William Leonard Bean

   Cause of his death was Drowned.

  General Notes:

1848- christening of Ann Bean records show that William was listed as a Shoe maker, living at Smiths Buildings, Hungate and the Rectors name was Josh Crofts.
1861 Census shows the family at 184 Garden Place, St. Saviours, York in the City of York. At this time the family include;
John Bean- head, male 70 years old, working as a Currier, born at Huby Yorkshire.
William Bean - Son, male, 43 years old working as a labourer and born in York.
Isabella Bean (wife- presumably of William not of John), 38 years old born Claxton, York (near Bossall as indicated by birth information).
Mary Ann Bean, daughter 18 years old born in York.
John or possibly Johnathon Bean, son 15 years old, born in York.
Euabella (probably Isabella) Bean, daughter, 8 years old, born in York.
Lenchard Bean (probably Leonard), son, 6 years old, born in York.
Robert Bean, son, 2 years old, born in York.

Much of the Hungate area, and particularly that relating to prostitution was bound on the south side by the Foss, on the West by Fossgate, on the north and nearest the city centre by a small stretch of St Saviourgate and on the east by the main thoroughfare the area (a street very much inferior to Walmage and Fossgate) Hungate itself. In this small and unpleasant neighbourhood were situated all the Wesley Place terraces, Garden Place, Carmelite Street, Rusby Place and various yards and small streets branching from the other side of Hungate such as Bradley's Buildings, and Haver Lane- each of which housed prostitutes in the period.
TitlePoverty and Prostitution a study of Victorian prostitutes in York.
AuthorFrances Finnegan
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherCambridge University Press, 2007
ISBN0521033373, 9780521033374
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=cP05z4EjW1gC&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=Garden+Place+St+Saviours+York&source=bl&ots=99v0AODm5d&sig=gumvnZLKV1Et2pu_Td3RaSDbJTA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi956PS5LvRAhXGi5QKHdSUAEcQ6AEIMDAF#v=onepage&q=Garden%20Place%20St%20Saviours%20York&f=false (Accessed 25th Jan 2017)

1871 Census show the family living at 121 Garden Place, St. Saviours, York. At this time the family living in this dwelling include;
William Bean, 54 years old, married, shoemaker, born in Northallerton.
Isabella Bean, wife, married, 48 years old born in Claxton.
Leonard Bean, son, unmarried, 16 years old, apprentice, born in York
Robert Bean, son, unmarried, 12 years old, scholar, born in York
Isabella Bean, daughter, unmarried 18 years old, kitchen hand, born in York.
Ann Nicholson, lodger, 22 years old, (I think unmarried), dressmaker, born in York.


Profession- Shoemaker, at time of death.
Died at 56 Years.
Found drowned
Grave Number 15698 Type NPG Coordinates C 28
Residence at time of death Hungate.
Public grave with 7 occupants. No monument.
Minister H. V. Palmer

Leonared Bean death certificate has William Leonard Bean as a curreir and mother unknown.

GRO index has a death for William Leonard Bean, York, registred July Quarter 1872 9D 35, age 56. This fits in with the York Cemetery records and the census details so far.

  Medical Notes:

Informant: John Beal

Superintendent Registrar's District, York. Registrar's District Walmgate 1872. Deaths in the District of Walmgate in the City and in the County of York.
Fourth August 1872, Parish of Saint Margaret, York. Male, 56 years, Labourer. Accidentally drowned in the River Foss, he having accidentally fallen into the said River.
Information received from J P Wood, Coroner for York. Inquest held 5th August 1872
Registered twenty nineth of August 1872. L. Foster, Registrar.

William married Isabella Horner, daughter of Christopher Horner and Mary, on 5 Oct 1841 in Saint Mary Castlegate York, Yorkshire England. (Isabella Horner was born in Claxton, christened on 26 Nov 1820 in Bossall, Yorkshire England, died on 9 Dec 1871 in Garden Place ²⁰³ and was buried on 13 Dec 1871 in York Cemetery.). The cause of her death was Phthisis.