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Caroline ("Carrie") BEATON



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Name Caroline ("Carrie") BEATON Nickname Carrie Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Sep Q 1847 South Bersted, Sussex, England - GRO ref: Bacon, Caroline q3 1847 Chichester RD 7 302; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Withers
Baptised 31 Oct 1847 St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, South Bersted, Sussex, England - From IGI and transcribed data on SFHG members database
Latter shows Caroline BEATON, daughter of Charles and Caroline, father a labourer, abode North Bersted
Gender Female In the Dock May 1865 Shanklin Railway Station, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England An Impudent Theft at a Railway Station - "Isle of Wight Petty Sessions.
County bench.
The magistrates present on Saturday were Admiral Crozier, Mr. J. Coape, and Mr. T. T. Fowke.
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An Impudent Theft at a Railway Station
Caroline Beaton, a girl from Havant, was charged with stealing a parasol, of the value of 11s, the property of Mary Saunders, a servant at Yelf's Hotel, Ryde.-The prosecutrix said she was at the Shanklin Railway Station at about 3 p.m. on the previous day, and in the ladies' waiting-room she placed together a parcel and a parasol; she left the room for a minute, and on her return missed the parasol. The prisoner was in the room when the parasol was placed there. Prosecutrix went out and found the prisoner standing by the carriage-stand, and accused her of the robbery; she denied it. Prosecutrix then pulled aside prisoner's shawl, and took away from under her arm the missing parasol. When scolded by prosecutrix for her dishonesty, she replied, "You may think yourself well off that you have got it back again." They proceeded to Shanklin, and there the prisoner was given into custody.-Prisoner, who pleaded guilty and did not appear at all dismayed, was committed to hard labour for a month."
from the Hampshire Advertiser - Saturday 13 May 1865, p.4, col. 2
Occupation 1870 Prostitute Court 13 Aug 1870 The Worst Character in the Town Residence 1871 4, Parchment Street, Chichester, Sussex, England Lodger Occupation 1871 Laundress Petty sessions 16 Dec 1880 Havant, Hampshire, England Stealing 5 fowls - Havant.
Petty Sessions, - Yesterday.
Before Admiral O'Callaghan and J. Turner, Esq.
Alleged Theft - Eli Beaton, a labourer,
lodging with a married relative, at Stakes, near
Purbrook, was charged with stealing five fowls,
values 10s., of Mr. Roger Simmonds,
grocer and farmer, of Purbrook, on the 1st of
December ; and Caroline Wells was charged with
receiving the same, knowing them to have been
stolen. - The prosecutor stated that on the day in
question, he went into his folw-house in the early
morning, and found that the place had been broken
open, and five of the birds were gone. - After
hearing the witnesses, the Magistrates thought
there was sufficient evidence to send the prisoners
for trial, which was accordingly done.
(from the Portsmouth Evening News of Friday 17 December 1880)
Ealier, it had been reported
Havant.
Petty Sessions. - Thursday - Before Captain T.
Hodgkinson r.n. and J. Edward Cox, Esq.
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Charge of Theft. - Eli Beaton was charged with
stealing three fowls, values 10s., the property of Mr.
Simmonds, of Farlington, on Tuesday night, and Caroline
Wells, his sister, a married woman living at Stakes, was
charged with receiving the same with a guilty knowledge.
- Only sufficient evidence was taken to justify a remand.
This was to the effect that at the place where the fowls
were stolen marks correspoinding to the man's footprints
were found ; and at Mrs. Wells's house, where Beaton
was lodging, the police discovered the remains of some
fowls. - Beaton was remanded for 14 days in custody ; the
woman, who was also remanded, was admitted to bail.
(from the Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, of Saturday 4 December 1880)
This was at the same petty sessions where their mother was charged with wilfully breaking a window.
