The BEER Family of Yarcombe, Stockland and Membury, DevonThis is the story of the BEER family of Devon. I began to research the family through our connection to Jane BEER, who, on 29 March 1892, departed from London on the ship JELUNGA bound for Queensland Australia. She was contracted to disembark at Bowen, Queensland. She is listed as a Domestic Servant, aged 25 and single. Jane arrived in Bowen on 20 May 1892. married Samuel BROWN on 17 June 1893 in Bowen, Queensland. They had two children (William and Selina) before Sam disappeared, never to be heard from again. (Sam's story is here.) Soon after, Jane joined up with Charles TAYLOR and they had eight children. (Jane's story is told here.) The family of Abraham BEER (1722-1797) and Sarah SPILLERUsing the parish records I have traced Jane's family back to Henry BEER (1643-1704) of Yarcombe in Devon. Only two children can be identified in the records for Henry and his wife Sarah PARRIS, Ruth (1684-1703) and Henry (1689-1760). Henry (1689-1760) married Grace BRUNSEN (this appears to be the most consistent spelling) on 31 July 1712 at Yarcombe. They had eight children, so the early part of he family tree looks like this. To make navigation easier, I have broken the tree up into the families of each of these eight siblings. You can follow the link on each name and return to this tree if you need to. Following each tree, I have recorded the details and a copy of the parish records, census returns etc that provide the evidence for the relationships shown.
Isaac BEER 1840-1909Isaac Return to the Jane Beer Index Page Return to the Benton Family Index Page Last updated: 18 December 2011 |