Thomas Beeching was born on 24th May 1767 in the Kentish town of Smarden. At the age of 22, Thomas arrived in Tonbridge to set up a linen draper's shop in Church Lane. He speedily established himself locally as a trusted advisor and many a country shopkeeper brought his savings to Mr Beeching knowing that they would be safe - Thomas Beeching was at heart a Banker. By 1815 he was issuing his own notes and by 1824 the draper's shop had been reconstructed and was exclusively devoted to being a bank. Thomas's sons expanded the banking business to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, St Leonards and Folkestone when it was sold to Lloyds Bank Ltd
| Thomas Beeching | m: 12th Sep 1793 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex | Elizabeth Blundell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| b: 1796 Tonbridge, Kent | b: 1798 Tonbridge, Kent d: 1878 | b: 4th Jan 1800 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 22nd Apr 1800 Independent Chapel | b: May 1802 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 18th Jun 1802 Independent Chapel | b: 7th Oct 1806 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 31st Oct 1806 Independent Chapel | b: 8th Jul 1808 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 10th Feb 1809 Independent Chapel | b: 29th Jun 1812 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 30th Aug 1812 Independent Chapel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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