Beard
Included because of the assertion that ‘in 1790 Charles Beard of Stowupland was the only freeholder of that name in the county’. {19 July 1913, East Anglian Daily Times: a look back at the history of the Scapey family. }
Ipswich Journal, 1767 – 23rd September
” Saturday last an alarming fire broke out in a cartlodge at Stowupland belonging to Mr Charles Beard, Cooper, the wind being brisk the flames instantly communicated to a stable, hay barn & other outbuildings, wherein were deposited a large quantity of hoops & dry stuff, together with several tons of hay, all of which were in a short time reduced to ashes. The loss was estimated at £220 and upwards.”
1770 job advertisement for a journeyman cooper, specifically someone who understood ‘the hewing of ‘clapwood’. Charles Beard was offering employment for a year.
1797 land of Philip Beard. At present it is not known if there is a family connection between Philip and Charles Beard, nor the whereabouts of this ‘desirable estate’ of over 123 acres.
1828 William Beard was the occupier of 71 arable acres.
Showing 20 acres of fields that were rented to William Beard in 1833 for £25.00. He was still named as the occupier in the 1840 tithe apportionments of 312 Causeway Field, 304 Little Town Field, 305 Meadow Town Field.
These were later allotments that Stowupland Parish Council,rented from Earl Stonham, the rentals were used for charitable purposes.
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1841
Death of Mrs Beard age 77. {reported 13th Feb, 1841, Ipswich Journal}.
1842
Death of William Beard, Farmer age 82. {Ipswich Journal, 23rd April 1842}.
1787, April 21st. Ipswich Journal: “To be sold: The materials of a Malting, now standing on Thorney Green in Stowupland, consisting of the Kiln, bricks, Tiles, flooring Boards and other timber. Enquiries of Charles Beard of Stowupland or Tho. Collman of Needham Mkt.”
At some point it was recorded that material from an old maltings had been used to repair an old building standing adjacent to Elm Farm House. It is tempting to put 2 and 2 together but we don’t know, if any one has any details we would like to know more.
The 1851 census tells us that 5 unmarried siblings are living at ‘Rusts Farm’ (aka Elm Farm). Charles age 63 (b. 1788) Richard age 52 (b. 1799), William aged 48 (b. 1803), Sarah age 46 (b. 1805) and Susan age 41 (b.1810) Charles is described as a retired farmer, his 2 younger brothers are partners in farming 80 acres and employing 3 men.
Also there are an unmarried nephew (a sawyer) named Charles Scott age 32 (b. 1819) from Crowfield, and Job Bloom (?Bloom) age 21 a farm labourer born in Stowupland in 1830.
From the census of 1851, 60 year old Mary Beard (b.1791) is listed as a visitor to a farm of Elizabeth Cooper in Saxham Street. This maybe Uplands Farm or a smaller farm that no longer stands.
