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

      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 Montresor Beatson was born on 20 July 1890.¹ He was the son of Walter William Gordon Beatson and Constance Mary Montresor.¹ Roger Stewart Montresor 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.^1,2 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.¹ He was the son of Capt. Henry Dundas Beatson R.N. 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.² 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.¹ Maj. Gen. Roger Stewart Beatson R.E. died on 2 September 1896 in Rotherwood, Bedford, Bedfordshire.

     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

     Pilot Officer Walter Gordon Clement Beatson was born circa 1922.¹ He was the son of Major Claude G. 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 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 Montresor, daughter of Edward John Thomas Montresor, 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's birth was registered in the quarter ending September 1897 in the Hampstead, London registration district. He was the son of Walter William Gordon Beatson and Constance Mary Montresor. 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.

     Elizabeth Beattie was born circa 1854.¹ She married Frederick Laing Fraser, son of Alexander Fraser and Mary Mead Torrance, circa 1878.¹

     Dorothy Beauchamp ? was born circa 1584 in England.^1,2 She married John Brown Sr. Dorothy Beauchamp ? died on 27 January 1673/74 in Swansea, Massachusetts.³ She was buried on 29 January 1673/74.¹

     Joan Beauchamp was the daughter of William Beauchamp, Lord Abergavenny and Joan Fitz Alan.¹ Joan Beauchamp married James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde.¹

     Matilda (Maud) de Beauchamp married Robert de Marmion IV, son of Robert de Marmion III and Milicent de Rethel.¹ (fl. 1181).¹

     William Beauchamp, Lord Abergavenny married Joan Fitz Alan, daughter of Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Aundel and Elizabeth de Bohun.¹

     Henry Beaufort, Cardinal Beaufort. Variously Bishop of Lincoln, Bishop of Winchester and Cardinal of St. Eusebius.² He was born circa 1375.³ He was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Catherine Roët.¹ Henry Beaufort, Cardinal Beaufort died on 11 April 1447 in Wolvesey Palace, Winchester.⁴

     Jane or Joan Beaufort was born illegitimate circa 1391.² She was the daughter of Henry Beaufort, Cardinal Beaufort and Alice Fitz Alan.¹ Jane or Joan Beaufort married Sir Edward Stradling, son of Sir William Stradling and Isabel Saint Barbe.¹

     Lady Joan Beaufort was the daughter of John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret Holand.^2,3 Lady Joan Beaufort married firstly James Stewart, King James I of Scotland, son of Robert Stewart, Robert III, King of Scotland and Annabella Drummond, on 12 February 1424 in the Priory Church of St. Mary Overy, Southwark.¹ Lady Joan Beaufort married secondly Sir James Stewart, son of Sir John Stewart of Innermeath and Isabel of Argyll.⁴ Lady Joan Beaufort died on 15 July 1445.²

     John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset was born in 1404.¹ He was the son of John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret Holand. John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset married Margaret St. John (née Beauchamp). John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset died in 1444.¹

     John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset was born circa 1371 in Kettlethorpe, Lincolnshire. He was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Catherine Roët. John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset married Lady Margaret Holand, daughter of Thomas de Holand Earl of Kent and Alice de Arundel.² John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset died on 16 March 1410 in at the Hospital of St. Katherine-by-the Tower, London, and was buried in Canterbury Cathedral.³

     Lady Margaret Beaufort was born on 31 May 1443 in Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire.² She was the daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Margaret St. John (née Beauchamp). Lady Margaret Beaufort married Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, son of Owen Tudor and Katherine of France, in October 1455 in Bedfordshire.² Lady Margaret Beaufort died on 29 June 1509 in Westminster at the age of 66.²

     Catherine Beaumont married Sir Hugh Luttrell, son of Sir Andrew Luttrell and Elizabeth de Courteney, before 1384.² Catherine Beaumont died on 28 August 1435.²

     Hawise de Beaumont married William fitz Robert Earl of Gloucester.¹

     Isabella de Beaumont married Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster.

     John de Beaumont was born circa 1318.¹ He married Eleanor of Lancaster, daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth, before June 1337.¹ John de Beaumont died on 14 April 1342 in Northampton at a tournament.¹

     Alicia Beckenshaw was born in 1614.² She was the daughter of Sir White Beckenshaw and Elizabeth Bond.² Alicia Beckenshaw married Lord John Lisle.¹ Alicia Beckenshaw died on 2 September 1685 in the market-place, Winchester, where she was executed by beheading by the grace of James II who allowed it after Judge Jeffreys had sentenced her to death by burning for treason.²

     Sir White Beckenshaw married Elizabeth Bond.

     Albert Bedard was born on 11 November 1919 in St. Basile. He married Brigitte Germain on 12 October 1943. Albert Bedard died in 1988 in Cap Sante.

     Marlene Bedard was born on 31 May 1951 in St. Basile.² She was the daughter of Albert Bedard and Brigitte Germain.² Marlene Bedard died on 2 March 2005 in Pont-Rouge at the age of 53.

     Dr. George Victor Bedford was born circa 1888 in Manitoba.¹ He was the son of James Joseph Bedford and Helen Studer.¹ Dr. George Victor Bedford married secondly Mary Powell Jarvis, daughter of Edward Æmilius Jarvis and Elizabeth Margaret Harriet Augusta Irving, on 10 May 1921 in St. James' Cathedral, York.¹

     James Joseph Bedford married Helen Studer.¹

     Susan Bee married Abiud Bradley Jr.