George BEASTALL, J.P.

1859 - 1940  (81 years)

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• Name	George BEASTALL
  Suffix	J.P.
  Relationship	with Henry Walter ROLFE
  Birth	24 Apr 1859	South Wingfield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
  Christening	22 May 1859	All Saints Church, South Wingfield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
  		All Saints Church South Wingfield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire
  		Baptism Record (1859 Apr-Oct) All Saints Church, South Wingfield
  Gender	Male
  Census	1861	Shaw Wood Farm, Oakerthorpe, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 14 45 William Beatsall Head 1819 Eastwood 42 Male Married Farmer of 93 Acres 15 45 Hannah Beatsall Wife 1824 Turnditch 37 Female Married 16 45 John William Beatsall Son 1853 South Wingfield 8 Male Single Scholar 17 45 Mary Beatsall Daughter 1855 South Wingfield 6 Female Single Scholar 18 45 Hannah Beatsall Daughter 1857 South Wingfield 4 Female Single Scholar 19 45 George Beatsall Son 1859 South Wingfield 2 Male Single 20 45 David Taylor Servant 1832 Duffield 29 Male Single Waggoner 21 45 William Hobson Servant 1845 Belper 16 Male Single Cow Boy 22 45 Julie Hannah Allford Visitor 1858 Whittington 3 Female Single  PRO Class:  RG09  Piece:  2513  Folio:  101  Page:  9  Enumerated:  18611   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=hr9f_4754   Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk
  Census	1881	Shaw Wood Farm, Oakerthorpe, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 31 William Beastall Head 1819 Moor Green 62 Male Married Farmer of 90 Acres 2 31 Hannah Beastall Wife 1824 Turnditch 57 Female Married Farmer's Assistant 3 31 John William Beastall Son 1853 Oakerthorpe 28 Male Single Farmer's Assistant 4 31 George Beastall Son 1859 Oakerthorpe 22 Male Single Miller's Carter 5 31 William Beastall Son 1862 Oakerthorpe 19 Male Single Farmer's Assistant 6 31 Ellen Beastall Daughter 1866 Oakerthorpe 15 Female Single Farmer's Assistant 7 31 Annie M Beastall Grand Daughter 1873 Oakerthorpe 8 Female Single Scholar 8 31 Phoebe A Beastall Daughter 1868 Oakerthorpe 13 Female Single Scholar  PRO Class:  RG11  Piece:  3415  Folio:  170  Page:  7  Enumerated:  1881   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=j6t3_4756   Source Web Site: findmypast.co.uk
  Occupation	Grocer
  Occupation	Wine & Spirit Merchant
  Death	16 Nov 1940	Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
  Burial	St. Thomas' Churchyard, Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
  	FindAGrave Memorial 264712655
  		Ann Rowe (1861-1921) & George Beastall (1859-1940) Plot: C9
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William BEASTALL,   b. 1819, Moor Green, Broxstowe, Nottinghamshire, England d. 12 Feb 1898, Oakerthorpe, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England  (Age 79 years)  (Father)  Hannah MORRELL,   b. 1789, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. Dec 1868, South Wingfield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England  (Age 79 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I49274	Rolfe Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	William BEASTALL,   b. 1819, Moor Green, Broxstowe, Nottinghamshire, England d. 12 Feb 1898, Oakerthorpe, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Hannah ALTON,   b. Jan 1824, Turnditch, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 27 Feb 1894, South Wingfield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1849	St. Alkmund's Church, Duffield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
  		Marriage Record (1849 Sep 23-26) St. Alkmund's Church, Duffield
  		St. Alkmund's Church Duffield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire
  Family ID	F18329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann ROWE,   b. 9 Sep 1861, Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 15 Jun 1921, Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	9 Feb 1883	St. James' Church, Riddings, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
  		Marriage Record (1883 Feb 4-20) St. James' Church, Riddings
  Children	1. Kathleen M. BEASTALL,   b. 1884, Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England   2. Elsie BEASTALL,   b. 1886, Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England   3. Nora Constance BEASTALL,   b. 1888, Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England   4. George Alton BEASTALL,   b. 28 Jul 1890, Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England   5. Dorothy Gladys BEASTALL,   b. 1895, Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
  Family ID	F18336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Apr 1859 - South Wingfield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England Christening - 22 May 1859 - All Saints Church, South Wingfield, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England Census - 1861 - Shaw Wood Farm, Oakerthorpe, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England Census - 1881 - Shaw Wood Farm, Oakerthorpe, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England Marriage - 9 Feb 1883 - St. James' Church, Riddings, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England Death - 16 Nov 1940 - Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England Burial - - St. Thomas' Churchyard, Somercotes, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  George Beastall - Wine & Spirit Merchant During the late 1800s and the first half of the 1900s, George Beastall played a prominent role in the life of Somercotes. Even fifty years or more after his death, the older population of the village would remember his name by reference to “Beastall’s Corner” (the junction of High Street with Nottingham Road, where “Oporto House” is situated). George Beastall was born on 23 April 1859 at South Wingfield. He moved to Somercotes around 1886, and in the census of 1891 can be found living on Nottingham Road with his wife, four children, an assistant and a domestic servant. His occupation is recorded as a grocer. In 1901 George had already changed his business to a wine and spirit merchants, as confirmed in the census of that year. Business must have been very good as “Oporto House” was also built the same year on Nottingham Road (which is now Archway Interiors). This was also an off-licence as well as a residential building. Around this time he was also politically active. He became an Alfreton Urban District Councillor in 1899 and a Derbyshire County Councillor for Alfreton No. 2 division in February 1902. George also qualified as a magistrate in 1912, and took up office on the Alfreton Bench. As a magistrate, during the First World War, he would sign the Attestation Papers of all soldiers who enlisted in the armed services at Alfreton. Also in 1912, he opened the Premier Electric Theatre on Nottingham Road, a business that would remain in his family until after his death. George continued to serve as a magistrate all his life, and still attended Alfreton Petty sessions when he was 80 years old. His death, at the age of 81, was reported in the Nottingham Evening Post on Monday 18 November 1940: ****************************** SOMERCOTES TRADESMAN DEAD The death took place on Saturday of Mr. George Beastall JP aged 81 of Oporto House, Somercotes after a brief illness. A native of South Wingfield, he went to Somercotes 55 years ago and had been in business as a wine and spirit merchant for 50 years. He was a magistrate at Alfreton for 28 years, a member of Derbyshire County Council for 15 years and a member of Alfreton District Urban Council. He was also a member of the Belper Board of Guardians and a director of the Somercotes & District Land Society. ****************************** After George’s death the business continued and the off-licence flourished for many years. Due to its prominent position at the junction of Nottingham Road with the High Street the business was very well known throughout the area. It finally closed around 1980 and the building was taken over by Archway Interiors.