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 1824 - 1897 (73 years)
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| Name |
James Alexander Beck |
| Born |
1824 |
Drumnahaire and Greenan, Loughbrickland, County Down, Ireland  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Founder of Belfast Chemical Works [3] |
| Residence |
1854 |
Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland [4] |
| Religion |
1877 [5] |
| Presbyterian - senior member of Committee at Ballysillan Presbyterian |
| Died |
1 Mar 1897 |
Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland [2, 6] |
| Cause: of heart failure |
| Buried |
Apr 1897 |
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom [7] |
Address:
Belfast City Cemetery |
| Will |
21 Apr 1897 |
Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland [2, 8, 9] |
| proven in Belfast Probate Office |
| Person ID |
I4002 |
TangledRoots |
| Last Modified |
22 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Hugh Beck, b. 1788, Cascum, Loughbrickland, County Down, Ireland , d. 14 Dec 1850, Gilford, County Down, Ireland (Age 62 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth McClelland, b. 1790, Loughbrickland, County Down, Ireland , d. 19 Dec 1862, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland (Age 72 years) |
| Married |
1814 |
Ireland |
| Family ID |
F1097 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Mary Bullick, b. 3 Feb 1834, Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland , d. 31 Jul 1875, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland (Age 41 years) |
| Married |
18 Dec 1856 |
Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland [2, 10, 11] |
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| Children |
| | 1. Hugh Martin Beck, b. 5 Dec 1857, Cherrymount, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 5 Nov 1912, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland (Age 54 years) |
| | 2. Elizabeth Beck, b. 13 Aug 1859, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 20 Dec 1908, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland (Age 49 years) |
| | 3. William Beck, b. 12 Jul 1861, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 15 Sep 1911, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland (Age 50 years) |
| | 4. Mary Leach Beck, b. 1 Apr 1863, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 24 Jun 1947, County Dublin, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (Age 84 years) |
| | 5. Margaret Beck, b. 8 May 1864, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 7 Feb 1939, County Dublin, Ireland (Age 74 years) |
| | 6. Anne Beck, b. 6 Aug 1865, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 5 Sep 1928, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (Age 63 years) |
| | 7. Rosetta Beck, b. 6 Jan 1868, Ballysillan, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 2 Jan 1869, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland (Age 0 years) |
| | 8. James Alexander Beck, b. Aug 1868, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 29 Mar 1870, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland (Age 1 years) |
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| Last Modified |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Family ID |
F1803 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Rosetta Bullick, b. 10 Apr 1848, Portadown, County Armagh, Ireland , d. Between Oct 1930 and Dec 1930, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
18 Apr 1876 |
Neuchâtel, Switzerland [12, 13] |
| Children |
| | 1. James Alexander Beck, b. 10 Jul 1876, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 6 Mar 1960, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland (Age 83 years) |
| | 2. Archibald Beck, b. 6 Mar 1878, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 10 Nov 1968, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 90 years) |
| | 3. Elizabeth Hickland Beck, b. 10 Mar 1880, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 1944 (Age 63 years) |
| | 4. Rosetta Bullick Beck, b. 5 Nov 1881, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 10 Nov 1958, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland (Age 77 years) |
| | 5. Josephine Margaret Beck, b. 29 Dec 1883, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 17 Mar 1959 (Age 75 years) |
| | 6. John Wilson Beck, b. 19 Nov 1885, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 22 Oct 1962, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England (Age 76 years) |
| | 7. Ralph Bullick Beck, b. 26 Aug 1887, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland , d. Abt 1965, Rustington, Sussex, England (Age 77 years) |
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| Last Modified |
16 Jan 2022 |
| Family ID |
F1835 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Residence - 1854 - Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland |
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| Married - 18 Dec 1856 - Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland |
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| Died - Cause: of heart failure - 1 Mar 1897 - Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland |
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 | Buried - Address:
Belfast City Cemetery - Apr 1897 - Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
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| Will - proven in Belfast Probate Office - 21 Apr 1897 - Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland |
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| Notes |
...James Alexander Beck, the second son of Hugh Beck of Loughbrickland and Armagh, was born at Drumnahaire in 1824. He was known as a very talented scholar who was sent to Dublin to study law, but apparently came home with degree and became apprenticed into the linen trade with Dunbar, Mc Master & County at Gilford (Read Maralin Cohen Linen, Family and Community in Tullylish County, Down 1690-1914 Dublin 1997). James became experiienced in the chemical process and became aware of the commerical enterprise in supplying chemicals to the trade. He settled in Belfast in 1854, and subsequently was founder and proprietor of Belfast Chemical Works, which later became James A. Beck & Son - chemical manufactures principally to the linen trade. In 1859 he purchased Everton House and Estate from the marquis of Donegal, and died there on March 1, 1897, being buried in Belfast City Cemetery. His will, dated November 3, 1895, was proved at Belfast Probate Registry on April 21, 1897, and included several charitable bequests.
