To John New and Keith Hunt Thank you for an outstandingly interesting discovery. I have a lot of material on all branches of the Beaumonts. I did not know of HB's involvement with rail. I agree that E.T.Beaumont's book contains many errors.

Here is something.....

On 22 Apr. 1624 administration was granted of the [estate] of Huntington Beamont, of Bilburrow, Nottingham. On 10 Oct.1633 a tuition grant issued for Nicholas, Francis, & Huntingdon Beamont, sons of Hunt.B. of Bilbarrow, deceased, of Nottingham (Source for both:- YAS, RS, Yorkshire Wills series).

Tuition means, of course, that the children were minors.

The Yorks. Wills Series is to be found amongst the Record Series of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society volumes. I am sorry I don't know the volume number. I could find it out. Most big public libraries would have this series, esp. in Yorks., or a Univ. with a good history dept.. However, it doesn't tell you the contents.

I don't know why it was noted by whoever compiled the Yorkshire volumes.... perhaps because there are many Beaumonts in Yorkshire.

I think that Administration means (as it does today) that there was no will.

What this does prove is that Huntingdon junior was his son. In your notes, you seemed uncertain of that. The order suggests he was the third son.

Here is another point ....

In 1595 a certain Huntington Beaumont was involved in the business of supplying coal to the city of Coventry, a business which does appear to have been successful; it was being operated in c.1611 by Sir Thomas Beaumont (?of Cole Orton) and may have been discontinued soon after that (VCH Warwicks., vol. 8, p.111).

VCH means of course Victoria County History.

As an aside, my grandfather R H Beaumont lived in Bramcote Lane, near Wollaton, about 100 years ago. No family connection to HB however (this is almost certain).

Edward Beaumont