Residence 1881 117, Toronto Road, Portsea, Hampshire, England Assizes 15 Jan 1881 County Hall, Winchester, Hampshire, England Stealing 5 fowls - The Hampshire Winter Assizes,
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Fowl Stealing at Farlington. - Caroline
Wells was charged with receiving five fowls, the
property of Roger Albert Simonds, at Farlington,
on November 30th. - Mr. Bullen prosecuted. - This
was a case from the last sessions, when prisoner, who
was on bail, failed to appear. Since then she has
been arrested on a bench warrant. Eli Beaton, her
brother, who lodged with her, was convicted at the
sessions of the theft of the folws, which were
missed from prosecutor's hen-house and their remains
foudn, ready cooked, at prisoner's, and many
feathers in Beaton's pockets. Prisoner denied any
knowledge of the fowls, but a search of the premises
and her subsequent admission contradicted this
assertion. She and her brother stated that he
brought the fowls home ready cooked. Prisoner
denied all guilty knowledge. - She was found
guilty, but strongly recommended to mercy as
she was under the influence of her brother, and was
sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment.
(from the Portsmouth Evening News of Monday 17 January 1881)
Residence 1891 93, Havant Road, Portsea, Hampshire, England Residence 1898 Cosham, Hampshire, England - Appears to be in Cosham by 1898 (from admission info for her mother to the HCLA in Dec. that year)
Residence 5 Jan 1909 to 17 Jan 1916 Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham, Hampshire, England - Admitted to the HCLA in 1909, there at the time of the 1911 census and died there in 1916.
The HCLA on Wikipedia
Died 17 Jan 1916 Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham, Hampshire, England Cause: Fatty degeneration of Heart P. M. - GRO ref:
Details from death registration (GRO register entry)
Siblings
5 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch John BACON, b. Abt 1734, Sussex, England, bur. 24 Apr 1789, St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, South Bersted, Sussex, England
(Age ~ 55 years) (2 x Great Grandfather)
Mary HARRES, d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandmother)Person ID I211 All Last Modified 20 Jan 2024
Father Charles BEATON, b. Abt 1815, South Mundham, Pagham, Sussex, England , d. 1 Aug 1890, Brockhampton, Havant, Hampshire, England
(Age ~ 75 years)
Mother Caroline WITHERS, b. 1816, West Wittering, Sussex, England , d. 27 Feb 1912, Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham, Hampshire, England
(Age 96 years)
Marriage Banns From 18 Oct 1840 to 1 Nov 1840 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, West Wittering, Sussex, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Apr 2023)
Married 7 Nov 1840 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, West Wittering, Sussex, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 15 Apr 2023)
Charles made his mark, but Caroline signed
Family ID F124 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 [ - ? - ], d. Yes, date unknown Children + 1. Sarah Ann (“Annie”) BEATON, b. 17 Sep 1865, Havant, Hampshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown
Last Modified 18 Sep 2011 Family ID F1630 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 George WELLS, b. Between 1838 and 1844, Hampshire, England , d. 11 Apr 1909, Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham, Hampshire, England
(Age ~ 71 years)
Married 17 Mar 1872 Saint Peter The Great, Chichester, Sussex, England - GRO ref: Beaton, Caroline to Wells, William q1 1872 Chichester RD 2b 479
Details from PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 15 Nov 2022)
The witnesses were Ann Beaton (made her mark), presumably Caroline's sister Ann, and Edwin Mason, presumably the man Ann would marry some 4 years later.
Last Modified 15 Nov 2022 Family ID F138 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Event Map Click to hide Born - Sep Q 1847 - South Bersted, Sussex, England Baptised - 31 Oct 1847 - St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, South Bersted, Sussex, England Child - Sarah Ann (“Annie”) BEATON - 17 Sep 1865 - Havant, Hampshire, England Residence - Lodger - 1871 - 4, Parchment Street, Chichester, Sussex, England Petty sessions - Stealing 5 fowls - 16 Dec 1880 - Havant, Hampshire, England Residence - 1881 - 117, Toronto Road, Portsea, Hampshire, England Residence - 1891 - 93, Havant Road, Portsea, Hampshire, England Residence - 1898 - Cosham, Hampshire, England Residence - 5 Jan 1909 to 17 Jan 1916 - Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham, Hampshire, England Died - Cause: Fatty degeneration of Heart P. M. - 17 Jan 1916 - Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum, Fareham, Hampshire, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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