Samuel Aylmer Beecroft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 20 Jan 1903 - Hyde, Cheshire, England 1
    Christening: 19 Apr 1903 - St George, Hyde, Cheshire, England
          Death: 4 Dec 1980 - Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ 2
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Soc Sec Num, 526-10-8729
• Emigration, 17 Nov 1912

Came with his Aunt Caroline and cousin Henry... (from elis island search)...

First Name: Saml.
Last Name: Beecroft
Ethnicity: Britain, English
Last Place of Residence: St. Ives, England
Date of Arrival: Nov 17, 1912
Age at Arrival: 9y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Columbia
Port of Departure: Glasgow
Manifest Line Number: 0003

The Ship

Built by D. & W. Henderson & Company, Glasgow, Scotland, 1902. 8,292 gross tons; 503 (bp) feet long; 56 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 15 knots. 1,303 passengers (345 first class, 218 second class, 740 third class).Two masts and three funnels.

Built for Anchor Line, British flag, in 1902 and named Columbia. Glasgow-New York service. Renamed Columbella in 1914. Used as British armed merchant cruiser service. Returned to Anchor Line, British flag, in 1919 and reverted to Columbia. Further Glasgow-New York service. Laid up 1925-26. Sold to Byron Line, British flag, in 1926 and renamed Moreas. Mediterranean-New York service. Laid up 1927-29. Scrapped in Italy in 1929.

• Census, Federal, 1930 in Sudan, Lamb Co, TX

living on First Ave.
Samuel A. Beecroft, head, rent $25, owns a radio, age 28, 1st married at 21, can write/speak English, he/parents born in England, manager in lumber yard
Annie C?, wife, age 26, 1st married at 20, can write/speak English, she/parents born in Texas
May C?, daughter, age 1 yr. & 5 mos., born in New Mexico

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Parents

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         Father: Dr. Arthur Beecroft 3
         Mother: Edith Mary Clegg

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Annie Elizabeth Bell
       Marriage: 13 Jul 1924 - San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX 3
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. William Arthur "Bill" Beecroft
                2. Mary C Beecroft

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Notes

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Birth Notes:

Name: Samuel Aylmer Beecroft
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 1903
Baptism/Christening Place: ST. GEORGE CHAPELRY, HYDE, CHESHIRE, ENGLAND
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1903
Birthplace:
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Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Arthur Beecroft
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Edith Mary Beecroft
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C86601-6
System Origin: England-VR
Source Film Number: 1656401
Reference Number: p 196 #1565

Christening Notes:

Name: Samuel Aylmer Beecroft
Gender: Male
Event Type: Christening
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1903
Christening Date: 19 Apr 1903
Marriage Date:
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Death Date:
Burial Date:
Event Date:
Birthplace:
Christening Place: St George, Hyde, Cheshire, England
Marriage Place:
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Event Place:
Father's Name: Arthur Beecroft
Mother's Name: Edith Mary
Principal's Marital Status:
Principal's Residence: St. George, Hyde, Cheshire, England
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Marital Status:
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Image Number: 54
Digital Folder Number: 4018374
Film Number: 1656401

Sources

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1. U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index. .... LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

2. U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, Dec 1980.

3. LDS.

1 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index. .... LDS - IGI Index (familysearch.org).

2 U.S. Government, Social Security Death Index, Dec 1980.

3 LDS.