Person:James Bescoby (1)

James Bescoby was born around 1827 at Evedon in Lincolnshire, son of a cottager called Thomas Bescoby and his wife Ann. James appears in the 1841 census living with his parents and siblings at Evedon.

By 1851 James was living in the city of Peterborough, working as a footman for a Thomas Mills, who was the Rector of Northborough, and his family, who lived on Priestgate Street. One of the other servants in the household was a Catherine Ward. The 1861 census finds James still working for the by then widowed Elizabeth Mills, with Catherine Ward still working in the same household.

James's employer, Elizabeth Mills, died in 1867. The following year, James married Catherine Ward. They married at Thurlby near Bourne in Lincolnshire on 25th November 1868. Catherine appears to have gone to live there with her sister, possibly after Mrs Mills' death.

After their marriage, James and Catherine settled back in Peterborough and James worked as a gardener. They appear in the 1871 census living on Allens Lane there.

James died on 8th July 1871 at Peterborough. He was said to be 44 years old. Catherine survived him by over 25 years.

1. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 618; Book 9; Folio 3; Page 13, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Evedon, Lincolnshire
   Thomas Beskerby, male, 45 [1791-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Ann Beskerby, female, 40 [1796-1801], born in county
   Eliza Beskerby, female, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   James Beskerby, male, 13 [1827/8], born in county
   Jane Beskerby, female, 11 [1829/30], born in county
   Mary Beskerby, female, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Harriot Beskerby, female, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Sarah Beskerby, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   George Beskerby, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   John Beskerby, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1747; Folio 358; Page 30, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Priestgate Street, Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Mills, head, married, male, 77 [1773/4], Rector of Northborough, Cowbit, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Mills, wife, married, female, 70 [1780/1], b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth A. Johnson, granddaughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Spalding, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Maplestone, servant, unmarried, female, 28 [1822/3], Governess, b. Spalding, Lincolnshire
   James Bescoby, footman, unmarried, male, 23 [1827/8], Footman, b. Evedon, Lincolnshire
   Catherine Ward, servant, unmarried, female, 27 [1823/4], Housemaid, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Maria Richardson, servant, unmarried, female, 36 [1814/15], Cook, b. Spilsby, Lincolnshire

3. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 967; Folio 51; Page 14, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Priestgate Street, Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Mills, head, widow, female, 81 [1779/80], b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Catherine Ward, servant, unmarried, female, 36 [1824/5], Servant, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Catherine Shelford, servant, unmarried, female, 34 [1826/7], Servant, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Walton, servant, unmarried, female, 27 [1833/4], Servant, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   James Bescoby, servant, unmarried, male, 33 [1827/8], Servant, b. Peterborough, Northamptonshire

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1518; Folio 22; Page 36, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Allens Lane, Peterborough, Northamptonshire
   James Bescoby, head, married, male, 44 [1826/7], Gardner, b. Evedon, Lincolnshire
   Catherine Bescoby, wife, married, female, 46 [1824/5], Wife of Gardner, b. Hall Magna [sic], Lincolnshire

5. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. James BESCOBY, September Quarter 1871, Peterborough Registration District, Volume 3b, page 114, aged 44 [1826/7]

6. ↑ Burials register, in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England. Parish Registers of St John the Baptist (Northamptonshire Record Office, Northampton).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Peterborough in the County of Northampton in the Year 1871
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   1322	James Bescoby	Allens Lane	July 12th	44 years	S.W. Merry

7. ↑ Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 4, 14 Jul 1871.

   DIED.
   At Peterboro', on the 8th... same day, James Bescoby, gardener, &c., aged 44

8. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1871
   BESCOBY James.
   Effects under £100.
   2 August. The Will of James Bescoby late of the City of Peterborough Gardener who died July 1871 at Peterborough was proved at Peterborough by Catherine Bescoby of Peterborough Widow the Relict the sole Executrix.