Arthur Thomas Beeching was born at The Elms in Tonbridge on 25th July 1836 to Horatio and Susanna Beeching. He was the third generation of Beechings which ran the Banking business originally created by his grandfather Thomas and expanded by his father Horatio. Arthur was also a benefactor to Tonbridge, J.P. for Kent, treasurer of the governing bodies for 32 years and president of numerous clubs and societies. When the Beeching banking business ran into difficulties in the late 1880s through a number of unsuccessful speculations, Arthur arranged an amalgamation of his bank with Lloyds Bank Ltd which occured in 1890. Arthur Thomas Beeching died in February 1912.
| Thomas Beeching | m: 12th Sep 1793 St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex | Elizabeth Blundell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 24th May 1767 | b: c 1775 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas | Horatio | Stephen | Anna | Elizabeth | Mary | Alfred John | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1796 Tonbridge, Kent | b: 1798 Tonbridge, Kent d: 1878 | b: 4th Jan 1800 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 22nd Apr 1800 Independent Chapel | b: May 1802 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 18th Jun 1802 Independent Chapel | b: 7th Oct 1806 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 31st Oct 1806 Independent Chapel | b: 8th Jul 1808 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 10th Feb 1809 Independent Chapel | b: 29th Jun 1812 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 30th Aug 1812 Independent Chapel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st marriage | Horatio Beeching banker | m: 11th Aug 1825 Saint Giles, Camberwell, Surrey | Susanna Pierce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 1798 Tonbridge, Kent d: 1878 | b: c 1805 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Susanna Mary | Joanna Elisabeth Crattall | Catharine Ann | Horatio Benjamin | John | Arthur Thomas | Ellen Pierce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 6th Oct 1826 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 23rd Dec 1826 Grove Independent Chapel, Camberwell, Surrey | b: 19th Jul 1828 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 4th Dec 1828 Independent Chapel | b: 1831 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 13th May 1831 Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent | b: 1833 Tonbridge, Kent ch: Before 3rd Jan 1833 | b: 17th May 1834 ch: 21st Nov 1834 Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent | b: 25th Jul 1836 The Elms, Tonbridge, Kent ch: 22nd Feb 1837 Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent d: Feb 1912 | b: 1842 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 9th Aug 1842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Thomas Beeching banker and J.P. for Kent | m: 12th Sep 1860 Ashford, Kent | Ellen Murton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: 25th Jul 1836 The Elms, Tonbridge, Kent ch: 22nd Feb 1837 Lady Huntingdons Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent d: Feb 1912 | b: 1840 Ashford, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alice Murton | Horace Arthur | Ethel Murton | Richard | Hilda Murton | Katherine Murton | Mary Murton | Ellen Murton | b: Oct to Dec 1861 Tonbridge, Kent | b: Jan to Mar 1865 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 18th Jan 1865 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church | b: Oct to Dec 1867 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 4th Dec 1867 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church | b: 8th Sep 1870 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 12th Oct 1870 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church | b: Jul to Sep 1875 Tonbridge, Kent | b: Oct to Dec 1876 Tonbridge, Kent | b: Apr to Jun 1881 Tonbridge, Kent | b: Oct to Dec 1882 Tonbridge, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gertrude Murton | Walter Charles | Cecil Frederick | Margaret Murton | Florence Murton | Arthur Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b: Jul to Sep 1863 Tonbridge, Kent | b: Apr to Jun 1866 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 18th May 1866 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church | b: Jan to Mar 1869 Tonbridge, Kent ch: 24th Mar 1869 St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church | b: Apr to Jun 1872 Tonbridge, Kent | b: Oct to Dec 1876 Tonbridge, Kent | b: Apr to Jun 1878 Tonbridge, Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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