The Beasant Family of Melcombe Regis: Tragedy at Sea and the Value of Newspaper Archives
The Beasants of Melcombe Regis, Dorset, were no strangers to the sea. In this coastal town near Weymouth, members of the family worked as coal porters on the waterfront, ran local alehouses, and served both in the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy. Their lives were closely intertwined with the maritime history of the town….