[Index]
Richard BECK (1816 - 1928)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Thomas Samuel BECK (1863 - 1945)
Edward Richard BECK (1868 - 1950)
Harriett BECK (1870 - 1950)
Richard BECK (1874 - 1949)
Frederick BECK (1883 - 1956)
Charles BECK (1889 - 1941)
 Richard BECK (1816 - 1928)

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Elizabeth BOYD (1834 - 1876)

Annie DUNN (1857 - 1914)
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Elizabeth (BECK)











Richard BECK Annie DUNN
Richard BECK
Richard BECK Annie DUNN Richard BECK
Pic P1. Goulburn Evening Penny Post 16 Apr 1928

Pic S2. From Albury Banner and Wodonga Express 25 Sep 1914

Pic 1. Goulburn Evening Penny Post 16 Apr 1928

b. abt 1816 at Devon, England
m. (1) 13 Jun 1862 Elizabeth BOYD (1834 - 1876)
m. (2) 05 Aug 1879 Annie DUNN (1857 - 1914) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
d. 13 Apr 1928 at Redfern, New South Wales, Australia aged 112
Near Relatives of Richard BECK (1816 - 1928)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Thomas BOYD Mar 1798 Dublin, Ireland Aug 1885 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 87
Mother in Law Eleanor Ellen HICKEY abt 1820 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 06 Sep 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 55
Father in Law Thomas DUNN 1828 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia 04 Sep 1904 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 76
Mother in Law Harriet DREW 18 Feb 1838 Norfolk, England 23 Feb 1914 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 76

Father Richard BECK
Mother Elizabeth (BECK)

Self Richard BECK abt 1816 Devon, England 13 Apr 1928 Redfern, New South Wales, Australia 112

Wife Elizabeth BOYD 1834 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 11 May 1876 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 42
Wife Annie DUNN 22 May 1857 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 10 Sep 1914 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 57

Son Thomas Samuel BECK 1863 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1945 Granville, New South Wales, Australia 82
Son Edward Richard BECK 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 82
Daughter Harriett BECK 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 80
Son Richard BECK 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1949 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 75
Son Frederick BECK 1883 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1956 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 73
Son Charles BECK 09 Nov 1889 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 29 May 1941 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 51

Daughter in Law Clara PIPER 05 Sep 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1945 76
Daughter in Law Alice Jane DUNSTER 1872 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1963 Marrickville, Sydney, Australia 91
Son in Law Andrew PATERSON 1972
Daughter in Law Edna Constantina Maria CUPITT 1892 1973 81
Daughter in Law Mary Madeline HORAN 08 Jun 1890 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 30 Nov 1958 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 68

Granddaughter Jane BECK 1888 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Thomas Roland BECK 1890 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1952 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 62
Granddaughter Amelia Elizabeth BECK 1893 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1972 79
Granddaughter Laura A BECK 1895 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Leslie Clarence BECK 1895 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1985 New South Wales, Australia 90
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased

Niece Ellen CROUCH 12 Apr 1859 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 12 Feb 1927 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 67
Nephew Robert Nye CROUCH 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 24 Sep 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 13
Niece Margaret CROUCH 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1944 82
Niece Eliza Ann CROUCH 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1955 88
Niece Amelia Emily CROUCH 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 31 Aug 1934 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 65
Niece Elizabeth Avis CROUCH 1872 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Catherine Maria CROUCH 1874 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1961 87
Niece Ada Rosana CROUCH 1877 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1961 84
Niece Charlotte Selina CROUCH 1879 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1966 87
Nephew Robert Joseph CROUCH 1887 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1972 85
Niece Mary Ann Sisley CLEE 27 Jun 1877 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1959 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 82
Niece Margaret Ellen CLEE 16 Aug 1879 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 25 Sep 1884 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 5
Niece Josephine Blanche Clare CLEE 1881 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1960 79
Nephew George Blake CLEE 1882 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1956 74
Niece Elizabeth CLEE 1883 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1960 77
Nephew Thomas Matthew CLEE 16 Jan 1886 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1954 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 68
Nephew John Archer CLEE 1887 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1955 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 68
Niece Jessie CLEE 1889 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1960 71
Niece Rosanah Emily Rosie CLEE 1895 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1984 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 89
Niece Margaret Cecilia CURRIE 1889 Batlow, New South Wales, Australia 22 May 1975 Batlow, New South Wales, Australia 86

Brother in Law John BOYD 1837 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 1908 71
Sister in Law Margaret BOYD 1839 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 29 Sep 1898 Windowie, New South Wales, Australia 59
Sister in Law Ellen BOYD 16 Sep 1842 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 18 Mar 1940 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 97
Brother in Law Thomas BOYD 01 May 1845 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 1931 86
Brother in Law James BOYD 1847 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 1916 69
Sister in Law Rosanna BOYD 22 Sep 1848 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 01 Oct 1930 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82
Sister in Law Mary Ann BOYD 1850 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 1937 87
Sister in Law Bridget BOYD 1855 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 29 Jan 1906 51
Brother in Law Edward Edwin BOYD 1860 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 1935 75
Brother in Law Robert Frank Quin BOYD 1864 Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia 18 Oct 1901 South Africa 37
Events in Richard BECK (1816 - 1928)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1816 Richard BECK was born Devon, England
13 Jun 1862 46 Married Elizabeth BOYD (aged 28) 73
1863 47 Birth of son Thomas Samuel BECK Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1868 52 Birth of son Edward Richard BECK Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1870 54 Birth of daughter Harriett BECK Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1874 58 Birth of son Richard BECK Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
11 May 1876 60 Death of wife Elizabeth BOYD (aged 42) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
05 Aug 1879 63 Married Annie DUNN (aged 22) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1883 67 Birth of son Frederick BECK Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
09 Nov 1889 73 Birth of son Charles BECK Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
10 Sep 1914 98 Death of wife Annie DUNN (aged 57) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
13 Apr 1928 112 Richard BECK died Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
Burial Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia
Personal Notes:
Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940) View title info Mon 16 Apr 1928
Death of Mr. Richard Beck.
Mr. Richard Beck, whose death took place yesterday at his home in Darlington, had reached the age of 111 years. Mr Beck settled in Sydney after struggling ashore from the wreck of the sailing ship Catherine Adamson near Inner North Head on October 23, 1857, dragging the ship's boy into the boat, in which he fought a way to safety.

This dramatic arrival was Mr. Beck's third visit to Australia. Born in Devonshire, he went to sea at a very early age, and served before the mast in the stirring days when clipper ships raced along the trade routes. He had made two trips to Sydney, and later had such strong desire to return that he "worked his passage" out at a shilling a week. After arrival he found employment on the railway line from Sydney to Parramatta, but, tiring of this unexciting life, he joined in the rush for gold to Kiandra, and later to Adelong.

Eventually Mr. Beck took up land in the Adelong district, where he spent most of his remaining days. Fourteen years ago he joined his son, Mr Edward Beck, at Tumut. He came to Sydney only two months before his death. He was a vigorous, powerful man. Mrs. Beck died many years ago. Their eldest surviving son is Mr. Thomas Beck, of Sydney. Two other sons are Messrs. E. Beck and R. Beck. Mrs. A. Paterson, of Batlow, is a daughter.

The funeral will take place this morning at the Rookwood Cemetery.
Source References:
73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004
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- Reference = 35 (Name, Notes)
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