Thread: Help needed - George Rice, Eliza Hinstridge, John Beech

I have been tirelessly searching all records for months for the following people but can't find anything much. Can anyone help at all?



This is the facts I have on these people from certficates/census so far.



George Rice

In 1868 named on birth certificate of daughter Elizabeth, occ. Private M.S. Staff Corps. Living in Plumstead, London.

In 1872 named on son Albert's birth certificate, Occ. Corporal army service corps.

On 1881 Census - born abt. 1839 in London, Middlesex. Living at Woolwich Dockyard. Occ. Army Corps. Marred to Eliza with children Elizabeth & James

By 1893 occ. police warder (Daughter Elizabeth's marriage cert)

By 1904 occ. Pensioner (Son Albert's marriage certificate)



I can't locate him on any other census', can't locate his birth, marriage or death certificate and am totally stumped.



Eliza Hinstridge

Wife of George Rice. Maiden name found on son & daughter's birth certificates.

Found on 1881 census, recorded as born in 1848 in Islington.

I have no further infomation, no BMD certs and no census returns



I could order the birth certificate of their 2nd child James as well as his death certificate as he died a couple of years later but not sure it would give me any more information.



John Beech

Named on his son Arthur's birth certificate in 1897. Occ. Merchant Seaman in Portsmouth

Marriage certificate for John Beech in 1893, age 29. Occ. Rigger H.M Dockyard, Portsmouth. Father John Beech, occ. prep fitter (not very clear)

Possible Navy record names a John Beech born 1st Dec 1863 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Gives his naval records, ships, etc and year of leaving Navy as 1908.

Death Certificate 1909 age 44 years. Occ. Formerly a naval seaman in Royal Navy.



Again, I can find no birth certificate and no census records for him.



If anyone can advise or help in any way I would be eternally grateful as would my Dad, as this is his side of the family that I have had no joy with at all.

Have you got the ref for 1881 because I can't find him.

Me neither, Jeuel. Is he mistranscribed, Angie?

Yes, sorry. He's down as George Price on Ancestry but George Rice on FMP

Nor me.

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John Beech

Named on his son Arthur's birth certificate in 1897. Occ. Merchant Seaman in Portsmouth

Marriage certificate for John Beech in 1893, age 29. Occ. Rigger H.M Dockyard, Portsmouth. Father John Rice, occ. prep fitter (not very clear)

Possible Navy record names a John Beech born 1st Dec 1863 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Gives his naval records, ships, etc and year of leaving Navy as 1908.

Death Certificate 1909 age 44 years. Occ. Formerly a naval seaman in Royal Navy.

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Angie, do you know why John is surnamed Beech, and his father Rice? Were his parents unmarried, and if so - who was his mother?

Slizzy, that was my mistake. I've just corrected it. His father is John Beech not John Rice, sorry

Anyone found him yet in 1881? I've looked for George Price but still he eludes me



Do you have the census ref, Angie?

Henstridge seems to be a big Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire name, rather than London.



1851 Eliza aged 1 in Ringwood with Ag Lab dad John and mother Winifred.



1861 Eliza aged 14 mother Barbara a widow



George spent a long period in Hampshire, and is quite likely to have married there!!



No sign of a marriage, though.

1881 census.



Name: John Beech Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864 Gender: Male Where born: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England



Civil parish: Vessels County/Island: Royal Navy Country: England



Street Address: "Tourmaline" Education:



Employment status:



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Occupation: Boy 1 Cl



Registration district: Royal Navy Sub-registration district: Royal Navy ED, institution, or vessel: Tourmaline

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 5636; Folio: 42; Page: 9; Line: