ings ▁mostly ▁fav oured ▁Beck ett , ▁by ▁award ing ▁the ▁G NR ▁at ▁least ▁as ▁high ▁a ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁re venue ▁as ▁it ▁claimed ▁from ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁routes ▁it ▁cont ested ▁with ▁Hu ish ' s ▁conf eder ation . ▁When ▁Beck ett ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁the ▁G NR ▁constit uted , ▁as ▁it ▁subsequently ▁remained , ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁fast est ▁route ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁north - east ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁Beck ett ▁married ▁Maria , ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁B ever ley ▁of ▁B ever ley ; ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁great - nie ce ▁and ▁he ir ess ▁of ▁Anne , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Round ell ▁Smith son , ▁and ▁wid ow ▁of ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Den ison , ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁king ' s ▁ben ch . ▁Among ▁their ▁children ▁were : ▁▁ ▁Edmund ▁Beck ett , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Gr im th or pe ▁( 1 8 1 6 – 1 9 0 5 ), ▁who ▁married ▁F anny ▁Catherine ▁( 1 8 2 3 – 1 9 0 1 ), ▁daughter ▁of ▁John ▁L ons dale , ▁ 8 9 th ▁Bishop ▁of ▁L ich field . ▁ ▁William ▁Beck ett ▁( 1 8 2 6 – 1 8 9 0 ), ▁who ▁married ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Helen ▁Dun com be , ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁Dun com be , ▁ 2 nd ▁Baron ▁F ever sh am