Samuel Beer and Sarah North
Parents
of Samuel Beer
of Sarah North

Children
Mary M.
Florence L.
William
Daisy
Nell
Polly
Rose
Frederick James


 Doreen (Beer) Scott has identified her paternal grandparents as Samuel Beer and Sarah North. Samuel is identified as a Locomotive Driver for the Great Western Railway, and in that job he and his wife lived in several locations, mainly in Devon.

The 1881 Census Index for Great Britain contains the following entry, for the family of a Samuel Beer and his wife Sarah living at 14 Quay Lane Wolborough, Devon.

Forename Relationship Age Occupation Birthplace
Samuel Head 33 Locomotive Dr+ Bishopsteignton, DEV
Sarah Wife 29   Exeter, DEV
Mary M. daur 6 Scholar Newton Abbot
Florence L. daur 4 Scholar Newton Abbot
William son 1   Newton Abbot

Notes:

  1. Also living with the family as a domestic servant is Catherine Croot, aged 8, who wsa born in Bishopsteignton.
  2. The '+' in the occupation of Samuel indicates that the census record contains more detail than is reproduced in the index

Frederick James Beer was identified by Doreen as her father, born Mar 12, 1891. He is identified by her as the youngest of the children of Samuel and Sarah. The other children listed in the left panel, who are not included in the census listing, were identified, by her, as aunts.

1851 Census

The 1851 census for Devon includes the following family, living at Ash Will, Newton Abbot, which has a son Samuel of the right age to be the Locomotive Driver above. He is the only Samuel Beer of that age in Devon in that census.

Name relationship to head Age Occupation Birthplace
Samuel Head 33 Agricultural Labourer South Tawton-Dev
Mary A. Wife 33   South Bovey-Dev
John Son 5   Bishops Teignton-Dev
Samuel Son 3   Bishops Teignton-Dev