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     Peter Tufton Charles Beamish was born in 1908.¹ He was the son of S/Lt. Robert Otway Hamilton Beamish and Selina Mary Lewis.¹

     Arthur Valentine Fitzroy Beamish was born in 1920.¹ He is the son of S/Lt. Robert Otway Hamilton Beamish and Selina Mary Lewis.¹

     Major Sackville Edward Cecil Hamilton Beamish was born on 13 May 1872.¹ He was the son of Rear-Adm. Henry Hamilton Beamish and Blanche Georgina Hughes.¹ He married Beatrix Caithness, daughter of James E. Caithness, on 12 November 1913.¹ He died on 22 November 1947 at age 75.¹
     He was educated at St. Paul's School, London, England^G.¹ He was educated at United Services College, Westward Ho!, Devon, England^G.¹ He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second Ashanti Campaign in 1895.¹ He fought in the First World War, during which he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He retired from the military in 1922, with the rank of Major, late of the West Indies Regiment.¹ He held the office of Town Councillor and Inspector of Schools between 1931 and 1934.¹

     Beatrix Caithness was the daughter of James E. Caithness.¹ She married Major Sackville Edward Cecil Hamilton Beamish, son of Rear-Adm. Henry Hamilton Beamish and Blanche Georgina Hughes, on 12 November 1913.¹ She died on 8 April 1959.¹
     From 12 November 1913, her married name became Beamish.¹

     James E. Caithness held the office of Member of the Bengal Legislature.¹ He lived at Calcutta, India^G.¹

     Captain Richard Sackville Hamilton Beamish was born on 24 October 1916.¹ He is the son of Major Sackville Edward Cecil Hamilton Beamish and Beatrix Caithness.¹
     He was educated at Imperial Services College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He was educated at Weymouth College, Weymouth, Dorset, England^G.¹ He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, he was held as a prisioner of war between 1940 and 1945.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Norfolk Regiment.¹ As of 1976, Captain Richard Sackville Hamilton Beamish lived at 22 Greys Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England^G.¹

     Major Henry Hamilton Beamish was born on 24 October 1916.¹ He was the son of Major Sackville Edward Cecil Hamilton Beamish and Beatrix Caithness.¹ He died on 2 May 1983 at age 66 at Plymouth, Devon, England.²
     Major Henry Hamilton Beamish also went by the nick-name of Tony.² He was educated at Imperial Services College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the Second World War, he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Major in the Royal Ulster Rifles.¹ He was a Director of Broadcasting in Singapore and Malaya in 1958.¹ In 1962 Major Henry Hamilton Beamish was an Advisor to the government of Laos^G.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1966.¹ He wrote the book Aldabra Alone.¹ He was a Director of Beamish Productions, Ltd., and David Turnbull (Malaya), Ltd.¹ As of 1976, Major Henry Hamilton Beamish lived at Stowford House, Stowford, Lewdown, Devon, England^G.¹

     Helen Evelyn Hamilton Beamish was born on 12 March 1915.¹ She was the daughter of Major Sackville Edward Cecil Hamilton Beamish and Beatrix Caithness.¹ She married C. C. G. Ferris, they were parents.¹ She died on 23 May 2004 at age 89 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.²
     She graduated from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ Her married name became Ferris.¹ She served in the Second World War, as a Red Cross Nursing Sister.¹ She was educated at Freiburg University, Freiburg, Sachsen, Germany^G.¹ She was the Headmistress of The Wilderness School, Medindie, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia^G.¹ As of 1976, Helen Evelyn Hamilton Beamish lived at 38 Hawkers Road, Medindie, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia^G.¹

     C. C. G. Ferris married Helen Evelyn Hamilton Beamish, daughter of Major Sackville Edward Cecil Hamilton Beamish and Beatrix Caithness, they were parents.¹
     He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹

     Henry Hamilton Beamish was born on 2 June 1873.¹ He was the son of Rear-Adm. Henry Hamilton Beamish and Blanche Georgina Hughes.¹ He married Winifred Green, daughter of John Green, in 1926 in a childless marriage.¹ He died on 27 March 1948 at age 74.¹
     He fought in the Boer War, with the Ceylon Planters Contingent.¹ He fought in the First World War, with the South African Infantry.¹ He lived at Zimbabwe^G.¹