Birth Location: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
HB
Gladys Beard
1898–1981
Birth Location: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
GB
Winifred Beard
1901–1975
Birth Location: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
WB
Laura Beard
1903–1989
Birth Location: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
LB
Isabella Beard
1905–1991
Birth Location: Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
IB

Joshua Beard's Ancestors

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Joshua Beard
1859–1914
Birth Place: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
Parents
George William Beard
1805–1892
Minchinhampton, Gloucester, England
Mary Harris
1831–1863
Barnstaple, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Beard's Descendants

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Joshua Beard (1859–1914) m. Mary (Lucy) Swain (1861–19 DEC 1941)
  1. 1. Cecil (Rowland) Beard 1886–1967 m. Mary (Elizabeth Caterine) Beard 1890–
    1. 1. Henry (John Joseph) Beard 1911–1999 m. Sylvia (Beryl) Dean 1915– m. Alice (Theresa) O'Leary 1916–
  2. 2. Lucy (Mary) Beard 1882–1943
  3. 3. Ethel (Maud) Beard 1883–1939
  4. 4. Eva (Ruth) Beard 1889–1947
  5. 5. Charlotte (Elvie) Beard 1891–1980
  6. 6. Enos (John) Beard 1893–1904
  7. 7. Hazel (Naomi ( Nayamie )) Beard 1896–1969
  8. 8. Gladys (Mary) Beard 1898–1981
  9. 9. Winifred (Ella) Beard 1901–1975
  10. 10. Laura (Annie) Beard 1903–1989
  11. 11. Isabella (Gertrude ( Greta )) Beard 1905–1991

Joshua Beard's Timeline

3 Records

1859
1859
Birth of Joshua Beard in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
1914
22 APR 1914
Age 55
Death of Joshua Beard in Colac, Victoria, Australia
Colac, Victoria, Australia
1914
1914
Age 55
Burial of Joshua Beard in Colac Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Colac Cemetery, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 APR 1914
    Event Place: Colac, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Colac Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
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