Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors



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Alfred Becroft and Alice Ballans



Husband Alfred Becroft [12037]




           Born: 7 Dec 1852 - West Hackney, Middlesex, England
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Feb 1919 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
         Buried:  - Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand 1
FamilySearch ID: KGCG-TXP
Find A Grave ID: 195705593


         Father: John Thomas Becroft [10268] (1814-1892)
         Mother: Mary Anne Jefferys [10269] (1821-1859)


       Marriage: 2 Jun 1884 - Auckland, New Zealand



Wife Alice Ballans [12038]

           Born: 2 Apr 1865 - Port Albert, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Dec 1927 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
         Buried:  - Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand 1 2
FamilySearch ID: M9ML-WV1
Find A Grave ID: 195705633


Children
1 M Henry Bertram Becroft [12039]

           Born: 26 Mar 1885
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jun 1970
         Buried:  - Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand 1
FamilySearch ID: LCPD-LD5
Find A Grave ID: 195806294
         Spouse: Mabel Mary Dormer [12069] (1888-1958)
           Marr: 23 Feb 1912 - New Zealand


2 F Violet Mary Becroft [12040]

           Born: 15 Feb 1887 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Nov 1968
         Buried: 29 Nov 1968 - Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand
FamilySearch ID: LCPD-LGS
         Spouse: John Snell "Jack" Vercoe [12068] (1880-1956)
           Marr: 2 Jun 1908 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand


3 M Roland Melville Becroft [12041]




           Born: 27 Oct 1888 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Sep 1952
       Cremated:  - Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand 1
FamilySearch ID: LCPD-2BF
Find A Grave ID: 235113145
         Spouse: Christina Elizabeth Aitkenhead [12067] (1893-1979)
           Marr: 1920 - New Zealand


4 M Lewis Arthur William Becroft [12042]




           Born: 10 Feb 1890 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Apr 1933 - Featherston, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand
 Cause of Death: tuberculosis
         Buried:  - Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand
FamilySearch ID: LCPD-LH9
Find A Grave ID: 195705443
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 F Eleanor Frances "Ellie" Becroft [12043]

           Born: 12 Dec 1891 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Apr 1965 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZD6-Y4C
         Spouse: Ivo William Storme Luxford 3 [12066] (1898-1991)
           Marr: 24 Jul 1954 - Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand


6 M Alfred Becroft [12044]




           Born: 13 Dec 1893 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Oct 1972
         Buried:  - Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand
FamilySearch ID: LCPD-GQY
Find A Grave ID: 190238448
         Spouse: Kathleen Irene Hallett [12062] (1924-1984)
           Marr: 14 Apr 1923 - New Zealand. (Divorced on 11 Nov 1984)
         Spouse: Molly Fawcett [12065] (1911-1998)
           Marr: 12 Jul 1949 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand


7 F Chrissie Alice Dobson Becroft [12045]




           Born: 13 Dec 1895 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Nov 1960
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LV1Q-RTZ
         Spouse: John George Russell [12057] (1892-1983)
           Marr: 1 Oct 1919


8 F Phillis Lamming Becroft [12046]

           Born: 22 Oct 1899 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Oct 1987 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
         Buried:  - Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand
FamilySearch ID: LCPD-LJ2
         Spouse: Richard Lindsay Goad [12052] (1897-1960)
           Marr: 26 Sep 1923 - New Zealand


9 M Claude Paul Becroft [12047]

           Born: 27 Oct 1908 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand
     Christened: 
           Died: 28 Dec 1989 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
         Buried:  - Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand 1
FamilySearch ID: LCPD-GML
Find A Grave ID: 195806660
         Spouse: Nellie Alice Fanny Ashby [12048] (1909-1986)
           Marr: 15 May 1937 - Auckland, New Zealand


10 M John Becroft [16471]

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Oct 1907
         Buried:  - Helensville Cemetery, Helensville, New Zealand 1
FamilySearch ID: LCPD-G6M
Find A Grave ID: 195806815




Notes: Marriage (Alice Ballans):

In dwelling house of Henry Ballins, Garfield Road

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Sources


1 Findagrave.com.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Alice Ballans, person ID M9ML-WV1.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 29 Nov 2025), entry for Ivo William Luxford, person ID KDSB-ZBH.


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