I would like to correspond with anyone researching a small branch of the Beamish family who lived in the Chatham Islands. Mainly 19th century.
Vickie

Hi Vickie, This site is so interesting thank you.
My Grandmother was Marie Caroline Beamish m. Alfred Pearson Foster - Te One, Chatham Island Feb 1899
Have photo of their wedding also of Captain William Henry Slingsby Beamish - Formerly of H.M.14th Hussars.
Look forward to your reply.
Regards Sharron Caroline Faulkner

Lovely to hear from you - my posting was last September so it was a lovely if belated response. I am writing to you privately to discuss my website data .

Hi Sharron,
See p151 of the book 'Moriori-a people rediscovered' by the late Michael King. There's a photo from the Canterbury Museum and includes Carrie Foster in 1890s when she found two elderly Moriori people starving- on the main island of Wharekauri I think.

Thank you for suggesting this book. I have tried to order it in Canada but can only find "New Zealand, It's Land and It's People" by Michael King. There is much info on the Maori people but not the book you mentioned and nothing else by this author. Would you be able to scan me the page and picture mentioned - would be much appreciated if not too much trouble. Thanks. Vickie

I am curious - did your Beamish family come from Co. Cork Ireland, do you know?

They did indeed come from Cork, Ireland,the earliest known being Catherine in 1642. You may be interested in visiting my website at

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~slogrove/

Great to hear from you - the posting is pretty old! Where do you fit in? Vickie

Wow! What a website!
That will give me a bit to chew on for awhile.
I found Susan Becher Hungerford's descendants, thanks so much.
I'll follow up on the Chathams connection later...

Hi Vicki, I'm only interested in tracing the descendants of Capt. Francis Slingsby who arrived in Ireland in 1599. In my search I do remember coming across a Miss Slingsby marrying a Mr. Beamish of the Cork Brewing family. You should check out that Cork City family for your captain.
Good hunting.
N.MURPHY.

Sorry - not quite sure what you are referring to since I have not posted anything about a Captain Slingsby and am not researching this surname. I have put the official Beamish Book online within my Slogrove website and with the copyrightholder's consent. This shows the name of a John Slingsby whose daughter Hannah married Samuel George Beamish. Please advise. Vickie