Horatio Beeching was born in 1798 in Tonbridge, the second son of Thomas and Elizabeth Beeching. His father had set up the Beeching Banking business at Church Lane which was inherited by Horatio and the rest of the family. Horatio expanded the banking business into Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, St Leonards and Folkestone which was later (in 1890) sold to Lloyds Bank Ltd. Horatio acquired Ferox Hall and the Bordyke estate in 1843 and lived there untill 1855 when he and his second wife moved to Tunbridge Wells where he died in 1878.
| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Horatio Beeching, banker was the son of Thomas Beeching and Elizabeth Beeching [Blundell]. He was born 1798 at Tonbridge, Kent; died 1878 | |||
| He married (1) Susanna Pierce on 11th Aug 1825 at Saint Giles, Camberwell, Surrey. She was born c 1805. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Susanna Mary who was born 6th Oct 1826 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 23rd Dec 1826 Grove Independent Chapel, Camberwell, Surrey | ||
| ii | Joanna Elisabeth Crattall who was born 19th Jul 1828 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 4th Dec 1828 Independent Chapel, Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| 2 | iii | Catharine Ann who was born 1831 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 13th May 1831 Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent | |
| iv | Horatio Benjamin who was born 1833 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened before 3rd Jan 1833 Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| v | John who was born 17th May 1834; christened 21st Nov 1834 Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||
| 3 | vi | Arthur Thomas who was born 25th Jul 1836 at The Elms, Tonbridge, Kent; christened 22nd Feb 1837 Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Feb 1912 | |
| vii | Ellen Pierce who was born 1842 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 9th Aug 1842 Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| He married (2) Catharine Thompson on Oct to Dec 1846, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1846 Q4 Vol 5 Page 757. She was born 1823 at Surrey | |||
| Generation No. 2 | |||
| 2. Catharine Ann Beeching [Beeching] was the daughter of Horatio Beeching, banker and Susanna Beeching [Pierce]. She was born 1831 at Tonbridge, Kent; christened 13th May 1831 at Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent | |||
| She married Alfred Hoppe Beeching, banker on July to Sep 1855, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1855 Q3 Vol 2a Page 594. He was born 1831 at Tonbridge, Kent | |||
| 3. Arthur Thomas Beeching, banker and J.P. for Kent was the son of Horatio Beeching, banker and Susanna Beeching [Pierce]. He was born 25th Jul 1836 at The Elms, Tonbridge, Kent; christened 22nd Feb 1837 at Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died Feb 1912 | |||
| He married Ellen Murton on 12th Sep 1860 at Ashford, Kent, registered at West Ashford District, Kent, ref: 1860 Q3 Vol 2a Page 746. She was born 1840 at Ashford, Kent. They had the following children: | |||
| i | Alice Murton who was born Oct to Dec 1861 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1861 Q4 Vol 2a Page 424 | ||
| ii | Gertrude Murton who was born July to Sep 1863 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1863 Q3 Vol 2a Page 457 | ||
| iii | Horace Arthur who was born Jan to Mar 1865 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1865 Q1 Vol 2a Page 508; christened 18th Jan 1865 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| iv | Walter Charles who was born Apr to June 1866 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1866 Q2 Vol 2a Page 483; christened 18th May 1866 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| v | Ethel Murton who was born Oct to Dec 1867 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1867 Q4 Vol 2a Page 525; christened 4th Dec 1867 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| vi | Cecil Frederick who was born Jan to Mar 1869 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1869 Q1 Vol 2a Page 598; christened 24th Mar 1869 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| vii | Richard who was born 8th Sep 1870 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1870 Q4 Vol 2a Page 531; christened 12th Oct 1870 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Tonbridge, Kent | ||
| viii | Margaret Murton who was born Apr to June 1872 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1872 Q2 Vol 2a Page 559 | ||
| ix | Hilda Murton who was born July to Sep 1875 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1875 Q3 Vol 2a Page 580 | ||
| x | Florence Murton who was born Oct to Dec 1876 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1876 Q4 Vol 2a Page 615 | ||
| xi | Katherine Murton who was born Oct to Dec 1876 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1876 Q4 Vol 2a Page 615 | ||
| xii | Arthur Thomas who was born Apr to June 1878 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1878 Q2 Vol 2a Page 525 | ||
| xiii | Mary Murton who was born Apr to June 1881 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1881 Q2 Vol 2a Page 650 | ||
| xiv | Ellen Murton who was born Oct to Dec 1882 at Tonbridge, Kent, registered at Tonbridge District, Kent, ref: 1882 Q4 Vol 2a Page 674 | ||
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