History of the Bean Family 25.
[ Children of Alexander and Eliza Bean contd ]

with his mother at Whitchurch Hants.

7th Joseph Alfred fifth son of Alexander Bean was born 12 Sept 1868, married Jeanette Sloan of Edinburgh 14 Oct 1897. They have one daughter Dorothy Fleetwood born 12 Jan 1902 and one son born Mxas Day named Noel Alexander. Joseph Alfred Bean is a Civil Engineer and was Deputy Surveyor for the West Riding of Yorkshire and in 1900 became County Surveyor for Northumberland and lives in Newcastle on Type.

8th Catherine Frances, 3rd daughter of Alexander Bean, was born 11 Jan 1865 and married 4 Dec 1897 Edward John Burgess M.R.C.S. L.R.C.P. London of Brentwood Essex, at old St Pancras Church, where her parents and brother Harry were married, and where her husband was baptised and where his parents were married. Dr. Burgess was House surgeon at Barts to Sir Thomas Smith in 1874, and Assistant Chloroformist and Midwifery Assistant in 1876. After his marriage he practised in Whitchurch, Hants from 1896 to Sept 1912 when he retired on account of failing health and on 9 Apr 1917 Easter Monday, after long suffering he passed over: aged 64. He was interred in Shenfield
(Catherine Francis died at Norwich Hospital 20 February 1956 aged 91.)