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'''George Beales''' (b. 26 April 1874, d.25 March 1924) was an early Roleystone resident.
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'''George Beales''' (b. 26 April 1874, d. 25 March 1924) was an early Roleystone resident.
  
 
==Early Life==  
 
==Early Life==  
Beales was born in Nottingham and emigrated to Australia with his parents and siblings in 1923, settling in Roleystone, at the age of 21. His middle name of 'Walker' was in honour of his paternal grandmother, Eliza Aitken Beales (nee Walker).  
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Beales was born in Nottingham to parents John Beales and Eliza Aitken Beales (nee Walker) on 26 April 1874.
  
 
==Marriage==
 
==Marriage==
Married [[Emily Beales | Emily Adams]] of Roleystone on 3 July 1899.  
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Married [[Emily Beales | Emily Adams]] of Roleystone on 3 July 1899. Emily was born in Leeds in 1877.
George and Emily had three children: George Walker Beales, Thomas Ross Beales and Philip Bruce Beales.
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George and Emily had three children: George Walker Beales (1902-1983), Thomas Ross Beales (1905-1937) and Philip Bruce Beales (1912-1990). <ref> [http://www.kenphillips.org.uk/FamHistData2-o/p26.htm#i28051 'George Walker Beales  details at Ken Phillips genealogy site'] </ref>
  
 
==Arrival in Australia==  
 
==Arrival in Australia==  

Revision as of 17:47, 29 October 2019

George Beales
BEALES George Emily.JPG
Headstone Information
Date of Birth 1874
Age at Death 50 years
Additional Names Emily Beales
Transcription George Born: 1874. Died: 1924. Emily Born. 1877. Died: 1935. Early settlers of Roleystone.


George Beales (b. 26 April 1874, d. 25 March 1924) was an early Roleystone resident.

Early Life

Beales was born in Nottingham to parents John Beales and Eliza Aitken Beales (nee Walker) on 26 April 1874.

Marriage

Married Emily Adams of Roleystone on 3 July 1899. Emily was born in Leeds in 1877. George and Emily had three children: George Walker Beales (1902-1983), Thomas Ross Beales (1905-1937) and Philip Bruce Beales (1912-1990). [1]

Arrival in Australia

George Beales came to Australia in 1923 with his family and settled in Roleystone. The Beales' family property (an orchard) was named 'Keithfield', after the street that they formerly lived on in Nottingham, England.

Death

George died only a year after arriving in Roleystone, at the age of 50.

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