NORMAN, Rev William Beadon 1926-2025

[Richard R]

From the Telegraph of 17 May 2025: NORMAN William (Bill) died peacefully on 10th May aged 99. Beloved widower of Beryl, father of Stephen, Julia, James, Sarah, Charity and the late Hetta and Paul; grandfather of 20, great-grandfather of 22; priest and friend to so many more. Funeral at St Mary's Balham SW12 9BS on 5th June at 2.30 p.m. Donations in his memory can be made to Congo Church Association…

He was s of Brig-Gen Charles Wake NORMAN CBE 1891-1974 (who he succ as) head of that gentry family of Bromley Common (and s of Mildred Emily WAKE 1866-1940 gd of Sir Charles WAKE 10^th Bt 1791-1864) and Nora 1902-90 d of Lt-Col William BEADON 1867-1916 (s of Maj-Gen Edward Musgrave BEADON 1833-1910, who was s of William BEADON 1803-64, who was s of William BEADON d 1855 sometime head of that gentry family of Gotton House) by his 23 Jan 1902 m (St Michael’s, Frimley) to Joanna Elizabeth BALLARD 1870-1958. He m 1952 Beryl 1926- d of John George Embleton WELCH and Elizabeth COWAN (who were also parents of the LP Baroness PERRY OF SOUTHWARK b 1931), and had three sons and [four] daus:

1. Stephen John Welch b 1954

2. James Welch b 1959

3. Paul Welch 1961-91

1. Henrietta Nora (Charity) b 1956 (resident New Zealand, a writer)

2. Julia Elizabeth (twin) b 1956

3. Sarah Alice (twin) b 1961

?4. Hetta dvp

[G. Willis]

A Henrietta Nora nicknamed 'Charity' having a sister (nick)named 'Hetta', which is itself a nickname for 'Henrietta' seemed a little unusual; this- https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/norman-notices_40108 - seems to indicate 'Hetta' Norman was Henrietta: "NORMAN Henrietta (Hetta) died peacefully on 17th March 2022 aged 65. Beloved daughter of Bill and the late Beryl, sister of Stephen, Julia, James, Sarah, Charity and the late Paul".

Also: "Charity Norman was born in Kampala, Uganda, the seventh child of missionary parents, raised in Yorkshire and Birmingham" (https://clairemcalpine.com/2024/02/15/remember-me-by-charity-norman-2022/), "Charity Norman 22 November 2024  I turned 60 a couple of days back. 60?! Surely some mistake!" (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1192507629013720&id=100047634826291&set=a.219444536320039)- indicates a birth for Charity Norman of Nov. 1964.

[colinp]

The late Mr Norman's clerical career from the Church Times 16 May 2025:

NORMAN. — On 10 May, the Revd William Beadon Norman: Assistant Curate of St John the Baptist, Beckenham (1952-54); Missionary with the Church Missionary Society, and Tutor of Buwalsi Theological College, Uganda (1955-65); Hon. Canon of Mbale Cathedral, Uganda (1963-65); Vicar of Alne with Aldwark (1965-74); Blackheath (1974-79); Rural Dean of Warley (1974-79); Hon Canon of Birmingham Cathedral (1978-91); Team Rector in the King’s Norton Team Ministry (1979-91); Rural Dean of King’s Norton (1982-87); Warden of the Birmingham Diocesan Readers Board (1984-91); aged 99.

[S R Eglesfield]

It seems very likely that the late Mr Norman's wife was the Beryl Norman, born 17 November 1926, whose death was registered in Wandsworth in Q2 2016. A probate record, if I have correctly matched it, shows that she died on 14 June 2016.

 

I have only been able to account for nine of the grandchildren of Mr and Mrs Norman with any degree of certainty, and none of the great-grandchildren. However, a point of interest is that their third daughter, Sarah Alice NORMAN (born 13 I 1961), who is now Her Honour Judge Whitehouse, KC, is the former wife (married 1988, divorced 2008) of Andrew Timothy Brian WHITEHOUSE (born 25 XI 1961), the younger son of Brian Paul WHITEHOUSE (24 V 1933 - 23 IV 1991) and his wife, Jane Margaret ROBERTS-WEST (born 31 X 1932), for whom see the Alston-Roberts-West pedigree in Burke's Landed Gentry.