...There was a history that his father died young, and that they were estranged. Neither facts are substantiated by the various researches, in fact his father died when he was 26, and probably still at home....Married into the Bullick family, as did his cousin Alexander. Created a bit of a stir by marrying his late wife's younger sister. Developed a passion for travel which was passed on to his family. (Source: Information received from Allan C. Beck, John W. Beck, A.M.I.E.E., "Beck of Northern Ireland", 1931)
...Bought: 1859, Everton House from Marquis of Donegal (Source: Information received from Alan C. Beck, email dated February 24, 2002)
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| Sources |
- [S279] Information from Alan C. Beck, email dated February 24, 2002.
James Alexander Beck, born 1824 in Drumnahaire & Greenan Loughbrickland
- [S3] Book: A Brief History of the Beck Family of Northern Ireland, James Alexander Beck 1824-1897.
JAMES ALEXANDER BECK, the second son of Hugh Beck of Loughbrickland and Armagh, was born at Drumnahaire in 1824. He also settled in Belfast in 1854, and subsequently was founder and proprietor of Belfast Chemical Works. In 1859 he purchased Everton House and Estate from the Marquis of Donegal, and died there on 1 March 1897, being buried in Belfast City Cemetery. His will, dated 3 rf November 1895, was proved at Belfast Probate Registry on 21 st April 1897, and included several charitable bequests. By his first wife, Mary, fourth daughter of Ralph Bullick of Mountain View House, Portadown, whom he married at Belfast Parish Church on 18 th December 1856, he had issue :-
- [S279] Information from Alan C. Beck, email dated February 24, 2002.
Occupation: Founder of Belfast Chemical Works
- [S279] Information from Alan C. Beck, email dated February 24, 2002.
Moved to: 1854, Belfast
- [S279] Information from Alan C. Beck, email dated February 24, 2002.
Denomination: 1877, Presbyterian - senior member of Committee at Ballysillan Presb Ch. noted in minutes and referred to PRONI
- [S279] Information from Alan C. Beck, email dated February 24, 2002.
...died March 03, 1897 in Everton House Crumlin Road Belfast
- [S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 177033308 James Alexander Beck.
James Alexander Beck
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 1 Mar 1897
BURIAL Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
MEMORIAL ID 177033308
Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- [S279] Information from Alan C. Beck, email dated February 24, 2002.
Will recorded: November 03, 1895, proved 21/4/1897 Belfast Probate office
- [S1668] Ireland: Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1920, p18 James Alexander Beck.
- [S279] Information from Alan C. Beck, email dated February 24, 2002.
He Married (1) Mary Bullick in Belfast Parish Church (Belfast Newsletter)
- [S573] Ireland: Marriages, 1619-1898, FamilySearch, James Beck and Mary Bullick.
record title: Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898
groom's name: James Alexander Beck
groom's birth date: 1827
groom's age: 29
bride's name: Mary Bullick
bride's birth date: 1835
bride's age: 21
marriage date: 18 Dec 1856
marriage place: Belfast, Ant, Ire
groom's father's name: Hugh Beck
bride's father's name: Ralph Bullick
indexing project (batch) number: M70214-2
system origin: Ireland-VR
source film number: 101373
Reference Number: 2:3Q5FK28
- [S279] Information from Alan C. Beck, email dated February 24, 2002.
He married (2) Rosetta Bullick April 18, 1876 in Brit Consulate Neuchatel Switzerland
- [S3] Book: A Brief History of the Beck Family of Northern Ireland, James Alexander Beck 1824 and Rosetta Bullick.
By the second ,wife, Rosetta Bullick, sixth daughter of Ralph Bullick of Mouutain View House, Portadown, whom he married at the English Consular Office at Neuchatel, Switzerland, on 18 th April 1876, JAMES ALEXANDER BECK (6) I of Everton House, Belfast
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