The JEFFERSON family
Thomas and Sarah Jefferson were living at Beeford from at least 1861, Thomas was
a gardener and they had the following children
John Thomas 1860
Francis Henry 1865
William 1868
Fanny 1870
Ada 1872
Minnie 1875
John Thomas married Harriet Wilkinson from Beeford in 1889, in 1891
he is living at 19 Evans Square Hull, he is a jobbing gardener. In 1901 John and Harriet have 3 sons, Cyril 1893, Colton 1894
and Clive 1897.
Francis Henry married Mary Ellen Bratley from Swine, they were living
in Patrington in 1891, he was a saddler and harness maker. They had moved to Beeford by 1901, where they had one son Donald
1895.
Donald could be Pte D Jefferson 4th Kings Own Yorks. Light Infantry
WWI
Frederick was living with his future brother-in-law in John William
Hall in the Main Street at Beeford, he was a bricklayer. He married Elizabeth Atkin also from Beeford in 1891, she died in
1903. They had
Arthur Stanley 1893-24/8/1911 and buried 4 days later.
Hubert 1895 could be Sgt H Jefferson MGC Military service WWI
Maurice Raymond 1896 killed during WWI, his name is on the Beeford
war memorial.
Ada married James William Hall in 1892 at Beeford, she was working
as a domestic servant to him in 1891, her brother, Frederick, lived there also, they had
Alfred 1892 this could be James Alfred Hall born 1892 and was a Sgt
of the East Riding Yeomanry, there is a plaque in the church dedicated to him.
Thomas Percival Hall 1894 this could be Cpl T P Hall 2nd MGC WWI, also
on a plaque in the church.
Gilbert Jefferson Hall 1896 could be Driver G T Hall RASC WWI also
in the church
Muriel 1889
William Jefferson married Agnes Rutherford in 1887 at York. Agnes was
a domestic servant in York in 1881. They had one son Harold 1890.
William was living in Elvington in 1901 where his occupation is listed
as Grocer.
1905 William is a shopkeeper and beer retailer and also in the years
1909, 1913, 1925 and 1937.
William is buried in the churchyard and he died 12th June 1945 aged
83yrs, his wife Agnes had died nearly 20yrs earlier on the 20th April 1928.
Harold went on to become a coal merchant in the village he is mentioned
in the trade listings for 1929 and 1937. He married Annie Jane. Harold died when he was 70 years old and his wife 81yrs
